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GAMR vs NERD: which is really different?

GAMR and NERD hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and GAMR returned +3.6% over the year. Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF and Roundhill Video Games ETF.

44.4%
GAMR in the S&P 500
7.8%
NERD in the S&P 500
+3.6%
GAMR total return, 1 year
−20.6%
NERD total return, 1 year
GAMR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202656% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50044% of GAMR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index44%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 71% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 44% in56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50044% of GAMR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index44%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 71% of the fund

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

NERD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202692% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
92% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of NERD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 64% of the fund · 43 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in92% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of NERD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 64% of the fund

8% of NERD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · NERD 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, GAMR and NERD hold 28% 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.

half

28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GAMR NERD
Nintendo Co Ltd 4.67% 10.11%
NETEASE INC 4.59% 12.16%
International Games System Co Ltd 2.66% 2.81%
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc 2.57% 5.73%
Konami Group Corp 2.49% 5.23%
Capcom Co Ltd 2.42% 4.26%
Unity Software Inc 2.34% 4.93%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 2.29% 7.76%
ROBLOX Corp 2.27% 6.66%
Nexon Co Ltd 1.98% 3.82%
JAPANESE YEN 0.00% 0.01%
NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR 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 NERD
Krafton Inc 2.75%
CD Projekt Red SA 2.74%
Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd 2.69%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd 2.16%
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc 2.15%
NC Corp 1.82%
Koei Tecmo Holdings Co Ltd 1.78%
XD Inc 1.54%

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

28% 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
WindowGAMRNERDGAMRNERDGAMRNERD
3 months+8.4%+7.5%+5.9 pts+5.0 pts+6.3 pts+5.4 pts
6 months+31.7%+5.3%+14.7 pts−11.7 pts+4.8 pts−21.6 pts
1 year+3.6%−20.6%−12.1 pts−36.4 pts−20.2 pts−44.4 pts
3 years+88.4%+64.7%+3.4 pts−20.3 pts−21.6 pts−45.3 pts
Since launch
GAMR Mar 2016 · NERD Jun 2019
+299.4%+54.9%−55.4 pts−148.6 pts−364.2 pts−288.3 pts

GAMR and NERD 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
NERD
Roundhill Video Games ETF · Holds 43 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Amplify Roundhill
Theme Gaming, esports and betting Gaming, esports and betting
In the S&P 500 44.4% 7.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 84.5% 99.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 44.4% 7.8%
Holdings 25 43
Top ten, share of the fund 71.0% 63.5%
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.50%
Total return, 1 year +3.6% −20.6%
vs the S&P 500 −12.1 pts −36.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −20.2 pts −44.4 pts
Below its high −8.4% −40.7%
Net assets $41m $14m

GAMR and NERD 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.

NERD in plain words

By weight, 8% of NERD'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 64% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −20.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 36.4 pts. It sits 40.7% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do GAMR and NERD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 28% 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 NERD?
GAMR has 44% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NERD has 8%, so NERD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GAMR or NERD?
GAMR charges 0.59% a year and NERD charges 0.50%, so NERD 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 ↗NERD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗NERD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Roundhill page for NERD ↗

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

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