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HYLS vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

HYLS's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and JNK's 3.4 on Jun 30, 2026; JNK charges 0.40% to HYLS's 0.69%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $1.6bn for First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF and $5.5bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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JNK costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; JNK is 3.5 times larger.

HYLS vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYLSJNK
Expense ratio0.69%0.40%
Net assets$1.6bn$5.5bn
Total return, 1 year+0.2%+1.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Holdings in commonnot published
Below its high3.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026
+0.2%
HYLS total return, 1 year
+1.1%
JNK total return, 1 year
0.69%
HYLS expense ratio
0.40%
JNK expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-3E6B422005

HYLS and JNK are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. HYLS follows No index, actively managed and JNK follows Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index.
  2. Number of holdings. HYLS holds 332 positions and JNK holds 1141.
  3. Cost. HYLS charges 0.69% of assets a year and JNK 0.40%, a gap of 0.29 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

HYLS
First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
JNK
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer First Trust State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year +0.2% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +1.2% (USHY) −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs USHY +3.0 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.40%
Holdings 332 1141
Net assets $1.6bn $5.5bn

HYLS and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About HYLS

HYLS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +0.2% with distributions reinvested, against +1.2% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year.

About JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYLS or JNK?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLS returned +0.2% and JNK +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, HYLS or JNK?
JNK is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
HYLS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HYLS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for HYLS ↗JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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