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MAGS vs QQQ
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF against Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
MAGS did better over the period, turning $1,000 invested on Apr 11, 2023 into $2,940 versus $2,275 for QQQ—a 194.0% total return compared with 127.5%. The outperformance reflects MAGS’s concentrated Magnificent Seven exposure: it beat QQQ in 26 of the last 42 months and typically outperformed by 1.27 points, while moving 1.15% for every 1% move in QQQ. That higher upside came with greater risk: MAGS had 22.2% one-year volatility and a worst drawdown of -29.9%, compared with QQQ’s 20.0% volatility and -22.8% drawdown. MAGS also charges a higher expense ratio, 0.30% versus 0.20%, and has substantially smaller fund assets, $4B versus $475B. QQQ delivered stronger recent 1-year and YTD returns, but MAGS was the clear winner over the full comparison period.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($66); 50-day at $71.
- RSI 41, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 22, so the trend is developing.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($676); 50-day at $725.
- RSI 37, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 25, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, MAGS or QQQ?
MAGS beat QQQ in 26 of the last 42 months; QQQ won the other 16. The typical monthly gap was 1.27 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
MAGS: Dec 17, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; QQQ: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.893
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.15
- MAGS move per 1% in QQQ
- 0.786
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 42 months. The typical gap was 1.27 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | MAGS | QQQ | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | +2.6% | -6.6% | +9.16 pts |
| June 2026 | -9.1% | -0.1% | -8.91 pts |
| February 2024 | +12.1% | +5.3% | +6.77 pts |
| December 2024 | +6.0% | +0.5% | +5.53 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 889 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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