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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and SHV +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or SHV?

SHV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JNK vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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JNK's duration was 3.4 years on Jun 30, 2026 and SHV's 0.3 on Aug 31, 2026; SHV charges 0.15% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and $21.7bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

+3.6%

SHV total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.15%

SHV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHV costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; SHV is 3.7 times larger.

JNK vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JNK	SHV
Return
Measure	JNK	SHV
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+3.6%
Benchmark
Measure	JNK	SHV
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	JNK	SHV
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.9bn	$21.7bn
Holdings
Measure	JNK	SHV
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SHV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK SHV

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 SHV

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jan 14, 2027 4.95%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 29, 2026 4.53%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 13, 2026 3.86%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Dec 15, 2026 3.60%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 27, 2026 3.56%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Dec 22, 2026 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 1, 2026 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Nov 12, 2026 3.33%

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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond 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 0-1 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +3.6%

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% 0.15%

Holdings 1142 66

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $21.7bn

JNK and SHV 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.

SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SHV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and SHV +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SHV?: SHV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK on its own →SHV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →SHV dividend history →SHV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHV ↗

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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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