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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, IJS or KRE?

IJS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJS vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to KRE's +21.2%; 12% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.7bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; IJS is 1.8 times larger.

IJS vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	KRE
Return
Measure	IJS	KRE
Total return, 1 year	+19.3%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IJS	KRE
Below its high	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJS	KRE
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJS	KRE
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.7bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IJS	KRE
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.8%	11.6%

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

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and KRE hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJS KRE

ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES 0.61% 1.12%

FULTON FINANCIAL 0.48% 1.13%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.48% 1.17%

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP 0.47% 1.03%

CVB FINANCIAL CORP 0.41% 1.09%

RENASANT CORP 0.41% 1.01%

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP 0.37% 1.05%

SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CLASS A 0.37% 1.03%

FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM 0.33% 1.15%

FIRST HAWAIIAN 0.33% 1.10%

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 0.33% 0.79%

BANC OF CALIFORNIA 0.31% 1.11%

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Only in IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

SM ENERGY 1.00%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%

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

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 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 Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year +19.3% +21.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 6.6%

Holdings 477 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.7bn $4.2bn

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

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About each fund

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% 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, IJS or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or KRE?: IJS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJS ↗

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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