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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 XLG: how they differ

KRE and XLG 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 Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and XLG 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 XLG
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc 1.37%NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp 1.37%Apple Inc. 10.76%
UMB Financial Corp 1.37%Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 1.37%Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
Glacier Bancorp Inc 1.36%Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
Associated Banc-Corp 1.36%Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 1.35%Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
First Interstate BancSystem Inc 1.35%Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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 and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KRE
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetInvesco
What it isSPDR S&P Regional BankingS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+16.1%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−1.4 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.20%
Already in the S&P 5006.7%100.0%
Holdings16151

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or XLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and XLG returned +12.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or XLG?
KRE charges 0.35% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 100% of XLG 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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