BABO Dividend Yield

YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF · YieldMax · ETF · weekly payer

$6.89

As of Nov 9, 2026, BABO (YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF) yields 68.77%, paying $4.74 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $6.89 price. It costs 1.00% a year and manages $11.8M. Over the last year it returned -36.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

68.77%

Paid a Year

$4.74

Expense Ratio

1.00%

Assets

$11.8M

1-Yr Return

-36.4%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about BABO

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 9, 2026, BABO yields 68.77% and pays about $4.74 a share a year, weekly.
BABO paid $4.7380 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, in 52 payments.
BABO's expense ratio is 1.00% a year, or $100.00 on $10,000.
BABO is an ETF from YieldMax ETFs with $11.8M in assets, started Aug 7, 2024.
Since Aug 2024, BABO's share price has fallen 69%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 2%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "BABO Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BABO

What $10,000 in BABO became

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From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$10,244

Payouts taken as cash

$12,103

$9,033 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$13,758

Since Aug 2024, BABO's share price has fallen 69%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 2%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

BABO total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−36.4%	−59.7%	+12.0%
Since Aug 2024	+1.1%	−42.0%	+15.9%

BABO distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	—	$0.0410	−72.7%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.04	−84.4%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.05	−83.9%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.0460	−65.9%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.0420	−97.8%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.0420	−94.7%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.0480	−93.6%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.0570	−85.1%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.0520	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.0590	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.07	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.0810	—

What BABO holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

FGXXX First American Government Obligs X2.0%

BABO questions

What is BABO's dividend yield?

As of Nov 9, 2026, BABO yields 68.77%. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.7380 a share in 52 payments, against a $6.89 share price.

How often does BABO pay dividends?

BABO pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of BABO pay?

At about $4.7380 a share a year, 100 shares of BABO pay about $473.80 a year, $9.11 each week, before tax.

What is BABO's expense ratio?

BABO's expense ratio is 1.00% a year: $100.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is BABO's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, BABO returned -36.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -59.7% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does BABO have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: YieldMax
Started: Aug 7, 2024
Expense ratio: 1.00%
Assets: $11.8M
Dividend yield: 68.77%
Paid in the last year: $4.7380 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.0410 · ex Nov 5, 2026

Income Calculator

At $4.74 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$9.11

Annual$473.80

Monthly avg$39.48

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BABO total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting BABO dividend calculator100 shares pay $473.80 a year, $9.11 each week

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.