Which paid more, MAGY or QUSA?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 QUSA?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or QUSA?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MAGY vs QUSA: 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 QUSA’s 14.6%, though QUSA returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

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At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA 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.

QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA

+1.9%

SPY

+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QUSA costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; MAGY is 4.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	QUSA
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	QUSA
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	QUSA
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	QUSA
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$92m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	QUSA
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QUSA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score17.1MAGY21.9QUSA

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

MAGY 17.1

QUSA 21.9

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

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MAGY QUSA

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in QUSA

Apple Inc 7.27%

Microsoft Corp 6.27%

NVIDIA Corp 6.15%

Visa Inc 5.70%

Alphabet Inc 4.97%

Lam Research Corp 4.91%

Mastercard Inc 4.37%

Adobe Inc 4.17%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill VistaShares

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 15.4%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 14.6%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% −12.3%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −12.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.5 years 1.5 years

Net assets, MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 $94m $20m

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 QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	QUSA	MAGY	QUSA	MAGY	QUSA
3 months	+4.0%	−8.5%	5.4%	3.6%	+1.2 pts	−8.4 pts
6 months	+0.8%	−5.5%	11.3%	7.3%	−1.8 pts	−10.5 pts
1 year	−1.5%	+1.9%	24.0%	14.6%	−7.8 pts	−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · QUSA May 2025	+25.7%	−1.8%	44.0%	17.3%	−37.0 pts	−41.3 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.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or QUSA?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 QUSA?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or QUSA?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →S&P 500 (SPY) →MAGY on its own →QUSA on its own →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →QUSA dividend history →QUSA holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MAGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MAGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for MAGY ↗

QUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QUSA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for QUSA ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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