Is KRE a good investment?

State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) is a financial sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores KRE 2.1 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (3.9), lowest on Quality (0.2). It trades at 12.5 times earnings, against its own median of 12.2. Its ten largest holdings are 14% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is KRE rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) 2.1 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) 2.1 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 2.1 / 10
Growth: 1.3 / 10
Valuation: 3.9 / 10
Risk: 1.1 / 10
Quality: 0.2 / 10
Return: 3.5 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, KRE charges 0.35% a year, yields 2.78% and holds $4.2B in assets across 157 positions.

State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) — cost, income and size
Measure	KRE
Expense ratio	0.35%
Dividend yield	2.78%
Assets under management	$4.2B
Holdings	157

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.

What stands out in KRE's data

An ETF tracking US regional banking stocks.

Its return on equity is exceptionally low for the category.

Return on equity is 10.8%, versus the category median of 17.5%.

Adds targeted exposure to regional banks, a sector tied to local economic conditions.

Why did KRE move this week? It fell 1.3% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Bancorp and Popular drove it

KRE fell 1.3% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Bancorp (−25.3%), Popular (−4.4%) and Axos Financial (−3.9%); Hingham Institution for Svgs (+5.1%) pushed the other way.

Is KRE expensive right now? It trades at 12.5 times earnings, against its own median of 12.2

As of September 11, 2026, KRE is more expensive than 57% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 65 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside KRE?

What's inside KRE: Size (Large 4%, Mid 40%, Small 56%); Geography (International 1%, US 99%).

What are KRE's top holdings? The ten largest are 14% of the fund

Cullen/frost Bankers, Southstate Bank, Home Bancshares, Citizens Financial, Commerce Bancshares, M + T Bank, Pinnacle Finl, Associated Banc, UMB Financial and OLD 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 38 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 103 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/kre