SPYL vs EUNL (IWDA): 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.

SPYL tracks the S&P 500 IndexEUNL tracks the MSCI World Index

What did the last 2 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 2 full years (2024–2025) — the longest stretch both were trading.

SPYL turned it into
€13,856
+17.71% per year on average · 20242025
EUNL turned it into
€13,588
+16.57% per year on average · 20242025
Difference
+€268
SPYL made more of the same money

SPYL vs EUNL, 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
4
where both funds were trading
SPYL won
2
years
EUNL won
2
years
YearSPYLEUNLWinner
2026 (so far)+12.05%+11.86%SPYL
2025+4.71%+7.90%EUNL
2024+32.33%+25.93%SPYL
2023+8.23%+20.13%EUNL
2022-13.59%
2021+32.71%
2020+5.48%
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%

SPYL vs EUNL in plain words

SPYL tracks the S&P 500 Index while EUNL follows the MSCI World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. SPYL charges 0.03% a year in running costs and EUNL charges 0.20% — SPYL 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 4 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYL finished the year ahead 2 times and EUNL 2 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2024 was worth €13,856 in SPYL versus €13,588 in EUNL by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

SPYL also trades in USD on the London Stock Exchange, where SPXL is its GBP line, ISIN IE000XZSV718 — this page follows its EUR line on Xetra.

IWDA (London/Amsterdam, USD) and SWDA (London, GBP) are listings of the same fund, ISIN IE00B4L5Y983 — EUNL is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: SPYL vs EUNL

FactSPYLEUNL
FundSPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.03%0.20%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched31 Oct 202325 Sept 2009
ISINIE000XZSV718IE00B4L5Y983
WKNA3EUC1A0RPWH
Also trades asIWDA

Frequently asked

Is SPYL or EUNL better?

Across the 4 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYL finished the year ahead 2 times and EUNL 2 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2024 was worth €13,856 in SPYL versus €13,588 in EUNL 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 SPYL and EUNL?

SPYL tracks the S&P 500 Index while EUNL follows the MSCI World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. SPYL charges 0.03% a year in running costs and EUNL charges 0.20% — SPYL 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 SPYL have become?

€10,000 invested in SPYL at the start of 2024 grew to €13,856 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 17.7% 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.

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