JNK - SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF
Assets | $10.51B |
NAV | $108.90 |
Expense Ratio | 0.40% |
PE Ratio | n/a |
Beta (5Y) | 0.40 |
Dividend (ttm) | $5.35 |
Dividend Yield | 4.91% |
Ex-Dividend Date | Apr 1, 2021 |
1-Year Return | - |
Trading Day | April 16 |
Last Price | $109.00 |
Previous Close | $109.22 |
Change ($) | -0.22 |
Change (%) | -0.20% |
Day's Open | 109.30 |
Day's Range | 109.00 - 109.31 |
Day's Volume | 7,554,338 |
52-Week Range | 91.56 - 109.31 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Very Liquid Index. The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index and in securities that the Adviser determines have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated high yield corporate bonds with above-average liquidity.
Asset Class Fixed Income | Sector Bonds |
Region Global | Inception Date Nov 28, 2007 |
Exchange NYSEARCA | Ticker Symbol JNK |
Index Tracked Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Very Liquid Index |
Top 10 Holdings
4.11% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
STATE ST INST LIQ RES-PREM 0 00/00/0000 | SSIXX | 0.85% |
ALTICE FRANCE SA 7.375 05/01/2026 | SFRFP 7.375 05/01/26 144A | 0.44% |
CARNIVAL CORP 11.5 04/01/2023 | CCL 11.5 04/01/23 144A | 0.42% |
TRANSDIGM INC 6.25 03/15/2026 | TDG 6.25 03/15/26 144A | 0.41% |
CENTENE CORP 4.625 12/15/2029 | CNC 4.625 12/15/29 | 0.35% |
CARNIVAL CORP 5.75 03/01/2027 | CCL 5.75 03/01/27 144A | 0.34% |
CAESARS ENTERTAIN INC 6.25 07/01/2025 | CZR 6.25 07/01/25 144A | 0.33% |
AMERICAN AIRLINES/AADVAN 5.5 04/20/2026 | AAL 5.5 04/20/26 144A | 0.33% |
CCO HLDGS LLC/CAP CORP 5.125 05/01/2027 | CHTR 5.125 05/01/27 144A | 0.33% |
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC 11.75 07/15/2025 | AAL 11.75 07/15/25 144A | 0.30% |
Dividends
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Apr 1, 2021 | $0.3855 | Apr 8, 2021 |
Mar 1, 2021 | $0.402 | Mar 5, 2021 |
Feb 1, 2021 | $0.404 | Feb 5, 2021 |
Dec 18, 2020 | $0.432 | Dec 24, 2020 |
Dec 1, 2020 | $0.4343 | Dec 7, 2020 |
Nov 2, 2020 | $0.4452 | Nov 6, 2020 |
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