FINX vs IPAY: which is really different?

FINX and IPAY hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and IPAY returned −18.3% over the year. Global X FinTech ETF and Amplify Digital Payments ETF.

33.1%
FINX in the S&P 500
57.6%
IPAY in the S&P 500
−27.1%
FINX total return, 1 year
−18.3%
IPAY total return, 1 year
FINX · 1 year to Sep 30, 202667% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
67% of its weight is outside the S&P 50033% of FINX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index33%67%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 51% of the fund · 83 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in67% of its weight is outside the S&P 50033% of FINX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index33%67%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 51% of the fund

33% of FINX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index

IPAY · 1 year to Sep 30, 202642% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
42% of its weight is outside the S&P 50058% of IPAY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 42% is outside the index58%42%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 54% of the fund · 43 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in42% of its weight is outside the S&P 50058% of IPAY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 42% is outside the index58%42%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · top ten 54% of the fund

58% of IPAY's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 42% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · FINX scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FINX and IPAY hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FINX IPAY
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC 6.74% 5.73%
COINBASE GLOBAL INC -CLASS A 5.55% 5.04%
BLOCK INC 6.67% 4.51%
FISERV INC 4.33% 4.33%
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC 4.25% 4.40%
ADYEN NV 4.24% 4.00%
AFFIRM HOLDINGS INC 3.76% 4.53%
FIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERVICES 2.98% 4.01%
TOAST INC-CLASS A 2.82% 3.99%
NEXI SPA 1.03% 1.92%
ACI WORLDWIDE INC 0.92% 2.26%
SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC-CLASS A 0.55% 1.11%
Only in FINX
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A 8.56%
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.72%
INTUIT INC 3.61%
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 3.45%
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC 3.31%
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC 2.25%
WISE GROUP PLC-CL A 2.19%
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC 1.92%
Only in IPAY
Visa Inc 6.51%
Mastercard Inc 6.38%
American Express Co 6.08%
Capital One Financial Corp 5.95%
Corpay Inc 4.70%
Wise Group PLC 4.49%
WEX Inc 3.12%
Remitly Global Inc 2.15%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

45% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowFINXIPAYFINXIPAYFINXIPAY
3 months−4.2%−2.6%−6.7 pts−5.1 pts−6.3 pts−4.7 pts
6 months+6.1%+8.9%−10.8 pts−8.1 pts−20.7 pts−18.0 pts
1 year−27.1%−18.3%−42.8 pts−34.0 pts−50.9 pts−42.1 pts
3 years+22.3%+20.2%−62.7 pts−64.8 pts−87.7 pts−89.8 pts
Since launch
FINX Sep 2016 · IPAY Jul 2015
+75.0%+85.9%−246.2 pts−246.5 pts−514.3 pts−532.1 pts

FINX and IPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

FINX
Global X FinTech ETF · Holds 83 stocks in fintech and digital payments, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IPAY
Amplify Digital Payments ETF · Holds 43 stocks in fintech and digital payments, 58% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Amplify
Theme Fintech and digital payments Fintech and digital payments
In the S&P 500 33.1% 57.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.6% 97.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.4% 5.7%
Holdings 83 43
Top ten, share of the fund 51.4% 53.9%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.68% 0.77%
Total return, 1 year −27.1% −18.3%
vs the S&P 500 −42.8 pts −34.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −50.9 pts −42.1 pts
Below its high −50.6% −35.6%
Net assets $155m $146m

FINX and IPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FINX in plain words

By weight, 33% of FINX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 51% of the fund across 83 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −27.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 42.8 pts. It sits 50.6% below its all-time high of Oct 25, 2021.

IPAY in plain words

By weight, 58% of IPAY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 54% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −18.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 34.0 pts. It sits 35.6% below its all-time high of Apr 28, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FINX and IPAY hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 45% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, FINX or IPAY?
FINX has 33% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IPAY has 58%, so FINX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FINX or IPAY?
FINX charges 0.68% a year and IPAY charges 0.75%, so FINX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, FINX against IPAY, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/finx-vs-ipay

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