Providing Investors with Better Data
Affinity® Data allows you to access the most comprehensive, transparent product-level data on public companies. Search, screen and analyze data and risks across 1,500+ business groups to make sharper decisions.
Affinity® enables you to
Search Securities
Enter a name, ticker, or ISIN to see detailed risk exposures for a company or an ETF.
Screen Investment Universes
Select a universe. See all companies that have target exposures.
Analyze Portfolio Risk
Upload your portfolio. Screen for risks using over 40+ different lenses and 1,500+ different exposures.
Identify Comparables
Enter a name, ticker, or ISIN. Find companies with comparable business risk and performance profiles.
Enhance your investment strategies
Affinity® helps analysts identify and rank companies by their product lines, revealing business risks hidden by broader classifications.
Explore 1,500+ business groups with Affinity:
Data - The Power Behind Successful Investing
Sound investments are powered by data, and Syntax’s FIS financial database is one of the most extensive and accurate stores of data in the world. All data used in the FIS database is sourced from reliable and proven entities and is thoroughly vetted to eliminate errors.
Syntax’ proprietary and patented FIS platform supports in-depth examination of the financial characteristics on over 11,000 public companies worldwide. FIS provides statistics from fully-cited public filings that enable accurate assessments of sector classifications, market shares, supply chain linkages and more – facilitating company analysis and classification on the most precise basis possible.
Syntax’ derived data products offer reliable benchmark indexes, factor scores and thematic groupings that serve as the underpinning for successful and transparent index creation.
Discover in-depth company and ETF insights
Explore top companies and ETFs through 1,500+ lenses across Sector, Macro and Micro Thematics, Impact, and Business Models. Affinity allows users to drill down into product line exposures and view aggregated geographic revenue segmentation.
AI-Enabled Search Engine; Ad Revenue
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Online Platform for Derivatives Trading
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Consumer Credit and Debit Cards Transaction Processing
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Online Diversified Consumer Goods Retail
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Diversified Consumer Media
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Electric Automobiles; Direct Sales
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Online Brokerage of Leisure Hotel Rooms
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Diversified Equipment and Materials
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Unpack your investment strategies
Compare portfolios against ETFs, Affinity benchmarks, or any other uploaded portfolios.
Track changes to portfolio exposures over time by uploading different holding dates. Changes over time can be tracked based on point-in-time classifications on individual holdings.
FAQ
Affinity is a platform that enables users to visualize the output from our FIS® framework in a number of ways. For example, FIS can leverage company revenue data to identify unique product-line analysis.
Lenses are a collection of companies that operate in shared economic activities. Companies are analyzed at the product line level, resulting in more precise company classifications.
The Affinity Screener is a slimmed-down version of the full Affinity platform, allowing users to familiarize themselves with the interface and its core capabilities, including Affinity Lenses.
Built for Every
Investment Professional
Syntax connects advisors, managers, and data leaders through one transparent system—from data to implementation.
Financial Advisors & RIAs
Transparent data and differentiated models you can explain and defend.
• Product-level visibility into holdings and exposures.
• Model portfolios with clear factor/thematic tilts.
• Explainable, auditable inputs for client reporting.
Asset & Portfolio Managers
Design, test, and scale strategies—move from idea to investable in days.
• Granular, revenue-based exposures for precise design.
• Backtesting on standardized, transparent datasets.
• Rapid operationalization into indices or mandates.
Investment Strategists & Researchers
Build and backtest thematic and model portfolios with precision.
• Auditable inputs and rule-based methodologies.
• Repeatable workflows for research and comparisons.
• Clear attribution and transparent factor contributions.
Data & Operations Gatekeepers
Standardize workflows with a transparent, compliance-ready
data stack.
• Auditable inputs and rule-based methodologies.
• Repeatable workflows for research and comparisons.
• Clear attribution and transparent factor contributions.