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HYLS vs SJNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

HYLS's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and SJNK's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; SJNK charges 0.40% to HYLS's 0.69%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $1.6bn for First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF and $4.4bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF.

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SJNK costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; SJNK is 2.7 times larger.

HYLS vs SJNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
HYLSSJNK
Expense ratio0.69%0.40%
Net assets$1.6bn$4.4bn
Total return, 1 year+0.2%+1.2%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index
Holdings in commonnot published
+0.2%
HYLS total return, 1 year
+1.2%
SJNK total return, 1 year
0.69%
HYLS expense ratio
0.40%
SJNK expense ratio

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HYLS and SJNK 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 SJNK follows Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index.
  2. Number of holdings. HYLS holds 332 positions and SJNK holds 1121.
  3. Cost. HYLS charges 0.69% of assets a year and SJNK 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
SJNK
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer First Trust State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +0.2% +1.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +1.2% (USHY) −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark −1.0 pts vs USHY +3.2 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.40%
Holdings 332 1121
Net assets $1.6bn $4.4bn

HYLS and SJNK 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 SJNK

SJNK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYLS or SJNK?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYLS returned +0.2% and SJNK +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, HYLS or SJNK?
SJNK 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 ↗SJNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SJNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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