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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and LQD returned −2.7%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or LQD?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD 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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JNK vs LQD: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and LQD 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 JNK	Only in LQD
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

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.

JNK and LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.14%
Holdings	1198	3149

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and LQD returned −2.7%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or LQD?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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