Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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MAGY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
24.0%
MAGY cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
−1.5%
MAGY total return, 1 year
+3.7%
RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 2026
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.
RECI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
RECI
+3.7%
none

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

1.5% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.69 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureMAGYRECI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−1.5%not published
Price changefell 26.1% (1 year)rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkMagnificent Seven, measured through MAGSnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.30%
Net assets$94mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 8.0%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −26.1% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% not published
Ahead or behind −7.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%
Age 1.5 years 113 days
Net assets $94m not read by ETFIQ

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 RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMAGYRECIMAGYRECIMAGYRECI
3 months+4.0%+3.5%5.4%1.5%+1.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+0.8%–11.3%–−1.8 pts–
1 year−1.5%–24.0%–−7.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · RECI Jul 2026+25.7%+3.7%44.0%1.5%−37.0 ptsnot measured

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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.

RECI

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, RECI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 78% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, MAGY or RECI?
MAGY charges 0.99% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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