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MAGY vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

MAGY and XQQI both write options for income.

Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

26.5%MAGY cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+1.8%MAGY total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
MAGY9.4 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%MAGY+1.8%9.4 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%MAGY+1.8%9.4 pts behind MAGS
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in MAGYOnly in XQQI
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02%NVIDIA Corp 8.26%
First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36%Apple Inc 7.25%
MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38%Micron Technology Inc 5.94%
Microsoft Corp 4.72%
Amazon.com Inc 4.37%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.36%
Tesla Inc 3.55%
Alphabet Inc 3.50%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

MAGY and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
MAGYXQQIMAGYXQQIMAGYXQQI
3 months+3.7%−2.7%6.1%4.8%−3.9 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+8.1%+21.8%12.9%11.4%−12.7 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+1.8%not published26.5%not published−9.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+25.6%+14.3%42.0%13.7%−37.5 pts−2.9 pts
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MAGY and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAGY
Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF
Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerRoundhillNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkMagnificent Seven (MAGS)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized19.2%20.5%
Expense ratio0.99%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year26.5%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−25.3%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+1.8%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.2%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−9.4 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age513 days227 days
Net assets$102m$351m

MAGY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MAGY paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.8%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.2%, paid weekly.

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, MAGY or XQQI?
MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so XQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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MAGY against XQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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