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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, AGG or KRE?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AGG vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AGG returned −1.4% to KRE's +21.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.6 points; AGG is far larger, $139.4bn against $4.2bn.

AGG vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AGG	KRE
Return
Measure	AGG	KRE
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AGG	KRE
Below its high	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AGG	KRE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	AGG	KRE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$139.4bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	AGG	KRE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		11.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and KRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AGG KRE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AGG

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 3.02%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

Only in KRE

GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS 1.17%

BANK OZK 1.17%

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC 1.16%

UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 1.15%

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Side by side

AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year −1.4% +21.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (SCHZ) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SCHZ not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.35%

Holdings 13469 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $139.4bn $4.2bn

AGG and KRE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AGG

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

KRE

KRE tracks the S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 167 positions, with the top ten at 11.6%. It sat 6.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −1.4% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, AGG or KRE?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

KRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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