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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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MAGS vs SPLG: how they differ

MAGS and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against +14.4%.

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

MAGS and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAGS
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerRoundhillS&P
What it isMagnificent SevenS&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+14.4%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−3.1 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.30%not published
Holdings9not filed

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%.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or SPLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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MAGS against SPLG, 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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