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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or JNK?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWB vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; IWB is 8.4 times larger.

IWB vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	JNK
Return
Measure	IWB	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	JNK
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	JNK
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$48.7bn	$5.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWB 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 IWB JNK

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Only in IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

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

IWB iShares Russell 1000 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 Russell 1000 Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) −1.4% (AGG)

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

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.40%

Holdings 1025 1142

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.1bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

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, IWB or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or JNK?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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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