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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or JNK?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IJR vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points; IJR is 17.7 times larger.

IJR vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	JNK
Return
Measure	IJR	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	JNK
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	JNK
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	JNK
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR 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 IJR JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

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

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.40%

Holdings 642 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, IJR or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or JNK?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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