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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 VOX: how they differ

MAGS and VOX hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and MAGS returned more over the year.

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and VOX hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MAGS and VOX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMAGSVOX
Meta Platforms Inc3.59%21.12%
Alphabet Inc2.89%16.14%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MAGSOnly in VOX
TREASURY BILL 65.41%Alphabet Inc 10.61%
Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%Netflix Inc 4.77%
NVIDIA Corp 4.15%Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
Apple Inc 4.12%Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
Amazon.com Inc 4.11%AT&T Inc 3.69%
Tesla Inc 4.07%Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%
Microsoft Corp 3.62%T-Mobile US Inc 2.50%
Comcast Corp 2.36%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAGS
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerRoundhillVanguard
What it isMagnificent SevenCommunication Services
Total return, 1 year+14.4%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−3.1 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.30%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50026.5%84.5%
Holdings9114

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%.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or VOX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +14.4% and VOX returned +2.9%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MAGS or VOX?
MAGS charges 0.30% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MAGS and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 26% of MAGS and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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