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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, IWO or KRE?

IWO is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWO vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned +7.9% to KRE's +21.2%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; IWO is 3.3 times larger.

IWO vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWO	KRE
Return
Measure	IWO	KRE
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IWO	KRE
Below its high	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWO	KRE
What it tracks	Russell 2000 Growth Index	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWO	KRE
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.0bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IWO	KRE
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.4%	11.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and KRE hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWO KRE

SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC 0.27% 0.77%

BANCORP INC 0.14% 0.84%

BANK OF HAWAII 0.14% 0.92%

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC 0.13% 0.90%

VALLEY NATIONAL 0.12% 1.15%

GLACIER BANCORP INC 0.10% 1.20%

CITY HOLDING 0.09% 0.55%

PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC 0.08% 0.62%

ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC 0.07% 0.58%

NICOLET BANKSHARES INC 0.07% 1.14%

OLD NATIONAL BANCORP 0.07% 1.10%

LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% 0.40%

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JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

Only in KRE

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS 1.17%

BANK OZK 1.17%

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYS A 1.15%

EAST WEST BANCORP INC 1.15%

HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.13%

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Side by side

IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth 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 Russell 2000 Growth Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +21.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +8.0% (VTWG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTWG not measured

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 6.6%

Holdings 1122 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.0bn $4.2bn

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

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About each fund

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% 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, IWO or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, IWO or KRE?: IWO is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWO and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

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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