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KRE vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, KRE returned +21.2% to PFF's −4.2%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

KRE on its own →PFF on its own →
At a glance
+21.2%
KRE total return, 1 year
−4.2%
PFF total return, 1 year
0.35%
KRE expense ratio
0.45%
PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

KRE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.4 points; PFF is 2.8 times larger.

KRE vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureKREPFF
Return
Total return, 1 year+21.2%−4.2%
Drawdown
Below its high6.9%, high on Aug 14, 20267.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P Regional Banks Select Industry IndexICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$4.2bn$11.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.6%22.7%

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

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and PFF hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KRE PFF
M + T BANK CORP 1.04% 0.38%
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.08% 0.32%
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC 1.11% 0.27%
FLAGSTAR BANK NA 0.86% 0.25%
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 1.07% 0.25%
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP 1.12% 0.22%
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP 1.05% 0.20%
FIRST HORIZON CORP 1.06% 0.18%
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 1.13% 0.18%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 1.06% 0.16%
UMB FINANCIAL CORP 1.06% 0.16%
ASSOCIATED BANC CORP 1.12% 0.15%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KRE
GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS 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%
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC 1.14%
Only in PFF
STRATEGY INC 3.53%
BOEING CO 3.11%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%
ALPHABET INC 2.31%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%
ALPHABET INC 2.26%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%
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Side by side

KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street iShares
What it is Tracks the S&P Regional Banking Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year +21.2% −4.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.8 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.45%
Already in the S&P 500 6.6% 0.0%
Holdings 167 453
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.2bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund
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.

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% 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 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or PFF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +21.2% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, KRE or PFF?
KRE is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
KRE on its own →PFF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →KRE dividend history →KRE holdings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
KRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
KRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for PFF ↗

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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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