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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or JNK?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IGSB's duration was 2.7 years on Aug 31, 2026 and JNK's 3.4 on Jun 30, 2026; IGSB charges 0.04% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IGSB is 4.1 times larger.

IGSB vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	JNK
Return
Measure	IGSB	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	JNK
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	JNK
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$5.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	JNK
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB JNK

180 Medical Inc, due Oct 15, 2029 0.01% 0.00%

Sagicor Financial Co Ltd, due May 13, 2028 0.01% 0.00%

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, due May 1, 2028 0.00% 0.00%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Feb 15, 2029 0.02% 0.00%

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc, due Feb 15, 2029 0.00% 0.00%

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Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +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 0.04% 0.40%

Holdings 4781 1142

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

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, IGSB or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or JNK?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IGSB on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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