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Is KRE a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) is a financial sector ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores KRE 3.6 out of 10 — highest on Value (6.3), lowest on Quality (0.4). It trades at 12.3 times earnings, against its own median of 12.4. Its ten largest holdings are 12% of the fund.

What stands out in KRE's data

An ETF tracking regional banks in the S&P.

Its return on equity is exceptionally low for the category.

Return on equity is 10.8%, well below the category median of 17.4%.

Adds targeted exposure to U.S. regional banks, a sector tied to local economic cycles.

Why did KRE move this week? It rose 2.1% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Texas Capital Bancshares and Customers Bancorp drove it

KRE rose 2.1% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Texas Capital Bancshares (+11.6%), Customers Bancorp (+13.6%) and Valley National Bancorp (+8.3%); Flagstar Financial (−8.2%) pushed the other way.

How is KRE rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) 3.6 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) 3.6 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 3.6 / 10
  • Growth: 5.5 / 10
  • Value: 6.3 / 10
  • Risk: 0.9 / 10
  • Quality: 0.4 / 10
  • Return: 3.7 / 10

Is KRE expensive right now? It trades at 12.3 times earnings, against its own median of 12.4

As of October 28, 2026, KRE is cheaper than 53% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from KRE's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside KRE?

What's inside KRE: Size (Large 3%, Mid 32%, Small 65%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%).

What are KRE's top holdings? The ten largest are 12% of the fund

Glacier Bancorp, United Community Banks/ga, United Bankshares, Texas Capital Bancshares, Columbia Banking System, Eastern Bankshares, Bank, East West Bancorp, First Inter/mt and Valley National Bancorp are KRE's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 98% of Financials ETFs.

Half of KRE's weight sits in its 46 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 120 equally weighted holdings.

What is KRE's expense ratio? 0.35% a year

As of October 28, 2026, KRE charges 0.35% a year, yields 2.22% and holds $4.2B in assets across 167 positions.

State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) — cost, income and size
MeasureKRE
Expense ratio0.35%
Dividend yield2.22%
Assets under management$4.2B
Holdings167

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/kre

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