MAGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

MAGY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $96m on Oct 20, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.25 points a year less; MAGY is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MAGYVAIE
Expense ratio0.99%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$96m$67m
Total return, 1 year+1.9%not published
BenchmarkMagnificent Seven, measured through MAGSnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 23.8% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
24.8%
MAGY cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+1.9%
MAGY total return, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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MAGY · 1 year to Oct 20, 202610.3 pts behind MAGS
MAGY
+1.9%
MAGS
+12.2%

10.3 pts behind MAGS

MAGY over 1 year: paid 24.8%, price −23.8%, total +1.9%, MAGS +12.2%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

MAGS

+12.2%

MAGY

+1.9%

24.8% cash

10.3 pts behind MAGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.3 pts behind MAGS

MAGY over 1 year: paid 24.8%, price −23.8%, total +1.9%, MAGS +12.2%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

MAGS

+12.2%

MAGY

+1.9%

10.3 pts behind MAGS

24.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MAGY over 1 year: paid 24.8%, price −23.8%, total +1.9%, MAGS +12.2%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
VAIE
+3.3%
none

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: MAGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMAGYVAIEMAGYVAIEMAGYVAIE
3 months+6.0%+2.5%5.6%4.1%−1.9 ptsnot measured
6 months+7.4%–12.1%–−3.1 pts–
1 year+1.9%–24.8%–−10.3 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · VAIE May 2026
+27.7%+3.3%43.3%6.8%−39.5 ptsnot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Strategy covered call autocallable
Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) none
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 20.2% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.8% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −23.8% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +1.9% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.2% not published
Ahead or behind −10.3 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 1.5 years 161 days
Net assets, MAGY as of Oct 20, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $96m $67m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About MAGY

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, MAGY paid 24.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +12.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid weekly.

About VAIE

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, MAGY or VAIE?
MAGY charges 0.99% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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