BABW Roundhill BABA WeeklyPay ETF
Option income on BABA, paying weekly
Since its launch on Oct 23, 2025, BABW paid 24.4% in cash and still finished 8.5 points behind BABA.
Key facts
What a holder got
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BABW returned −44.4% with distributions reinvested and Alibaba (BABA) returned −35.8%, so a holder came out behind it by 8.5 points. The lighter segment is the 24.4% that arrived as cash rather than as price.
Period by period
| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | BABA | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 10.1% | −14.3% | −5.0% | −3.1% | −1.9 pts |
| 6 months | 16.4% | −37.9% | −23.9% | −18.4% | −5.5 pts |
| Since launch | 24.4% | −61.8% | −44.4% | −35.8% | −8.5 pts |
When BABW pays
BABW pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.1817 a share, which went ex on Sep 8, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 15, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 | $0.1817 | ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $0.1817 | ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.1817 | ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | $0.1817 | ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | $0.1817 | ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | $0.1817 | ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence |
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for BABW (13, most recent first)
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | $0.1817 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $0.147 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $0.1516 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $0.278 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.2787 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.1617 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $0.2246 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $0.265 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $0.1831 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $0.0633 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $0.1223 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.1249 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.1792 |
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In plain words
Since it launched on Oct 23, 2025, BABW has returned −44.4% with distributions reinvested, against −35.8% for Alibaba (BABA), and has paid out 24.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 47.2%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.
| Strategy | option income |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Alibaba (BABA) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Net assets (source, as filed for Jun 30, 2026) | $1m |
| Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ) | 47.2% |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ) | 63.7% |
| Launched | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Pays | weekly |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1817 ex Sep 8, 2026 |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $2.1817 |
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed
Questions people ask
- How much has BABW paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Oct 23, 2025 to Sep 11, 2026, BABW paid 24.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 61.8%.
- Is BABW ahead of BABA?
- Over the period from its launch on Oct 23, 2025 to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BABW returned −44.4% against −35.8% for Alibaba (BABA), so a holder was behind it by 8.5 points.
- How often does BABW pay, and how much?
- BABW pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 47.2% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- When does BABW next pay a distribution?
- BABW pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 8, 2026 at $0.1817 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 15, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
The words on this page
- Total return
- What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
- Cash paid
- Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
- Ahead or behind
- The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
- Return of capital
- The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
- Covered call
- Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.
Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.
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