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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or RDVY?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so JNK 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 RDVY: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and RDVY 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 RDVY
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	Lam Research Corporation 3.09%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	KLA Corporation 2.47%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	GE Vernova Inc. 2.24%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	Bank of America Corporation 2.18%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16%

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 RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	First Trust
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	First Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	+4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.47%
Holdings	1198	72

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.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 24.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or RDVY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or RDVY?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK against RDVY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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