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IPAY ETF — Amplify Digital Payments ETF
Amplify Digital Payments ETF (IPAY)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 17, 2026
IPAY's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (74/100, low confidence). It pays its distribution rate is 0.80%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.411 with an ex-date of December 30, 2025, was 6.2% lower than the previous $0.438. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Amplify ETFs page for IPAY, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
IPAY is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.83%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 74/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 100.4% over the past 11.3 years, 231.9 points behind SPY at 332.3%.
Amplify Digital Payments ETF is an equity fund that tracks the performance of companies involved in mobile payments, investing at least 80% of its net assets in mobile payments stocks and their depositary receipts. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.75% and has a low distribution rate. This fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to the digital payments sector with minimal income generation.
IPAY dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (0.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (0.83%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.411. The ex-dividend date is 12/30/2025. The payment date is 12/31/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | $0.411 | -6.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-30 | $0.438 | 4280.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-26 | $0.01 | -76.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.043 | 186.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-30 | $0.015 | -93.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-24 | $0.231 | 2466.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-26 | $0.009 | -40.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-28 | $0.015 | -81.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-09-13 | $0.08 | 166.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-06-20 | $0.03 | — |
| 2016 total | $0.125 | — |
| 2017 total | $0.009 | -92.8% |
| 2018 total | $0.231 | 2466.7% |
| 2019 total | $0.015 | -93.5% |
| 2023 total | $0.043 | 186.7% |
| 2024 total | $0.448 | 941.9% |
| 2025 total | $0.411 | -8.3% |
IPAY dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -8.3%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -8.3% |
IPAY holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
IPAY performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 100.4% over the past 11.3 years, 231.9 points behind SPY at 332.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -10.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.4%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 2.1% | — |
| 3M | -1.6% | — |
| 6M | 3.4% | — |
| YTD | -5.4% | — |
| 1Y | -10.4% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -4.40% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 9.00% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -6.50% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 7.50% |
| Since inception (11.3 years) | 100.4% | 6.40% |
IPAY key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 74 · Generally safe
- Issuer
- Amplify ETFs
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 07/15/2015
- Expense ratio
- 0.75%
- Distribution rate
- 0.80%
- Trailing yield
- 0.83%
- Last close
- $49.25 (as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $337,187,626
- Average volume
- 10668.0
- Dividend
- $0.411
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/30/2025
- Payment date
- 12/31/2025
- Beta
- 1.34
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.80%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.83%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Amplify ETFs or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
IPAY risks and drawbacks
IPAY's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.4%.
Who may consider IPAY — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
What is IPAY's expense ratio?
IPAY's expense ratio is 0.75%.
What is IPAY's dividend yield?
IPAY's distribution rate is 0.80%, with a 0.75% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has IPAY's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -8.3%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does IPAY pay a dividend?
The dividend amount is $0.411. The ex-dividend date is 12/30/2025. The payment date is 12/31/2025.
How has IPAY performed?
Total return is 100.4% over the past 11.3 years, 231.9 points behind SPY at 332.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -10.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.4%.
Is IPAY a good investment?
IPAY's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 74 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.80% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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