SXR8 (CSPX) 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.

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 IndexEUNL tracks the MSCI World 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.

SXR8 turned it into
€35,638
+13.55% per year on average · 20162025
EUNL turned it into
€29,391
+11.38% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
+€6,246
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 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
17
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
12
years
EUNL won
5
years
YearSXR8EUNLWinner
2026 (so far)+12.04%+11.86%SXR8
2025+4.73%+7.90%EUNL
2024+32.32%+25.93%SXR8
2023+22.47%+20.13%SXR8
2022-14.31%-13.59%EUNL
2021+40.74%+32.71%SXR8
2020+6.80%+5.48%SXR8
2019+34.49%+31.34%SXR8
2018-1.05%-5.13%SXR8
2017+6.67%+7.71%EUNL
2016+14.83%+10.91%SXR8
2015+12.52%+10.81%SXR8
2014+30.38%+20.38%SXR8
2013+27.45%+21.89%SXR8
2012+11.05%+12.45%EUNL
2011+4.85%-3.26%SXR8
2010-12.49%+19.38%EUNL
2009+4.65%

SXR8 vs EUNL in plain words

SXR8 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. SXR8 charges 0.07% a year in running costs and EUNL charges 0.20% — SXR8 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 17 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 12 times and EUNL 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €29,391 in EUNL by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

CSPX is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00B5BMR087 — SXR8 is 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: SXR8 vs EUNL

FactSXR8EUNL
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.20%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 201025 Sept 2009
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00B4L5Y983
WKNA0YEDGA0RPWH
Also trades asCSPXIWDA

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or EUNL better?

Across the 17 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 12 times and EUNL 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €29,391 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 SXR8 and EUNL?

SXR8 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. SXR8 charges 0.07% a year in running costs and EUNL charges 0.20% — SXR8 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 SXR8 have become?

€10,000 invested in SXR8 at the start of 2016 grew to €35,638 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 13.6% per year.

Is CSPX the same as SXR8?

CSPX is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00B5BMR087 — SXR8 is its EUR line on Xetra.

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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