Strong Start to Holiday Season Amid Strains Spotlight These Retail ETFs

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

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 4, 2025

Go on a Shopping Spree With 3 Top Retail ETFs

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.

MarketBeat • Dec 1, 2025

IBUY Rebalances Ahead of Black Friday

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.

ETF Trends • Nov 28, 2025

ETFs Likely to Benefit from Thanksgiving Weekend Sales

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.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 28, 2025

IBUY: Odd Holdings And High Fees Undermine This Online Retail Fund

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.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 28, 2025

ETF of the Week: Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY)

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.

ETF Trends • Nov 26, 2025

Amplify ETFs Highlights Key Solutions as AI Transforms Holiday Shopping

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.

GlobeNewsWire • Nov 26, 2025

Retail Sales Up 0.2% in September, Lower Than Expected

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for September showed consumer spending was lower than expected, with headline sales rising 0.2% versus the expected 0.4% monthly growth. This is down from August's 0.6% growth and marks the fourth consecutive monthly increase in headline sales.

ETF Trends • Nov 25, 2025

US holiday sales set to top $1 trillion for the first time, NRF forecasts

U.S. holiday sales are expected to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, the National Retail Federation forecast on Thursday.

Reuters • Nov 6, 2025

Holiday Sales Will Exceed $1 Trillion for the First Time, NRF Predicts

Retail sales will increase at an annual pace of between 3.7% and 4.2% in the period ranging Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, the trade group projects.

Barrons • Nov 6, 2025