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JNK vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 JNK's duration was 3.4 years and VBIL's 0.1; VBIL charges 0.06% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, and $12.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

JNK on its own →VBIL on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+3.7%
VBIL total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.06%
VBIL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBIL costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; VBIL is 2.0 times larger.

JNK vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKVBIL
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+3.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$6.5bn$12.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VBIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK VBIL
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JNK
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%
Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%
DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%
Only in VBIL
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 9, 2026 6.78%
TREASURY BILL, due Aug 6, 2026 6.10%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 2, 2026 5.61%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 16, 2026 5.41%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 23, 2026 5.18%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 14, 2026 5.17%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 21, 2026 5.15%
TREASURY BILL, due Jul 30, 2026 5.12%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +3.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.06%
Holdings 1142 28
Net assets, JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.9bn $12.8bn

JNK and VBIL 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.

VBIL

VBIL tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VBIL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and VBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VBIL?
VBIL is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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JNK on its own →VBIL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →VBIL dividend history →VBIL holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

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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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