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JNK vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to XRT's +2.4%; 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 $362m for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

JNK on its own →XRT on its own →
At a glance
+1.7%
JNK total return, 1 year
+2.4%
XRT total return, 1 year
0.40%
JNK expense ratio
0.35%
XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XRT costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; JNK is 16.3 times larger.

JNK vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureJNKXRT
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.7%+2.4%
Drawdown
Below its high9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg High Yield Very Liquid IndexS&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.9bn$362m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JNK and XRT 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 XRT
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 XRT
KOHLS CORP 1.85%
MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%
BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%
ETSY INC 1.68%
VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%
BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%
GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%
OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%
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Side by side

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail 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 Retail
Total return, 1 year +1.7% +2.4%
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 74
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.9bn $362m

JNK and XRT 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.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JNK or XRT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or XRT?
XRT 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
JNK and XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JNK and XRT 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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