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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or KRE?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJR and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to KRE's +21.2%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; IJR is far larger, $104.6bn against $4.2bn.

IJR vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	KRE
Return
Measure	IJR	KRE
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	KRE
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	KRE
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	KRE
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	KRE
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	11.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and KRE hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR KRE

ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES 0.32% 1.12%

AMERIS BANCORP 0.29% 1.10%

AXOS FINANCIAL 0.29% 1.11%

FULTON FINANCIAL 0.25% 1.13%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.25% 1.17%

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP 0.25% 1.03%

SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC 0.23% 0.77%

FIRST BANCORP 0.23% 1.08%

WSFS FINANCIAL 0.23% 1.12%

INDEPENDENT BANK CORP 0.22% 0.99%

CVB FINANCIAL CORP 0.22% 1.09%

RENASANT CORP 0.22% 1.01%

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Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

Only in KRE

GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20%

BANK OZK 1.17%

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%

TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC 1.16%

UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 1.15%

EAST WEST BANCORP INC 1.15%

HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.13%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +21.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM not measured

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 6.6%

Holdings 642 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $4.2bn

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

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About each fund

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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, IJR or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or KRE?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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