SXR8 (CSPX) vs SPYI (IMID): 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 IndexSPYI tracks the MSCI ACWI IMI 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
SPYI turned it into
€27,313
+10.57% per year on average · 20162025
Difference
+€8,325
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 vs SPYI, 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
12
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
8
years
SPYI won
4
years
YearSXR8SPYIWinner
2026 (so far)+12.04%+14.31%SPYI
2025+4.73%+9.10%SPYI
2024+32.32%+22.92%SXR8
2023+22.47%+17.54%SXR8
2022-14.31%-12.92%SPYI
2021+40.74%+27.77%SXR8
2020+6.80%+5.39%SXR8
2019+34.49%+29.64%SXR8
2018-1.05%-6.71%SXR8
2017+6.67%+8.46%SPYI
2016+14.83%+12.66%SXR8
2015+12.52%+10.13%SXR8
2014+30.38%
2013+27.45%
2012+11.05%
2011+4.85%
2010-12.49%

SXR8 vs SPYI in plain words

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while SPYI follows the MSCI ACWI IMI 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 SPYI charges 0.17% — 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 12 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 8 times and SPYI 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €27,313 in SPYI 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.

IMID is the London (USD) listing and IMIE the Paris/Milan (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B3YLTY66 — SPYI is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: SXR8 vs SPYI

FactSXR8SPYI
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)SPDR MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF USD Unhedged (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI ACWI IMI Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.17%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 201013 May 2011
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00B3YLTY66
WKNA0YEDGA1JJTD
Also trades asCSPXIMID

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or SPYI better?

Across the 12 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 8 times and SPYI 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €27,313 in SPYI 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 SPYI?

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while SPYI follows the MSCI ACWI IMI 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 SPYI charges 0.17% — 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 IMID the same as SPYI?

IMID is the London (USD) listing and IMIE the Paris/Milan (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B3YLTY66 — SPYI is its EUR line on Xetra.

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