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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or SPYM?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, 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 SPYM: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SPYM 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 SPYM
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	NVIDIA CORP 8.07%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	APPLE INC 7.32%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	BROADCOM INC 2.61%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 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 SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	SPYM State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	1.30%
Holdings	1198	507

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.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or SPYM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SPYM?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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