MAGS vs SQS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MAGS and SQS hold 18% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $5.7bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Sapient Quality Select ETF.
MAGS costs 0.50 points a year less.
| MAGS | SQS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.80% |
| Net assets, MAGS as of Oct 20, 2026 and SQS as of Jul 31, 2026 | $5.7bn | $1.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.2% | not published |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not published |
| Holdings in common | 18% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 29.3% | 54.2% |
| Below its high | 4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and SQS 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 SQS 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 SQS
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 54.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, MAGS or SQS?
- MAGS is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 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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