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JNK vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to XLV's +25.6%; 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 $47.0bn for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

JNK on its own →XLV on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+25.6%
XLV total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.08%
XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.9 points; XLV is 8.0 times larger.

JNK vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKXLV
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+25.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexHealth Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$47.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and XLV 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 XLV
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 XLV
ELI LILLY + CO 15.77%
JOHNSON + JOHNSON 9.96%
ABBVIE INC 7.78%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 5.66%
MERCK + CO. INC. 5.38%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 3.94%
AMGEN INC 3.72%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC 3.03%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF XLV State Street Health Care 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 Health care
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +25.6%
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 62
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $47.0bn

JNK and XLV 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.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% 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 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XLV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XLV?
XLV 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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JNK on its own →XLV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →XLV dividend history →XLV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLV 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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