Which paid more, MAGY or QYLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.3%, 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 QYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and QYLD +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or QYLD?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MAGY vs QYLD: 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 QYLD’s 12.3%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $8.5bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

12.3%

QYLD cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+16.5%

QYLD 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.

QYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLD

+16.5%

12.3% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLD over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price +3.3%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLD costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.0 points; QYLD is far larger, $8.5bn against $99m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	QYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	QYLD
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+16.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	rose 3.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	99% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	QYLD
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	QYLD
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$99m	$8.5bn
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	QYLD
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score17.1MAGY72.8QYLD

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

QYLD 72.8

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 QYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MAGY QYLD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in QYLD

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.20%

APPLE INC. 7.65%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.82%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.93%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.32%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.62%

ALPHABET INC. 3.50%

ALPHABET INC. 3.28%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 12.3%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% +3.3%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +16.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 99%

Age 1.5 years 12.9 years

Net assets, MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 and QYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $94m $8.5bn

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 QYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	QYLD	MAGY	QYLD	MAGY	QYLD
3 months	+4.0%	+2.4%	5.4%	3.0%	+1.2 pts	+5.9 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+5.4%	11.3%	6.0%	−1.8 pts	+5.8 pts
1 year	−1.5%	+16.5%	24.0%	12.3%	−7.8 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	–	+52.7%	–	37.9%	–	−38.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · QYLD Dec 2013	+25.7%	+194.8%	44.0%	117.5%	−37.0 pts	−610.5 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.

QYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or QYLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.3%, 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 QYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and QYLD +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or QYLD?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →MAGY on its own →QYLD on its own →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →QYLD dividend history →QYLD 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 ↗

QYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QYLD ↗

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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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