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FinTech vs the S&P 500 (FINX): is it outperforming?

Over the past month, FINX has outperformed the S&P 500 by 0.3 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.

1M spread vs SPY
+0.3 pts
Quadrant
Outperformers
Momentum
Mixed
RS health
Holding
Holdings P/E
47.5×

Where FINX sits on the rotation map

FinTech highlighted against the 11 broad S&P 500 sectors. Vertical: 1-month spread vs the S&P 500. Horizontal: the longer, time-shifted window — the methodology explains the math.

FINX vs SPY: head-to-head returns

FINX (fintech) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means FINX won that window.

Window
FINX
SPY
Spread
1 week−1.6%+0.5%−2.1 pts
2 weeks+0.0%−1.1%+1.1 pts
1 month+4.1%+3.8%+0.3 pts
3 months+3.5%+2.0%+1.5 pts
6 months+11.2%+12.7%−1.5 pts
1 year−19.5%+19.9%−39.3 pts

Data as of 2026-08-28 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure

The read

FinTech (FINX) sits in the Outperformers quadrant of the rotation map: it has narrowly beaten the S&P 500 by 0.3 points over the past month, on top of a 1.2-point advantage over the longer, time-shifted window. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #52 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.

On the shorter tape, FINX's momentum is mixed: the longer intraday trend is still positive, but the recent windows have gone flat. FINX's relative-strength line is holding around its moving averages — the trend is intact but no longer extending. The longer trend remains healthier than the recent tape suggests — the kind of divergence worth rechecking in a week.

The exposure comes via Global X FinTech ETF, whose 56 tracked holdings are led by ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A, BLOCK INC CLASS A and PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 47.5× earnings and 7.4× sales. The thing to watch from here is durability: outperformers that hold their one-month spread while the longer window keeps building tend to stay out front; a fading spread is the early exit signal.

What's inside FINX

Top 5 of 56 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.

Holding
Weight
1M
HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A
8.2%+12.4%
XYZBLOCK INC CLASS A
6.9%+0.6%
PYPLPAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
5.6%−8.0%
FISVFISERV INC
4.8%−1.9%
COINn/a
4.7%+6.4%
51 more holdings — each measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

FinTech vs the market — common questions

Is fintech outperforming the S&P 500?

Right now, yes: over the past month FINX has outperformed the S&P 500 by 0.3 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.

What is FINX?

FINX is Global X FinTech ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the fintech group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).

Which stocks are in FINX?

FINX's largest tracked positions are ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC CLASS A, BLOCK INC CLASS A, PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC, FISERV INC, n/a — 56 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.

What quadrant is fintech in right now?

As of the latest daily data, fintech is in the Outperformers quadrant — outperforming the S&P 500 on both the recent and the longer, time-shifted window. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.

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