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JNK vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 JNK's duration was 3.4 years and VUSB's 1.0; VUSB charges 0.10% 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 $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

JNK on its own →VUSB on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+3.5%
VUSB total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.10%
VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; VUSB is 1.5 times larger.

JNK vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKVUSB
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+3.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$6.5bn$9.9bn
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 VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK VUSB
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 VUSB
TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%
PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%
REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%
US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%
CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%
TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +3.5%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG +4.9 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.10%
Holdings 1142 1344
Net assets, JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.9bn $9.9bn

JNK and VUSB 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or VUSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or VUSB?
VUSB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
JNK on its own →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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