IUSQ (ISAC) 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.

IUSQ tracks the MSCI ACWI 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.

IUSQ turned it into
€27,916
+10.81% per year on average · 20162025
IS3Q turned it into
€27,943
+10.82% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
−€27
IS3Q made more of the same money

IUSQ 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
IUSQ won
8
years
IS3Q won
5
years
YearIUSQIS3QWinner
2026 (so far)+13.66%+12.44%IUSQ
2025+9.02%+2.80%IUSQ
2024+24.53%+23.78%IUSQ
2023+18.57%+21.70%IS3Q
2022-13.58%-14.84%IUSQ
2021+29.13%+34.28%IS3Q
2020+4.94%+4.44%IUSQ
2019+30.14%+33.90%IS3Q
2018-5.97%-3.45%IS3Q
2017+9.14%+8.34%IUSQ
2016+10.88%+7.85%IUSQ
2015+8.31%+14.52%IS3Q
2014+19.02%-14.79%IUSQ
2013+17.43%
2012+3.09%
20110.00%

IUSQ vs IS3Q in plain words

IUSQ tracks the MSCI ACWI 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. IUSQ charges 0.20% a year in running costs and IS3Q charges 0.25% — IUSQ 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, IUSQ finished the year ahead 8 times and IS3Q 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €27,916 in IUSQ versus €27,943 in IS3Q by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

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.

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

Fund facts: IUSQ vs IS3Q

FactIUSQIS3Q
FundiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF
TracksMSCI ACWI IndexMSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.20%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched21 Oct 20113 Oct 2014
ISINIE00B6R52259IE00BP3QZ601
WKNA1JMDFA12ATE
Also trades asISACIWQU

Frequently asked

Is IUSQ or IS3Q better?

Across the 13 calendar years both funds were trading, IUSQ finished the year ahead 8 times and IS3Q 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €27,916 in IUSQ 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 IUSQ and IS3Q?

IUSQ tracks the MSCI ACWI 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. IUSQ charges 0.20% a year in running costs and IS3Q charges 0.25% — IUSQ 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 IUSQ have become?

€10,000 invested in IUSQ at the start of 2016 grew to €27,916 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 10.8% per year.

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.

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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