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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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JNK vs VGLT: how they differ

JNK and VGLT 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 Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and VGLT 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 VGLT
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

JNK and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	not published
Holdings	1198	1703

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.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so JNK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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