Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
KRE vs VDE: how they differ
KRE and VDE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KRE | Only in VDE |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37% | Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37% |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37% | Chevron Corp 14.53% |
| UMB Financial Corp 1.37% | ConocoPhillips 5.79% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37% | Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65% |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36% | SLB Ltd 3.49% |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.36% | Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29% |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35% | Valero Energy Corp 3.19% |
| First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35% | EOG Resources Inc 3.06% |
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 | VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Regional Banking | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +50.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.4 pts | +33.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 6.7% | 81.6% |
| Holdings | 161 | 105 |
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.
VDE in plain words
VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VDE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, KRE or VDE?
- KRE charges 0.35% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do KRE and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 82% of VDE 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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