Data as of .
MAGY vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAG paid 35.5% of its price in cash against MAGY’s 26.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YMAG scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MAGY | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.02% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income S 15.87% |
| First American Government Obligations Fu 0.36% | Yieldmax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.60% |
| MAGS 09/25/2026 71.37 C -0.38% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.37% |
| Yieldmax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.08% | |
| YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 14.02% | |
| YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 13.98% | |
| Yieldmax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.08% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGY | YMAG | MAGY | YMAG | MAGY | YMAG | |
| 3 months | +3.7% | +6.1% | 6.1% | 9.4% | −3.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +8.1% | +15.4% | 12.9% | 21.1% | −12.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | +1.8% | +9.7% | 26.5% | 35.5% | −9.4 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +25.6% | +70.7% | 42.0% | 89.1% | −37.5 pts | −34.1 pts |
| MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.2% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.5% | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −25.3% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.8% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.2% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.4 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 513 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $102m | $297m |
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.
YMAG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YMAG paid 35.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, MAGY or YMAG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MAGY paid 26.5% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 35.5%, so YMAG 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 YMAG?
- With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned +1.8% and YMAG returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YMAG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MAGY or YMAG?
- MAGY charges 0.99% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so MAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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