SXR8 (CSPX) vs IS3R (IWMO): 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 IndexIS3R tracks the MSCI World Momentum 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
IS3R turned it into
€33,149
+12.73% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
+€2,488
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 vs IS3R, 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
5
years
IS3R won
8
years
YearSXR8IS3RWinner
2026 (so far)+12.04%+30.15%IS3R
2025+4.73%+8.37%IS3R
2024+32.32%+37.95%IS3R
2023+22.47%+8.09%SXR8
2022-14.31%-13.60%IS3R
2021+40.74%+24.50%SXR8
2020+6.80%+16.41%IS3R
2019+34.49%+31.50%SXR8
2018-1.05%+0.27%IS3R
2017+6.67%+16.07%IS3R
2016+14.83%+7.03%SXR8
2015+12.52%+15.77%IS3R
2014+30.38%-13.37%SXR8
2013+27.45%
2012+11.05%
2011+4.85%
2010-12.49%

SXR8 vs IS3R in plain words

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while IS3R follows the MSCI World Momentum 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 IS3R 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 5 times and IS3R 8 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €33,149 in IS3R 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.

IWMO is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZ825 — IS3R is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: SXR8 vs IS3R

FactSXR8IS3R
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETF
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI World Momentum Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 20103 Oct 2014
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00BP3QZ825
WKNA0YEDGA12ATF
Also trades asCSPXIWMO

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or IS3R better?

Across the 13 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 5 times and IS3R 8 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €33,149 in IS3R 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 IS3R?

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while IS3R follows the MSCI World Momentum 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 IS3R 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 IWMO the same as IS3R?

IWMO is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BP3QZ825 — IS3R is its EUR line on Xetra.

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