The VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) is part of VanEck’s suite of niche and thematic funds. ESPO
ESPO’s portfolio is dominated by companies including NVIDIA, Tencent and Advanced Micro Devices, stocks commonly found in cheaper, diversified tech ETFs. U.S. equities account for more than a third of the portfolio, followed by Japan, China and South Korea.
Alternatives include the Global X Video Games & ESports ETF (HERO), which is a bit cheaper at 50 basis points. Like ESPO, HERO tracks an index of global firms that get more than half their revenue from video games and esports. But HERO, unlike ESPO, places caps on individual holdings, which keeps some of the larger companies from swamping the portfolio.
| Segment | Equity: Global Video Games & eSports |
| Category | Sector |
| Focus | Theme |
| Niche | Video Games & eSports |
| Strategy | Vanilla |
| Weighting Scheme | Market Cap |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| ESPO | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 26 | 412 | 49 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 61.28% | 42.01% | 51.15% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 81.06% | 50.74% | 66.43% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 99.99% | 80.23% | 97.43% |
| ESPO | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 76.23% | 84.90% | 57.28% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 23.83% | 7.08% | 26.39% |
| Small (>600M) | 0.00% | 0.60% | 12.05% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.00% | 0.11% | 3.29% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| ESPO | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.39 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.46 |
| Dividend Date | 2022-12-19 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 0.39 | $ 0.95 | $ 0.13 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.76% | 1.37% | 0.49% |
View charts featuring ESPO price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: -2.54 M 1 Month Net Flows: -13 M 3 Month Net Flows: -35.31 M 6 Month Net Flows: -43.17 M 1 Year Net Flows: -85.18 M 3 Year Net Flows: -182.04 M 5 Year Net Flows: 202.1 M 10 Year Net Flows: 202.1 MView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: -4.53 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for ESPO on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Large Cap Growth Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| ESPO |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | -3.30% | -2.89% | -4.06% |
| 3 Month Return | -7.15% | -2.10% | -9.12% |
| YTD Return | 20.30% | 14.37% | 8.34% |
| 1 Year Return | 27.77% | 19.00% | 15.84% |
| 3 Year Return | -4.10% | 5.55% | -6.39% |
| 5 Year Return | N/A | 5.33% | 0.60% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of ESPO's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 57.17% |
| Asia Pacific | 39.72% |
| Europe | 3.16% |
| Other | -0.06% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 45.68% |
| Japan | 19.97% |
| China | 15.63% |
| Singapore | 5.24% |
| Australia | 4.75% |
| South Korea | 3.2% |
| Taiwan | 2.42% |
| France | 1.98% |
| Poland | 1.18% |
| Other | -0.06% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of ESPO's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 60.81% |
| Electronic Technology | 17.15% |
| Consumer Durables | 9.89% |
| Retail Trade | 7.45% |
| Consumer Services | 4.75% |
| CASH | -0.06% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Large | 76.23% |
| Mid | 23.83% |
| Small | 0.0% |
| Micro | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 88.56% |
| American Depositary Receipt | 11.49% |
| CASH | -0.06% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Technology Services | 60.81% |
| Electronic Technology | 17.15% |
| Consumer Durables | 9.89% |
| Retail Trade | 7.45% |
| Consumer Services | 4.75% |
| CASH | -0.06% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 176.56% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 16.17% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 18.39% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 20.98% |
| Beta | 0.77 |
| Standard Deviation | 5.40% |
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