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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYR vs MAGS: how they differ

IYR and MAGS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MAGS returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYR and MAGS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYROnly in MAGS
WELLTOWER INC. 10.88%TREASURY BILL 65.41%
PROLOGIS, INC. 8.77%Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 4.79%NVIDIA Corp 4.15%
EQUINIX, INC. 4.58%Apple Inc 4.12%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 4.41%Amazon.com Inc 4.11%
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 4.29%Tesla Inc 4.07%
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 3.88%Microsoft Corp 3.62%
PUBLIC STORAGE. 3.74%Meta Platforms Inc 3.59%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

IYR and MAGS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYR
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
MAGS
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesRoundhill
What it isU.S. Real EstateMagnificent Seven
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−12.8 pts−3.1 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.30%
Already in the S&P 50080.4%26.5%
Holdings619

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

MAGS in plain words

MAGS is an index equity fund tracking the Magnificent Seven. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 26% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYR or MAGS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYR or MAGS?
IYR charges 0.37% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so MAGS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYR and MAGS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 26% of MAGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IYR against MAGS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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