VWCE (VWRA) vs EUNL (IWDA): 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.

VWCE tracks the FTSE All-World IndexEUNL tracks the MSCI 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.

VWCE turned it into
€18,817
+11.11% per year on average · 20202025
EUNL turned it into
€19,745
+12.01% per year on average · 20202025
Difference
−€928
EUNL made more of the same money

VWCE vs EUNL, 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
VWCE won
3
years
EUNL won
5
years
YearVWCEEUNLWinner
2026 (so far)+13.62%+11.86%VWCE
2025+9.16%+7.90%VWCE
2024+24.41%+25.93%EUNL
2023+18.18%+20.13%EUNL
2022-13.47%-13.59%VWCE
2021+28.62%+32.71%EUNL
2020+5.36%+5.48%EUNL
2019+7.56%+31.34%EUNL
2018-5.13%
2017+7.71%
2016+10.91%
2015+10.81%
2014+20.38%
2013+21.89%
2012+12.45%
2011-3.26%
2010+19.38%
2009+4.65%

VWCE vs EUNL in plain words

VWCE tracks the FTSE All-World Index while EUNL follows the MSCI World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VWCE charges 0.19% a year in running costs and EUNL charges 0.20% — VWCE 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, VWCE finished the year ahead 3 times and EUNL 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth €18,817 in VWCE versus €19,745 in EUNL by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.

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

IWDA (London/Amsterdam, USD) and SWDA (London, GBP) are listings of the same fund, ISIN IE00B4L5Y983 — EUNL is its EUR line on Xetra.

Fund facts: VWCE vs EUNL

FactVWCEEUNL
FundVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksFTSE All-World IndexMSCI World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.19%0.20%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched23 Jul 201925 Sept 2009
ISINIE00BK5BQT80IE00B4L5Y983
WKNA2PKXGA0RPWH
Also trades asVWRAIWDA

Frequently asked

Is VWCE or EUNL better?

Across the 8 calendar years both funds were trading, VWCE finished the year ahead 3 times and EUNL 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth €18,817 in VWCE versus €19,745 in EUNL 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 VWCE and EUNL?

VWCE tracks the FTSE All-World Index while EUNL follows the MSCI World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. VWCE charges 0.19% a year in running costs and EUNL charges 0.20% — VWCE 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 VWCE have become?

€10,000 invested in VWCE at the start of 2020 grew to €18,817 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 11.1% per year.

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.

Is IWDA the same as EUNL?

IWDA (London/Amsterdam, USD) and SWDA (London, GBP) are listings of the same fund, ISIN IE00B4L5Y983 — EUNL is its EUR line on Xetra.

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