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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or SDY?

SDY 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 SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to SDY's +16.5%; 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 $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SDY costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; SDY is 3.7 times larger.

JNK vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JNK	SDY
Return
Measure	JNK	SDY
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+16.5%
Benchmark
Measure	JNK	SDY
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	JNK	SDY
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.9bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	JNK	SDY
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		20.4%

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

What they share

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

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 SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%

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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks the S&P Dividend

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.35%

Holdings 1142 156

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $21.9bn

JNK and SDY 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.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SDY?: SDY 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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Sources and dates

JNK and SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK and SDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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