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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IYE or JNK?

IYE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IYE vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYE costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 57.1 points; JNK is 3.3 times larger.

IYE vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYE	JNK
Return
Measure	IYE	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+58.8%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IYE	JNK
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IYE	JNK
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.8bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IYE	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	67%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IYE 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 IYE JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48%

CHEVRON 16.24%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%

PHILLIPS 66 3.97%

WILLIAMS 3.37%

EOG RESOURCES 3.28%

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

IYE iShares U.S. Energy 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 an index of U.S. Energy Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +58.8% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.40%

Holdings 41 1142

Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.8bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

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, IYE or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or JNK?: IYE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

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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