SXR8 (CSPX) vs VWCE (VWRA): 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 IndexVWCE tracks the FTSE All-World Index

What did the last 6 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 6 full years (2020–2025) — the longest stretch both were trading.

SXR8 turned it into
€21,862
+13.92% per year on average · 20202025
VWCE turned it into
€18,817
+11.11% per year on average · 20202025
Difference
+€3,045
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 vs VWCE, 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
8
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
5
years
VWCE won
3
years
YearSXR8VWCEWinner
2026 (so far)+12.04%+13.62%VWCE
2025+4.73%+9.16%VWCE
2024+32.32%+24.41%SXR8
2023+22.47%+18.18%SXR8
2022-14.31%-13.47%VWCE
2021+40.74%+28.62%SXR8
2020+6.80%+5.36%SXR8
2019+34.49%+7.56%SXR8
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 VWCE in plain words

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while VWCE follows the FTSE All-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 VWCE charges 0.19% — 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 8 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 5 times and VWCE 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth €21,862 in SXR8 versus €18,817 in VWCE 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.

VWRA (London, USD) and VWRP (London, GBP) are listings of the same accumulating share class, ISIN IE00BK5BQT80 — VWRL is its distributing sibling.

Fund facts: SXR8 vs VWCE

FactSXR8VWCE
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexFTSE All-World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.19%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 201023 Jul 2019
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00BK5BQT80
WKNA0YEDGA2PKXG
Also trades asCSPXVWRA

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or VWCE better?

Across the 8 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 5 times and VWCE 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth €21,862 in SXR8 versus €18,817 in VWCE 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 VWCE?

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while VWCE follows the FTSE All-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 VWCE charges 0.19% — 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 2020 grew to €21,862 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 13.9% 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 VWRA the same as VWCE?

VWRA (London, USD) and VWRP (London, GBP) are listings of the same accumulating share class, ISIN IE00BK5BQT80 — VWRL is its distributing sibling.

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