Data as of .
MAGY vs QQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MAGY paid 26.5% of its price in cash against QQQI’s 15.2%, though QQQI 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 QQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MAGY | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02% | NVIDIA Corp 7.66% |
| First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36% | Apple Inc 6.63% |
| MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38% | Micron Technology Inc 5.61% |
| Microsoft Corp 4.38% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.05% | |
| Tesla Inc 3.35% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.32% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGY | QQQI | MAGY | QQQI | MAGY | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +3.7% | −0.7% | 6.1% | 3.4% | −3.9 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +8.1% | +16.7% | 12.9% | 7.7% | −12.7 pts | −7.5 pts |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +16.4% | 26.5% | 15.2% | −9.4 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Since launch | +25.6% | +59.6% | 42.0% | 39.9% | −37.5 pts | −12.3 pts |
| MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.2% | 14.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.5% | 15.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −25.3% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.8% | +16.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.2% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.4 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 513 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $102m | $14.8bn |
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.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, MAGY or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MAGY paid 26.5% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 15.2%, 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 QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned +1.8% and QQQI returned +16.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QQQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MAGY or QQQI?
- MAGY charges 0.99% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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