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BSV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BSV's duration was 2.5 years and JNK's 3.4; BSV charges 0.03% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

BSV on its own →JNK on its own →
At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.40%
JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; BSV is 7.0 times larger.

BSV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVJNK
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$45.4bn$6.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV JNK
T-MOBILE USA INC, due Feb 15, 2029 0.00% 0.00%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BSV
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 1.12%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2027 0.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.88%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2028 0.81%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.80%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 0.79%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.78%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2029 0.77%
Only in JNK
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%
Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%
DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.40%
Holdings 3157 1142
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $5.9bn

BSV and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or JNK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or JNK?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BSV on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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