Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or SHY?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MAGS or SHY?

MAGS charges 0.30% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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MAGS vs SHY: how they differ

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

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and SHY 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 MAGS	Only in SHY
TREASURY BILL 65.41%	United States of America 1.97%
Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%	United States of America 1.86%
NVIDIA Corp 4.15%	United States of America 1.72%
Apple Inc 4.12%	United States of America 1.62%
Amazon.com Inc 4.11%	United States of America 1.61%
Tesla Inc 4.07%	United States of America 1.53%
Microsoft Corp 3.62%	United States of America 1.49%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.59%	United States of America 1.47%

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 and May 31, 2026.

MAGS and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Roundhill	iShares
What it is	Magnificent Seven	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−3.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.15%
Holdings	9	89

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%.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MAGS or SHY?: MAGS charges 0.30% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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