YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF
BABO
8 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.5M invested in YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3
33% more funds holding
Funds holding: 6 → 8 (+2)
10.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 53.66% → 64.12% (+10%)
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $28.5M → $31.5M (+$2.97M)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16M | Put options by funds: $16.4M
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 2
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TI
Tidal Investments
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$12.1M |
| 2 |
Belvedere Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$221K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$186K |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$147K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$42.2K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.43M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$563K |
| 3 |
WAM
Worth Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$341K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$25.5K |
| 5 |
CA
CoreCap Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
|
-$2K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TI
1
Tidal Investments
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| $29.9M | +$12.1M | +727,308 | +59% |
|
|
2
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| $726K | -$1.43M | -86,260 | -64% |
|
|
3
Jane Street
New York
| $339K | -$25.5K | -1,540 | -6% |
|
|
4
Belvedere Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| $203K | +$221K | +13,301 | New |
|
|
5
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| $171K | +$186K | +11,193 | New |
|
|
6
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $135K | +$147K | +8,855 | New |
|
|
7
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $38.7K | +$42.2K | +2,542 | New |
|
8
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $6 | – | – | – |
|
|
OMC
9
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$563K | -28,350 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
10
Worth Asset Management
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$341K | -17,200 | Closed |
|
|
CA
11
CoreCap Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$2K | -101 | Closed |
|
12
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$315 | +19 | New |
|
BABO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
8 of the 7,598 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF (BABO) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $31.5M — up 10% from $28.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new BABO positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 1 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Tidal Investments, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $1.43M.
- 8 institutional investors held YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF (BABO) as of Q2 2025, up from 6 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $31.5M of YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Tidal Investments, an estimated $12.1M added.
- The largest YieldMax BABA Option Income Strategy ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $1.43M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.