Amplify Travel Tech ETF

Amplify Travel Tech ETF (AWAY) tracks the Prime Travel Technology Index NTR, holding 29 companies as of June 30, 2026, that run online travel booking, ride-hailing, price-comparison and travel-advice services, such as Expedia, Airbnb and Uber. It offers focused, global exposure to travel platforms: only 37.8% of assets were in US companies. The trade-offs are a 0.75% annual fee, above the 0.55% average of similar funds, and a 56.6% drop from its 2021 peak.

• Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, AWAY returned -23.9%, 7th of 7 among similar funds.
• Its 5-year annualized return was -9.2%.
• In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 52.7% and regained its old high 8.2 months after the low.
• Its worst full calendar year was 2022 (-32.3%); its best was 2023 (+17.9%).
• The deepest fall in its price history was 56.6% (Mar 15, 2021 to Oct 27, 2023), not yet recovered.

As of Jun 30, 2026, the fund held 29 securities; the ten largest made up 43.48% of assets. It also reported 3.4% in a money-market fund, most likely cash collateral from lending out shares rather than uninvested money.

• Over the three months to Jun 30, 2026, investors withdrew a net $2.6M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
• Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: +8.41%, +0.61%, +4.14%.

AWAY aims to track, before fees, the Prime Travel Technology Index NTR. Prime Indexes picks the companies; Solactive AG calculates the index. To qualify, a company must earn more than 50% of its revenue from travel technology: internet and mobile services for travel bookings, ride sharing and hailing, travel price comparison or travel advice. Screens require at least $150 million in market value, $250,000 in average daily trading and a listing in a country open to foreign investors.

Weights come from a proprietary formula based on market value and average daily value traded, so bigger, more heavily traded stocks score higher. The weights were fairly even as of June 30, 2026: Expedia, the largest of 29 holdings, was 4.7% of assets, and the top 10 made up 43.5%. Each March, June, September and December the index is reconstituted (members added or dropped) and rebalanced (weights reset), and the fund follows.

The fund generally holds each index stock in roughly the index's proportions, though it may use a representative sample when that is impractical. Foreign companies may be held through ADRs or GDRs, certificates representing foreign shares that trade on another exchange. The fund is non-diversified, meaning it may put more in single companies than a diversified fund, and it held no derivatives as of June 30, 2026.

• AWAY charges 0.75% a year, versus an average of 0.55% for the similar funds below (7th of 7, cheapest first).
• Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $77 in the first year and $930 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).

It is a narrow, non-diversified bet on 29 travel-technology stocks that fell 56.6% from its 2021 peak, so it fits as a small add-on rather than a foundation.

AWAY adds global exposure to travel booking and ride-hailing, but it is no cushion. In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 52.7% in a month and took about 8 months to recover. In the 2022 bear market it dropped 41.2%, and 2022 was its worst calendar year, a 32.2% loss. Its deepest decline, 56.6% from March 2021 to October 2023, had not been recouped as of October 27, 2026. Launched in 2020, it has no 2008 record. Anyone who must withdraw money in a slump could lock in large losses.

It paid no distributions in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, so it adds no income. In the SEC's standard example ($10,000 earning 5% a year), its 0.75% expense ratio costs $77 over one year and $930 over 10 years. Past results don't predict the future, and a plan should look at the whole portfolio, not one fund.

Matched by closest holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports (no similar fund shares 20% or more of its holdings).