SPYI (IMID) vs VWCE (VWRA): 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 IndexVWCE tracks the FTSE All-World Index

What did the last 6 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 6 full years (2020–2025) — the longest stretch both were trading.

SPYI turned it into
€18,483
+10.78% per year on average · 20202025
VWCE turned it into
€18,817
+11.11% per year on average · 20202025
Difference
−€334
VWCE made more of the same money

SPYI vs VWCE, 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
8
where both funds were trading
SPYI won
4
years
VWCE won
4
years
YearSPYIVWCEWinner
2026 (so far)+14.31%+13.62%SPYI
2025+9.10%+9.16%VWCE
2024+22.92%+24.41%VWCE
2023+17.54%+18.18%VWCE
2022-12.92%-13.47%SPYI
2021+27.77%+28.62%VWCE
2020+5.39%+5.36%SPYI
2019+29.64%+7.56%SPYI
2018-6.71%
2017+8.46%
2016+12.66%
2015+10.13%

SPYI vs VWCE in plain words

SPYI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index while VWCE follows the FTSE All-World 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 VWCE charges 0.19% — 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 8 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYI finished the year ahead 4 times and VWCE 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth €18,483 in SPYI versus €18,817 in VWCE 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.

VWRA (London, USD) and VWRP (London, GBP) are listings of the same accumulating share class, ISIN IE00BK5BQT80 — VWRL is its distributing sibling.

Fund facts: SPYI vs VWCE

FactSPYIVWCE
FundSPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksMSCI ACWI IMI IndexFTSE All-World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.17%0.19%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched13 May 201123 Jul 2019
ISINIE00B3YLTY66IE00BK5BQT80
WKNA1JJTDA2PKXG
Also trades asIMIDVWRA

Frequently asked

Is SPYI or VWCE better?

Across the 8 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYI finished the year ahead 4 times and VWCE 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth €18,483 in SPYI versus €18,817 in VWCE 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 VWCE?

SPYI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index while VWCE follows the FTSE All-World 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 VWCE charges 0.19% — 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 2020 grew to €18,483 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 10.8% 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 VWRA the same as VWCE?

VWRA (London, USD) and VWRP (London, GBP) are listings of the same accumulating share class, ISIN IE00BK5BQT80 — VWRL is its distributing sibling.

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