SPYI (IMID) 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.

SPYI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI 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.

SPYI turned it into
€27,313
+10.57% per year on average · 20162025
IS3Q turned it into
€27,943
+10.82% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
−€630
IS3Q made more of the same money

SPYI 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
12
where both funds were trading
SPYI won
6
years
IS3Q won
6
years
YearSPYIIS3QWinner
2026 (so far)+14.31%+12.44%SPYI
2025+9.10%+2.80%SPYI
2024+22.92%+23.78%IS3Q
2023+17.54%+21.70%IS3Q
2022-12.92%-14.84%SPYI
2021+27.77%+34.28%IS3Q
2020+5.39%+4.44%SPYI
2019+29.64%+33.90%IS3Q
2018-6.71%-3.45%IS3Q
2017+8.46%+8.34%SPYI
2016+12.66%+7.85%SPYI
2015+10.13%+14.52%IS3Q
2014-14.79%

SPYI vs IS3Q in plain words

SPYI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI 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. SPYI charges 0.17% a year in running costs and IS3Q charges 0.25% — SPYI 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 12 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYI finished the year ahead 6 times and IS3Q 6 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €27,313 in SPYI versus €27,943 in IS3Q by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

IMID is the London (USD) listing and IMIE the Paris/Milan (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B3YLTY66 — SPYI 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: SPYI vs IS3Q

FactSPYIIS3Q
FundSPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF
TracksMSCI ACWI IMI IndexMSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.17%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched13 May 20113 Oct 2014
ISINIE00B3YLTY66IE00BP3QZ601
WKNA1JJTDA12ATE
Also trades asIMIDIWQU

Frequently asked

Is SPYI or IS3Q better?

Across the 12 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYI finished the year ahead 6 times and IS3Q 6 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €27,313 in SPYI 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 SPYI and IS3Q?

SPYI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI 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. SPYI charges 0.17% a year in running costs and IS3Q charges 0.25% — SPYI 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 SPYI have become?

€10,000 invested in SPYI at the start of 2016 grew to €27,313 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 10.6% per year.

Is IMID the same as SPYI?

IMID is the London (USD) listing and IMIE the Paris/Milan (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B3YLTY66 — SPYI 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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