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MAGY vs OCTJ: 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 OCTJ’s 5.3%, though OCTJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $94m for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF and $15m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

At a glance
24.0%
MAGY cash paid, 1 year
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
−1.5%
MAGY total return, 1 year
+5.8%
OCTJ total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
OCTJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ
+5.8%
SPY
+14.8%

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

9 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTJ costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points; MAGY is 6.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureMAGYOCTJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−1.5%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 26.1%rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkMagnificent Seven, measured through MAGSS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.8 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.79%
Net assets$94m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OCTJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score17.1MAGY65OCTJ

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MAGY OCTJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%
MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%
Only in OCTJ
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Side by side

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
Strategy covered call defined income
Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 5.3%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 5.3%
Price change, 1 year −26.1% +0.3%
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 36%
Age 1.5 years 3.1 years
Net assets $94m $15m

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: MAGY vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMAGYOCTJMAGYOCTJMAGYOCTJ
3 months+4.0%+1.0%5.4%1.3%+1.2 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+0.8%+2.4%11.3%2.6%−1.8 pts−2.7 pts
1 year−1.5%+5.8%24.0%5.3%−7.8 pts−9.0 pts
3 years–+18.1%–17.0%–−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · OCTJ Oct 2023+25.7%+19.6%44.0%17.2%−37.0 pts−66.5 pts

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About each fund
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.

OCTJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or OCTJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, 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 −1.5% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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