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NERD vs ODDS

Roundhill Video Games ETF

NERDCCboe

Pacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETF

ODDSCNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

ODDS −0.01pt a year

NERD0.50%ODDS0.49%

Avg volume · 30D

NERD 2.8×the volume

NERD1.49KODDS535

3Y return · a year

NERD +6.5pt

NERD+18.0%ODDS+11.5%

NERD vs ODDS Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

−16.2%NERD−21.4%ODDS

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. NERD −16.2%. ODDS −21.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%−10%−5%0%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
NERD 0.50%
ODDS 0.49%, better
Fund size
NERD $14M
ODDS $3M
1Y total return
NERD −16.2%, better
ODDS −21.4%
Yield (12M)
NERD 0.69%
ODDS 0.77%, better
Holdings
NERD 42
ODDS 47
Avg volume (30D)
NERD 1.49K sh, better
ODDS 535 sh
NAV per share
NERD $22.10
ODDS $23.41
52W range

ETF.net Grade

NERD: Cost 71, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 25, Holdings 41, Durability 45. ODDS: Cost 71, Risk 30, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 73, Durability 26.
Pillar letters and Scores for NERD, ODDS, with each pillar’s weight
PillarNERDODDS
Cost30% weightA71A71
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightC46HigherD30
Tradability15% weightD25C41Higher
Holdings10% weightC41A73Higher
Durability5% weightC45HigherD26

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. NERD 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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NERD ranks 4th and ODDS 6th 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 51
  5. Rank 5CGAMRAmplify Video Game Leaders ETFScore 43
  6. Rank 6CBNGEFirst Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETFScore 40
  7. Rank 6CODDSPacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETFScore 40
  8. Rank 6CODDZCorgi Sports Betting & Gambling ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

NERDCRoundhill Video Games ETF

ODDSCPacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETF

In short

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.

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

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.

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

  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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.
  • 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 NERD profile⁠

Full ODDS profile⁠

NERD vs 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.

NERD vs ODDS Cost

Overpaying NERD vs ODDS

$187

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

  • NERD 0.50%

    $9,979

  • ODDS 0.49%

    $9,792

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NERD 0.50%
  • ODDS 0.49%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530NERD $9,979ODDS $9,792

Year by year

YearNERDODDSOverpaying
10$900$883$17
20$3,460$3,394$66
30$9,979$9,792$187

Expense ratio

  • 0.50%NERD
  • 0.49%ODDS, cheaper
  • Middle half of Gaming, Esports & Betting funds
  • Median 0.55%

ODDS 2nd cheapest of 9 funds

NERD 3rd cheapest of 9 funds

NERD vs ODDS Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
NERD 0.69%
ODDS 0.77%, better
Payout (12M)
NERD $0.15
ODDS $0.18
Last payment
NERD $0.15
ODDS $0.02
Ex-dividend
NERD Dec 30, 2025
ODDS Sep 3, 2026
Paid on
NERD Dec 31, 2025
ODDS Sep 8, 2026
Frequency
NERD Annual
ODDS Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2019 to 2026, same scale for both

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$0.50202020232026YTD
ODDSQuarterly · 15 paymentsAll ODDS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Sep 22, 2022 $0.04; Dec 22, 2022 $0.03; Mar 23, 2023 $0.06; Jun 22, 2023 $0.07; Mar 21, 2024 $0.0079; Jun 27, 2024 $0.08; Sep 26, 2024 $0.0018; Dec 27, 2024 $0.05; Mar 6, 2025 $0.05; Jun 5, 2025 $0.65; Sep 4, 2025 $0.02; Dec 30, 2025 $0.04; Mar 5, 2026 $0.0068; Jun 4, 2026 $0.12; Sep 3, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.50202020232026YTD

NERD vs ODDS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
NERD 18.6%, betterODDS 19.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
NERD 0.79, betterODDS 0.44
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
NERD −54.1%ODDS −35.1%since Apr 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
NERD 0.95ODDS 0.98

NERD and ODDS in the news

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