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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or KRE?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IVV vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to KRE's +21.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $4.2bn.

IVV vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	KRE
Return
Measure	IVV	KRE
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	KRE
Below its high		6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	KRE
What it tracks	S&P 500	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	KRE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$885.1bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	KRE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%	11.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and KRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV KRE

TRUIST FINANCIAL 0.09% 1.08%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.05% 1.06%

M&T BANK 0.05% 1.04%

CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.04% 1.05%

REGIONS FINANCIAL 0.04% 1.07%

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Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

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

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 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 500 Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +21.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 6.6%

Holdings 505 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $885.1bn $4.2bn

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

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

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, IVV or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or KRE?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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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