# State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jnk for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: SPDR · Asset class: Fixed Income - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2007-11-28 The State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF endeavors to mirror the price and income performance of the Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index, before accounting for fees and expenses. It offers diversified market access to U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield corporate bonds, specifically those characterized by robust liquidity. This ETF serves as a more economical vehicle for gaining high-yield exposure than purchasing individual debt securities. Portfolio adjustments occur on the final business day of each month. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $93.16 | | Expense Ratio | 0.40% | | Assets Under Management | $5.82B | | NAV | $92.53 | | Holdings Count | 1157 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 6.80% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $6.33 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $91.71 – $98.03 | | Beta | 0.67 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.5313 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-01 - Pay date: 2026-10-06 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does JNK invest in? The State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF endeavors to mirror the price and income performance of the Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index, before accounting for fees and expenses. It offers diversified market access to U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield corporate bonds, specifically those characterized by robust liquidity. This ETF serves as a more economical vehicle for gaining high-yield exposure than purchasing individual debt securities. Portfolio adjustments occur on the final business day of each month. ### What is the expense ratio of JNK? State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) charges an expense ratio of 0.40%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is JNK's dividend yield? JNK's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.80%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of JNK? Effective duration measures JNK's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. JNK's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of JNK? JNK's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of JNK? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from JNK if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. JNK's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does JNK pay a dividend? Yes, State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.80%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does JNK pay dividends? State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is JNK's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for JNK was 2026-10-01. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will JNK's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.40% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does JNK charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from JNK's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does JNK cost more than a fund like VOO? JNK is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.40%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to JNK? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as JNK (0.40%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jnk - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jnk/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jnk/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jnk/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jnk/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.