Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XOP?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or XOP?

XOP is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JNK vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to XOP's +62.5%; 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 $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XOP costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 60.8 points; JNK is 1.3 times larger.

JNK vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JNK	XOP
Return
Measure	JNK	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	JNK	XOP
Below its high		24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	JNK	XOP
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	JNK	XOP
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.9bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	JNK	XOP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK XOP

GULFPORT ENERGY CORP 0.00% 1.88%

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 XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

OVINTIV INC 2.85%

EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +62.5%

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% 0.35%

Holdings 1142 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $4.6bn

JNK and XOP 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.

XOP

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +62.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 24.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XOP?: XOP is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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JNK and XOP 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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