SJNK Alternatives & Similar ETFs

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK) belongs to the High Yield Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with SJNK. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to SJNK

SJNK charges 0.40% annually. There are 54 ETFs in the High Yield Bonds category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.03%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
SCYB	Schwab High Yield Bond ETF	0.03%	2.54B	Jul 2023	SJNK vs SCYB
SPHY	SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF	0.10%	11.07B	Jun 2012	SJNK vs SPHY
USHY	iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	26.83B	Oct 2017	SJNK vs USHY
HYLB	Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	0.15%	3.48B	Dec 2016	SJNK vs HYLB
BBHY	JPMorgan BetaBuilders USD High Yield Corporate Bon...	0.15%	608.96M	Sep 2016	SJNK vs BBHY

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to SJNK

SJNK has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 69. There are 26 ETFs in the High Yield Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 97.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
IBHE	iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield & Income ETF	97	364.90M	May 2019	SJNK vs IBHE
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corp Bond ETF	95	1.03B	Aug 2018	SJNK vs BSJQ
XHYE	BondBloxx US High Yield Energy Sector ETF	94	5.96M	Feb 2022	SJNK vs XHYE
FLRT	Pacific Global Senior Loan ETF	85	615.17M	Feb 2015	SJNK vs FLRT
LDRH	iShares iBonds 1-5 Year High Yield and Income Ladd...	85	8.41M	Nov 2024	SJNK vs LDRH

Top Performing SJNK Alternatives (YTD)

SJNK is at 1.41% YTD. There are 55 ETFs in the High Yield Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 14.37%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DADS	Digital Asset Debt Strategy ETF	14.37%	—	Aug 2025	SJNK vs DADS
HYEM	VanEck Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ET...	3.92%	510.68M	May 2012	SJNK vs HYEM
XHYE	BondBloxx US High Yield Energy Sector ETF	3.57%	5.96M	Feb 2022	SJNK vs XHYE
FSYD	Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF	3.35%	112.95M	Feb 2022	SJNK vs FSYD
HYHG	ProShares High Yield-Interest Rate Hedged	2.90%	173.54M	May 2013	SJNK vs HYHG

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to SJNK

SJNK has 3.20% 1-year volatility. There are 30 ETFs in the High Yield Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
IBHD	iShares iBonds 2024 Term High Yield & Income ETF	0.00%	310.08M	May 2019	SJNK vs IBHD
BSJO	Invesco BulletShares 2024 High Yield Corporate Bon...	0.00%	437.22M	Sep 2016	SJNK vs BSJO
ESHY	Xtrackers J.P. Morgan ESG USD High Yield Corporate...	0.00%	6.49M	Mar 2015	SJNK vs ESHY
HYXU	iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ...	0.00%	71.08M	Apr 2012	SJNK vs HYXU
IBHE	iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield & Income ETF	0.78%	364.90M	May 2019	SJNK vs IBHE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to SJNK

SJNK has a 1-year max drawdown of -1.73%. There are 14 ETFs in the High Yield Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -0.22%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
IBHE	iShares iBonds 2025 Term High Yield & Income ETF	-0.22%	364.90M	May 2019	SJNK vs IBHE
BSJQ	Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corp Bond ETF	-0.54%	1.03B	Aug 2018	SJNK vs BSJQ
IBHG	iShares iBonds 2027 Term High Yield and Income ETF	-0.73%	437.71M	Jul 2021	SJNK vs IBHG
BSJR	Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bon...	-1.16%	849.28M	Sep 2019	SJNK vs BSJR
XHYE	BondBloxx US High Yield Energy Sector ETF	-1.21%	5.96M	Feb 2022	SJNK vs XHYE

Other ETFs from State Street

The 10 most viewed State Street ETFs shown here include SPY, GLD, XLK and span 10 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $781B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	10.91%	781.00B	Jan 1993	SJNK vs SPY
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	32	2.92%	150.37B	Nov 2004	SJNK vs GLD
XLK	State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF	Technology Equities	83	36.47%	121.66B	Dec 1998	SJNK vs XLK
SPYG	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	S&P 500, Large Cap Growth Equities	57	13.75%	53.61B	Sep 2000	SJNK vs SPYG
SPYD	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ...	S&P 500, Dividend	41	10.34%	7.30B	Oct 2015	SJNK vs SPYD
XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	Energy Equities	63	32.17%	38.95B	Dec 1998	SJNK vs XLE
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	Gold, Precious Metals	32	3.00%	30.87B	Jun 2018	SJNK vs GLDM
SPYM	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	10.98%	146.68B	Nov 2005	SJNK vs SPYM
XLU	State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF	Utilities Equities	19	3.11%	22.40B	Dec 1998	SJNK vs XLU
BIL	SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	Government Bonds, Ultrashort Bond	100	1.49%	45.99B	May 2007	SJNK vs BIL

Often Compared With SJNK

Investors most often compare SJNK with SHYG, HYG, SRLN. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
SHYG	iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	70	1.44%	7.58B	Oct 2013	SJNK vs SHYG
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	55	1.32%	16.11B	Apr 2007	SJNK vs HYG
SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF	High Yield Bonds	52	0.68%	5.25B	Apr 2013	SJNK vs SRLN
HIGH	Simplify Enhanced Income ETF	Derivative Income, Dividend	5	-0.38%	75.42M	Oct 2022	SJNK vs HIGH
SPSB	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	92	0.84%	10.22B	Dec 2009	SJNK vs SPSB
FTSL	First Trust Senior Loan Fund	High Yield Bonds	60	0.62%	2.30B	May 2013	SJNK vs FTSL
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	80	19.01%	94.95B	Oct 2011	SJNK vs SCHD
GHYB	Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	60	1.16%	125.73M	Sep 2017	SJNK vs GHYB
SJB	ProShares Short High Yield	Inverse Bonds	7	0.67%	66.51M	Mar 2011	SJNK vs SJB
AHITX	American Funds American High-Income Trust	High Yield Bonds	83	2.19%	—	Feb 1988	SJNK vs AHITX
DIAL	Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF	Multisector Bonds	46	0.88%	460.40M	Oct 2017	SJNK vs DIAL
HIDE	Alpha Architect High Inflation And Deflation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	81	6.79%	100.05M	Nov 2022	SJNK vs HIDE
JNKS.L	SPDR Bloomberg SASB U.S. High Yield Corporate ESG ...	High Yield Bonds	33	1.31%	232.75M	Sep 2013	SJNK vs JNKS.L
FGD	First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index...	Global Equities, Dividend	74	11.09%	1.45B	Nov 2007	SJNK vs FGD
SUSC	iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF	Corporate Bonds	39	0.47%	1.42B	Jul 2017	SJNK vs SUSC
THYF	T. Rowe Price U.S. High Yield ETF	High Yield Bonds	61	1.50%	815.62M	Oct 2022	SJNK vs THYF
RGHYX	RBC BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund	High Yield Bonds	79	1.46%	—	Nov 2011	SJNK vs RGHYX
SNLN	Highland iBoxx Senior Loan ETF	High Yield Bonds	—	—	30.60M	Nov 2012	SJNK vs SNLN
DXJS	WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund	Japan Equities	91	26.16%	95.11M	Jun 2013	SJNK vs DXJS
FXG	First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund	Consumer Staples Equities	7	-0.18%	218.67M	May 2007	SJNK vs FXG

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