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JNK vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to VDE's +58.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF, and $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Energy ETF.

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At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+58.8%
VDE total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.09%
VDE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDE costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 57.1 points; VDE is 1.6 times larger.

JNK vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKVDE
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+58.8%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$6.5bn$10.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight81%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund67.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK VDE
GULFPORT ENERGY CORP 0.00% 0.11%
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 VDE
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 22.88%
Chevron Corp 14.42%
ConocoPhillips 5.87%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.46%
Valero Energy Corp 4.45%
Phillips 66 3.94%
Williams Cos Inc 3.16%
EOG Resources Inc 2.85%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF VDE Vanguard Energy ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks an index of Energy
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +58.8%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +59.0% (FENY)
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG −0.2 pts vs FENY
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.09%
Holdings 1142 113
Net assets, JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDE as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.9bn $10.4bn

JNK and VDE 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.

VDE

VDE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested, against +59.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 67.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VDE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and VDE +58.8%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VDE?
VDE is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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JNK on its own →VDE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →VDE dividend history →VDE holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDE ↗

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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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