Amplify Mobile Payments ETF

IPAY

Börsenwert 153 Mio. $

The Amplify Digital Payments ETF targets the digital payments sector but has significantly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years. Despite recent momentum, IPAY has posted losses in total returns for four of the last six years. IPAY's top holdings include PayPal, Mastercard, and Visa, with heavy concentration in transaction and payment processing services.

Stripe and Advent have made a $53B bid for PayPal, lifting PYPL shares and putting fintech ETFs like PYPU, FINX and IPAY in the spotlight.

Amplify Digital Payments ETF is downgraded to Hold due to unresolved structural and idiosyncratic risks impacting major holdings. AI-driven transaction rerouting and stablecoin adoption now pose significant threats to traditional payment networks, justifying a valuation discount to the S&P 500. IPAY's top holdings, including PayPal and Fiserv, suffered operational setbacks and earnings disappointments, driving underperformance and heightened volatility.

Tech has been a strong outperformer, but it might be time to rethink investing in this sector. Companies with strong fundamentals and more reasonable valuations present enticing opportunities.

Thanksgiving shopping is set to boost retail and tech ETFs. XRT, IBUY, ONLN, IPAY, BPAY and PSCD could be the biggest winners of the holiday spending boom.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify ETFs , a leading provider of breakthrough ETF solutions, is highlighting three of its thematic strategies—Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY), Amplify Digital Payments ETF (IPAY), and Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF (GAMR)—as investors gear up for a holiday spending season impacted by online retail, digital payments and gaming entertainment. Generative AI shopping assistants and recommendation engines are expected to drive a surge in online holiday spending, with AI-driven traffic to retail sites projected to rise more than 500% year over year.1 Consumers are embracing this new wave of intelligent shopping by researching products, comparing prices, and completing purchases through AI-integrated platforms that make every transaction smarter, faster, and more personalized.

Amplify Digital Payments ETF offers balanced exposure to both traditional payment giants and disruptive fintechs, capturing the global shift from cash to digital payments. The ETF is diversified across market caps and geographies, with a strong US focus and top holdings including Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase. Despite stablecoin concerns and recent negative sentiment, I believe digital payment leaders remain resilient, with strong profitability and ongoing innovation in stablecoin integration.

Four sectors -- Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Telecom and Technology -- were crowned as top performers from the basis of average three-month return.

The holiday shopping season in recent years kicked off with a five-day weekend that began on Thanksgiving and wrapped up on Cyber Monday. According to the National Retail Federation, roughly 197 million shoppers participated in the retail frenzy this year.

Holiday spending is expected to grow 2.5%-3.5% year over year. Several ETFs are poised for solid gains.