SXR8 (CSPX) vs SPYY: 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 IndexSPYY tracks the MSCI ACWI 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
SPYY turned it into
€28,198
+10.92% per year on average · 2016–2025
Difference
+€7,440
SXR8 made more of the same money

SXR8 vs SPYY, 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
15
where both funds were trading
SXR8 won
11
years
SPYY won
4
years
YearSXR8SPYYWinner
2026 (so far)+16.46%+16.76%SPYY
2025+4.73%+9.46%SPYY
2024+32.32%+24.56%SXR8
2023+22.47%+18.22%SXR8
2022-14.31%-13.76%SPYY
2021+40.74%+29.02%SXR8
2020+6.80%+5.12%SXR8
2019+34.49%+30.21%SXR8
2018-1.05%-6.02%SXR8
2017+6.67%+8.80%SPYY
2016+14.83%+12.34%SXR8
2015+12.52%+8.88%SXR8
2014+30.38%+18.80%SXR8
2013+27.45%+17.52%SXR8
2012+11.05%+9.67%SXR8
2011+4.85%——
2010-12.49%——

SXR8 vs SPYY in plain words

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while SPYY follows the MSCI ACWI 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 SPYY charges 0.12% — 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 15 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 11 times and SPYY 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €28,198 in SPYY 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.

Fund facts: SXR8 vs SPYY

FactSXR8SPYY
FundiShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)SPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF (Acc)
TracksS&P 500 IndexMSCI ACWI Index
Yearly cost (TER)0.07%0.12%
DividendsAccumulating — dividends reinvestedAccumulating — dividends reinvested
Launched19 May 201013 May 2011
ISINIE00B5BMR087IE00B44Z5B48
WKNA0YEDGA1JJTC
Also trades asCSPX—
€10,000 investedWhat €10,000 in SXR8 becameWhat €10,000 in SPYY became

How bumpy the ride was: SXR8 vs SPYY

These head-to-head figures use only the 3,744 trading days both funds were listed: 2 Jan 2012 to 7 Oct 2026, roughly 14.9 years.

SXR8 and SPYY swung about equally: annualised volatility of 15.9% for SXR8 against 15.7% for SPYY, with SXR8 moving 1% or more on 22.5% of trading days and SPYY on 20.2%. SXR8's worst day was -8.03% on 12 Mar 2020; SPYY's was -11.37% on 6 Jun 2017.

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; SPYY fell -33.49% from its peak on 19 Feb 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020, then closed back above the old peak on 6 Jan 2021, 9 months after the low.

Day to day the two usually move together: the correlation of their daily returns is 0.93, and they closed in opposite directions on 7.7% of the 3,743 days measured. The widest single-day gap came on 5 Jun 2017, when SXR8 moved 0.00% and SPYY +12.65%.

MeasureSXR8SPYY
Annualised volatility15.9%15.7%
Worst day-8.03% on 12 Mar 2020-11.37% on 6 Jun 2017
Best day+8.55% on 24 Mar 2020+12.65% on 5 Jun 2017
Days moving 1% or more22.5% of days20.2% of days
Deepest drawdown-33.78%-33.49%
Peak to trough19 Feb 2020 → 23 Mar 202019 Feb 2020 → 23 Mar 2020
Back above the old peak8 Jan 2021 · 9 months6 Jan 2021 · 9 months

Years SXR8 and SPYY parted ways

In 4 of the 14 completed calendar years both funds were trading, the two returns ended more than 5 points apart. The widest split was 2021: SXR8 returned +40.74% and SPYY +29.02%, a gap of 11.7 points. They rose together in 12 years and fell together in 2 years.

YearSXR8SPYYGap (SXR8 − SPYY)
2024+32.32%+24.56%+7.8 pts
2021+40.74%+29.02%+11.7 pts
2014+30.38%+18.80%+11.6 pts
2013+27.45%+17.52%+9.9 pts

How often SXR8 beat SPYY over any 12 months

Across the 165 rolling 12-month windows since January 2012, measured month-end to month-end, SXR8 finished ahead in 77.6% of them (128) and SPYY in 22.4% (37).

12-month windows
165
month-end to month-end, overlapping
SXR8 ahead
77.6%
128 of 165 windows
SPYY ahead
22.4%
37 of 165 windows

€200 a month into each, 2013–2025

Putting €200 into each fund at the start of every month from January 2013 to December 2025 (156 payments, €31,200 in total) would have grown to €85,565 in SXR8 and €68,961 in SPYY, leaving SXR8 €16,603 ahead.

OutcomeSXR8SPYY
Paid in€31,200€31,200
Value at the end of 2025€85,565€68,961
Gain on the money paid in+€54,365+€37,761
Gain in %+174.25%+121.03%

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 SPYY better?

Across the 15 calendar years both funds were trading, SXR8 finished the year ahead 11 times and SPYY 4 times. €10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth €35,638 in SXR8 versus €28,198 in SPYY 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 SPYY?

SXR8 tracks the S&P 500 Index while SPYY follows the MSCI ACWI 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 SPYY charges 0.12% — 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 SPYY?

SXR8 and SPYY swung about equally: annualised volatility of 15.9% for SXR8 against 15.7% for SPYY, with SXR8 moving 1% or more on 22.5% of trading days and SPYY on 20.2%. SXR8's worst day was -8.03% on 12 Mar 2020; SPYY's was -11.37% on 6 Jun 2017.

Which had the deeper drawdown, SXR8 or SPYY?

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; SPYY fell -33.49% from its peak on 19 Feb 2020 to a low on 23 Mar 2020, then closed back above the old peak on 6 Jan 2021, 9 months after the low.

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

Across the 165 rolling 12-month windows since January 2012, measured month-end to month-end, SXR8 finished ahead in 77.6% of them (128) and SPYY in 22.4% (37).

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.

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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.