EUNL (IWDA) vs VGVF (VHVE): 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 IndexVGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World Index

What did the last 5 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. Both funds are measured over the same 5 full years (2021–2025) — the longest stretch both were trading.

EUNL turned it into
€18,719
+13.36% per year on average · 20212025
VGVF turned it into
€18,610
+13.23% per year on average · 20212025
Difference
+€109
EUNL made more of the same money

EUNL vs VGVF, 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
7
where both funds were trading
EUNL won
3
years
VGVF won
3
years
YearEUNLVGVFWinner
2026 (so far)+11.86%+13.72%VGVF
2025+7.90%+8.99%VGVF
2024+25.93%+24.73%EUNL
2023+20.13%+20.35%VGVF
2022-13.59%-13.58%Tie
2021+32.71%+31.62%EUNL
2020+5.48%+2.32%EUNL
2019+31.34%
2018-5.13%
2017+7.71%
2016+10.91%
2015+10.81%
2014+20.38%
2013+21.89%
2012+12.45%
2011-3.26%
2010+19.38%
2009+4.65%

EUNL vs VGVF in plain words

EUNL tracks the MSCI World Index while VGVF follows the FTSE Developed World 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 VGVF charges 0.12% — VGVF 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 7 calendar years both funds were trading, EUNL finished the year ahead 3 times and VGVF 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2021 was worth €18,719 in EUNL versus €18,610 in VGVF 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.

VHVE is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VGVF is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: EUNL vs VGVF

FactEUNLVGVF
FundiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksMSCI World IndexFTSE Developed World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.20%0.12%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched25 Sept 200924 Sept 2019
ISINIE00B4L5Y983IE00BK5BQV03
WKNA0RPWHA2PLS9
Also trades asIWDAVHVE

Frequently asked

Is EUNL or VGVF better?

Across the 7 calendar years both funds were trading, EUNL finished the year ahead 3 times and VGVF 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2021 was worth €18,719 in EUNL versus €18,610 in VGVF 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 VGVF?

EUNL tracks the MSCI World Index while VGVF follows the FTSE Developed World 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 VGVF charges 0.12% — VGVF 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 2021 grew to €18,719 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 13.4% 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 VHVE the same as VGVF?

VHVE is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VGVF is its EUR line on Xetra.

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