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SXR8 (CSPX) vs VUAA: 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.

Fund A
iShares logoSXR8
Fund B
Vanguard logoVUAA

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 IndexVUAA tracks the S&P 500 Index

What did the last 5 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 5 full years (2021–2025) — the longest stretch both were trading.

SXR8 turned it into
€20,470
+15.40% per year on average · 2021–2025
VUAA turned it into
€20,655
+15.61% per year on average · 2021–2025
Difference
−€185
VUAA made more of the same money

SXR8 vs VUAA, 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
6
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
4
years
VUAA won
2
years
YearSXR8VUAAWinner
2026 (so far)+12.04%+12.01%SXR8
2025+4.73%+4.28%SXR8
2024+32.32%+33.65%VUAA
2023+22.47%+22.10%SXR8
2022-14.31%-14.58%SXR8
2021+40.74%+42.09%VUAA
2020+6.80%——
2019+34.49%——
2018-1.05%——
2017+6.67%——
2016+14.83%——
2015+12.52%——
2014+30.38%——
2013+27.45%——
2012+11.05%——
2011+4.85%——
2010-12.49%——

SXR8 vs VUAA in plain words

SXR8 and VUAA both track the S&P 500 Index, so their returns are nearly identical — the real differences are costs and fund structure. Both funds charge 0.07% a year in running costs.

Both are accumulating funds: dividends are reinvested inside the fund and show up as a higher share price, never as a payout. Across the 6 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 4 times and VUAA 2 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2021 was worth €20,470 in SXR8 versus €20,655 in VUAA 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.

VUAA also trades in USD on the London Stock Exchange, where VUAG is its GBP line, ISIN IE00BFMXXD54 — VUSA is its distributing sibling. This page follows the EUR line.

Fund facts: SXR8 vs VUAA

FactSXR8VUAA
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexS&P 500 Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.07%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 201014 May 2019
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00BFMXXD54
WKNA0YEDGA2PFN2
Also trades asCSPX—

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or VUAA better?

Across the 6 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 4 times and VUAA 2 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2021 was worth €20,470 in SXR8 versus €20,655 in VUAA 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 VUAA?

SXR8 and VUAA both track the S&P 500 Index, so their returns are nearly identical — the real differences are costs and fund structure. Both funds charge 0.07% a year in running costs. 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 2021 grew to €20,470 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 15.4% 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.

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