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KRE vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, KRE returned +21.2% to VTWO's +14.3%; 10% 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 $16.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

KRE on its own →VTWO on its own →
At a glance
+21.2%
KRE total return, 1 year
+14.3%
VTWO total return, 1 year
0.35%
KRE expense ratio
0.06%
VTWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTWO costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points; VTWO is 4.5 times larger.

KRE vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureKREVTWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+21.2%+14.3%
Drawdown
Below its high6.9%, high on Aug 14, 20267.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P Regional Banks Select Industry IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.7bn$16.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.6%5.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and VTWO hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KRE VTWO
UMB FINANCIAL CORP 1.06% 0.32%
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP 1.10% 0.28%
UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16% 0.21%
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 1.15% 0.20%
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP 1.09% 0.20%
GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20% 0.19%
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CO 1.12% 0.18%
HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.13% 0.18%
AMERIS BANCORP 1.10% 0.17%
AXOS FINANCIAL INC 1.11% 0.16%
ASSOCIATED BANC CORP 1.12% 0.16%
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 1.16% 0.15%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KRE
BANK OZK 1.17%
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%
EAST WEST BANCORP INC 1.15%
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 1.13%
FNB CORP 1.12%
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP 1.12%
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP 1.12%
FIRST HAWAIIAN INC 1.10%
Only in VTWO
SLBBH1142 2.36%
Twist Bioscience Corp 0.42%
Moog Inc 0.36%
10X Genomics Inc 0.35%
JFrog Ltd 0.35%
BrightSpring Health Services Inc 0.31%
Glaukos Corp 0.31%
Viasat Inc 0.30%
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Side by side

KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks the S&P Regional Banking Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +21.2% +14.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.1% (IWM)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWM
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 6.6% 0.5%
Holdings 167 2002
Net assets, KRE as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $4.2bn $16.6bn

KRE and VTWO 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.

VTWO

VTWO tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,002 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or VTWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +21.2% and VTWO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, KRE or VTWO?
VTWO is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do KRE and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 7% of KRE and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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KRE on its own →VTWO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →KRE dividend history →KRE holdings →VTWO dividend history →VTWO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
KRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
KRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗
VTWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTWO ↗

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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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