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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and JNK returned +3.3%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or JNK?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IXUS vs JNK: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS 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 IXUS	Only in JNK
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
SK HYNIX 1.79%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
ASML HOLDING 1.55%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%	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.

IXUS and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.40%
Holdings	2540	1198

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

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, IXUS or JNK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and JNK returned +3.3%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or JNK?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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