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ESPO vs GGME

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

ESPOBNasdaq

Invesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETF

GGMECNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

ESPO −0.08pt a year

ESPO0.55%GGME0.63%

Avg volume · 30D

ESPO 7.6×the volume

ESPO15.7KGGME2.07K

5Y return · a year

ESPO +5.1pt

ESPO+8.4%GGME+3.3%

ESPO vs GGME Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+49.4%ESPO+17.7%GGME

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. ESPO +49.4%. GGME +17.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%0%75%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ESPO 0.55%, better
GGME 0.63%
Fund size
ESPO $240M
GGME $42M
1Y total return
ESPO −14.3%
GGME −4.9%, better
Yield (12M)
ESPO 1.34%, better
GGME 0.08%
Holdings
ESPO 28
GGME 102
Avg volume (30D)
ESPO 15.7K sh, better
GGME 2.07K sh
NAV per share
ESPO $96.17
GGME $61.53
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ESPO: Cost 51, Risk 67, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 62, Durability 84. GGME: Cost 30, Risk 74, Mission 40, Tradability 63, Holdings 58, Durability 78.
Pillar letters and Scores for ESPO, GGME, with each pillar’s weight
PillarESPOGGME
Cost30% weightC51HigherD30
Mission25% weightNot scoredC40
Risk15% weightB67A74Higher
Tradability15% weightA78HigherB63
Holdings10% weightB62HigherB58
Durability5% weightA84HigherA78

Rank among Gaming, Esports & Betting funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ESPO and GGME are both graded against the same 9 Gaming, Esports & Betting funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Gaming, Esports & Betting⁠

Category · 9 funds
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ESPO ranks 1st and GGME 3rd of 9 funds in the Gaming, Esports & Betting Category.

  1. Rank 1BESPOVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETFScore 63
  2. Rank 2BHEROGlobal X Video Games & Esports ETFScore 57
  3. Rank 3CGGMEInvesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETFScore 52
  4. Rank 4CNERDRoundhill Video Games ETFScore 50

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ESPOBVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

GGMECInvesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETF

In short

ESPO Video 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.

GGME The wide-angle lens in the gaming aisle: GGME's index chases "future media" broadly, so streaming and platform names sit beside game makers across roughly 100 global stocks. Fee is 0.63% net of a waiver through August 31, 2028.

Stated mandate

ESPO 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.

GGME The fund tracks the STOXX World AC NexGen Media Index and normally invests at least 90% of assets in common stocks comprising that index. The index focuses on companies exposed to technologies or products contributing to future media.

Why people hold it

  • ESPO 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.
  • GGME Tracks the STOXX World AC NexGen Media Index with at least 90% of assets in index stocks, a mandate built around future media rather than game publishers alone.
  • Spreads the theme across roughly 100 global stocks, any market cap, so the thesis does not hinge on one studio's release calendar.stoxx.com
  • Fund and index rebalance quarterly, on the second Friday of March, June, September and December, so the basket keeps pace as media shifts.bloomberg.com
  • Listed in 2005 and later retooled (new ticker included) into its current next gen media and gaming mandate, giving it more live market history than most thematic shelves.bloomberg.com

Worth knowing

  • ESPO 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.
  • GGME At 0.63% net of a waiver through August 31, 2028, it sits above the category median and above unwaived peers ESPO (0.55%) and HERO (0.50%).
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so spreads can widen and large orders may need patience.
  • The broad definition cuts both ways: mega-cap media and platform names are eligible, so it overlaps other tech holdings more than a pure gaming basket would.stoxx.com

Full ESPO profile⁠

Full GGME profile⁠

ESPO vs GGME Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ESPO vs GGME Cost

Overpaying GGME vs ESPO

$1,455

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ESPO 0.55%

    $10,904

  • GGME 0.63%

    $12,359

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ESPO 0.55%
  • GGME 0.63%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530GGME $12,359ESPO $10,904

Year by year

YearESPOGGMEOverpaying
10$988$1,128$140
20$3,790$4,311$521
30$10,904$12,359$1,455

Expense ratio

  • 0.55%ESPO, cheaper
  • 0.63%GGME
  • Middle half of Gaming, Esports & Betting funds
  • Median 0.55%

ESPO 5th cheapest of 9 funds

GGME 7th cheapest of 9 funds

ESPO vs GGME Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ESPO 1.34%, better
GGME 0.08%
Payout (12M)
ESPO $1.29
GGME $0.05
Last payment
ESPO $1.29
GGME $0.04
Ex-dividend
ESPO Dec 22, 2025
GGME Sep 21, 2026
Paid on
ESPO Dec 26, 2025
GGME Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
ESPO Annual
GGME Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ESPOAnnual · 8 paymentsAll ESPO payments⁠
One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2018 $0.01; Dec 23, 2019 $0.08; Dec 21, 2020 $0.09; Dec 20, 2021 $2.23; Dec 19, 2022 $0.39; Dec 18, 2023 $0.54; Dec 23, 2024 $0.37; Dec 22, 2025 $1.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD
GGMETwice a year · 30 paymentsAll GGME payments⁠
One bar per payment. 30 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.05; Sep 18, 2017 $0.04; Mar 19, 2018 $0.03; Jun 18, 2018 $0.04; Sep 24, 2018 $0.12; Dec 24, 2018 $0.07; Mar 18, 2019 $0.03; Jun 24, 2019 $0.03; Sep 23, 2019 $0.03; Dec 23, 2019 $0.09; Mar 23, 2020 $0.04; Jun 22, 2020 $0.04; Sep 21, 2020 $0.0031; Dec 21, 2020 $0.09; Mar 22, 2021 $0.10; Jun 21, 2021 $0.09; Sep 20, 2021 $0.0031; Dec 20, 2021 $0.0052; Mar 21, 2022 $0.08; Jun 21, 2022 $0.04; Sep 19, 2022 $0.08; Dec 19, 2022 $0.05; Mar 20, 2023 $0.53; Jun 20, 2023 $0.37; Sep 23, 2024 $0.04; Mar 24, 2025 $0.02; Jun 23, 2025 $0.07; Sep 22, 2025 $0.0045; Jun 22, 2026 $0.0057; Sep 21, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.502017202020232026YTD

ESPO vs GGME Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • ESPO
  • GGME
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: ESPO −48.3% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%−40%−30%−20%−10%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ESPO 17.8%, betterGGME 19.9%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ESPO 1.12, betterGGME 0.96
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ESPO −48.3%GGME −43.9%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ESPO 0.98GGME 1.27

ESPO and GGME in the news

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