ESPO vs ODDS: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

ESPOBNasdaq

Pacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETF

ODDSCNasdaq

Overlap

54.1%by weight

Expense ratio

ODDS −0.06pt a year

ESPO0.55%ODDS0.49%

Avg volume · 30D

ESPO 29.3×the volume

ESPO15.7KODDS535

3Y return · a year

ESPO +13.5pt

ESPO+25.3%ODDS+11.8%

ESPO vs ODDS Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−14.3%ESPO−23.0%ODDS

Expense ratio: ESPO 0.55%; ODDS 0.49%, better
Fund size: ESPO $240M; ODDS $3M
1Y total return: ESPO −14.3%, better; ODDS −23.0%
Yield (12M): ESPO 1.34%, better; ODDS 0.78%
Holdings: ESPO 28; ODDS 48
Avg volume (30D): ESPO 15.7K sh, better; ODDS 535 sh
NAV per share: ESPO $96.17; ODDS $23.41
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for ESPO, ODDS, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	ESPO	ODDS
Cost30% weight	C51	A71Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B67Higher	D29
Tradability15% weight	A78Higher	C41
Holdings10% weight	B62	A73Higher
Durability5% weight	A84Higher	D26

Rank among Gaming, Esports & Betting funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. ESPO and ODDS 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 ODDS 6th of 9 funds in the Gaming, Esports & Betting Category.

Rank 1BESPOVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETFScore 63
Rank 2BHEROGlobal X Video Games & Esports ETFScore 57
Rank 6CBNGEFirst Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETFScore 40
Rank 6CODDSPacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETFScore 40
Rank 6CODDZCorgi Sports Betting & Gambling ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ESPOBVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

ODDSCPacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment 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.

ODDS Most gaming ETFs stop at the console. ODDS also brings the house: a rules-based, global basket of roughly 50 companies earning their money from online gambling, video game development and esports.

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.

ODDS The fund is a rules-based ETF seeking exposure to globally listed companies and depositary receipts whose revenues are primarily generated by online gambling, video game development, or eSports.

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.

ODDS The betting side is the differentiator. ESPO, HERO and NERD center on video games; ODDS puts online gambling operators in the same global basket.
At 0.49%, it undercuts the 0.55% median fee in its gaming and esports peer group, and sits well below Invesco's GGME at 0.71%.
Rules-based, not a stock picker's hunch. The BlueStar index wants revenue coming mainly from these businesses, and it looks worldwide, depositary receipts included.

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.

ODDS One of the smaller, thinner-traded funds in this cohort, so bid-ask spreads show up in the cost of getting in and out.
Roughly 50 stocks in a single theme. It moves with digital entertainment, not the broad market.
Distributions come quarterly, but this is an equity theme basket rather than an income vehicle.

Full ESPO profile⁠

Full ODDS profile⁠

ESPO vs ODDS Holdings

As of Oct 23, 2026

How ESPO and ODDS differ

Overlap by weight

54.1%

Shared holdings make up 99.9% of ESPO and 55.3% of ODDS.

Level by level

Holdings25 in both54.1%
Countryby domicile68.2%
Sector3 Sectors69.5%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in ESPO and ODDS, widest gap first
Sector	More in ESPOMore in ODDS	ESPO	ODDS
Technology	ESPO +30.6 points	74.8%	44.2%
Consumer Discretionary	ODDS +27.8 points	15.7%	43.5%
Communication	ODDS +2.7 points	9.6%	12.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in ESPO and ODDS, widest gap first
Country	More in ESPOMore in ODDS	ESPO	ODDS
Japan	ESPO +13.8 points	29.0%	15.2%
Sweden	ODDS +10.2 points	2.6%	12.8%
United States	ODDS +9.9 points	22.9%	32.8%
Taiwan	ESPO +6.1 points	9.2%	3.1%
United Kingdom	ODDS +5.1 points	0.0%	5.1%
Poland	ESPO +3.5 points	5.0%	1.5%
China	ESPO +3.4 points	19.2%	15.8%
South Korea	ESPO +3.2 points	5.5%	2.3%
Other countries (6)	ODDS +4.8 points	6.6%	11.4%

Outside the US: ESPO 50% developed, 50% emerging. ODDS 63% developed, 37% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

