Amplify Online Retail ETF

IBUY

Market cap $147M

November's Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau showed a pickup in consumer spending. Headline sales were up 0.6%, up from -0.1% pullback in October and above the projected 0.5% growth.

Use of generative AI chat services for holiday shopping rose nearly 700% from a year earlier.

CNBC's Courtney Reagan joins 'The Exchange' to report on 2025's biggest retail losers and winners, the resilience of the consumer and more.

October's Advance Retail Sales Report from the Census Bureau revealed a slowdown in consumer spending. Headline sales were flat, missing the projected 0.1% monthly growth.

Record holiday spending masks consumer strain, but strong retail earnings lift interest in ETFs XRT, RTH, IBUY and ONLN.

Heading into the holiday season, it's not clear how broad economic and consumer concerns will impact spending. However, if Black Friday 2025 is any indication, online retailers are likely to do well.

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.

As consumers prepare their digital shopping carts for Black Friday, the Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY) has executed its November rebalance. IBUY adjusted its portfolio to reflect the evolving landscape of e-commerce.

Amplify Online Retail ETF aims to offer broad exposure to the online retail sector. The fund has performed poorly since inception versus both the broad market and Amazon, the overwhelmingly dominant player in the space. It is greatly undermined by its equal weight format, which overweights holdings with a very tenuous link to retail, including Spotify and Uber.

VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and analysis, visit VettaFi | ETF Trends.