EUNL (IWDA) vs IS3Q (IWQU): which ETF won each year?

Yearly returns side by side, one winner per year — dividends included, priced as you'd actually buy them.

Every figure here is in euros — what you'd actually pocket buying on Xetra. Fund fact sheets usually headline returns in US dollars, which can look very different: in 2025 a world tracker rose about 23% in dollars but only about 9% in euros, because the euro gained roughly 13% against the dollar. Here's the full story, year by year.

EUNL tracks the MSCI World IndexIS3Q tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index

What did the last 10 years do to €10,000?

You invest €10,000 at the start of the window and touch nothing — dividends reinvested, the running year not counted.

EUNL turned it into
€29,391
+11.38% per year on average · 20162025
IS3Q turned it into
€27,943
+10.82% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
+€1,449
EUNL made more of the same money

EUNL vs IS3Q, year by year

Calendar-year total returns (dividends included) side by side, and who took the crown each year. A dash means the fund did not exist yet.

Years compared
13
where both funds were trading
EUNL won
6
years
IS3Q won
7
years
YearEUNLIS3QWinner
2026 (so far)+11.86%+12.44%IS3Q
2025+7.90%+2.80%EUNL
2024+25.93%+23.78%EUNL
2023+20.13%+21.70%IS3Q
2022-13.59%-14.84%EUNL
2021+32.71%+34.28%IS3Q
2020+5.48%+4.44%EUNL
2019+31.34%+33.90%IS3Q
2018-5.13%-3.45%IS3Q
2017+7.71%+8.34%IS3Q
2016+10.91%+7.85%EUNL
2015+10.81%+14.52%IS3Q
2014+20.38%-14.79%EUNL
2013+21.89%
2012+12.45%
2011-3.26%
2010+19.38%
2009+4.65%

EUNL vs IS3Q in plain words

EUNL tracks the MSCI World Index while IS3Q follows the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. EUNL charges 0.20% a year in running costs and IS3Q charges 0.25% — EUNL is the cheaper fund to hold.

Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout. Across the 13 calendar years both funds were trading, EUNL finished the year ahead 6 times and IS3Q 7 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €29,391 in EUNL versus €27,943 in IS3Q by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

IWDA (London/Amsterdam, USD) and SWDA (London, GBP) are listings of the same fund, ISIN IE00B4L5Y983 — EUNL is its EUR line on Xetra.

IWQU is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZ601 — IS3Q is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: EUNL vs IS3Q

FactEUNLIS3Q
FundiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF
TracksMSCI World IndexMSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.20%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched25 Sept 20093 Oct 2014
ISINIE00B4L5Y983IE00BP3QZ601
WKNA0RPWHA12ATE
Also trades asIWDAIWQU

Frequently asked

Is EUNL or IS3Q better?

Across the 13 calendar years both funds were trading, EUNL finished the year ahead 6 times and IS3Q 7 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €29,391 in EUNL versus €27,943 in IS3Q by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested. Past returns don't promise future ones — but this is what actually happened.

What is the difference between EUNL and IS3Q?

EUNL tracks the MSCI World Index while IS3Q follows the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. EUNL charges 0.20% a year in running costs and IS3Q charges 0.25% — EUNL is the cheaper fund to hold. Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout.

What would €10,000 in EUNL have become?

€10,000 invested in EUNL at the start of 2016 grew to €29,391 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 11.4% per year.

Is IWDA the same as EUNL?

IWDA (London/Amsterdam, USD) and SWDA (London, GBP) are listings of the same fund, ISIN IE00B4L5Y983 — EUNL is its EUR line on Xetra.

Is IWQU the same as IS3Q?

IWQU is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZ601 — IS3Q is its EUR line on Xetra.

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