Do GAMR and HERO hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 23% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GAMR or HERO?

GAMR has 44% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HERO has 0%, so HERO differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GAMR or HERO?

GAMR charges 0.59% a year and HERO charges 0.50%, so HERO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GAMR vs HERO: which is really different?

GAMR and HERO hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and GAMR returned +3.6% over the year. Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF and Global X Video Games & Esports ETF.

44.4%

GAMR in the S&P 500

0.0%

HERO in the S&P 500

+3.6%

GAMR total return, 1 year

−19.5%

HERO total return, 1 year

GAMR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202656% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

44% of GAMR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index

HERO · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · HERO scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

GAMR 18

HERO 92

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, GAMR and HERO hold 23% 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 Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GAMR HERO

Nintendo Co Ltd 4.67% 6.68%

NETEASE INC 4.59% 5.49%

Capcom Co Ltd 2.42% 5.85%

Unity Software Inc 2.34% 6.28%

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 2.29% 5.21%

ROBLOX Corp 2.27% 4.86%

Nexon Co Ltd 1.98% 5.28%

JAPANESE YEN 0.00% -0.00%

Only in GAMR

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 9.49%

Meta Platforms Inc 9.44%

Microsoft Corp 9.40%

NVIDIA Corp 9.33%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 9.19%

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.76%

Sony Group Corp 4.70%

AppLovin Corp 4.43%

Only in HERO

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION 6.96%

SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO LTD 5.25%

INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C 5.20%

CD PROJEKT RED SA 4.82%

KRAFTON INC 3.96%

BILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR 3.71%

KINGSOFT CORP LTD 3.56%

NC CORP 3.54%

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

23% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	GAMR	HERO	GAMR	HERO	GAMR	HERO
3 months	+8.4%	+6.9%	+5.9 pts	+4.4 pts	+6.3 pts	+4.8 pts
6 months	+31.7%	+3.0%	+14.7 pts	−14.0 pts	+4.8 pts	−23.9 pts
1 year	+3.6%	−19.5%	−12.1 pts	−35.2 pts	−20.2 pts	−43.3 pts
3 years	+88.4%	+49.4%	+3.4 pts	−35.6 pts	−21.6 pts	−60.6 pts
Since launch GAMR Mar 2016 · HERO Oct 2019	+299.4%	+89.1%	−55.4 pts	−88.9 pts	−364.2 pts	−202.6 pts

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

On the same fields

GAMR

Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF · Holds 25 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

HERO

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF · Holds 44 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Amplify Global X

Theme Gaming, esports and betting Gaming, esports and betting

In the S&P 500 44.4% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 84.5% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 44.4% 0.0%

Holdings 25 44

Top ten, share of the fund 71.0% 57.1%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +3.6% −19.5%

vs the S&P 500 −12.1 pts −35.2 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −20.2 pts −43.3 pts

Below its high −8.4% −23.8%

Net assets $41m $62m

GAMR and HERO on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GAMR in plain words

By weight, 44% of GAMR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 71% of the fund across 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.1 pts. It sits 8.4% below its all-time high of Jan 27, 2021.

HERO in plain words

By weight, 0% of HERO'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 57% of the fund across 44 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −19.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. It sits 23.8% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do GAMR and HERO hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 23% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GAMR or HERO?: GAMR has 44% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HERO has 0%, so HERO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GAMR or HERO?: GAMR charges 0.59% a year and HERO charges 0.50%, so HERO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

GAMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GAMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Amplify page for GAMR ↗HERO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HERO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for HERO ↗

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ETFIQ, GAMR against HERO, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gamr-vs-hero

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