Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs KRE: how they differ
AVUS and KRE hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and KRE hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | KRE |
|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial Corp | 0.11% | 1.27% |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH | 0.09% | 1.33% |
| M&T Bank Corp | 0.08% | 1.35% |
| East West Bancorp Inc | 0.07% | 1.28% |
| Regions Financial Corp | 0.06% | 1.34% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | 0.06% | 1.37% |
| Zions Bancorp NA | 0.04% | 1.33% |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 0.04% | 1.32% |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | 0.04% | 1.37% |
| Popular Inc | 0.04% | 1.33% |
| Webster Financial Corp | 0.03% | 1.35% |
| Western Alliance Bancorp | 0.03% | 1.28% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in KRE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Coastal Financial Corp/WA 0.41% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Mechanics Bancorp 0.23% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | SPDR S&P Regional Banking |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +16.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 6.7% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 161 |
AVUS in plain words
AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.
KRE in plain words
KRE is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 161 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or KRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and KRE returned +16.1%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or KRE?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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