VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
$100.43+0.08 (+0.08%)
- 0.55%
- $255M
- −11.5%
- 1.28%
- 0M sh
- $100.09
- low $84.93high $117.28
The ETF.net ESPO Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 1 of 9
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C51 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B63 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A78 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B60 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 9
Our read on ESPO
BVideo games, straight up. ESPO tracks a global index of game developers, esports companies and the hardware and software behind them, in a concentrated basket of roughly 30 names, running since 2018.
The ETF seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Video Gaming and eSports Index. The index covers companies involved in video game development, esports, and related hardware and software.
Why people hold it
- A tight read on the theme: the index covers video game development, esports, and related hardware and software, so the basket stays near the console and the code instead of drifting into general entertainment.vaneck.com
- Global mandate. Gaming's biggest publishers are listed all over the world, and ESPO's index is built to reach them rather than stopping at US-listed names.vaneck.com
- Priced at 0.55%, right at the middle of the gaming and esports ETF group, and one of the stronger overall implementations among its peers.
- Launched in 2018, making it one of the elder statesmen of gaming ETFs, with a few hundred million dollars of assets behind it.
Worth knowing
- Roughly 30 holdings. One publisher's flopped launch or blowout quarter lands harder here than it would in a broad index.
- Not the cheapest seat in the arcade: HERO and NERD both charge 0.50% for their own takes on gaming.
- Trades lighter than mainstream index funds, so spreads can widen in fast markets. Distributions come once or twice a year, not monthly.
ESPO Holdings
- Stocks
- 29
- 60%
- 7974.T
Sectors
- Technology74.1%
- Consumer Discretionary15.6%
- Communication10.3%
Geography
- Japan28.30%
- United States23.20%
- China18.55%
- Taiwan8.92%
- South Korea5.75%
- Australia5.05%
- Poland4.64%
- Sweden2.53%
- 3.07%
Developed 51% · Emerging 49%
ESPO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
ESPO$8,853
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ESPO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.1% |
| 1 month | +3.2% |
| 3 months | +8.7% |
| 1 year | −11.5% |
| 3 years | +25.2% |
| 5 years | +10.6% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ESPO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.1% | |
| 2025 | +25.8% | |
| 2024 | +47.6% | |
| 2023 | +33.6% | |
| 2022 | −34.7% | |
| 2021 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | +83.9% |
ESPO in the news
ESPO Dividends
- 1.28%
- $1.29
- $1.29 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ESPO Risk
- 17.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −48.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.98
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ESPO Cost
0.55%
ESPO0.55%
- The middle half of Gaming, Esports & Betting funds
- Median 0.55%
4 of the 9 Gaming, Esports & Betting funds charge less.
Other funds in Gaming, Esports & Betting
- BHEROGlobal X Video Games & Esports ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −12.7%
- CGGMEInvesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETFExpense ratio 0.66%1 year return +5.6%
- CNERDRoundhill Video Games ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −13.5%
- CGAMRAmplify Video Game Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +6.1%
- CBNGEFirst Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return −18.0%