Which paid more, MAGY or XYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, 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 XYLG?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or XYLG?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MAGY vs XYLG: 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 XYLG’s 12.7%, though XYLG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

12.7%

XYLG cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+15.6%

XYLG 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.

XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.1 points; MAGY is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	XYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	XYLG
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+15.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	rose 1.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	XYLG
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	XYLG
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$99m	$72m
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	XYLG
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score17.1MAGY70.4XYLG

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

XYLG 70.4

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 XYLG 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 XYLG

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in XYLG

NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.60%

APPLE INC. 7.09%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.39%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.15%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

BROADCOM INC. 2.88%

ALPHABET INC. 2.63%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.91%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

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

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 4.4%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 12.7%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% +1.5%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +15.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 80%

Age 1.5 years 6.1 years

Net assets, MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $94m $72m

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 XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	XYLG	MAGY	XYLG	MAGY	XYLG
3 months	+4.0%	+1.4%	5.4%	1.1%	+1.2 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+0.8%	+6.7%	11.3%	2.5%	−1.8 pts	+1.7 pts
1 year	−1.5%	+15.6%	24.0%	12.7%	−7.8 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	–	+65.6%	–	44.3%	–	−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · XYLG Sep 2020	+25.7%	+116.0%	44.0%	69.8%	−37.0 pts	−38.4 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.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or XYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 12.7%, 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 XYLG?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and XYLG +15.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or XYLG?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLG ↗

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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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