Roundhill Video Games ETF
$22.79−0.06 (−0.27%)
- 0.50%
- $14M
- −13.5%
- 0.67%
- 0M sh
- $22.80
- low $19.01high $27.54
The ETF.net NERD Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 4 of 9
Score 51 of 100 falls in the C 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.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C42 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D29 out of 100Rank 8 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C40 out of 100Rank 6 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C46 out of 100Rank 6 of 9
Our read on NERD
CRoundhill's 2019 gaming pure play: about 40 companies that make, publish and distribute video games across console, PC, mobile and cloud, plus esports. Priced under the typical fund on the gaming shelf, though it stays small and lightly traded.
The fund focuses on companies in the video games industry, including publishers, developers, distributors of interactive gaming software for console, PC, mobile, and cloud platforms, related online gaming services, and esports.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.50%, below the 0.55% median for gaming and esports funds, level with HERO and under ESPO's 0.55%.
- A real pure play: publishers, developers and distributors spanning console, PC, mobile and cloud, plus esports and online gaming services, drawn globally rather than US only.
- Launched in 2019, an early entrant on the gaming shelf, from an issuer whose whole shop is built on thematic funds.
- Roughly 40 holdings, so a breakout franchise carries real weight instead of getting diluted across hundreds of names.
Worth knowing
- Small fund, thin volume. Spreads can widen, so limit orders and a look at the day's activity matter more here than with a mega-cap index fund.
- The prospectus names a broad global all-cap index as its reference, so performance isn't framed against a gaming-only benchmark.roundhillinvestments.com
- Distributions come once or twice a year at most. This is a growth theme, not an income line.
NERD Holdings
- Stocks
- 41
- 64%
- NTES
Sectors
- Communication88.2%
- Consumer Discretionary5.7%
- Technology5.0%
- Industrials1.1%
Geography
- Japan41.87%
- United States22.68%
- China17.11%
- Korea (the Republic of)9.46%
- Poland2.96%
- Hong Kong2.46%
- Sweden1.07%
- Israel0.84%
- 1.55%
Developed 61% · Emerging 39%
NERD Performance
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NERD$8,647
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 | NERD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −5.5% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | +10.1% |
| 1 year | −13.5% |
| 3 years | +19.4% |
| 5 years | −1.7% |
| 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 | NERD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −5.5% | |
| 2025 | +23.1% | |
| 2024 | +28.5% | |
| 2023 | +12.9% | |
| 2022 | −43.3% | |
| 2021 | −17.6% | |
| 2020 | +89.7% |
NERD in the news
NERD Dividends
- 0.67%
- $0.15
- $0.15 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
NERD Risk
- 18.8%
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.
- 0.74
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.
- −54.1%
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.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NERD Cost
0.50%
NERD0.50%
- 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
- 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%
- 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%
- CODDSPacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return −24.3%