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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +21.2% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, KRE or XOP?

Neither: KRE and XOP both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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KRE vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, KRE returned +21.2% to XOP's +62.5%; 0% 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 $4.6bn for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 41.3 points; XOP is 1.1 times larger.

KRE vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	KRE	XOP
Return
Measure	KRE	XOP
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	KRE	XOP
Below its high	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	KRE	XOP
What it tracks	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	KRE	XOP
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$4.2bn	$4.6bn
Holdings
Measure	KRE	XOP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, KRE and XOP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KRE XOP

Only in one fund ↓

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 XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

OVINTIV INC 2.85%

EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

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Side by side

KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P Regional Banking Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Holdings 167 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.2bn $4.6bn

KRE and XOP 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.

XOP

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +62.5% with distributions reinvested. It sat 24.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, KRE or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, KRE returned +21.2% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, KRE or XOP?: Neither: KRE and XOP both charge 0.35% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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KRE and XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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