SPYL vs IS3S (IWVL): 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 IndexIS3S tracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value 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
IS3S turned it into
€13,935
+18.05% per year on average · 20242025
Difference
−€79
IS3S made more of the same money

SPYL vs IS3S, 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
1
years
IS3S won
3
years
YearSPYLIS3SWinner
2026 (so far)+12.05%+35.21%IS3S
2025+4.71%+25.13%IS3S
2024+32.33%+11.36%SPYL
2023+8.23%+15.62%IS3S
2022-4.81%
2021+30.38%
2020-12.53%
2019+22.01%
2018-10.34%
2017+7.66%
2016+11.24%
2015+8.31%
2014-16.73%

SPYL vs IS3S in plain words

SPYL tracks the S&P 500 Index while IS3S follows the MSCI World Enhanced Value 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 IS3S charges 0.25% — 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 1 times and IS3S 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2024 was worth €13,856 in SPYL versus €13,935 in IS3S 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.

IWVL is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZB59 — IS3S is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: SPYL vs IS3S

FactSPYLIS3S
FundSPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI World Enhanced Value Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.03%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched31 Oct 20233 Oct 2014
ISINIE000XZSV718IE00BP3QZB59
WKNA3EUC1A12ATG
Also trades asIWVL

Frequently asked

Is SPYL or IS3S better?

Across the 4 calendar years both funds were trading, SPYL finished the year ahead 1 times and IS3S 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2024 was worth €13,856 in SPYL versus €13,935 in IS3S 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 IS3S?

SPYL tracks the S&P 500 Index while IS3S follows the MSCI World Enhanced Value 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 IS3S charges 0.25% — 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 IWVL the same as IS3S?

IWVL is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZB59 — IS3S is its EUR line on Xetra.

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