Which paid more, FGSI or MAGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and MAGY paid 24.0%, so MAGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FGSI or MAGY?

With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +9.0% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FGSI or MAGY?

FGSI charges 0.85% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.3%, though FGSI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, and $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+9.0%

FTGS

+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% as cash

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MAGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind MAGS

MAGY

−1.5%

MAGS

+6.3%

7.8 pts behind MAGS

MAGY over 1 year: paid 24.0%, price −26.1%, total −1.5%, MAGS +6.3%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MAGS

+6.3%

MAGY

−1.5%

7.8 pts behind MAGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind MAGS

MAGY over 1 year: paid 24.0%, price −26.1%, total −1.5%, MAGS +6.3%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MAGS

+6.3%

MAGY

−1.5%

7.8 pts behind MAGS

24.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MAGY over 1 year: paid 24.0%, price −26.1%, total −1.5%, MAGS +6.3%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; MAGY is far larger, $92m against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	MAGY
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	MAGY
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	−1.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	fell 26.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	MAGY
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	MAGY
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.0m	$92m
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	MAGY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FGSI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score63.2FGSI17.1MAGY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

FGSI 63.2

MAGY 17.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and MAGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI MAGY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FGSI

Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%

Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%

Blackstone Inc. 2.21%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16%

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

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Side by side

FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust Roundhill

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) Magnificent Seven (MAGS)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 25.1%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 24.0%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −26.1%

Total return, 1 year +9.0% −1.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% +6.3%

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%

Age 1.4 years 1.5 years

Net assets, FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 and MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.0m $94m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: FGSI vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	MAGY	FGSI	MAGY	FGSI	MAGY
3 months	−2.2%	+4.0%	2.0%	5.4%	+0.6 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+0.8%	4.3%	11.3%	+0.2 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+9.0%	−1.5%	8.3%	24.0%	+0.2 pts	−7.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · MAGY Apr 2025	+13.6%	+25.7%	11.3%	44.0%	−0.7 pts	−37.0 pts

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About each fund

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

MAGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 26.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.5%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +6.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.1%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FGSI or MAGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and MAGY paid 24.0%, so MAGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FGSI or MAGY?: With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +9.0% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FGSI or MAGY?: FGSI charges 0.85% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →FGSI on its own →MAGY on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FGSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

MAGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MAGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for MAGY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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