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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or SPSB?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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KRE vs SPSB: how they differ

KRE and SPSB 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 State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KRE	Only in SPSB
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
UMB Financial Corp 1.37%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
Associated Banc-Corp 1.36%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

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 and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	State Street
What it is	SPDR S&P Regional Banking	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.04%
Holdings	161	1599

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.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or SPSB?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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KRE against SPSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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