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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, KRE or VTEB?

KRE charges 0.35% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB 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 VTEB: how they differ

KRE and VTEB 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 Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VTEB 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 VTEB
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC 1.48%	University of California 0.12%
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP 1.44%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.42%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP 1.41%	State of California 0.11%
COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC 1.40%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
M + T BANK CORP 1.40%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 1.40%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
ASSOCIATED BANC CORP 1.39%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

KRE and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	KRE State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Regional Banking ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	SPDR S&P Regional Banking	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.4 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.03%
Holdings	160	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +16.1% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so KRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VTEB?: KRE charges 0.35% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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