Which paid more, LJAN or MAGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% 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, LJAN or MAGY?

With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJAN or MAGY?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LJAN 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 LJAN’s 4.9%, though LJAN returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $12m for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January and $94m for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

LJAN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN

+5.1%

VOO

+14.8%

9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJAN

+5.1%

4.9% of it arrived as cash

9.7 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJAN

+5.1%

9.7 pts behind VOO

4.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 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

LJAN costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; MAGY is 7.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	MAGY
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	MAGY
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	−1.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.1%	fell 26.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	MAGY
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	MAGY
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.99%
Net assets	$12m	$94m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	MAGY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score60.2LJAN17.1MAGY

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

LJAN 60.2

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, LJAN and MAGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN MAGY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LJAN

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

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly

Issuer Innovator Roundhill

Strategy buffer with income covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Magnificent Seven (MAGS)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 25.1%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 24.0%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% −26.1%

Total return, 1 year +5.1% −1.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +6.3%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 100%

Age 2.8 years 1.5 years

Net assets $12m $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: LJAN vs MAGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	MAGY	LJAN	MAGY	LJAN	MAGY
3 months	+1.1%	+4.0%	1.2%	5.4%	+1.2 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+0.8%	2.4%	11.3%	−2.4 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+5.1%	−1.5%	4.9%	24.0%	−9.7 pts	−7.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · MAGY Apr 2025	+16.7%	+25.7%	14.8%	44.0%	−51.3 pts	−37.0 pts

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About each fund

LJAN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 47% 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.

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, LJAN or MAGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% 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, LJAN or MAGY?: With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and MAGY −1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or MAGY?: LJAN charges 0.79% a year and MAGY charges 0.99%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

LJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJAN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJAN ↗

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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