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State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) ETF Analysis

JNK

Expense ratio 0.4% Yield 6.83% Assets $6.50B Since November 28, 2007 Family State Street Investment Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$92.39

+$0.15 (+0.16%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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JNK Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+1.34%	+1.34%	$101.34	$304.03
3 years	+27.96%	+8.57%	$127.96	$383.89
5 years	+16.59%	+3.12%	$116.59	$349.78
10 years	+49.83%	+4.13%	$149.83	$449.48

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

JNK Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

+14.88%−12.19%−0.10%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−0.10%
2025	+8.76%
2024	+7.71%
2023	+12.42%
2022	−12.19%
2021	+4.00%
2020	+4.95%
2019	+14.88%
2018	−3.28%
2017	+6.49%
2016 (partial year)	+3.15%

JNK Monthly Returns

−12%+7%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+0.6	−0.0	−1.0	+1.7	+0.5	+0.1	−0.2	+1.0	−2.9	+0.2	—	—
2025	+1.4	+0.9	−1.3	−0.1	+1.8	+2.0	+0.2	+1.2	+1.0	−0.1	+0.8	+0.6
2024	+0.1	+0.3	+1.2	−1.3	+1.6	+0.5	+2.2	+1.6	+1.6	−1.0	+1.7	−0.9
2023	+4.0	−1.9	+2.1	+0.1	−1.3	+1.9	+1.3	+0.2	−1.7	−1.1	+4.8	+3.4
2022	−2.8	−0.8	−1.3	−4.4	+1.5	−7.6	+6.8	−4.2	−3.9	+3.1	+3.6	−1.9
2021	−0.5	+0.2	+1.0	+0.7	+0.1	+1.3	+0.2	+0.5	−0.2	−0.3	−1.3	+2.4
2020	−0.5	−1.5	−11.0	+5.0	+3.5	−0.3	+5.4	+0.1	−1.0	+0.5	+3.5	+2.1
2019	+5.2	+1.4	+1.3	+1.3	−2.0	+3.1	+0.1	+0.7	+0.4	−0.1	+0.6	+2.0
2018	−0.1	−0.9	−0.5	+0.5	−0.2	+0.1	+1.8	+0.6	+0.6	−2.0	−0.7	−2.3
2017	+1.3	+1.3	−0.3	+1.0	+1.1	+0.1	+1.0	+0.1	+0.6	+0.2	−0.4	+0.3

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

JNK Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 8.20%
Beta (3y): 0.71
Best year: +14.88%
Worst year: −12.19%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF trades as JNK and is categorised as High Yield Bond. State Street Investment Management is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is November 28, 2007. Total net assets stand at $6.50B. The expense ratio is 0.4%. On a $10,000 position that is $40.00 a year.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for JNK is $92.39, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +1.34%. Measured over 10 years, that is +4.13% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 6.83%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +14.88%; the weakest is 2022 at −12.19%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −0.10% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 8.2%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.71. The 52-week range on file runs from $91.71 to $98.08. The latest close sits 0.74% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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