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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IYR or JNK?

IYR 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

IYR vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYR returned +3.4% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+3.4%

IYR total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYR expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYR costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; JNK is 1.5 times larger.

IYR vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYR	JNK
Return
Measure	IYR	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IYR	JNK
Below its high	8.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IYR	JNK
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IYR	JNK
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$4.0bn	$5.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IYR	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	52.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IYR 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 IYR JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IYR

WELLTOWER 9.85%

PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%

AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%

EQUINIX REIT 4.57%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%

REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%

PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%

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

IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate 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. Real Estate Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +3.4% +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 59 1142

Net assets, IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $5.9bn

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

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About each fund

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 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, IYR or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IYR or JNK?: IYR 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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IYR on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IYR dividend history →IYR holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYR ↗

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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