ESPO
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF · VanEck
Tech & Innovation
1Y Return
-12.8%
Expense Ratio
0.55%
AUM
$0.3B
Dividend Yield
1.30%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+27.0%
Issuer
VanEck

Overview

The global gaming industry — Nintendo, Tencent, Roblox and the publishers behind three billion players, 28 names across consoles, mobile and platforms.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
7974Nintendo7.8%
NTESNetEase7.0%
RBLXRoblox7.0%
0700Tencent Holdings6.6%
TTWOTake-Two Interactive6.1%
GMEGameStop5.5%
ALLAristocrat Leisure5.2%
7832Bandai Namco5.2%
9766Konami Group5.1%
CDRCD Projekt4.8%

Fund Details

Index
MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports
# Holdings
28
Inception
Oct 2018
Issuer
VanEck
Expense Ratio
0.55%
TTM Yield
1.30%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+27.0%
Avg Annual Yield (Since Inception)
0.94%

Investment Thesis

Gaming is the largest entertainment medium on earth and still trades like a hits business: -13% on a slow release calendar even as engagement and recurring in-game spending hit records. The pipeline turns — new console cycles, GTA-scale releases, Roblox's platform economics — while Asia's publishers compound quietly at value multiples. ESPO owns the medium, not one title's fate, which is the point of the index approach.

Who It's For

Media-and-tech investors who want the biggest entertainment category through its global publishers — a content cycle bought during the lull.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016----
2017----
2018$26.83--
2019$38.11+42.0%
2020$70.01+83.7%
2021$66.24-5.4%
2022$42.86-35.3%
2023$56.73+32.4%
2024$83.38+47.0%
2025$103.61+24.3%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
2016--
2017--
20180.22%
20190.22%
20200.12%
20213.44%
20220.91%
20230.97%
20240.43%
20251.23%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016----
2017----
2018$0.1B--
2019$0.1B+0.0%
2020$0.2B+100.0%
2021$0.2B+0.0%
2022$0.1B-50.0%
2023$0.2B+100.0%
2024$0.2B+0.0%
2025$0.3B+50.0%

Price history from exchange data. Dividend yields from reported distributions; some earlier years are derived from total-return vs price-return data or are ETFHub estimates. AUM history is an ETFHub estimate modelled from current assets and annual returns (fund flows not reflected) and may differ from official fund records. Data as of October 2026.

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