Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MAGY vs SCEP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MAGY and SCEP both write options for income.
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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $235m on Jun 30, 2026 for STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.
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.Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCEP
+5.3%
6.1% as cash
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCEP since launch: paid 6.1%, price −1.0%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SCEP costs 0.34 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MAGY | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | not published |
| Price change | fell 26.1% (1 year) | fell 1.1% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS | its own stocks |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCEP as of Jun 30, 2026 | $94m | $235m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and SCEP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MAGY | SCEP | MAGY | SCEP | MAGY | SCEP |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −1.2% | 5.4% | 1.7% | +1.2 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +0.8% | +2.4% | 11.3% | 3.5% | −1.8 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | −1.5% | – | 24.0% | – | −7.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · SCEP Dec 2025 | +25.7% | +5.3% | 44.0% | 6.1% | −37.0 pts | not measured |
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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.
SCEP's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SCEP paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. Sterling Capital estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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