SJNK

SJNK Dividend Yield

State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF · High Yield Bond · State Street Investment Management · ETF · monthly payer

$24.09

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As of Nov 5, 2026, SJNK (State Street SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF) yields 5.98%, paying $1.44 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $24.09 price. It costs 0.40% a year and manages $4.3B. Over the last 5 years it returned 4.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

5.98%

Paid a Year

$1.44

Expense Ratio

0.40%

Assets

$4.3B

5-Yr Return

4.4%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about SJNK

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, SJNK yields 5.98% and pays about $1.44 a share a year, monthly.
SJNK paid $1.4410 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
SJNK's expense ratio is 0.40% a year, or $40.00 on $10,000.
SJNK is an ETF from State Street Investment Management with $4.3B in assets, started Mar 14, 2012.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SJNK returned 4.4% a year with distributions reinvested (-2.4% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, SJNK returned 4.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.3% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Mar 2012, SJNK's share price has fallen 19%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 91%.

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SmarterDividends, "SJNK Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SJNK

What $10,000 in SJNK became

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From Mar 2012 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$19,086

Payouts taken as cash

$15,847

$7,777 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$68,959

Since Mar 2012, SJNK's share price has fallen 19%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 91%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

SJNK total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+1.7%	−5.0%	+12.0%
3 years	+7.6%	+0.1%	+23.3%
5 years	+4.4%	−2.4%	+12.0%
10 years	+4.9%	−1.3%	+15.3%
Since Mar 2012	+4.5%	−1.5%	+14.2%

SJNK distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.1420	−6.6%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.1420	−7.2%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.1470	−0.7%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.1430	−7.7%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.1430	−7.7%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.1510	−5.0%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1440	−5.3%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.14	−7.9%
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.1450	−9.4%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.1440	−7.1%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.1420	−9.0%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.1460	−7.6%

What SJNK holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

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SJNK questions

What is SJNK's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, SJNK yields 5.98%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.4410 a share in 10 payments, against a $24.09 share price.

How often does SJNK pay dividends?

SJNK pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SJNK pay?

At about $1.4410 a share a year, 100 shares of SJNK pay about $144.10 a year, $12.01 each month, before tax.

What is SJNK's expense ratio?

SJNK's expense ratio is 0.40% a year: $40.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is SJNK's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SJNK returned 4.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -2.4% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does SJNK have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: State Street Investment Management
Category: High Yield Bond
Started: Mar 14, 2012
Expense ratio: 0.40%
Assets: $4.3B
Dividend yield: 5.98%
Paid in the last year: $1.4410 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.1420 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.46

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At $1.44 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$12.01

Annual$144.10

Monthly avg$12.01

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SJNK total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting SJNK dividend calculator100 shares pay $144.10 a year, $12.01 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.