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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and MUB returned +0.1%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or MUB?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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 MUB: how they differ

JNK and MUB 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 National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and MUB 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 MUB
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.05%
Holdings	1198	5215

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.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and MUB returned +0.1%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or MUB?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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