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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VB returned +15.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or VB?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% 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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KRE vs VB: how they differ

KRE and VB hold 4% 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 Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VB hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KRE and VB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	KRE	VB
East West Bancorp Inc	1.28%	0.21%
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc	1.37%	0.18%
Webster Financial Corp	1.35%	0.15%
First Horizon Corp	1.31%	0.15%
Wintrust Financial Corp	1.32%	0.13%
Zions Bancorp NA	1.33%	0.12%
Popular Inc	1.33%	0.12%
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP	1.31%	0.12%
UMB Financial Corp	1.37%	0.12%
Columbia Banking System Inc	1.34%	0.11%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc	1.35%	0.11%
Old National Bancorp/IN	1.35%	0.11%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KRE	Only in VB
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55%
M&T Bank Corp 1.35%	Jabil Inc 0.49%
Regions Financial Corp 1.34%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46%
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH 1.33%	Astera Labs Inc 0.45%
Banc of California Inc 1.32%	Natera Inc 0.45%
Truist Financial Corp 1.27%	EMCOR Group Inc 0.45%
Bancorp Inc/The 0.97%	Twilio Inc 0.38%
Nicolet Bankshares Inc 0.93%	NRG Energy Inc 0.38%

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 VB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR S&P Regional Banking	Small-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+15.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	−2.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	6.7%	21.7%
Holdings	161	1311

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.

VB in plain words

VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VB returned +15.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VB?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and VB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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