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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and KRE returned +16.1%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEI or KRE?

IEI charges 0.15% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so IEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEI vs KRE: how they differ

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

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and KRE 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 IEI	Only in KRE
US TREASURY N/B 1.84%	CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC 1.48%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.98%	SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP 1.44%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.49%	HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.42%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.37%	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP 1.41%
TREASURY NOTE 0.30%	COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC 1.40%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.28%	M + T BANK CORP 1.40%
	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 1.40%
	ASSOCIATED BANC CORP 1.39%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

IEI and KRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	3-7 Year Treasury Bond	SPDR S&P Regional Banking
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+16.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−1.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Holdings	84	160

IEI in plain words

IEI is a bond fund tracking the 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 160 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or KRE?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and KRE returned +16.1%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEI or KRE?: IEI charges 0.15% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so IEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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