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EEM vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

EEM on its own →JNK on its own →
At a glance
+16.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.40%
JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JNK costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points; EEM is 4.9 times larger.

EEM vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEEMJNK
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+1.7%
Drawdown
Below its high10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$29.1bn$5.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.2%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM JNK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%
SK HYNIX 4.91%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.54%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%
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

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 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 Emerging markets Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +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 0.72% 0.40%
Holdings 1186 1142
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $29.1bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund
EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, EEM or JNK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or JNK?
JNK is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
EEM vs HYGEEM vs USHYEEM vs PFFEEM vs VCLTJNK vs VWOIEMG vs JNKEMXC vs JNKAVEM vs JNK
Where to next
EEM on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EEM ↗
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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