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About VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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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.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Consumer Durables
Stocks99.97%
Technology Services79.17%
Consumer Durables10.74%
Retail Trade3.83%
Consumer Services3.80%
Electronic Technology2.43%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.03%
Cash0.03%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia54.09%
North America36.18%
Europe5.94%
Oceania3.80%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ESPO invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 79.17% stocks, and Consumer Durables, with 10.74% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
ESPO top holdings are AppLovin Corp. Class A and Roblox Corp. Class A, occupying 9.45% and 8.49% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ESPO last dividends amounted to 0.37 USD. The year before, the issuer paid 0.54 USD in dividends, which shows a 48.55% decrease.
ESPO assets under management is 368.71 M USD. It's risen 8.55% over the last month.
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.
Yes, ESPO pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.35%. The last dividend (Dec 24, 2024) amounted to 0.37 USD. The dividends are paid annually.
ESPO shares are issued by Van Eck Associates Corp. under the brand VanEck. The ETF was launched on Mar 6, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
ESPO expense ratio is 0.56% meaning you'd have to pay 0.56% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ESPO follows the MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ESPO invests in stocks.
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 trades at a premium (0.16%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.