Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
KRE vs URTH: how they differ
KRE and URTH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KRE and URTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KRE | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial Corp | 1.27% | 0.07% |
| M&T Bank Corp | 1.35% | 0.04% |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH | 1.33% | 0.04% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | 1.37% | 0.03% |
| Regions Financial Corp | 1.34% | 0.03% |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | 1.37% | 0.02% |
| Only in KRE | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% |
| UMB Financial Corp 1.37% | APPLE INC. 5.04% |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.36% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35% | ALPHABET INC. 2.43% |
| First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35% | BROADCOM INC. 2.21% |
| Fulton Financial Corp 1.35% | ALPHABET INC. 2.01% |
| Webster Financial Corp 1.35% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% |
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.
| KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Regional Banking | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.4 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 6.7% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 161 | 1322 |
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.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, KRE or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, KRE or URTH?
- KRE charges 0.35% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do KRE and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 70% of URTH 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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