# BABU (Direxion Daily BABA Bull 2X ETF)

Direxion · Leveraged ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Three months to Sep 11, 2026: BABU returned −12.7% where its own daily promise gave −10.4%, 2.3 points short.

## Key facts

- BABU, what BABA did: −3.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BABU, what +2 times a day gives: −10.4%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BABU, what the fund returned: −12.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BABU, the fund itself cost: −2.3 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BABU, net assets: $3m (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026).
- BABU, expense ratio: 0.97% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026).

## BABU over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Fund | BABA | +2x the move | Difference | BABA moved about |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −25.5% | −12.7% | −25.4% | −0.1 pts | 39% |
| 3 months | −12.7% | −3.1% | −6.2% | −6.4 pts | 44% |
| 6 months | −42.9% | −18.4% | −36.8% | −6.0 pts | 43% |
| Since launch | −62.0% | −32.9% | −65.7% | +3.8 pts | 42% |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sets out to return | +2 times the daily move of BABA, reset daily | ETFIQ |
| Multiple a holder actually got over the window | BABA moved −3.1% over this window, too little to read a multiple from | ETFIQ |
| Underlying | BABA | ETFIQ |
| Segment | single stock, company | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $3m | source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026 |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026 |
| Launched | Feb 11, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Underlying volatility over the window | 44% annualized | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### Did BABU return +2 times BABA?

Over the window to Sep 11, 2026, BABA moved −3.1% and BABU returned −12.7%. 2 times that move is −6.2%, so the fund came out 6.4 points short of it.

### Why does BABU not return +2 times over a year?

Because it resets daily. BABU aims at +2 times each day's move, and daily results compound. Over a run where the underlying falls and comes back, compounding a levered daily return leaves a holder behind what +2 times the period move would suggest; over a steady run in one direction it can leave them ahead. The longer the holding, and the more the underlying moves about, the further apart the two figures get.

### Which +2x BABA ETF tracked its stated multiple most closely?

4 issuers sell one. Over the days all of them have been trading, the table on this page ranks them by how far each finished from 2 times the underlying's move. ETFIQ does not rate funds; the order is the arithmetic.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, BABU, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/BABU
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