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JNK vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to SPYM's +13.7%; 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 $185.0bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

JNK on its own →SPYM on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+13.7%
SPYM total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.02%
SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; SPYM is far larger, $185.0bn against $5.9bn.

JNK vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKSPYM
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+13.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexS&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$185.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and SPYM 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 SPYM
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 SPYM
NVIDIA CORP 7.92%
APPLE INC 7.61%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%
BROADCOM INC 2.44%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 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
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.02%
Holdings 1142 506
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $185.0bn
Former ticker none SPLG

JNK and SPYM 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.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% 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 506 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 Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or SPYM?
SPYM is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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JNK on its own →SPYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →SPYM dividend history →SPYM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JNK and SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK and SPYM 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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