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

Over the year MAGY paid 26.5% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.2%, though OCTJ returned more with it reinvested.

Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

26.5%MAGY cash paid, 1 year
5.2%OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
+1.8%MAGY total return, 1 year
+5.5%OCTJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OCTJ scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

MAGY 22.6OCTJ 42.83.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

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
OCTJ11.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OCTJ+5.5%5.2% of it arrived as cash11.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OCTJ+5.5%11.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in MAGYOnly in OCTJ
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02%TREASURY BILL 98.69%
First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36%TREASURY BILL 1.31%
MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38%

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

MAGY and OCTJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
MAGYOCTJMAGYOCTJMAGYOCTJ
3 months+3.7%+1.1%6.1%1.3%−3.9 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+8.1%+4.0%12.9%2.7%−12.7 pts−14.1 pts
1 year+1.8%+5.5%26.5%5.2%−9.4 pts−11.1 pts
Since launch+25.6%+18.9%42.0%15.9%−37.5 pts−66.0 pts
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MAGY and OCTJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF
Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
OCTJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerRoundhillInnovator
Strategycovered calldefined income
BenchmarkMagnificent Seven (MAGS)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklyquarterly
Payout rate, annualized19.2%5.3%
Expense ratio0.99%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year26.5%5.2%
Price change, 1 year−25.3%+0.1%
Total return, 1 year+1.8%+5.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.4 pts−11.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age513 days1082 days
Net assets$102m$15m

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.

OCTJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or OCTJ?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MAGY paid 26.5% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.2%, 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, MAGY or OCTJ?
With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned +1.8% and OCTJ returned +5.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OCTJ returned more.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or OCTJ?
MAGY charges 0.99% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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MAGY against OCTJ, 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.

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