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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or PFF?

JNK 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JNK vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to PFF's −4.2%, and JNK charges 0.40% to PFF's 0.45%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JNK costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; PFF is 2.0 times larger.

JNK vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JNK	PFF
Return
Measure	JNK	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	JNK	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	JNK	PFF
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	JNK	PFF
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.9bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	JNK	PFF
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK PFF

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JNK

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%

Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%

DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%

SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%

Only in PFF

BOEING COMPANY (THE) 6% SER A DEP SHS REPSTG 1/20TH INT MANDATORY CONV PFD 3.93%

STRATEGY INC VARIABLE RATE SERIES A PERPETUAL STRETCH PREFERRED STOCK 2.95%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 7.5% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE CLASS A PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES L 2.33%

ORACLE CORP DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING A 1/2,000TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF 6.50% SERIES D MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 2.28%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 7.625% SERIES C MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 1.76%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 7.25% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SERIES L 1.45%

CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII FIXED/FLOAT TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES 1.31%

ALBEMARLE CORP DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING A 1/20TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF 7.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 1.29%

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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +1.7% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.45%

Holdings 1142 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $11.8bn

JNK and PFF 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.

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or PFF?: JNK 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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JNK on its own →PFF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

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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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