SXR8 (CSPX) vs IS3Q (IWQU): 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 IndexIS3Q tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality 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
IS3Q turned it into
€27,943
+10.82% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
+€7,695
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 vs IS3Q, 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
13
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
10
years
IS3Q won
3
years
YearSXR8IS3QWinner
2026 (so far)+12.04%+12.44%IS3Q
2025+4.73%+2.80%SXR8
2024+32.32%+23.78%SXR8
2023+22.47%+21.70%SXR8
2022-14.31%-14.84%SXR8
2021+40.74%+34.28%SXR8
2020+6.80%+4.44%SXR8
2019+34.49%+33.90%SXR8
2018-1.05%-3.45%SXR8
2017+6.67%+8.34%IS3Q
2016+14.83%+7.85%SXR8
2015+12.52%+14.52%IS3Q
2014+30.38%-14.79%SXR8
2013+27.45%
2012+11.05%
2011+4.85%
2010-12.49%

SXR8 vs IS3Q in plain words

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while IS3Q follows the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality 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 IS3Q charges 0.25% — 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 13 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 10 times and IS3Q 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €27,943 in IS3Q 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.

IWQU is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZ601 — IS3Q is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: SXR8 vs IS3Q

FactSXR8IS3Q
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 20103 Oct 2014
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00BP3QZ601
WKNA0YEDGA12ATE
Also trades asCSPXIWQU

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or IS3Q better?

Across the 13 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 10 times and IS3Q 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €27,943 in IS3Q 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 IS3Q?

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while IS3Q follows the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality 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 IS3Q charges 0.25% — 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 IWQU the same as IS3Q?

IWQU is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZ601 — IS3Q is its EUR line on Xetra.

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