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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or VBR?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% 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 VBR: how they differ

KRE and VBR hold 7% of their weight in the same names.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VBR hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KRE and VBR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	KRE	VBR
East West Bancorp Inc	1.28%	0.38%
Webster Financial Corp	1.35%	0.27%
First Horizon Corp	1.31%	0.26%
Wintrust Financial Corp	1.32%	0.23%
Zions Bancorp NA	1.33%	0.22%
Popular Inc	1.33%	0.22%
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP	1.31%	0.21%
UMB Financial Corp	1.37%	0.21%
Columbia Banking System Inc	1.34%	0.20%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc	1.35%	0.20%
Old National Bancorp/IN	1.35%	0.19%
Western Alliance Bancorp	1.28%	0.18%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KRE	Only in VBR
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%	Jabil Inc 0.87%
M&T Bank Corp 1.35%	NRG Energy Inc 0.66%
Regions Financial Corp 1.34%	Tapestry Inc 0.64%
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH 1.33%	Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%
Banc of California Inc 1.32%	Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.59%
Truist Financial Corp 1.27%	Moderna Inc 0.54%
Bancorp Inc/The 0.97%	Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%
Nicolet Bankshares Inc 0.93%	F5 Inc 0.50%

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 VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value 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 Value
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	6.7%	30.5%
Holdings	161	840

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.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VBR returned +16.3%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VBR?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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