Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or KRE?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and KRE returned +16.1%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUV or KRE?

AVUV charges 0.25% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVUV and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUV vs KRE: how they differ

AVUV and KRE hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value 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, AVUV and KRE hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AVUV and KRE both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AVUV	KRE
Axos Financial Inc	0.56%	1.18%
Bank OZK	0.55%	1.29%
International Bancshares Corp	0.46%	0.78%
First BanCorp/Puerto Rico	0.44%	1.04%
Hancock Whitney Corp	0.42%	1.34%
Columbia Banking System Inc	0.40%	1.34%
Fulton Financial Corp	0.39%	1.35%
BankUnited Inc	0.38%	1.20%
Cathay General Bancorp	0.34%	0.75%
Texas Capital Bancshares Inc	0.33%	1.30%
Associated Banc-Corp	0.33%	1.36%
Bancorp Inc/The	0.27%	0.97%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUV	Only in KRE
Viasat Inc 1.39%	Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37%
Matson Inc 0.98%	Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37%
Lear Corp 0.90%	Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%
SM Energy Co 0.86%	Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36%
Avnet Inc 0.86%	Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35%
Macy's Inc 0.78%	First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35%
StoneX Group Inc 0.77%	Webster Financial Corp 1.35%
Five Below Inc 0.72%	M&T Bank Corp 1.35%

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.

AVUV and KRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value 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. Small Cap Value	SPDR S&P Regional Banking
Total return, 1 year	+24.6%	+16.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+7.2 pts	−1.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	6.7%
Holdings	795	161

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

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, AVUV or KRE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and KRE returned +16.1%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUV or KRE?: AVUV charges 0.25% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUV and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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