SJNK vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
SJNK's duration was 2.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and USHY's 3.0 on Jul 31, 2026; USHY charges 0.08% to SJNK's 0.40%. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $4.4bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF and $25.6bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
USHY costs 0.32 points a year less; both returned +1.2% over a year; USHY is 5.9 times larger.
| SJNK | USHY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.08% |
| Net assets | $4.4bn | $25.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.2% | +1.2% |
| What it tracks | Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index | ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index |
| Holdings in common | 49% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
SJNK and USHY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. SJNK follows Bloomberg US High Yield 350mn Cash Pay 0-5 Yr 2% Capped Index and USHY follows ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index.
- Holdings in common. 49% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
- Cost. SJNK charges 0.40% of assets a year and USHY 0.08%, a gap of 0.32 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SJNK and USHY hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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49% in common
On the same fields
SJNK and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About SJNK
SJNK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.
About USHY
USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SJNK or USHY?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SJNK returned +1.2% and USHY +1.2%.
- Which is cheaper, SJNK or USHY?
- USHY 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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