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 (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricKREVPU
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.
$4.01B$10.10B
YTD return
15.29%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
12.1319.75
Last price
$72.81$189.18
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%

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 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 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%.