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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or VGIT?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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KRE vs VGIT: how they differ

KRE and VGIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and KRE returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VGIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KRE	Only in VGIT
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC 1.48%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP 1.44%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.42%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP 1.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC 1.40%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
M + T BANK CORP 1.40%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 1.40%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
ASSOCIATED BANC CORP 1.39%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

KRE and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR S&P Regional Banking	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Holdings	160	103

KRE in plain words

KRE is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 160 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VGIT?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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