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MAGS SQS \n Expense ratio 0.30% 0.80% \n Net assets, MAGS as of Oct 20, 2026 and SQS as of Jul 31, 2026 $5.7bn $1.4bn \n Total return, 1 year +12.2% not published \n What it tracks No index, actively managed not published \n Holdings in common 18% \n Holdings in common uses hol","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, MAGS against SQS, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/mags-vs-sqs","a":{"ticker":"MAGS","name":"Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"MAGS is actively managed and returned +12.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/mags","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+12.2%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.30%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"8","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22122.8%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.5%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Dec 30, 2025","value":"$0.9762","as_of":"2025-12-30","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.7bn","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 20, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SQS","name":"Sapient Quality Select ETF","issuer":"Sapient Capital","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-20","verdict":"SQS returned +9.7% since it first traded on Mar 16, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sqs","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, since launch, Mar 16, 2026","value":"+9.7%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.80%","as_of":"2026-03-05","source":"497 XBRL, Mar 5, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"35","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.1%","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.4bn","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Its own holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026; its prospectus names no index it tracks","as_of":"2026-10-20","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":18,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/mags-vs-sqs"}