KRE vs VAW

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • • VAW has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for KRE.
  • • KRE pays a higher dividend yield (2.24%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricKREVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.24%1.39%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.01B$4.38B
YTD return
15.29%13.71%
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.
0.970.88
P/E ratio
12.1323.49
Last price
$72.81$232.78
Inception
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Issuer
State StreetVanguard

KRE top holdings

Top holdings · KRE
GBCIGlacier Bancorp Inc1.20%
UCBUnited Community Banks Inc1.18%
TCBITexas Capital Bancshares Inc1.18%
OZKBank OZK1.17%
EBCEastern Bankshares Inc Ordinary Shares1.16%
COLBColumbia Banking System Inc1.16%
UBSIUnited Bankshares Inc1.16%
VLYValley National Bancorp1.16%
PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners Inc1.16%
FIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem Inc1.15%
Sector breakdown · KRE
Financial Services100.0%

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.25%
NEMNewmont Corp8.47%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc6.99%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co5.12%
ECLEcolab Inc4.83%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.03%
CRHCRH PLC3.84%
CTVACorteva Inc3.61%
NUENucor Corp3.60%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.20%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.4%
Basic Materials89.4%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.6%
Energy0.0%
Healthcare0.5%

About KRE

KRE (SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF) is US regional bank stocks. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $4.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.24%. Its largest holding is Glacier Bancorp Inc (GBCI), which represents 1.2% of the portfolio. Financial Services is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.39%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.2% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.4%.