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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and PDBC +55.6%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or PDBC?

JNK is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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JNK vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to PDBC's +55.6%; 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 $8.0bn for Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

+55.6%

PDBC total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.59%

PDBC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JNK costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 53.9 points; PDBC is 1.4 times larger.

JNK vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JNK	PDBC
Return
Measure	JNK	PDBC
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+55.6%
Benchmark
Measure	JNK	PDBC
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	JNK	PDBC
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.59%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.9bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	JNK	PDBC
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and PDBC 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 JNK PDBC

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 PDBC

POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 19.37%

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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer State Street Invesco

What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +55.6%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +54.6% (DBC)

Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG +1.0 pts vs DBC

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.59%

Holdings 1142 1

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $8.0bn

JNK and PDBC 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.

PDBC

PDBC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +55.6% with distributions reinvested, against +54.6% for its benchmark, the DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index Excess Return. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or PDBC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and PDBC +55.6%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or PDBC?: JNK is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

PDBC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PDBC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for PDBC ↗

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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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