Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MAGS vs VO: how they differ
MAGS and VO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MAGS returned more over the year.
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and VO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MAGS | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 65.41% | Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% |
| Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| NVIDIA Corp 4.15% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| Apple Inc 4.12% | Quanta Services Inc 1.05% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.11% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% |
| Tesla Inc 4.07% | Cummins Inc 0.95% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.62% | Datadog Inc 0.84% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.59% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
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.
| MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Roundhill | Vanguard |
| What it is | Magnificent Seven | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.1 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 26.5% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 9 | 282 |
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%.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and VO returned +12.0%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MAGS or VO?
- MAGS charges 0.30% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MAGS and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 26% of MAGS and 91% of VO 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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