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.
SPYItracks the MSCI ACWI IMI Index
VWCEtracks the FTSE All-World Index
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 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.
| Year | SPYI | VWCE | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Fact | SPYI | VWCE |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | SPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc) | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc) |
| Tracks | MSCI ACWI IMI Index | FTSE All-World Index |
| Yearly cost (TER) | 0.17% | 0.19% |
| Dividends | Accumulating — dividends reinvested | Accumulating — dividends reinvested |
| Launched | 13 May 2011 | 23 Jul 2019 |
| ISIN | IE00B3YLTY66 | IE00BK5BQT80 |
| WKN | A1JJTD | A2PKXG |
| Also trades as | IMID | VWRA |
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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