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

HEMI and MAGY both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
26.5%MAGY cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+1.8%MAGY total return, 1 year
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% of it arrived as cash3.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%3.4 pts behind 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, HEMI and MAGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in MAGY
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36%
Apple Inc 5.86%MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and MAGY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIMAGYHEMIMAGYHEMIMAGY
3 months+0.8%+3.7%2.2%6.1%−1.5 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+13.6%+8.1%4.9%12.9%−4.5 pts−12.7 pts
1 yearnot published+1.8%not published26.5%not published−9.4 pts
Since launch+11.2%+25.6%6.0%42.0%−3.4 pts−37.5 pts
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HEMI and MAGY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF
Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
IssuerHartfordRoundhill
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Magnificent Seven (MAGS)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%19.2%
Expense ratio0.49%0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)26.5%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−25.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+1.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+11.2%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−9.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days513 days
Net assets$33m$102m

HEMI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, 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, HEMI or MAGY?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HEMI 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, HEMI against MAGY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-magy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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