BETZ vs ESPO: which is really different?

BETZ and ESPO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ESPO returned −19.4% over the year. Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF and VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF.

0.0%
BETZ in the S&P 500
6.4%
ESPO in the S&P 500
−28.8%
BETZ total return, 1 year
−19.4%
ESPO total return, 1 year
BETZ · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of BETZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 59% of the fund · 23 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of BETZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 59% of the fund

0% of BETZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index

ESPO · 1 year to Sep 30, 202694% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of ESPO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 60% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of ESPO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 60% of the fund

6% of ESPO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · BETZ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BETZ and ESPO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BETZ ESPO
Only in BETZ
Flutter Entertainment PLC 7.57%
Allwyn AG 6.76%
DraftKings Inc 6.62%
Evolution AB 6.58%
Rush Street Interactive Inc 5.82%
Super Group SGHC Ltd 5.55%
Lottomatica Group Spa 5.34%
Sportradar Group AG 5.00%
Only in ESPO
Tencent Holdings Ltd 7.46%
Nintendo Co Ltd 7.40%
Netease Inc 7.36%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 6.42%
Roblox Corp 5.74%
Gamestop Corp 5.61%
International Games System Co Ltd 5.02%
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 4.96%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBETZESPOBETZESPOBETZESPO
3 months−14.3%+5.7%−16.8 pts+3.2 pts−16.4 pts+3.6 pts
6 months−10.5%+6.1%−27.5 pts−10.8 pts−37.4 pts−20.7 pts
1 year−28.8%−19.4%−44.5 pts−35.1 pts−52.6 pts−43.2 pts
3 years+8.0%+92.2%−76.9 pts+7.2 pts−101.9 pts−17.8 pts
Since launch
BETZ Jun 2020 · ESPO Oct 2018
+7.1%+238.3%−160.8 pts+31.6 pts−219.9 pts−101.0 pts

BETZ and ESPO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BETZ
Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF · Holds 23 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ESPO
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF · Holds 25 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Roundhill VanEck
Theme Gaming, esports and betting Gaming, esports and betting
In the S&P 500 0.0% 6.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 6.4%
Holdings 23 25
Top ten, share of the fund 59.0% 59.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part 0.75% 0.55%
Total return, 1 year −28.8% −19.4%
vs the S&P 500 −44.5 pts −35.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −52.6 pts −43.2 pts
Below its high −47.6% −20.1%
Net assets $41m $247m

BETZ and ESPO on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BETZ in plain words

By weight, 0% of BETZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 23 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −28.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 44.5 pts. It sits 47.6% below its all-time high of Apr 27, 2021.

ESPO in plain words

By weight, 6% of ESPO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −19.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 35.1 pts. It sits 20.1% below its all-time high of Sep 17, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do BETZ and ESPO hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BETZ or ESPO?
BETZ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ESPO has 6%, so BETZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BETZ or ESPO?
BETZ charges 0.75% a year and ESPO charges 0.55%, so ESPO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, BETZ against ESPO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/betz-vs-espo

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