Key stats
About VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Home page
Inception date
Mar 6, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Van Eck Associates Corp.
Distributor
Van Eck Securities Corp.
ESPO holds a portfolio of at least 25 stocks related to video gaming and eSports. To be eligible, components must generate at least half their revenue from relevant industries, including game development, gaming-related software or hardware, and streaming services. The fund also holds firms involved in eSports events, such as league operators. ESPO has truly global reach, with the potential to hold firms of any size from any country. That said, the fund is primarily focused on big-name game developers and hardware companies from the US, Japan, China, and South Korea. ESPO is market-cap weighted, with the largest holdings capped at 8%, and is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Consumer Durables
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
ESPO:NASDAQ vs ESPO:ASX - GAMING AND ESPORTS ETFWas just having a look at some of the gaming and esports ETFs that are available and had forgotten that ESPO has been recently launched in Australia. I wonder if it will enjoy some of the nice and steady returns its US counterpart has achieved. Could be worth a watch.
ESPO going to the moonRead more details here
Read trend news here , here and here .
These companies are what I invested in and they are expanding more into the gaming sector. What does that tell you ? Would Microsoft invest 7.5 billion if they do not think the market is growing ? It is a 200 billion market by 2
ESPO - VIDEO GAMING AND ESPORTS ETF $100 Target 1. We have been slowly accumulating this fund since the $35 to $40 range. Excellent basket of Companies:
Holding Symbol Weighting
Tencent Holdings Ltd 700 8.38%
NVIDIA Corp NVDA 7.72%
Nintendo Co Ltd 7974 7.10%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD 5.91%
Activision Blizzard Inc ATVI 5.84%
Electronic Arts
See all ideas
Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Oscillators
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Summary
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
Strong sellStrong buy
Strong sellSellNeutralBuyStrong buy
Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
Related funds
Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
ESPO trades at 103.56 USD today, its price has fallen −1.06% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on ESPO price chart.
ESPO net asset value is 103.39 today — it's risen 5.85% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
ESPO assets under management is 368.71 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
ESPO price has risen by 4.90% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 56.98% increase. See more dynamics on ESPO price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.85% over the last month, showed a 16.30% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 56.61% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.85% over the last month, showed a 16.30% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 56.61% in a year.
ESPO fund flows account for −6.81 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
ESPO invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
ESPO expense ratio is 0.56%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, ESPO isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, ESPO technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating ESPO shows the buy signal. See more of ESPO technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, ESPO technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating ESPO shows the buy signal. See more of ESPO technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, ESPO pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.35%.
ESPO trades at a premium (0.16%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
ESPO shares are issued by Van Eck Associates Corp.
ESPO follows the MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Mar 6, 2017.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.