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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MAGS or VCIT?

MAGS charges 0.30% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and VCIT 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 VCIT
TREASURY BILL 65.41%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
NVIDIA Corp 4.15%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
Apple Inc 4.12%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
Amazon.com Inc 4.11%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
Tesla Inc 4.07%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Microsoft Corp 3.62%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.59%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Roundhill	Vanguard
What it is	Magnificent Seven	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−3.1 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.03%
Holdings	9	2302

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%.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MAGS or VCIT?: MAGS charges 0.30% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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