Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
MAGS vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MAGS returned +5.8% to URTH's +13.1%; 18% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $5.5bn for Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF and $8.9bn for iShares MSCI World ETF.
Pair scorecard
URTH costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points; URTH is 1.6 times larger.
| Measure | MAGS | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.8% | +13.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.1%, high on Oct 13, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | MSCI World Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.24% |
| Net assets | $5.5bn | $8.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 18% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 29.3% | 27.2% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, MAGS and URTH hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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18% in common
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Side by side
MAGS and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAGS
MAGS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +5.8% 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%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
URTH
URTH tracks the MSCI World. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 69% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,254 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MAGS or URTH?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MAGS returned +5.8% and URTH +13.1%.
- Which is cheaper, MAGS or URTH?
- URTH is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 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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