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JNK vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to XLRE's +4.3%; 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 $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

JNK on its own →XLRE on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+4.3%
XLRE total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.08%
XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLRE costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; XLRE is 1.4 times larger.

JNK vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKXLRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+4.3%
Drawdown
Below its high7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexReal Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund58.9%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and XLRE 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 XLRE
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 XLRE
WELLTOWER INC 11.14%
PROLOGIS INC 8.19%
EQUINIX INC 6.72%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%
PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate 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 Real estate
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +4.3%
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 31
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $8.0bn

JNK and XLRE 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.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XLRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XLRE?
XLRE 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 ↗
XLRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLRE 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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