JNK vs NHYB: Differences, Returns & Fees
JNK's duration was 3.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and NHYB's 3.2 on Jul 31, 2026; NHYB charges 0.08% to JNK's 0.40%. Net assets: $5.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, and $1.7bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
NHYB costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; JNK is 4.1 times larger.
| JNK | NHYB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $7.0bn | $1.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| What it tracks | Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index | ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index |
| Holdings in common | 60% | |
| Below its high | 3.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
JNK and NHYB are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. JNK follows Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index and NHYB follows ICE BofA BB-B U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Constrained Index.
- Cost. JNK charges 0.40% of assets a year and NHYB 0.08%, a gap of 0.32 points.
- Size. JNK has $7.0bn in net assets and NHYB $1.7bn (net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026); JNK is 4.1 times larger.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JNK and NHYB hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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60% in common
On the same fields
JNK and NHYB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About JNK
JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About NHYB
NHYB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, JNK or NHYB?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.1% and NHYB +1.5%.
- Which is cheaper, JNK or NHYB?
- NHYB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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