{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/espo-vs-nerd","section":"compare","title":"ESPO vs NERD: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"6.4% of ESPO and 7.8% of NERD is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 67% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do ESPO and NERD hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 67% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. 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Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/espo-vs-nerd","dateModified":"2026-09-30","abstract":"ESPO and NERD hold 67% of their weight in the same names, and ESPO returned \u221219.4% over the year.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of ESPO and NERD","description":"6.4% of ESPO and 7.8% of NERD is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 67% of the two books are the same names at the same weight. Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/espo-vs-nerd","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Weight overlap with the S&P 500","Active share","Holdings","Top ten share of the fund","Total return","Fee for the differing part","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Thematic ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7054,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / ESPO vs NERD \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n ESPO vs NERD: which is really different?\n\n ESPO and NERD hold 67% of their weight in the same names, and ESPO returned \u221219.4% over the year.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF and Roundhill Video Games ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n 6.4% ESPO in the S&P 500 \n 7.8% NERD in the S&P 500 \n \u221219.4% ESPO total return, 1 year \n \u221220.6% NERD total return, 1 year \n\n ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ESPO scores higher\n How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alt","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/espo-vs-nerd","a":{"ticker":"ESPO","name":"VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"ESPO holds 25 stocks, and 94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/espo","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"6.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"59.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221219.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$247m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings, added up, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.55%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"NERD","name":"Roundhill Video Games ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"NERD holds 43 stocks, and 92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nerd","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"7.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"63.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221220.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$14m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":67,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/espo-vs-nerd"}