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

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

Which is cheaper, JNK or USHY?

JNK charges 0.40% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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 USHY: how they differ

JNK and USHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and USHY 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 USHY
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.17%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.49%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.38%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.29%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.24%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.24%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.24%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	CORE SCIENTIFIC FINANCE I LLC 144A 0.23%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.08%
Holdings	1198	1871

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or USHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and USHY returned +3.3%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or USHY?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK against USHY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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