Data as of .
MAGY vs PBP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MAGY paid 26.5% of its price in cash against PBP’s 11.8%, though PBP returned more with it reinvested.
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and PBP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MAGY | Only in PBP |
|---|---|
| Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02% | NVIDIA Corp 8.18% |
| First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36% | Apple Inc 7.50% |
| MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38% | Microsoft Corp 5.57% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.77% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.11% | |
| Broadcom Inc 2.57% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.47% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.22% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGY | PBP | MAGY | PBP | MAGY | PBP | |
| 3 months | +3.7% | +5.0% | 6.1% | 2.8% | −3.9 pts | +2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +8.1% | +13.0% | 12.9% | 5.7% | −12.7 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +18.5% | 26.5% | 11.8% | −9.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts |
| Since launch | +25.6% | +199.0% | 42.0% | 101.2% | −37.5 pts | −604.5 pts |
| MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Invesco |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.2% | 11.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.5% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −25.3% | +5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.8% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 513 days | 6101 days |
| Net assets | $102m | $386m |
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.
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, MAGY or PBP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MAGY paid 26.5% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.8%, 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 PBP?
- With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned +1.8% and PBP returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PBP returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MAGY or PBP?
- MAGY charges 0.99% a year and PBP charges 0.29%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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