MAGS vs QGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees

MAGS and QGRO hold 9% 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 $2.2bn on May 31, 2026 for American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF.

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QGRO costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points.

MAGS vs QGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MAGSQGRO
Expense ratio0.30%0.29%
Net assets, MAGS as of Oct 20, 2026 and QGRO as of May 31, 2026$5.7bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+12.2%+2.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedAmerican Century U.S. Quality Growth Index
Holdings in common9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund29.3%30.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

+12.2%
MAGS total return, 1 year
+2.8%
QGRO total return, 1 year
0.30%
MAGS expense ratio
0.29%
QGRO expense ratio

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MAGS and QGRO are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. MAGS follows No index, actively managed and QGRO follows American Century U.S. Quality Growth Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 9% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 MAGS returned +12.2% and QGRO +2.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.4 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and QGRO hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding MAGS QGRO
Apple Inc 3.49% 3.90%
NVIDIA Corp 3.52% 3.15%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.04% 1.12%
Alphabet Inc 2.45% 0.32%
Microsoft Corp 3.07% 0.27%
Tesla Inc 3.45% 0.16%
Only in MAGS
Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 6.83%
Amazon.com Inc 3.48%
Only in QGRO
TJX Cos Inc 3.23%
Mastercard Inc 3.10%
Netflix Inc 3.10%
Lam Research Corp 3.07%
KLA Corp 3.03%
Arista Networks Inc 2.83%
AppLovin Corp 2.77%
Palantir Technologies Inc 2.73%

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On the same fields

MAGS
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
QGRO
American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.2% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +4.0% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −1.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.29%
Already in the S&P 500 22.5% 79.9%
Holdings 8 189
Net assets, MAGS as of Oct 20, 2026 and QGRO as of May 31, 2026 $5.7bn $2.2bn

MAGS and QGRO 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 QGRO

QGRO tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 189 positions, with the top ten at 30.9%.

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or QGRO?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +12.2% and QGRO +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, MAGS or QGRO?
QGRO is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MAGS and QGRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 22% of MAGS and 80% of QGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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