KBE vs VPU

SPDR S&P Bank ETF vs Vanguard Utilities ETF

Quick take
  • • VPU has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for KBE.
  • • VPU pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricKBEVPU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.24%2.77%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.50B$10.10B
YTD return
12.47%4.44%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.970.36
P/E ratio
12.4119.75
Last price
$66.56$189.18
Inception
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Issuer
State StreetVanguard

KBE top holdings

Top holdings · KBE
CBCCentral Bancompany Inc Class A1.07%
FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares Inc Class A1.06%
CUBICustomers Bancorp Inc1.03%
GBCIGlacier Bancorp Inc1.02%
CATYCathay General Bancorp1.01%
UCBUnited Community Banks Inc1.00%
TCBITexas Capital Bancshares Inc1.00%
OZKBank OZK1.00%
EQHEquitable Holdings Inc0.99%
EBCEastern Bankshares Inc Ordinary Shares0.99%
Sector breakdown · KBE
Financial Services100.0%

VPU top holdings

Top holdings · VPU
NEENextEra Energy Inc11.39%
SOSouthern Co6.74%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.41%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.73%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.66%
DDominion Energy Inc3.84%
SRESempra3.68%
VSTVistra Corp3.36%
ETREntergy Corp3.34%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.17%
Sector breakdown · VPU
Utilities99.2%
Industrials0.3%
Energy0.5%

About KBE

KBE (SPDR S&P Bank ETF) is US banking industry stocks, broad coverage. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $1.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.24%. Its largest holding is Central Bancompany Inc Class A (CBC), which represents 1.1% of the portfolio. Financial Services is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About VPU

VPU (Vanguard Utilities ETF) is US utilities sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $10.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.77%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 11.4% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.2%.