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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or VTWO?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% 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 VTWO: how they differ

KRE and VTWO hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VTWO returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VTWO hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions KRE and VTWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	KRE	VTWO
UMB Financial Corp	1.37%	0.28%
Old National Bancorp/IN	1.35%	0.25%
Valley National Bancorp	1.31%	0.20%
Glacier Bancorp Inc	1.36%	0.18%
United Bankshares Inc/WV	1.29%	0.18%
Hancock Whitney Corp	1.34%	0.17%
Ameris Bancorp	1.32%	0.16%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp	1.37%	0.16%
Home BancShares Inc/AR	1.31%	0.15%
Axos Financial Inc	1.18%	0.14%
Associated Banc-Corp	1.36%	0.14%
First Financial Bankshares Inc	0.83%	0.13%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KRE	Only in VTWO
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37%	Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35%	Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
Webster Financial Corp 1.35%	Fabrinet 0.69%
M&T Bank Corp 1.35%	Nextpower Inc 0.67%
Commerce Bancshares Inc/MO 1.34%	IonQ Inc 0.63%
Columbia Banking System Inc 1.34%	Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
Regions Financial Corp 1.34%	TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

KRE and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR S&P Regional Banking	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	+3.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	6.7%	0.5%
Holdings	161	1951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VTWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VTWO?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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