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JNK vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to SPYG's +12.2%; 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 $55.9bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF.

JNK on its own →SPYG on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+12.2%
SPYG total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.04%
SPYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYG costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; SPYG is 9.5 times larger.

JNK vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKSPYG
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+12.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$55.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund59.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SPYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK SPYG
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 SPYG
NVIDIA CORP 14.61%
MICROSOFT CORP 10.93%
APPLE INC 7.01%
ALPHABET INC CL A 5.21%
BROADCOM INC 4.51%
ALPHABET INC CL C 4.17%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.79%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.65%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth 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 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +12.2%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG +0.1 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.04%
Holdings 1142 152
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $55.9bn

JNK and SPYG 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.

SPYG

SPYG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 152 positions, with the top ten at 59.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SPYG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and SPYG +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SPYG?
SPYG is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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JNK on its own →SPYG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →SPYG dividend history →SPYG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JNK and SPYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK and SPYG 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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