KRE vs VPU

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF vs Vanguard Utilities ETF

Quick take
  • VPU has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.35% for KRE.
  • VPU pays a higher dividend yield (2.64%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricKREVPU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.14%2.64%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.74B$10.76B
YTD return
14.47%7.24%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.180.50
P/E ratio
13.4620.67
Last price
$74.92$195.52
Inception
Issuer
State StreetVanguard

KRE top holdings

Top holdings · KRE
PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners Inc1.37%
UMBFUMB Financial Corp1.37%
AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares Corp1.37%
CFGCitizens Financial Group Inc1.36%
GBCIGlacier Bancorp Inc1.36%
ASBAssociated Banc-Corp1.36%
CFRCullen/Frost Bankers Inc1.35%
FULTFulton Financial Corp1.35%
FIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem Inc1.35%
WBSWebster Financial Corp1.35%
Sector breakdown · KRE
Financial Services100.0%

VPU top holdings

Top holdings · VPU
NEENextEra Energy Inc11.73%
SOSouthern Co6.71%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.17%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.73%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.45%
DDominion Energy Inc3.80%
SRESempra3.76%
VSTVistra Corp3.51%
ETREntergy Corp3.23%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.21%
Sector breakdown · VPU
Utilities99.3%
Industrials0.2%
Energy0.5%

About KRE

KRE (SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF) is US regional bank stocks. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $4.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.14%. Its largest holding is Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (PNFP), which represents 1.4% 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 $10.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.64%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 11.7% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.3%.