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SJNK · SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF
Over the last 15 years (2012-05 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in SJNK with dividends reinvested grew to $18,789, 4.45% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -11.74%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2012-05 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How SJNK held up in past market crashes
SJNK has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 20.1% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 10 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | SJNK deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -6.9% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | Not yet |
| 2020 COVID crash | -20.1% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 10 months |
| 2022 bear market | -12.8% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | Not yet |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About SJNK
SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF is a fixed-income exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of short-term U.S. dollar-denominated high-yield corporate bonds. The fund focuses on bonds with remaining maturities of less than five years, giving investors diversified exposure to the lower-rated corporate debt segment within a shorter-duration framework.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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