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DRKY vs MAGY: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and MAGY both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
26.5%MAGY cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+1.8%MAGY total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
MAGY9.4 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%MAGY+1.8%9.4 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%MAGY+1.8%9.4 pts behind MAGS

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and MAGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in MAGY
Natera Inc 25.22%Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17%First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38%
YPF SA 4.78%
Insmed Inc 4.62%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%
Alphabet Inc 4.45%
Amazon.com Inc 4.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and MAGY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYMAGYDRKYMAGYDRKYMAGY
3 months+11.8%+3.7%3.8%6.1%+9.6 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+25.1%+8.1%8.1%12.9%+7.1 pts−12.7 pts
1 yearnot published+1.8%not published26.5%not published−9.4 pts
Since launch+24.1%+25.6%14.1%42.0%+9.7 pts−37.5 pts
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DRKY and MAGY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF
Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
IssuerVistaSharesRoundhill
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyMagnificent Seven (MAGS)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%19.2%
Expense ratio0.95%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)26.5%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%−25.3%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+1.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+11.2%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−9.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days513 days
Net assets$19m$102m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

MAGY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MAGY paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.8%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or MAGY?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so DRKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against MAGY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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