YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF (BABO)Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
7.95 USD
+0.15
(1.862%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.94 -0.01 (-0.005%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:57 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a classic 'yield trap' designed for income seekers who ignore capital preservation. The headline 57% dividend yield is an illusion created by massive share repurchases; the underlying asset has lost nearly 29% of its value in just one year, and the recent price action shows no sign of stabilization, hovering near multi-month lows. While the payout frequency is aggressive, the rapid erosion of principal means investors are likely buying high and selling low to fund the next distribution. For a long-term holder, the math is broken: the stock must appreciate significantly just to break even after accounting for the steep drawdown. The short-term outlook remains bearish due to the persistent downtrend and lack of technical support, making this a poor candidate for both capital appreciation and sustainable compounding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.043758 |
| AutoTheta | 0.055697 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.079616 |
| MSTL | 0.080663 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 0.23 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.061 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.38 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:57 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and fragmented across expirations, offering no clear directional bias. Call interest is negligible with virtually zero open interest beyond the nearest weekly, while put activity is similarly sparse. The lack of significant volume or open interest at key strikes suggests a lack of organized speculative positioning for either a rebound or further decline, leaving the market without a distinct options-based signal.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.90% | 60.55% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | 0.070 | 0.897436 |
| 2026-08-20 | 0.081 | 0.945158 |
| 2026-08-13 | 0.100 | 1.221001 |
| 2026-08-06 | 0.164 | 1.915888 |
| 2026-07-30 | 0.125 | 1.524390 |
| 2026-07-23 | 0.082 | 0.996355 |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.068 | 0.800942 |
| 2026-07-09 | 0.060 | 0.730816 |
| 2026-07-02 | 0.054 | 0.741249 |
| 2026-06-25 | 0.066 | 0.910973 |
| 2026-06-18 | 0.072 | 0.884521 |
| 2026-06-11 | 0.085 | 0.990561 |
| 2026-06-04 | 0.089 | 0.940803 |
| 2026-05-28 | 0.087 | 0.910995 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0.079 | 0.795569 |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.102 | 0.957747 |
| 2026-05-07 | 0.092 | 0.862958 |
| 2026-04-30 | 0.101 | 0.984789 |
| 2026-04-23 | 0.083 | 0.808179 |
| 2026-04-16 | 0.091 | 0.838710 |
| 2026-04-09 | 0.091 | 0.882638 |
| 2026-04-02 | 0.087 | 0.864811 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.087 | 0.840580 |
| 2026-03-19 | 0.093 | 0.902037 |
| 2026-03-12 | 0.089 | 0.804702 |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.091 | 0.841813 |
| 2026-02-26 | 0.098 | 0.797591 |
| 2026-02-19 | 0.097 | 0.755216 |
| 2026-02-12 | 0.114 | 0.866261 |
| 2026-02-05 | 0.119 | 0.902952 |
| 2026-01-29 | 0.170 | 1.167582 |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.128 | 0.861373 |
| 2026-01-15 | 0.086 | 0.587031 |
| 2026-01-08 | 0.117 | 0.862832 |
| 2026-01-02 | 0.092 | 0.667150 |
| 2025-12-26 | 0.093 | 0.683824 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.090 | 0.673149 |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.127 | 0.896260 |
| 2025-12-04 | 0.238 | 1.673699 |
| 2025-11-28 | 0.138 | 0.960334 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.128 | 0.912981 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.137 | 0.939643 |
| 2025-11-06 | 0.150 | 0.981033 |
| 2025-10-30 | 0.256 | 1.608040 |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.310 | 1.932668 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.135 | 0.861519 |
| 2025-10-09 | 1.888 | 11.484185 |
| 2025-09-11 | 0.797 | 4.677230 |
| 2025-08-14 | 0.754 | 5.030020 |
| 2025-07-17 | 0.382 | 2.544970 |
| 2025-06-20 | 0.431 | 2.848645 |
| 2025-05-22 | 1.000 | 6.153846 |
| 2025-04-24 | 0.659 | 3.965102 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.758 | 3.737672 |
| 2025-02-27 | 1.919 | 9.099099 |
| 2025-01-30 | 0.469 | 2.521505 |
| 2025-01-03 | 0.445 | 2.642832 |
| 2024-12-05 | 0.729 | 4.182444 |
| 2024-11-07 | 0.825 | 3.995157 |
| 2024-10-10 | 1.293 | 5.673541 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0.702 | 3.566711 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 25.53 |
| All Time Low | 7.0 |
| Ask | 7.95 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 59,980 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 43,871 |
| Average Volume | 43,871 |
| Average Volume10Days | 59,980 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 7.8 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Category | Derivative Income |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 7.9962 |
| Day Low | 7.91 |
| Dividend Yield | 57.66 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.1652 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.22000027 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.026943646 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -51.40673 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.0548 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.60274 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.94519997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.13502857 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.0 - 20.0 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,723,123,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.1452 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.86154 |
| Fullday Price | 7.94 |
| Fund Family | YieldMax ETFs |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,722,988,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks current income while maintaining the opportunity for exposure to the share price of the common stock of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“BABA”), subject to a limit on potential investment gains. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1884571280 |
| Nav Price | 7.8188 |
| Net Assets | 17,810,520.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 1.0 |
| Open | 7.87 |
| Post Market Change | -0.005199909 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.06544718 |
| Post Market Price | 7.94 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,032 |
| Previous Close | 7.8 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.1452 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.86154 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.9962 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.91 - 7.9962 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.87 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.8 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.9452 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,946,917 |
| Regular Market Volume | 31,806 |
| Short Name | YieldMax BABA Option Income Str |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | BABO |
| Total Assets | 17,810,520 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -6.62772 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -6.62772 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.058355 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.1131554 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.28152063 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 31,806 |
| Yield | 0.5766 |
| Ytd Return | -15.64708 |