MAGS vs NUGO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MAGS and NUGO hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and MAGS returned +12.2% over the year. Net assets: $5.7bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, and $2.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF.
MAGS costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.
| MAGS | NUGO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, MAGS as of Oct 20, 2026 and NUGO as of Jul 31, 2026 | $5.7bn | $2.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.2% | +7.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 18% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 29.3% | 62.4% |
| Below its high | 6.0%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
MAGS and NUGO are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- Holdings in common. 18% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 MAGS returned +12.2% and NUGO +7.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.6 points.
- Number of holdings. MAGS holds 8 positions and NUGO holds 44.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and NUGO hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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18% in common
On the same fields
MAGS and NUGO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About MAGS
MAGS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%.
About NUGO
NUGO is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 44 positions, with the top ten at 62.4%. It sat 6.0% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or NUGO?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +12.2% and NUGO +7.6%.
- Which is cheaper, MAGS or NUGO?
- MAGS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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