Data as of .
MAGY vs PCOV: which paid, and which earned it?
MAGY and PCOV both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGY | PCOV | MAGY | PCOV | MAGY | PCOV | |
| 3 months | +3.7% | not published | 6.1% | not published | −3.9 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +8.1% | not published | 12.9% | not published | −12.7 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +1.8% | not published | 26.5% | not published | −9.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +25.6% | −3.7% | 42.0% | 0.0% | −37.5 pts | −3.0 pts |
| MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Principal |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.2% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.5% | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −25.3% | −3.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.8% | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.2% | −0.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.4 pts | −3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 513 days | 30 days |
| Net assets | $102m | not published |
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.
PCOV in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, PCOV paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, MAGY or PCOV?
- MAGY charges 0.99% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, MAGY against PCOV, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/magy-vs-pcov Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.