Which paid more, MAGY or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, MAGY or YYY?

MAGY charges 0.99% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so MAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

MAGY vs YYY: 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 YYY’s 12.4%, though YYY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $94m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

24.0%

MAGY cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

−1.5%

MAGY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MAGY costs 2.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; YYY is 7.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAGY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	MAGY	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	MAGY	YYY
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 26.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	MAGY	YYY
Benchmark	Magnificent Seven, measured through MAGS	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	MAGY	YYY
Expense ratio	0.99%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$92m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	MAGY	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MAGY and YYY 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 YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MAGY

Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF 100.12%

MAGS 11/06/2026 71.22 C -0.47%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

MAGY Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF · Covered call on MAGS, paying weekly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Magnificent Seven (MAGS) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.99% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.0% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −26.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.3% not published

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%

Age 1.5 years 14.4 years

Net assets, MAGY as of Nov 4, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $94m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	MAGY	YYY	MAGY	YYY	MAGY	YYY
3 months	+4.0%	−4.9%	5.4%	3.2%	+1.2 pts	not measured
6 months	+0.8%	−4.1%	11.3%	6.2%	−1.8 pts	not measured
1 year	−1.5%	+1.9%	24.0%	12.4%	−7.8 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: MAGY Apr 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+25.7%	+114.4%	44.0%	113.6%	−37.0 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, MAGY or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MAGY paid 24.0% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, MAGY returned −1.5% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, MAGY or YYY?: MAGY charges 0.99% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so MAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Magnificent Seven (MAGS) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →MAGY on its own →YYY on its own →MAGY dividend history →MAGY holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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