Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
KRE vs VXUS: how they differ
KRE and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KRE | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% |
| UMB Financial Corp 1.37% | ASML Holding NV 1.32% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37% | SK hynix Inc 1.14% |
| Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% |
| Associated Banc-Corp 1.36% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% |
| Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% |
| First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.67% |
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 | VXUS Vanguard Total International 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 International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.4 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 161 | 8775 |
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.
VXUS in plain words
VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, KRE or VXUS?
- KRE charges 0.35% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do KRE and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 0% of VXUS 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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