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State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

KRE · AMEX

Market closed$76.69$-1.23 (-1.58%)After hours $76.65 · -0.05%

Key statistics

Previous close$77.92
Open$77.32
Day high$77.58
Day low$76.22
52-week high$78.10
52-week low$57.55
Market cap3.88B
Volume15.35M
Average volume14.49M
P/E ratio13.70
Forward P/E—
EPS5.60
Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

KRE declined modestly as the regional banking ETF pulled back from its 2026 highs amid broader profit-taking in the sector, with limited fresh catalysts to sustain the recent outperformance against the wider market.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 18, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF declined as a broader risk-off tone gripped markets Friday, with escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions and a tech-driven selloff weighing on investor sentiment despite a strong regional bank earnings season. Key holdings Regions Financial (RF) and Truist Financial both reported Q2 beats — Regions posted EPS of $0.64 and a 13% common dividend hike, while Truist topped estimates — yet the gains couldn't offset macro headwinds. The broader financials sector, which had pushed into rare overbought territory on strong bank earnings momentum, pulled back alongside the S&P 500's decline.

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July 17, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF surged nearly 3%, closing near its 52-week high of $78.09 on above-average volume, as Q2 earnings reports from key holdings drove broad optimism across the sector. Citizens Financial Group (CFG) rallied over 4% after beating EPS estimates and showing improved credit quality, while M&T Bank (MTB) posted a blowout quarter with EPS of $5.32 versus $4.71 expected and Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) hit a new 52-week high. The gains came alongside a broader financial sector advance (XLF also near its 52-week high), supported by a recent Fed-friendly CPI print and analyst price target upgrades across multiple regional bank names ahead of more Q2 results.

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July 16, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF gained on Wednesday, riding a broad financial sector rally as regional bank earnings kicked off with a strong beat from M&T Bank, which reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $5.35 versus estimates of $4.65 on revenue of $2.53 billion — up 5.5% year-over-year. The positive tone was reinforced by a softer-than-expected June CPI reading that eased rate-hike fears, with core inflation cooling to 2.6% annually, while Regions Financial announced a 13% increase in its common stock dividend ahead of its own Q2 earnings report due July 17. The broader XLF financial sector ETF closed near its 52-week high, reflecting growing investor confidence that the Fed easing cycle, while largely priced in, is being offset by strong underlying bank fundamentals including improving net interest margins and robust commercial lending activity. However, a Seeking Alpha analyst downgraded KRE to Hold, arguing the primary Fed easing catalyst has played out and the entry point is less attractive, a cautionary note amid otherwise constructive sector sentiment.

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July 15, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF closed essentially flat as investors weighed a softer-than-expected June CPI print — which eased to 3.5% year-over-year — against ongoing uncertainty around Fed policy under Chair Kevin Warsh and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions driving oil higher. Analyst sentiment shifted more cautious, with a Seeking Alpha downgrade to Hold citing the Fed easing catalyst as largely played out, while earnings season looms large for KRE holdings: Regions Financial (RF) reports July 17, M&T Bank (MTB) reports July 16, and PNC is due July 15, with the sector described as 'finally making a comeback' driven by stronger commercial lending and investment banking.

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July 14, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF closed essentially flat despite a broadly risk-off session driven by renewed U.S.-Iran military hostilities, surging oil prices, and a chip stock selloff that weighed on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Regional banks showed resilience relative to the broader market, with KRE having gained ~12.4% year-to-date — outpacing the S&P 500 — ahead of a pivotal Q2 earnings week featuring major bank reporters. Sentiment was tempered, however, by a Seeking Alpha downgrade of KRE to Hold, citing a less supportive Fed as the main easing catalyst is seen as largely priced in. Meanwhile, top KRE holding First Hawaiian (FHB) slid ~4.7% after announcing an all-stock acquisition of TriCo Bancshares, and key holding Popular (BPOP) received a raised price target from Truist Securities.

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July 11, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF edged modestly higher, outperforming the broader financial sector (XLF was flat in after-hours) as investors position ahead of a pivotal Q2 bank earnings season. KRE is leading financial sector ETFs year-to-date with a 12.4% gain, and sentiment is being shaped by multiple crosscurrents: several top holdings have upcoming Q2 earnings dates (ONB and PNFP both reporting July 22, CFR on July 30), UMB Financial — KRE's top holding — recently hit 52-week highs following strong Q1 results and analyst upgrades, while Webster Financial (WBS) faces deal uncertainty after the Banco Santander acquisition spread widened on Trump's Spain tariff comments.

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July 10, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF rose nearly 2%, outperforming the broader financial sector (XLF), as regional bank stocks rebounded after Wednesday's geopolitical-driven selloff. Markets stabilized Thursday despite continued U.S.-Iran strikes in the Gulf, with Fed minutes from June striking a relatively dovish tone that partially offset inflation fears from surging oil prices. Investor attention is turning to the upcoming Q2 earnings season, with major bank reports due next week; top KRE holding UMB Financial recently hit 52-week highs on strong Q1 earnings and broad analyst upgrades, while Citizens Financial Group pulled back after a Baird downgrade on valuation concerns following a 22% YTD run.

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July 9, 2026The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF fell sharply as a broad risk-off selloff swept through financial stocks, driven by President Trump declaring the U.S.-Iran ceasefire 'over,' sending oil prices surging more than 5% and reigniting inflation fears ahead of Fed minutes from the June meeting. Compounding pressure on the sector, top holding Citizens Financial Group (CFG) dropped ~4.4% after a Baird downgrade to Neutral citing stretched valuations, while Regions Financial also received an Underperform cut from Baird, and UBS downgraded Truist Financial to Neutral. Rising Treasury yields — the 10-year hitting a four-week peak above 4.54% — added headwinds for net interest margin outlooks across regional banks, with volume running well above average as investors repositioned ahead of Q2 earnings season.

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