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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, EFA or JNK?

EFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EFA vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $76.8bn for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+12.1%

EFA total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EFA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points; EFA is 13.0 times larger.

EFA vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EFA	JNK
Return
Measure	EFA	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EFA	JNK
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EFA	JNK
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	EFA	JNK
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$76.8bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EFA	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EFA 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 EFA JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EFA

ASML HOLDING 2.98%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58%

SHELL 1.42%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%

NOVARTIS AG 1.33%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%

NESTLE SA 1.21%

SAP 1.13%

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

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE 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 Developed markets ex US Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.40%

Holdings 665 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $76.8bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

EFA

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 665 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 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, EFA or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or JNK?: EFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EFA ↗

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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