Are IBB and JNK in the same category?

IBB is a thematic ETF and JNK is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IBB or JNK?

JNK is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBB vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBB returned +37.5% to JNK's +1.7%, and JNK charges 0.40% to IBB's 0.44%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JNK costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 35.8 points; IBB is 1.9 times larger.

IBB vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBB	JNK
Return
Measure	IBB	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+37.5%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IBB	JNK
What it tracks	Biotech	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IBB	JNK
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.0bn	$5.9bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	99%
Holdings
Measure	IBB	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	50%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IBB 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 IBB JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IBB

GILEAD SCIENCES 8.56%

AMGEN INC 8.20%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.53%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 5.64%

MODERNA 5.29%

NATERA 3.85%

ARGENX SE ADR 3.42%

ILLUMINA INC 2.93%

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

IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Biotech Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +37.5% +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 0.44% 0.40%

Holdings 245 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.0bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IBB

By weight, 40% of IBB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 245 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +37.5% with distributions reinvested.

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

Are IBB and JNK in the same category?: IBB is a thematic ETF and JNK is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IBB or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IBB or JNK?: JNK is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

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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