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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or JNK?

EMXC is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EMXC vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+33.8%

EMXC total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.25%

EMXC expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMXC costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.1 points; EMXC is 4.5 times larger.

EMXC vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMXC	JNK
Return
Measure	EMXC	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+33.8%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EMXC	JNK
Below its high	11.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMXC	JNK
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	EMXC	JNK
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$26.4bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EMXC	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC 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 EMXC JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMXC

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 19.91%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 8.58%

SK HYNIX 6.12%

MEDIATEK 1.92%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.14%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 1.02%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.99%

HDFC BANK 0.89%

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

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China 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 the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +33.8% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.40%

Holdings 696 1142

Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% 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, EMXC or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or JNK?: EMXC is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMXC on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMXC dividend history →EMXC holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMXC ↗

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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