Data as of .
BABW vs BBYY: which paid, and which earned it?
BABW and BBYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BABW and BBYY hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BABW | BBYY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 80.30% | 66.88% |
| Only in BABW | Only in BBYY |
|---|---|
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 19.70% | Treasury Bill 33.12% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABW | BBYY | BABW | BBYY | BABW | BBYY | |
| 3 months | +5.0% | −2.1% | 10.6% | 11.3% | −0.7 pts | −7.8 pts |
| 6 months | −10.3% | −12.3% | 18.6% | 24.2% | −3.7 pts | −5.7 pts |
| Since launch | −42.0% | −27.9% | 24.6% | 45.1% | −8.5 pts | +3.5 pts |
| BABW Roundhill BABA WeeklyPay ETF Option income on BABA, paying weekly | BBYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST BABA ETF Synthetic covered call on BABA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Alibaba (BABA) | Alibaba (BABA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 32.1% | 40.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.6% (since launch on Oct 23, 2025) | 45.1% (since launch on Oct 21, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −60.4% | −64.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −42.0% (since launch on Oct 23, 2025) | −27.9% (since launch on Oct 21, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −33.5% | −31.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.5 pts | +3.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 96% |
| Age | 330 days | 332 days |
| Net assets | $1m | $619,352 |
BABW in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 23, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, BABW paid 24.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 60.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −42.0%. Alibaba (BABA) returned −33.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.1%, paid weekly.
BBYY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 21, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, BBYY paid 45.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 64.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −27.9%. Alibaba (BABA) returned −31.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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, BABW or BBYY?
- BABW charges 1.00% a year and BBYY charges 1.07%, so BABW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BABW against BBYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/babw-vs-bbyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.