VGVF (VHVE) 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.

VGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World IndexIS3R tracks the MSCI World Momentum 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.

VGVF turned it into
€18,610
+13.23% per year on average · 20212025
IS3R turned it into
€17,384
+11.69% per year on average · 20212025
Difference
+€1,226
VGVF made more of the same money

VGVF 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
7
where both funds were trading
VGVF won
4
years
IS3R won
3
years
YearVGVFIS3RWinner
2026 (so far)+13.72%+30.15%IS3R
2025+8.99%+8.37%VGVF
2024+24.73%+37.95%IS3R
2023+20.35%+8.09%VGVF
2022-13.58%-13.60%VGVF
2021+31.62%+24.50%VGVF
2020+2.32%+16.41%IS3R
2019+31.50%
2018+0.27%
2017+16.07%
2016+7.03%
2015+15.77%
2014-13.37%

VGVF vs IS3R in plain words

VGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World Index while IS3R follows the MSCI World Momentum Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VGVF charges 0.12% a year in running costs and IS3R charges 0.25% — VGVF 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 7 calendar years both funds were trading, VGVF finished the year ahead 4 times and IS3R 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2021 was worth €18,610 in VGVF versus €17,384 in IS3R by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

VHVE is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VGVF 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: VGVF vs IS3R

FactVGVFIS3R
FundVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)iShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETF
TracksFTSE Developed World IndexMSCI World Momentum Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.12%0.25%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched24 Sept 20193 Oct 2014
ISINIE00BK5BQV03IE00BP3QZ825
WKNA2PLS9A12ATF
Also trades asVHVEIWMO

Frequently asked

Is VGVF or IS3R better?

Across the 7 calendar years both funds were trading, VGVF finished the year ahead 4 times and IS3R 3 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2021 was worth €18,610 in VGVF versus €17,384 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 VGVF and IS3R?

VGVF tracks the FTSE Developed World Index while IS3R follows the MSCI World Momentum Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VGVF charges 0.12% a year in running costs and IS3R charges 0.25% — VGVF 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 VGVF have become?

€10,000 invested in VGVF at the start of 2021 grew to €18,610 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 13.2% per year.

Is VHVE the same as VGVF?

VHVE is the London (USD) listing of the same fund, ISIN IE00BK5BQV03 — VGVF 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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