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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IGSB vs JNK: how they differ

IGSB and JNK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and JNK returned more over the year.

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGSBOnly in JNK
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGSB
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
JNK
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it is1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate BondSPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−15.8 pts−14.2 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.40%
Holdings44961198

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. 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 Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and JNK returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or JNK?
IGSB charges 0.04% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against JNK, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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