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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or MAGS?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LQD vs MAGS: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and MAGS 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 LQD	Only in MAGS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	TREASURY BILL 65.41%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	NVIDIA Corp 4.15%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Apple Inc 4.12%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Amazon.com Inc 4.11%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	Tesla Inc 4.07%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Microsoft Corp 3.62%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.59%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and MAGS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Roundhill
What it is	US investment grade bonds	Magnificent Seven
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−3.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.30%
Holdings	3149	9

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

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%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or MAGS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so MAGS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or MAGS?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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