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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and TIP returned −1.0%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or TIP?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP 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 TIP: how they differ

KRE and TIP 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 iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and TIP 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 TIP
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37%	United States of America 4.10%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37%	United States of America 4.04%
UMB Financial Corp 1.37%	United States of America 3.63%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%	United States of America 3.44%
Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36%	United States of America 3.41%
Associated Banc-Corp 1.36%	United States of America 3.39%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35%	United States of America 3.37%
First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35%	United States of America 3.36%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

KRE and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	SPDR S&P Regional Banking	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.18%
Holdings	161	48

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or TIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and TIP returned −1.0%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or TIP?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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