{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/babc-vs-babu","section":"compare","title":"BABC vs BABU: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"BABC sets out to return +2 times BABA each day and BABU +2 times. Over the month to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22121.0 pts and \u22121.3 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, BABC or BABU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, BABC finished 1.0 points from what its multiple implies and BABU finished 7.5 points from its own, so BABC came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are BABC and BABU levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Alibaba Group Holding, BABC at +2 times and BABU at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, BABC or BABU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window BABC\u2019s moved at 28% annualized and BABU\u2019s at 43%, so BABU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold BABC or BABU for a year?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Both reset every day, so the multiple in the name applies to a single day and the daily results compound. Over a year the total is not the multiple times the year\u2019s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. ETFIQ makes no recommendation either way."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, BABC or BABU?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"BABC charges 0.45% a year and BABU charges 0.97%, so BABC is cheaper. 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Over the month to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22121.0 pts and \u22121.3 pts away.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/babc-vs-babu","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/leverage.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Stated multiple","Underlying return","What the stated multiple implies","Fund total return","Difference against the label","Volatility of the underlying","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Leveraged ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":6198,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Leveraged ETFs / Head to head / BABC vs BABU \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n BABC vs BABU: which held to its multiple?\n\n Over the days both have traded, BABC finished 1.0 points from its stated multiple and BABU 1.3.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Corgi BABA 2x Daily ETF and Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n \u221213.2% BABC returned, since launch \n +12.0% BABU returned, 3 months \n \u22124.6 pts BABC from its stated multiple \n \u22127.5 pts BABU from its stated multiple \n\n BABC 1 pt short of its stated multiple \u00b7 1 month to Sep 30, 2026 [BABC re","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/babc-vs-babu","a":{"ticker":"BABC","name":"Corgi BABA 2x Daily ETF","issuer":"Corgi","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"One month to Sep 30, 2026: BABC returned \u221212.4% where its own daily promise gave \u221211.7%, 0.8 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/babc","key_facts":[{"label":"What BABA did","value":"\u22125.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"\u221211.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"\u221212.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22120.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$332,126","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.45%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jun 5, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"BABU","name":"Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: BABU returned +12.0% where its own daily promise gave +15.1%, 3.0 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/babu","key_facts":[{"label":"What BABA did","value":"+9.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What 2 times a day gives","value":"+15.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"What the fund returned","value":"+12.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22123.0 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$7m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.97%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/babc-vs-babu"}