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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or JNK?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IVV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $5.9bn.

IVV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	JNK
Return
Measure	IVV	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	JNK
What it tracks	S&P 500	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	JNK
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$885.1bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV 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 IVV JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

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

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 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 500 Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.40%

Holdings 505 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $885.1bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

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, IVV or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or JNK?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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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