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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or JNK?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.7 points; HDV is 2.7 times larger.

HDV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	JNK
Return
Measure	HDV	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	JNK
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	JNK
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV 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 HDV JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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

HDV iShares Core High Dividend 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 High Dividend Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +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 0.08% 0.40%

Holdings 77 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

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, HDV or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or JNK?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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