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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and TLT returned −6.4%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or TLT?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT 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 TLT: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and TLT 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 TLT
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

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 TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Holdings	1198	41

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and TLT returned −6.4%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or TLT?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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