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HERO vs NERD

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF

HEROBNasdaq

Roundhill Video Games ETF

NERDCCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

HERO0.50%NERD0.50%

Avg volume · 30D

HERO 12.6×the volume

HERO18.8KNERD1.49K

5Y return · a year

HERO +1.7pt

HERO−1.2%NERD−2.9%

HERO vs NERD Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

−6.0%HERO−13.7%NERD

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. HERO −6.0%. NERD −13.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−40%20%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
HERO 0.50%
NERD 0.50%
Fund size
HERO $59M
NERD $14M
1Y total return
HERO −17.5%
NERD −16.3%, better
Yield (12M)
HERO 1.74%, better
NERD 0.69%
Holdings
HERO 42
NERD 42
Avg volume (30D)
HERO 18.8K sh, better
NERD 1.49K sh
NAV per share
HERO $26.61
NERD $22.11
52W range

ETF.net Grade

HERO: Cost 71, Risk 43, Mission 40, Tradability 52, Holdings 37, Durability 73. NERD: Cost 71, Risk 45, Mission not scored, Tradability 25, Holdings 41, Durability 45.
Pillar letters and Scores for HERO, NERD, with each pillar’s weight
PillarHERONERD
Cost30% weightA71A71
Mission25% weightC40Not scored
Risk15% weightC43C45Higher
Tradability15% weightC52HigherD25
Holdings10% weightD37C41Higher
Durability5% weightA73HigherC45

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. HERO and NERD 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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HERO ranks 2nd and NERD 4th 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
  5. Rank 5CGAMRAmplify Video Game Leaders ETFScore 43

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

HEROBGlobal X Video Games & Esports ETF

NERDCRoundhill Video Games ETF

In short

HERO A 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.

NERD Roundhill'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.

Stated mandate

HERO 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.

NERD 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

  • HERO 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.
  • NERD 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

  • HERO 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.
  • NERD 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.

Full HERO profile⁠

Full NERD profile⁠

HERO vs NERD Holdings

As of
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.

HERO vs NERD Cost

Same expense ratio

$9,979

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

  • HERO 0.50%

    $9,979

  • NERD 0.50%

    $9,979

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • HERO 0.50%
  • NERD 0.50%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530HERO $9,979NERD $9,979

Year by year

YearHERONERD
10$900$900
20$3,460$3,460
30$9,979$9,979

Expense ratio

  • 0.50%HERO
  • 0.50%NERD
  • Middle half of Gaming, Esports & Betting funds
  • Median 0.55%

HERO 3rd cheapest of 9 funds

NERD 3rd cheapest of 9 funds

HERO vs NERD Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
HERO 1.74%, better
NERD 0.69%
Payout (12M)
HERO $0.46
NERD $0.15
Last payment
HERO $0.13
NERD $0.15
Ex-dividend
HERO Jun 29, 2026
NERD Dec 30, 2025
Paid on
HERO Jul 7, 2026
NERD Dec 31, 2025
Frequency
HERO Twice a year
NERD Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2019 to 2026, same scale for both

HEROTwice a year · 14 paymentsAll HERO payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2019 $0.03; Jun 29, 2020 $0.01; Dec 30, 2020 $0.21; Jun 29, 2021 $0.03; Dec 30, 2021 $0.13; Jun 29, 2022 $0.05; Dec 29, 2022 $0.005; Jun 29, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.12; Jun 27, 2024 $0.04; Dec 30, 2024 $0.21; Jun 27, 2025 $0.15; Dec 30, 2025 $0.33; Jun 29, 2026 $0.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.25202020232026YTD
NERDAnnual · 7 paymentsAll NERD payments⁠
One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2019 $0.05; Dec 29, 2020 $0.32; Dec 23, 2021 $0.0052; Dec 13, 2022 $0.10; Dec 27, 2023 $0.17; Dec 30, 2024 $0.34; Dec 30, 2025 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.25202020232026YTD

HERO vs NERD Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • HERO
  • NERD
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: NERD −54.1% · 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
HERO 18.3%, betterNERD 18.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
HERO 0.61NERD 0.79, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
HERO −46.5%, betterNERD −54.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
HERO 0.90NERD 0.95

HERO and NERD in the news

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