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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or KRE?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to KRE's +21.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.3 points; IEI is 4.0 times larger.

IEI vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	KRE
Return
Measure	IEI	KRE
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	KRE
Below its high		6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	KRE
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	KRE
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	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, IEI and KRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI KRE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury 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 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +21.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Holdings 82 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $4.2bn

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

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About each fund

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

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, IEI or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or KRE?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEI on its own →KRE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →KRE dividend history →KRE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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