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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or JNK?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IXUS vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points; IXUS is 9.8 times larger.

IXUS vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	JNK
Return
Measure	IXUS	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	JNK
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	JNK
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	JNK
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS 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 IXUS JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

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

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock 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 MSCI Total International Stock Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.40%

Holdings 4584 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 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, IXUS or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or JNK?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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