{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/leverage/babu-vs-kbab","section":"compare","title":"BABU vs KBAB: which held to its multiple? | ETFIQ","description":"BABU sets out to return +2 times BABA each day and KBAB +2 times. Over the three months to Sep 30, 2026 they finished \u22127.5 pts and \u22127.1 pts away.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which came closer to its stated multiple, BABU or KBAB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Sep 30, 2026, BABU finished 7.5 points from what its multiple implies and KBAB finished 7.1 points from its own, so KBAB came closer. Neither figure predicts the next window: it depends on how much the underlying moves about."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Are BABU and KBAB levered on the same thing?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Both are levered on Alibaba Group Holding, BABU at +2 times and KBAB at +2 times the daily move."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which one decays faster, BABU or KBAB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Decay follows how much the underlying moves about. Over this window BABU\u2019s moved at 43% annualized and KBAB\u2019s at 43%, so BABU has the rougher ride and, at the same multiple, loses more to compounding."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I hold BABU or KBAB 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, BABU or KBAB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"BABU charges 0.97% a year and KBAB charges 0.99%, so BABU is cheaper. 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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/babu-vs-kbab","a":{"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"}]},"b":{"ticker":"KBAB","name":"KraneShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF","issuer":"KraneShares","desk":"leverage","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Three months to Sep 30, 2026: KBAB returned +12.4% where its own daily promise gave +15.1%, 2.7 points short.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/kbab","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":"+12.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"The fund itself cost","value":"\u22122.7 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.99%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 29, 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/babu-vs-kbab"}