OriginaveEUNL (IWDA) vs IUSQ (ISAC): 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.
EUNLtracks the MSCI World Index
- SXR8iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
VUAAVanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
SPYLSPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index- SPYYSPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- SPYISPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index
- VWCEVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
WEBNAmundi Prime All Country World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Solactive GBS Global Markets Large & Mid Cap Index- EUNLiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- IUSQiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VGVFVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SXRViShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VGWDVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IS3SiShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IS3RiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IS3QiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
IUSQtracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- SXR8iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- VUAAVanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SPYLSPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SPYYSPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- SPYISPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index
- VWCEVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
- WEBNAmundi Prime All Country World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Solactive GBS Global Markets Large & Mid Cap Index
- EUNLiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- IUSQiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VGVFVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SXRViShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VGWDVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IS3SiShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IS3RiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IS3QiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
EUNL tracks the MSCI World IndexIUSQ tracks the MSCI ACWI 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 vs IUSQ, 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.
| Year | EUNL | IUSQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +11.86% | +13.66% | IUSQ |
| 2025 | +7.90% | +9.02% | IUSQ |
| 2024 | +25.93% | +24.53% | EUNL |
| 2023 | +20.13% | +18.57% | EUNL |
| 2022 | -13.59% | -13.58% | Tie |
| 2021 | +32.71% | +29.13% | EUNL |
| 2020 | +5.48% | +4.94% | EUNL |
| 2019 | +31.34% | +30.14% | EUNL |
| 2018 | -5.13% | -5.97% | EUNL |
| 2017 | +7.71% | +9.14% | IUSQ |
| 2016 | +10.91% | +10.88% | EUNL |
| 2015 | +10.81% | +8.31% | EUNL |
| 2014 | +20.38% | +19.02% | EUNL |
| 2013 | +21.89% | +17.43% | EUNL |
| 2012 | +12.45% | +3.09% | EUNL |
| 2011 | -3.26% | 0.00% | IUSQ |
| 2010 | +19.38% | — | — |
| 2009 | +4.65% | — | — |
EUNL vs IUSQ in plain words
EUNL tracks the MSCI World Index while IUSQ follows the MSCI ACWI Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. Both funds charge 0.20% a year in running costs.
Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout. Across the 16 calendar years both funds were trading, EUNL finished the year ahead 11 times and IUSQ 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €29,391 in EUNL versus €27,916 in IUSQ 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.
ISAC is the London (USD) listing and SSAC the London (GBP) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B6R52259 — IUSQ is its EUR line on Xetra.
Fund facts: EUNL vs IUSQ
| Fact | EUNL | IUSQ |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc) | iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) |
| Tracks | MSCI World Index | MSCI ACWI Index |
| Yearly cost (TER) | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| Dividends | Accumulating — dividends reinvested | Accumulating — dividends reinvested |
| Launched | 25 Sept 2009 | 21 Oct 2011 |
| ISIN | IE00B4L5Y983 | IE00B6R52259 |
| WKN | A0RPWH | A1JMDF |
| Also trades as | IWDA | ISAC |
Frequently asked
Is EUNL or IUSQ better?
Across the 16 calendar years both funds were trading, EUNL finished the year ahead 11 times and IUSQ 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €29,391 in EUNL versus €27,916 in IUSQ 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 IUSQ?
EUNL tracks the MSCI World Index while IUSQ follows the MSCI ACWI Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. Both funds charge 0.20% a year in running costs. 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 ISAC the same as IUSQ?
ISAC is the London (USD) listing and SSAC the London (GBP) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B6R52259 — IUSQ is its EUR line on Xetra.
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