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JNK vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to XLP's +13.8%; 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

JNK on its own →XLP on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+13.8%
XLP total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.08%
XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.1 points; XLP is 2.5 times larger.

JNK vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKXLP
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+13.8%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexConsumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$14.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund62.9%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and XLP 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 XLP
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 XLP
WALMART INC 11.05%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%
PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%
COCA COLA CO 7.34%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +13.8%
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% 0.08%
Holdings 1142 36
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $14.6bn

JNK and XLP 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.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XLP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XLP?
XLP 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 ↗
XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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