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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.1% and SJNK +1.2%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or SJNK?

Neither: JNK and SJNK both charge 0.40% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK vs SJNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 JNK's duration was 3.4 years and SJNK's 2.3; both charge 0.40%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $5.5bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and $4.4bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.40% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JNK is 1.3 times larger.

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JNK vs SJNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
	JNK	SJNK
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.40%
Net assets	$5.5bn	$4.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+1.2%
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index
Holdings in common	43%
Below its high	3.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

+1.1%

JNK total return, 1 year

+1.2%

SJNK total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.40%

SJNK expense ratio

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JNK and SJNK are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. JNK follows Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index and SJNK follows Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index.
Holdings in common. 43% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 JNK returned +1.1% and SJNK +1.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SJNK hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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43% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JNK SJNK

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56% 0.65%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51% 0.63%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48% 0.51%

Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41% 0.43%

SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39% 0.41%

Cloud Software Group Inc, due Sep 30, 2029 0.37% 0.43%

Venture Global LNG Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.37% 0.44%

DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40% 0.36%

Core Scientific Finance I LLC, due May 15, 2031 0.36% 0.38%

CRC Insurance Group LLC, due Jun 1, 2031 0.36% 0.34%

WULF Compute LLC, due Oct 15, 2030 0.34% 0.42%

TransDigm Inc, due Mar 1, 2029 0.29% 0.42%

Only in JNK

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%

Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Feb 1, 2034 0.34%

Asurion LLC/ Asurion Co-Issuer Inc, due Dec 31, 2032 0.34%

Nexstar Media Inc, due Sep 15, 2033 0.32%

OAK-Eagle Acquireco Inc, due Jul 1, 2033 0.30%

TransDigm Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.29%

TransDigm Inc, due May 31, 2033 0.29%

Only in SJNK

Centene Corp, due Dec 15, 2029 0.51%

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp, due Jun 1, 2029 0.37%

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp, due Mar 1, 2030 0.36%

Rakuten Group Inc, due Feb 15, 2027 0.35%

American Airlines Inc/AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd, due Apr 20, 2029 0.34%

DISH DBS Corp, due Dec 1, 2026 0.34%

Centene Corp, due Oct 15, 2030 0.32%

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc, due Oct 15, 2030 0.30%

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On the same fields

JNK

State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

SJNK

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.1% +1.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) −1.9% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +3.0 pts vs AGG +3.2 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.40%

Holdings 1141 1121

Net assets $5.5bn $4.4bn

JNK and SJNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About SJNK

SJNK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SJNK?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.1% and SJNK +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SJNK?: Neither: JNK and SJNK both charge 0.40% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

JNK and SJNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JNK and SJNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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