Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HDV vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to KRE's +21.2%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.
Pair scorecard
HDV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; HDV is 3.8 times larger.
| Measure | HDV | KRE |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +29.4% | +21.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index | S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $15.9bn | $4.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 1% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.6% | 11.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HDV and KRE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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1% in common
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Side by side
HDV and KRE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDV
HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.
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, HDV or KRE?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and KRE +21.2%.
- Which is cheaper, HDV or KRE?
- HDV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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