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MAGY vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?

MAGY and SCEP both write options for income.

Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF and STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.

26.5%MAGY cash paid, 1 year
5.0%SCEP cash paid, 1 year
+1.8%MAGY total return, 1 year
+3.5%SCEP total return, 1 year
MAGY9.4 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%MAGY+1.8%26.5% cash9.4 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%MAGY+1.8%9.4 pts behind MAGS
SCEP8.2 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%5.0% as cash8.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%8.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and SCEP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in MAGYOnly in SCEP
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02%ALPHABET INC 5.98%
First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36%APPLE INC 5.71%
MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38%NVIDIA CORP 5.70%
BROADCOM INC 5.61%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.68%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.49%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64%

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

MAGY and SCEP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
MAGYSCEPMAGYSCEPMAGYSCEP
3 months+3.7%−0.1%6.1%1.7%−3.9 pts−2.4 pts
6 months+8.1%+8.3%12.9%3.7%−12.7 pts−9.7 pts
1 year+1.8%not published26.5%not published−9.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+25.6%+3.5%42.0%5.0%−37.5 pts−8.2 pts
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MAGY and SCEP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF
Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
SCEP
STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerRoundhillSterling Capital
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkMagnificent Seven (MAGS)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized19.2%7.1%
Expense ratio0.99%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year26.5%5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−25.3%−1.6%
Total return, 1 year+1.8%+3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.2%+11.7%
Ahead or behind−9.4 pts−8.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age513 days281 days
Net assets$102m$235m

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.

SCEP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, MAGY or SCEP?
MAGY charges 0.99% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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MAGY against SCEP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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