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BABO · YieldMax(R) BABA Option Income Strategy ETF
YieldMax · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the year to Sep 4, 2026, BABO paid 50.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 51.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.5%. Alibaba (BABA) returned −12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 40.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
| Strategy | synthetic covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Alibaba (BABA) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 40.5% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | not published |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 103.8% |
| Launched | Aug 8, 2024 |
| 3 months: paid / price / total / BABA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 11.9% / −16.9% / −5.1% / −5.6% / +0.5 pts |
| 6 months: paid / price / total / BABA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 20.8% / −30.4% / −11.0% / −12.6% / +1.6 pts |
| 1 year: paid / price / total / BABA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 50.3% / −51.6% / −11.5% / −12.7% / +1.2 pts |
| since launch: paid / price / total / BABA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 89.2% / −63.0% / +16.9% / +44.8% / −27.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate) | 0.0% |
Questions people ask
- How much has BABO paid over the last year?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, BABO paid 50.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 51.6%.
- Is BABO ahead of BABA?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BABO returned −11.5% against −12.7% for Alibaba (BABA), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.2 points.
- How often does BABO pay, and how much?
- BABO pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 40.5% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the BABO distribution return of capital?
- YieldMax estimates 0% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
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