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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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KRE vs XHB: how they differ

KRE and XHB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and KRE returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and XHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KREOnly in XHB
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37%Owens Corning 4.10%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37%Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
UMB Financial Corp 1.37%KB Home 3.56%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%
Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36%Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%
Associated Banc-Corp 1.36%Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35%Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35%PulteGroup Inc 3.44%

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.

KRE and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KRE
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetState Street
What it isSPDR S&P Regional BankingSPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year+16.1%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−1.4 pts−34.1 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Already in the S&P 5006.7%45.7%
Holdings16135

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.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or XHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and XHB returned −16.6%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or XHB?
KRE charges 0.35% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so KRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 46% of XHB 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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