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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +21.2% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, KRE or VLUE?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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KRE vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, KRE returned +21.2% to VLUE's +54.7%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.5 points; VLUE is 2.2 times larger.

KRE vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	KRE	VLUE
Return
Measure	KRE	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	KRE	VLUE
Below its high	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	KRE	VLUE
What it tracks	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	KRE	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$4.2bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	KRE	VLUE
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.6%	42.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VLUE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KRE VLUE

TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.08% 0.42%

M + T BANK CORP 1.04% 0.20%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 1.06% 0.19%

CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP 1.05% 0.18%

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 1.07% 0.14%

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 1.13% 0.07%

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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%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P Regional Banking Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +54.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 6.6% 96.6%

Holdings 167 148

Net assets, KRE as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $4.2bn $9.4bn

KRE and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +21.2% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VLUE?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

KRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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