ESPO60.4%
ODDS53.1%

Securities held

ESPO25
ODDS44

Asset class

ESPO: Equity
ODDS: Equity

Holdings

Only in ESPO0
In both25
Only in ODDS19

Only in ESPO

0 securities, 0.0% of ESPO by weight

Only in ODDS

19 securities, 45.4% of ODDS by weight

Evolution AB7.83%
DraftKings Inc7.46%
Flutter Entertainment PLC6.78%
Entain PLC3.32%
Super Group SGHC Ltd3.00%
Playtech Plc2.19%
Genius Sports Ltd2.17%
Rush Street Interactive Inc1.96%
Sportradar Group AG1.94%
Betsson AB1.88%
Ballys Intralot SA1.78%
Hacksaw AB1.59%
Kambi Group PLC0.84%
Evoke PLC0.73%
Jumbo Interactive Ltd0.73%
Rank Group PLC/The0.66%
Better Collective A/S0.53%
Australian Dollar0.00%
Hong Kong Dollar0.00%

Weight gaps

All 25 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in ESPO and ODDS, widest gap first
Holding	More in ESPOMore in ODDS	ESPO	ODDS
Roblox CorpRBLX	ESPO +3.80 points	7.15%	3.35%
Cd Projekt Red Sa	ESPO +3.53 points	4.98%	1.45%
International Games System Co Ltd	ESPO +3.39 points	5.03%	1.64%
Gamestop CorpGME	ESPO +3.34 points	5.49%	2.15%
Take-Two Interactive Software IncTTWO	ESPO +3.00 points	6.02%	3.02%
Micro-Star International Co Ltd	ESPO +2.81 points	4.12%	1.31%
Krafton Inc	ESPO +2.72 points	3.96%	1.24%
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd	ESPO +2.64 points	5.41%	2.77%
Konami Holdings Corp	ESPO +2.57 points	4.89%	2.32%
Nexon Co Ltd	ESPO +2.51 points	3.64%	1.13%
Capcom Co Ltd	ESPO +2.33 points	3.85%	1.52%
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc	ESPO +2.25 points	5.13%	2.88%
Nintendo Co Ltd	ESPO +2.16 points	7.68%	5.52%
Unity Software IncU	ESPO +2.03 points	4.20%	2.17%
Netease IncNTES	ESPO +1.84 points	6.84%	5.00%
Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd	ESPO +1.27 points	2.45%	1.18%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd	ESPO +1.24 points	2.49%	1.25%
Tencent Holdings Ltd	ODDS +1.12 points	6.68%	7.80%
China Ruyi Holdings Ltd	ESPO +0.59 points	1.68%	1.09%
Ncsoft Corp	ESPO +0.46 points	1.57%	1.11%
Xd Inc	ESPO +0.43 points	1.45%	1.02%
Embracer Group Ab	ESPO +0.25 points	1.49%	1.24%
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co Ltd	ESPO +0.24 points	1.32%	1.08%
Modern Times Group Mtg Ab	ESPO +0.23 points	1.16%	0.93%
Vivendi Se	ESPO +0.15 points	1.22%	1.07%

All 28 ESPO holdings⁠All 50 ODDS 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 ODDS Cost

Overpaying ESPO vs ODDS

$1,112

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

ESPO 0.55%
$10,904
ODDS 0.49%
$9,792

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

ESPO 0.55%
ODDS 0.49%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	ESPO	ODDS	Overpaying
10	$988	$883	$105
20	$3,790	$3,394	$396
30	$10,904	$9,792	$1,112

Expense ratio

0.55%ESPO
0.49%ODDS, cheaper

ODDS0.49%ESPO0.55%

0.35%0.75%

Middle half of Gaming, Esports & Betting funds
Median 0.55%

ODDS 2nd cheapest of 9 funds

ESPO 5th cheapest of 9 funds

ESPO vs ODDS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): ESPO 1.34%, better; ODDS 0.78%
Payout (12M): ESPO $1.29; ODDS $0.18
Last payment: ESPO $1.29; ODDS $0.02
Ex-dividend: ESPO Dec 22, 2025; ODDS Sep 3, 2026
Paid on: ESPO Dec 26, 2025; ODDS Sep 8, 2026
Frequency: ESPO Annual; ODDS Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

ESPOAnnual · 8 paymentsAll ESPO payments⁠

ODDSQuarterly · 15 paymentsAll ODDS payments⁠

ESPO vs ODDS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: ESPO 17.8%, betterODDS 19.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: ESPO 1.12, betterODDS 0.44
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: ESPO −48.3%ODDS −35.1%since Apr 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: ESPO 0.98ODDS 0.98; Market = 1

ESPO and ODDS in the news

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News
Roblox is reported to let creators ship games as separate apps on mobile, PC and consoles
Sep 11, 2026ESPO

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ESPO vs ODDS

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How ESPO and ODDS differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in ESPO

Only in ODDS

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Roblox is reported to let creators ship games as separate apps on mobile, PC and consoles

How ESPO and ODDS differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in ESPO

Only in ODDS

Weight gaps