OriginaveSSAC (ISAC) vs VWRP: 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 pounds — what you'd actually pocket buying on the London Stock Exchange. Fund fact sheets usually headline returns in US dollars, which can look very different in years when the pound moves against the dollar. Here's the full story, year by year.
SSACtracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- CSP1iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SSACiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
VWRPVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index- VHVGVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SWDAiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- CNX1iShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VHYLVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IWFViShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IWFMiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IWFQiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
VWRPtracks the FTSE All-World Index
- CSP1iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the S&P 500 Index
- SSACiShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc)tracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VWRPVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE All-World Index
- VHVGVanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the FTSE Developed World Index
- SWDAiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Index
- CNX1iShares Nasdaq 100 UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VHYLVanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF (Dist)tracks the FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield Index
- IWFViShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETFtracks the MSCI World Enhanced Value Index
- IWFMiShares Edge MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Momentum Index
- IWFQiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF (Acc)tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index
SSAC tracks the MSCI ACWI IndexVWRP 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.
SSAC vs VWRP, 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.
| Year | SSAC | VWRP | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +12.33% | +12.35% | VWRP |
| 2025 | +13.95% | +13.94% | Tie |
| 2024 | +19.63% | +19.60% | SSAC |
| 2023 | +16.14% | +15.64% | SSAC |
| 2022 | -8.56% | -8.41% | VWRP |
| 2021 | +20.35% | +20.00% | SSAC |
| 2020 | +11.80% | +12.27% | VWRP |
| 2019 | +22.09% | +1.72% | SSAC |
| 2018 | -4.76% | — | — |
| 2017 | +13.26% | — | — |
| 2016 | +29.60% | — | — |
| 2015 | +1.60% | — | — |
| 2014 | +11.27% | — | — |
| 2013 | +21.20% | — | — |
| 2012 | +9.30% | — | — |
| 2011 | -35.63% | — | — |
SSAC vs VWRP in plain words
SSAC tracks the MSCI ACWI Index while VWRP follows the FTSE All-World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. SSAC charges 0.20% a year in running costs and VWRP charges 0.19% — VWRP 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, SSAC finished the year ahead 4 times and VWRP 3 times. £10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth £19,479 in SSAC versus £19,446 in VWRP by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.
ISAC is the London (USD) listing and IUSQ the Xetra (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B6R52259 — SSAC is its GBP line on the London Stock Exchange.
VWRA is the London (USD) listing and VWCE the Xetra (EUR) line of the same accumulating share class, ISIN IE00BK5BQT80 — VWRP is its GBP line on the London Stock Exchange; VWRL is its distributing sibling.
Fund facts: SSAC vs VWRP
| Fact | SSAC | VWRP |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (Acc) |
| Tracks | MSCI ACWI Index | FTSE All-World Index |
| Yearly cost (TER) | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| Dividends | Accumulating — dividends reinvested | Accumulating — dividends reinvested |
| Launched | 21 Oct 2011 | 23 Jul 2019 |
| ISIN | IE00B6R52259 | IE00BK5BQT80 |
| Also trades as | ISAC | — |
Frequently asked
Is SSAC or VWRP better?
Across the 8 calendar years both funds were trading, SSAC finished the year ahead 4 times and VWRP 3 times. £10,000 invested at the start of 2020 was worth £19,479 in SSAC versus £19,446 in VWRP 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 SSAC and VWRP?
SSAC tracks the MSCI ACWI Index while VWRP follows the FTSE All-World Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. SSAC charges 0.20% a year in running costs and VWRP charges 0.19% — VWRP 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 SSAC have become?
£10,000 invested in SSAC at the start of 2020 grew to £19,479 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 11.8% per year.
Is ISAC the same as SSAC?
ISAC is the London (USD) listing and IUSQ the Xetra (EUR) line of the same fund, ISIN IE00B6R52259 — SSAC is its GBP line on the London Stock Exchange.
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