Global X Video Games & Esports ETF
$27.70+0.11 (+0.41%)
- 0.50%
- $62M
- −12.7%
- 1.67%
- 0M sh
- $27.54
- low $23.46high $33.42
The ETF.net HERO Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 2 of 9
Score 59 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.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 1 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 4 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 3 of 9
Our read on HERO
BA pure play on the companies that make and monetize games: roughly 40 video game and esports names in one index fund, priced under the typical fee in its niche.
The Fund seeks to deliver investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.50% a year, below the 0.55% median for gaming and esports funds, including VanEck's ESPO at 0.55% and Invesco's GGME at 0.71%.
- Does exactly what the label says: tracks the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index, not a broad tech basket with a few game studios sprinkled in.
- Launched in 2019, part of the first wave of gaming funds, and it grades in the upper half of its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded. Limit orders matter here, and spreads can widen when the market gets jumpy.
- About 40 stocks in one industry. Concentration cuts both ways, and the fund rides the gaming cycle with little to cushion it.
- Distributions come once or twice a year. This is a growth-theme equity fund, not an income line.
HERO Holdings
- Stocks
- 42
- 58%
- 9766.T
Sectors
- Communication91.3%
- Technology7.7%
- Industrials1.0%
Geography
- Japan35.95%
- United States18.60%
- China15.20%
- South Korea11.87%
- Taiwan5.14%
- Poland4.91%
- Sweden3.50%
- Hong Kong2.63%
- 2.18%
Developed 54% · Emerging 46%
HERO 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.
HERO$8,729
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 | HERO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −6.8% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | +8.3% |
| 1 year | −12.7% |
| 3 years | +15.5% |
| 5 years | +0.7% |
| 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 | HERO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −6.8% | |
| 2025 | +28.8% | |
| 2024 | +17.7% | |
| 2023 | +8.4% | |
| 2022 | −33.4% | |
| 2021 | −8.6% | |
| 2020 | +91.0% |
HERO in the news
HERO Dividends
- 1.67%
- $0.46
- $0.13 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
HERO Risk
- 18.4%
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.
- 0.58
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.
- −46.5%
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.
- 0.90
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
HERO Cost
0.50%
HERO0.50%
- The middle half of Gaming, Esports & Betting funds
- Median 0.55%
2 of the 9 Gaming, Esports & Betting funds charge less.
Other funds in Gaming, Esports & Betting
- BESPOVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return −11.5%
- 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%