Which paid more, IVVW or MAGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% 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, IVVW or MAGY?

With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IVVW or MAGY?

IVVW charges 0.25% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IVVW 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 IVVW’s 17.5%, though IVVW returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $349m for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF and $94m for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

17.5%

IVVW cash paid, 1 year

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

IVVW total return, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

IVVW

+14.8%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 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

IVVW costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; IVVW is 3.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IVVW	MAGY
Paid and earned
Measure	IVVW	MAGY
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	−1.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.1%	fell 26.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	IVVW	MAGY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS
Cost and size
Measure	IVVW	MAGY
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.99%
Net assets	$349m	$94m
Holdings
Measure	IVVW	MAGY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score47.6IVVW17.1MAGY

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

IVVW 47.6

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, IVVW and MAGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW MAGY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVVW

ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%

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

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly

Issuer iShares Roundhill

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Magnificent Seven (MAGS)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 25.1%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 24.0%

Price change, 1 year −4.1% −26.1%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% −1.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +6.3%

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 100%

Age 2.6 years 1.5 years

Net assets $349m $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: IVVW vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IVVW	MAGY	IVVW	MAGY	IVVW	MAGY
3 months	+2.0%	+4.0%	3.9%	5.4%	+2.2 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+8.0%	+0.8%	7.8%	11.3%	+3.0 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+14.8%	−1.5%	17.5%	24.0%	0.0 pts	−7.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · MAGY Apr 2025	+40.5%	+25.7%	42.6%	44.0%	−14.4 pts	−37.0 pts

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About each fund

IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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, IVVW or MAGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% 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, IVVW or MAGY?: With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or MAGY?: IVVW charges 0.25% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →IVVW on its own →MAGY on its own →IVVW dividend history →IVVW holdings →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IVVW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVVW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IVVW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for IVVW ↗

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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