Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
KRE vs VLUE: how they differ
KRE and VLUE hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VLUE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KRE | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial Corp | 1.27% | 0.49% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | 1.37% | 0.22% |
| M&T Bank Corp | 1.35% | 0.22% |
| Regions Financial Corp | 1.34% | 0.17% |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH | 1.33% | 0.16% |
| Only in KRE | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63% |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37% | INTEL CORPORATION 9.29% |
| UMB Financial Corp 1.37% | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97% |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67% |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.36% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16% |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 2.66% |
| First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35% | AT&T INC. 2.53% |
| Fulton Financial Corp 1.35% | CITIGROUP INC. 1.94% |
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 State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Regional Banking | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.4 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 6.7% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 161 | 148 |
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.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, KRE or VLUE?
- KRE charges 0.35% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do KRE and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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