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GOVT vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GOVT's duration was 5.5 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JNK's 3.4 on Jun 30, 2026; GOVT charges 0.05% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.8bn for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

GOVT on its own →JNK on its own →
At a glance
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio
0.40%
JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GOVT costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; GOVT is 7.3 times larger.

GOVT vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGOVTJNK
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.5%+1.7%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond IndexBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$42.8bn$5.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT JNK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOVT
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.28%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 2.95%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 2.63%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 2.08%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2028 1.62%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 1.48%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 1.46%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2051 1.46%
Only in JNK
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%
Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%
DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%
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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +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 0.05% 0.40%
Holdings 229 1142
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.8bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund
GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, GOVT or JNK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or JNK?
GOVT is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
GOVT vs HYGGOVT vs USHYGOVT vs VCLTGOVT vs VUSBIEF vs JNKJNK vs VGITJNK vs MBBJNK vs VGSH
Where to next
GOVT on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOVT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GOVT ↗
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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