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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or JNK?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs JNK: how they differ

GOVT and JNK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and JNK returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Treasury 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, GOVT 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 GOVT	Only in JNK
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	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.

GOVT and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury 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	U.S. Treasury Bond	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.40%
Holdings	216	1198

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, GOVT or JNK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or JNK?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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