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JNK vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to XLK's +27.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and $125.0bn for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

JNK on its own →XLK on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+27.1%
XLK total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.08%
XLK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLK costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.4 points; XLK is far larger, $125.0bn against $5.9bn.

JNK vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKXLK
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+27.1%
Drawdown
Below its high5.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexTechnology Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$125.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund64.6%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK XLK
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 XLK
NVIDIA CORP 15.22%
APPLE INC 14.62%
MICROSOFT CORP 11.38%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.78%
BROADCOM INC 4.70%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.02%
INTEL CORP 2.72%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A 2.67%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street State Street
What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks an index of Technology
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +27.1%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG +13.5 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.08%
Holdings 1142 76
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $125.0bn

JNK and XLK 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.

XLK

XLK tracks an index of Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XLK?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XLK +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XLK?
XLK is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
XLK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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