Which paid more, MAGY or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or XIDE?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MAGY vs XIDE: 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 XIDE’s 6.3%, though XIDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

MAGY on its own →XIDE on its own →

At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE 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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIDE costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; MAGY is 4.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	XIDE
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$92m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score17.1MAGY61.1XIDE

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

XIDE 61.1

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 XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MAGY XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 61%

Age 1.5 years 2.9 years

Net assets, MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $94m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	XIDE	MAGY	XIDE	MAGY	XIDE
3 months	+4.0%	+1.3%	5.4%	1.5%	+1.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+3.1%	11.3%	3.1%	−1.8 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	−1.5%	+6.6%	24.0%	6.3%	−7.8 pts	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · XIDE Dec 2023	+25.7%	+20.7%	44.0%	18.4%	−37.0 pts	−47.4 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or XIDE?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →MAGY on its own →XIDE on its own →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE 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 ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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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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