All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
JNK real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, JNK returned +1.50% over the past year and −0.67% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 4, 2007, JNK is up +55.49% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.38%/yr, and is currently −4.32% below its real total-return high on Feb. 8, 2021.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Tue 2007-12-04💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNK × |
+55.49%
+2.38%/yr |
+2.67%/yr
R2=0.597 |
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| SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2007-12-04💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| JNK × |
$10,000.00
2007-12-04 |
$15,548.84
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| JNK × | −0.67% | +1.50% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| JNK × |
−4.32%
on 2026-08-28 from 2021-02-08 peak |
−39.50%
on 2008-11-21 from 2008-01-02 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNK × | +1.50% |
+6.43% +3.17%/yr |
+16.83% +5.32%/yr |
−2.48% −0.50%/yr |
+12.79% +1.21%/yr |
| Year | JNK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −0.67% |
| 2025 | +5.93% |
| 2024 | +4.70% |
| 2023 | +8.78% |
| 2022 | −17.53% |
| 2021 | −2.84% |
| 2020 | +3.54% |
| 2019 | +12.31% |
| 2018 | −5.08% |
| 2017 | +4.28% |
| 2016 | +12.11% |
| 2015 | −7.45% |
| 2014 | +0.01% |
| 2013 | +4.30% |
| 2012 | +11.54% |
| 2011 | +2.06% |
| 2010 | +12.57% |
| 2009 | +33.82% |
| 2008 | −24.79% |
| 2007 | +0.76% |
