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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or JNK?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMB vs JNK: how they differ

EMB and JNK hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMB	Only in JNK
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EMB and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.40%
Holdings	612	1198

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or JNK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or JNK?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against JNK, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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