Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
KRE vs MOAT: how they differ
KRE and MOAT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and KRE returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KRE and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KRE | Only in MOAT |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37% | Masco Corp 2.96% |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37% | Kenvue Inc 2.59% |
| UMB Financial Corp 1.37% | Airbnb Inc 2.56% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36% | Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.36% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35% | NVIDIA Corp 2.45% |
| First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35% | Datadog Inc 2.44% |
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.
| KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF | MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | VanEck |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Regional Banking | Morningstar Wide Moat |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +11.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.4 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 6.7% | 91.6% |
| Holdings | 161 | 55 |
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.
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, KRE or MOAT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, KRE or MOAT?
- KRE charges 0.35% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so KRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do KRE and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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