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JNK vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to KRE's +21.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

JNK on its own →KRE on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+21.2%
KRE total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.35%
KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

KRE costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.5 points; JNK is 1.4 times larger.

JNK vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKKRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+21.2%
Drawdown
Below its high6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexS&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$4.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and KRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK KRE
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in KRE
GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS 1.17%
BANK OZK 1.17%
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 1.16%
TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC 1.16%
UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16%
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 1.15%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks the S&P Regional Banking
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +21.2%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.35%
Holdings 1142 167
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $4.2bn

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

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About each fund
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.

KRE

KRE tracks the S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 167 positions, with the top ten at 11.6%. It sat 6.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or KRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or KRE?
KRE is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
JNK and KRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK and KRE 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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