BABC vs BABX: which held to its multiple?

Over the days both have traded, BABC finished 1.0 points from its stated multiple and BABX 0.8. Corgi BABA 2x Daily ETF and GraniteShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF.

−13.2%
BABC returned, since launch
+12.7%
BABX returned, 3 months
−4.6 pts
BABC from its stated multiple
−6.8 pts
BABX from its stated multiple
BABC · 1 month to Sep 30, 20261 pt short of its stated multiple
1 pt short of its stated multipleBABC returned −12.4% while 2 times BABA's move would have been −11.4%BABA −5.7% ×2 implies−11.4%BABC returned−12.4%1 pt short of its stated multipleBABC returned −12.4% while 2 times BABA's move would have been −11.4%BABA −5.7% ×2 implies−11.4%BABC returned−12.4%

BABC returned −12.4% while 2 times BABA's move would have been −11.4%

BABX · 3 months to Sep 30, 20266.8 pts short of its stated multiple
6.8 pts short of its stated multipleBABX returned +12.7% while 2 times BABA's move would have been +19.5%BABA +9.8% ×2 implies+19.5%BABX returned+12.7%6.8 pts short of its stated multipleBABX returned +12.7% while 2 times BABA's move would have been +19.5%BABA +9.8% ×2 implies+19.5%BABX returned+12.7%

BABX returned +12.7% while 2 times BABA's move would have been +19.5%

Performance, window by window

Total returnMultiple would giveDifference
WindowBABCBABXBABCBABXBABCBABX
1 month−12.4%−12.2%−11.4%−11.4%−1.0 pts−0.8 pts
3 monthsnot published+12.7%not published+19.5%not published−6.8 pts
6 monthsnot published−32.1%not published−24.6%not published−7.6 pts
1 yearnot published−71.4%not published−78.5%not published+7.1 pts
3 yearsnot published−17.9%not published+63.7%not published−81.6 pts
Since launch
BABC Jul 2026 · BABX Dec 2022
−13.2%−37.3%−8.5%+50.2%−4.6 pts−87.5 pts

BABC and BABX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BABC
Corgi BABA 2x Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)
BABX
GraniteShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF · Aims to return twice the daily move of Alibaba Group Holding (BABA)
Issuer Corgi GraniteShares
Sets out to return +2x +2x
Underlying asset BABA BABA
Segment company company
Fund returned, 3 months or since launch −12.4% +12.7%
Underlying returned, over that window −5.7% +9.8%
What the stated multiple implies, over that window −11.4% +19.5%
Difference from stated, over that window −1.0 pts −6.8 pts
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −13.2% −71.4%
Difference from stated, over that window −4.6 pts +7.1 pts
Underlying volatility 28% 43%
Difference over the days both have traded −1.0 pts −0.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.45% 1.15%
Launched Jul 10, 2026 Dec 13, 2022
Net assets $332,126 $110m

BABC and BABX on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BABC in plain words

One month to Sep 30, 2026: BABC returned −12.4% where its own daily promise gave −11.7%, 0.8 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times BABA's −5.7% implies −11.4%, which makes BABC look 1.0 points short. 0.3 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. BABC aims to return +2 times BABA's move each day, then resets. Over one day it does that. Over longer, the daily results compound, so the total is not +2 times the period's move: in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less, and in a steady run it can be more. BABA moved at 28% annualized over that window. That is what decides how far the two figures separate: the same fund on a calm underlying and a violent one is a different product.

BABX in plain words

Three months to Sep 30, 2026: BABX returned +12.7% where its own daily promise gave +15.1%, 2.3 points short. Read the multiple against the whole window instead and 2 times BABA's 9.8% implies +19.5%, which makes BABX look 6.8 points short. 4.4 of that is daily compounding, which happens to any 2 times fund over the same path, and the rest is the fund. BABX aims to return +2 times BABA's move each day, then resets. BABA moved at 43% annualized over that window.

Questions people ask

Which came closer to its stated multiple, BABC or BABX?
Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, BABC finished 1.0 points from what its multiple implies and BABX finished 6.8 points from its own, so BABC came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about.
Are BABC and BABX levered on the same thing?
Yes. Both are levered on Alibaba Group Holding, BABC at +2 times and BABX at +2 times the daily move.
Which one decays faster, BABC or BABX?
Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window BABC’s moved at 28% annualized and BABX’s at 43%, so BABX has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding.
Can I hold BABC or BABX for a year?
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’s move, and in a market that falls and comes back it is reliably less. ETFIQ makes no recommendation either way.
Which is cheaper, BABC or BABX?
BABC charges 0.45% a year and BABX charges 1.15%, so BABC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, BABC against BABX, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/babc-vs-babx

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