Which paid more, JOYT or MAGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or MAGY?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JOYT or MAGY?

JOYT charges 0.35% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT 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 JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $117m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF, and $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

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

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −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

JOYT costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points; JOYT is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	MAGY
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	MAGY
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	−1.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	fell 26.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	MAGY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	MAGY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.99%
Net assets	$119m	$94m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	MAGY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT17.1MAGY

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

JOYT 99.1

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, JOYT 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 JOYT MAGY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

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

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan Roundhill

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 25.1%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 24.0%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% −26.1%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% −1.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +6.3%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.2 years 1.5 years

Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 $117m $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: JOYT vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	MAGY	JOYT	MAGY	JOYT	MAGY
3 months	+2.0%	+4.0%	0.2%	5.4%	+2.2 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+0.8%	0.4%	11.3%	+2.8 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+14.6%	−1.5%	0.9%	24.0%	−0.1 pts	−7.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · MAGY Apr 2025	+21.6%	+25.7%	0.9%	44.0%	+0.1 pts	−37.0 pts

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. 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 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JOYT or MAGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or MAGY?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or MAGY?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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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