S&P 500 vs FTSE 100 in comparison

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Comparison in detail

S&P 500
ISIN US78378X1072 | WKN A0AET0
FTSE 100
ISIN GB0001383545 | WKN 969378

S&P 500 +21.57%
FTSE 100 +23.45%
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Basics

Index
Index
S&P 500®
FTSE 100
Index description
Index description
The S&P 500® index tracks the 500 largest US stocks.
The FTSE 100 index tracks the 100 largest UK stocks.
Investment focus
Investment focus
Equity, United States
Equity, United Kingdom
Investment approach
Investment approach
Long-only
Long-only
Sustainability
Sustainability
No
No
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
12.33%
12.00%

Factsheet
Factsheet
Index Methodology
Index Methodology
 

Holdings

Holdings in ETF
Holdings in ETF
503
102
Holdings in Index
Holdings in Index
500
100
Weight of top 10 holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
37.11%
48.85%
Top 10 Holdings
Top 10 Holdings
Apple
7.65%
NVIDIA Corp.
7.38%
Shell Plc
7.15%
Unilever Plc
3.93%
BP Plc
3.26%
GSK Plc
2.96%
Barclays PLC
2.68%

United States
96.34%
United Kingdom
93.82%
Ireland
1.16%
Switzerland
2.48%
Other
2.50%
Ireland
1.51%
-
Hong Kong
1.10%
-
Other
1.09%

Technology
44.76%
Finance
26.86%
Finance
14.01%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
14.97%
Healthcare
8.99%
Energy
12.72%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
8.94%
Healthcare
12.10%
Other
23.30%
Other
33.35%

Performance

YTD
YTD
+15.11%
+13.94%
1 month
1 month
+1.24%
+0.41%
3 months
3 months
+2.70%
+6.71%
6 months
6 months
+13.99%
+7.52%
1 year
1 year
+21.57%
+23.45%
3 years
3 years
+65.19%
+60.42%
5 years
5 years
+84.85%
+81.14%
Since inception (MAX)
Since inception (MAX)
+832.61%
+185.06%
2025
2025
+3.96%
+19.45%
2024
2024
+32.62%
+14.82%
2023
2023
+21.54%
+9.96%
2022
2022
-13.30%
-0.93%

Risk

Volatility 1 year
Volatility 1 year
12.33%
12.00%
Volatility 3 years
Volatility 3 years
15.47%
12.29%
Volatility 5 years
Volatility 5 years
17.53%
13.57%
Return per risk 1 year
Return per risk 1 year
1.75
1.95
Return per risk 3 years
Return per risk 3 years
1.18
1.39
Return per risk 5 years
Return per risk 5 years
0.75
0.93
Maximum drawdown 1 year
Maximum drawdown 1 year
-7.49%
-7.62%
Maximum drawdown 3 years
Maximum drawdown 3 years
-22.60%
-16.80%
Maximum drawdown 5 years
Maximum drawdown 5 years
-22.60%
-16.80%
Maximum drawdown since inception
Maximum drawdown since inception
-33.71%
-58.58%

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