Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
KRE vs VT: how they differ
KRE and VT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KRE | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial Corp | 1.27% | 0.06% |
| Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH | 1.33% | 0.03% |
| M&T Bank Corp | 1.35% | 0.03% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | 1.37% | 0.03% |
| Regions Financial Corp | 1.34% | 0.02% |
| East West Bancorp Inc | 1.28% | 0.02% |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | 1.37% | 0.01% |
| Webster Financial Corp | 1.35% | 0.01% |
| First Horizon Corp | 1.31% | 0.01% |
| SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP | 1.31% | 0.01% |
| Wintrust Financial Corp | 1.32% | 0.01% |
| UMB Financial Corp | 1.37% | 0.01% |
| Only in KRE | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| Banc of California Inc 1.32% | NVIDIA Corp 4.22% |
| Bancorp Inc/The 0.97% | Apple Inc 3.53% |
| Nicolet Bankshares Inc 0.93% | Microsoft Corp 2.73% |
| Customers Bancorp Inc 0.91% | Amazon.com Inc 2.29% |
| Pathward Financial Inc 0.66% | Alphabet Inc 2.04% |
| FB Financial Corp 0.55% | Broadcom Inc 1.74% |
| National Bank Holdings Corp 0.54% | Alphabet Inc 1.61% |
| First Busey Corp 0.54% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Regional Banking | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 6.7% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 161 | 10042 |
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.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, KRE or VT?
- KRE charges 0.35% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do KRE and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 55% of VT 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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