Which paid more, MAGY or SPUT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 4.8%, 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 SPUT?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and SPUT +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or SPUT?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MAGY vs SPUT: 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 SPUT’s 4.8%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $94m for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF and $17m for Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF.

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At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

SPUT cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+10.7%

SPUT 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.

SPUT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT

+10.7%

SPY

+14.8%

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.8% as cash

4.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.1 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPUT costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; MAGY is 5.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	SPUT
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	SPUT
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+10.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	rose 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	SPUT
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	SPUT
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.79%
Net assets	$94m	$17m
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	SPUT
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score17.1MAGY88.9SPUT

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

SPUT 88.9

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MAGY SPUT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in SPUT

NVIDIA Corp 3.71%

Apple Inc 3.50%

Microsoft Corp 2.70%

Amazon.com Inc 2.06%

Alphabet Inc 1.64%

Broadcom Inc 1.43%

Alphabet Inc 1.43%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.97%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF · Sells puts on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill Innovator

Strategy covered call put-selling overlay

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

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 3.6%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 4.8%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% +5.7%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +10.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 58%

Age 1.5 years 1.6 years

Net assets $94m $17m

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 SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	SPUT	MAGY	SPUT	MAGY	SPUT
3 months	+4.0%	+0.9%	5.4%	1.0%	+1.2 pts	+1.0 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+3.4%	11.3%	1.9%	−1.8 pts	−1.6 pts
1 year	−1.5%	+10.7%	24.0%	4.8%	−7.8 pts	−4.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · SPUT Mar 2025	+25.7%	+23.3%	44.0%	9.1%	−37.0 pts	−15.6 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.

SPUT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.6%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or SPUT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 4.8%, 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 SPUT?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and SPUT +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or SPUT?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →S&P 500 (SPY) →MAGY on its own →SPUT on its own →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →SPUT dividend history →SPUT 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 ↗

SPUT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPUT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPUT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for SPUT ↗

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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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