Which paid more, MAGY or XDTE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and XDTE +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or XDTE?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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MAGY vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its price in cash against MAGY’s 24.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $94m for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF and $321m for Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

25.5%

XDTE cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+14.6%

XDTE 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.

XDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

XDTE

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% as cash

about even with SPY

25.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XDTE costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points; XDTE is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	XDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	XDTE
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+14.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	fell 13.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	XDTE
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	XDTE
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.97%
Net assets	$94m	$321m
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	XDTE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score17.1MAGY39.2XDTE

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

XDTE 39.2

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 XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MAGY XDTE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in XDTE

SPY 11/19/2027 77.43 C 90.03%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer Roundhill Roundhill

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

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

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 12.4%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 25.5%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% −13.2%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +14.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.5 years 2.7 years

Net assets $94m $321m

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 XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	XDTE	MAGY	XDTE	MAGY	XDTE
3 months	+4.0%	+1.0%	5.4%	4.2%	+1.2 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+5.5%	11.3%	9.3%	−1.8 pts	+0.5 pts
1 year	−1.5%	+14.6%	24.0%	25.5%	−7.8 pts	−0.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · XDTE Mar 2024	+25.7%	+47.4%	44.0%	60.8%	−37.0 pts	−6.4 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.

XDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or XDTE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and XDTE +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or XDTE?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →S&P 500 (SPY) →MAGY on its own →XDTE on its own →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →XDTE dividend history →XDTE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MAGY and XDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MAGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

MAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for MAGY ↗

XDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for XDTE ↗

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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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