SXR8 (CSPX) 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.

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 IndexEUNL tracks the MSCI World Index

What did the last 10 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.

SXR8 turned it into
€35,638
+13.55% per year on average · 2016–2025
EUNL turned it into
€29,391
+11.38% per year on average · 2016–2025
Difference
+€6,246
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 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
17
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
12
years
EUNL won
5
years
YearSXR8EUNLWinner
2026 (so far)+16.46%+15.53%SXR8
2025+4.73%+7.90%EUNL
2024+32.32%+25.93%SXR8
2023+22.47%+20.13%SXR8
2022-14.31%-13.59%EUNL
2021+40.74%+32.71%SXR8
2020+6.80%+5.48%SXR8
2019+34.49%+31.34%SXR8
2018-1.05%-5.13%SXR8
2017+6.67%+7.71%EUNL
2016+14.83%+10.91%SXR8
2015+12.52%+10.81%SXR8
2014+30.38%+20.38%SXR8
2013+27.45%+21.89%SXR8
2012+11.05%+12.45%EUNL
2011+4.85%-3.26%SXR8
2010-12.49%+19.38%EUNL
2009—+4.65%—

SXR8 vs EUNL in plain words

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while EUNL follows the MSCI 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 EUNL charges 0.20% — 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 17 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 12 times and EUNL 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €29,391 in EUNL 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.

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: SXR8 vs EUNL

FactSXR8EUNL
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI World Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.20%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 201025 Sept 2009
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00B4L5Y983
WKNA0YEDGA0RPWH
Also trades asCSPXIWDA
€10,000 investedWhat €10,000 in SXR8 becameWhat €10,000 in EUNL became

How bumpy the ride was: SXR8 vs EUNL

These head-to-head figures use only the 4,162 trading days both funds were listed: 19 May 2010 to 7 Oct 2026, roughly 16.5 years.

SXR8 swung more than EUNL: annualised volatility of 17.0% for SXR8 against 15.4% for EUNL, with SXR8 moving 1% or more on 21.9% of trading days and EUNL on 20.8%. SXR8's worst day was -24.64% on 1 Nov 2010; EUNL's was -9.65% on 12 Mar 2020.

Both funds suffered a drawdown of about the same depth: SXR8 fell -33.78% from its peak on 19 Feb 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020, then closed back above the old peak on 8 Jan 2021, 9 months after the low; EUNL fell -33.63% from its peak on 19 Feb 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020, then closed back above the old peak on 7 Jan 2021, 9 months after the low.

Day to day the two usually move together: the correlation of their daily returns is 0.86, and they closed in opposite directions on 7.3% of the 4,161 days measured. The widest single-day gap came on 1 Nov 2010, when SXR8 moved -24.64% and EUNL +0.51%.

MeasureSXR8EUNL
Annualised volatility17.0%15.4%
Worst day-24.64% on 1 Nov 2010-9.65% on 12 Mar 2020
Best day+8.55% on 24 Mar 2020+8.22% on 24 Mar 2020
Days moving 1% or more21.9% of days20.8% of days
Deepest drawdown-33.78%-33.63%
Peak to trough19 Feb 2020 → 23 Mar 202019 Feb 2020 → 23 Mar 2020
Back above the old peak8 Jan 2021 · 9 months7 Jan 2021 · 9 months

Years SXR8 and EUNL parted ways

In 6 of the 16 completed calendar years both funds were trading, the two returns ended more than 5 points apart. The widest split was 2010: SXR8 returned -12.49% and EUNL +19.38%, a gap of 31.9 points. They rose together in 12 years, fell together in 2 years and went opposite ways in 2 years.

YearSXR8EUNLGap (SXR8 − EUNL)
2024+32.32%+25.93%+6.4 pts
2021+40.74%+32.71%+8.0 pts
2014+30.38%+20.38%+10.0 pts
2013+27.45%+21.89%+5.6 pts
2011+4.85%-3.26%+8.1 pts
2010-12.49%+19.38%-31.9 pts

How often SXR8 beat EUNL over any 12 months

Across the 185 rolling 12-month windows since May 2010, measured month-end to month-end, SXR8 finished ahead in 77.3% of them (143) and EUNL in 22.7% (42).

12-month windows
185
month-end to month-end, overlapping
SXR8 ahead
77.3%
143 of 185 windows
EUNL ahead
22.7%
42 of 185 windows

€200 a month into each, 2011–2025

Putting €200 into each fund at the start of every month from January 2011 to December 2025 (180 payments, €36,000 in total) would have grown to €120,988 in SXR8 and €97,370 in EUNL, leaving SXR8 €23,618 ahead.

OutcomeSXR8EUNL
Paid in€36,000€36,000
Value at the end of 2025€120,988€97,370
Gain on the money paid in+€84,988+€61,370
Gain in %+236.08%+170.47%

Each payment rides the return of the month it lands in, dividends reinvested. Only calendar years with all twelve months of data for both funds count, so the plan may start later than the shared history.

Frequently asked

Is SXR8 or EUNL better?

Across the 17 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 12 times and EUNL 5 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €29,391 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 SXR8 and EUNL?

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while EUNL follows the MSCI 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 EUNL charges 0.20% — 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.

Which is more volatile, SXR8 or EUNL?

SXR8 swung more than EUNL: annualised volatility of 17.0% for SXR8 against 15.4% for EUNL, with SXR8 moving 1% or more on 21.9% of trading days and EUNL on 20.8%. SXR8's worst day was -24.64% on 1 Nov 2010; EUNL's was -9.65% on 12 Mar 2020.

Which had the deeper drawdown, SXR8 or EUNL?

Both funds suffered a drawdown of about the same depth: SXR8 fell -33.78% from its peak on 19 Feb 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020, then closed back above the old peak on 8 Jan 2021, 9 months after the low; EUNL fell -33.63% from its peak on 19 Feb 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020, then closed back above the old peak on 7 Jan 2021, 9 months after the low.

How often did SXR8 beat EUNL over a 12-month period?

Across the 185 rolling 12-month windows since May 2010, measured month-end to month-end, SXR8 finished ahead in 77.3% of them (143) and EUNL in 22.7% (42).

What would €10,000 in SXR8 have become?

€10,000 invested in SXR8 at the start of 2016 grew to €35,638 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 13.6% 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 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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Source: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes for the EUR trading lines on Xetra, dividends reinvested. Prices through · refreshed 7 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC. How every number is calculated.