Which returned more over the last year, DVY or JNK?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or JNK?

DVY is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DVY vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DVY costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.4 points; DVY is 4.0 times larger.

DVY vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	JNK
Return
Measure	DVY	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	JNK
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	JNK
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY JNK

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Only in DVY

HP INC 2.54%

PFIZER 2.42%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.12%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%

ONEOK 1.87%

KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%

Only in JNK

1261229 BC LTD SR SECURED 144A 04/32 10 0.65%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC SR SECURED 144A 04/31 6.25 0.53%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 03/32 6.375 0.46%

ECHOSTAR CORP SR SECURED 11/29 10.75 0.45%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/32 9.25 0.44%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/34 9.75 0.43%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 SR SECURED 144A 05/31 6.5 0.42%

VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC SR SECURED 144A 02/29 9.5 0.42%

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Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +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 0.38% 0.40%

Holdings 101 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

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, DVY or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or JNK?: DVY is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

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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