Do GGME and HERO hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 14% 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, GGME or HERO?

GGME has 55% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HERO has 0%, so HERO differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GGME or HERO?

GGME charges 0.63% a year and HERO charges 0.50%, so HERO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GGME vs HERO: which is really different?

GGME and HERO hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and GGME returned +2.0% over the year. Invesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETF and Global X Video Games & Esports ETF.

55.4%

GGME in the S&P 500

0.0%

HERO in the S&P 500

+2.0%

GGME total return, 1 year

−19.5%

HERO total return, 1 year

GGME · 1 year to Sep 30, 202645% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

55% of GGME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 45% 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?

GGME 12.9

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, GGME and HERO hold 14% 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 Sep 30, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GGME HERO

Nintendo Co Ltd 3.52% 6.68%

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 2.23% 5.21%

ROBLOX Corp 1.72% 4.86%

Unity Software Inc 0.92% 6.28%

Capcom Co Ltd 0.50% 5.85%

Nexon Co Ltd 0.37% 5.28%

CD Projekt Red SA 0.28% 4.82%

Krafton Inc 0.21% 3.96%

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc 0.20% 3.31%

Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd 0.20% 5.25%

Kingsoft Corp Ltd 0.18% 3.56%

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd 0.11% 2.81%

Only in GGME

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 9.47%

Meta Platforms Inc 8.77%

NVIDIA Corp 8.16%

Apple Inc 7.95%

Netflix Inc 7.13%

Cloudflare Inc 4.89%

QUALCOMM Inc 4.56%

MediaTek Inc 4.52%

Only in HERO

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION 6.96%

NETEASE INC-ADR 5.49%

INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C 5.20%

BILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR 3.71%

MODERN TIMES GROUP-B SHS 1.45%

VIVENDI SE 1.29%

OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 0.92%

CORSAIR GAMING INC 0.75%

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

14% 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	GGME	HERO	GGME	HERO	GGME	HERO
3 months	+7.8%	+6.9%	+5.3 pts	+4.4 pts	+5.7 pts	+4.8 pts
6 months	+28.1%	+3.0%	+11.1 pts	−14.0 pts	+1.2 pts	−23.9 pts
1 year	+2.0%	−19.5%	−13.7 pts	−35.2 pts	−21.8 pts	−43.3 pts
3 years	+102.9%	+49.4%	+18.0 pts	−35.6 pts	−7.0 pts	−60.6 pts
Since launch GGME Jan 2010 · HERO Oct 2019	+514.5%	+89.1%	−290.1 pts	−88.9 pts	−1223.0 pts	−202.6 pts

GGME 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

GGME

Invesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETF · Holds 108 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 55% 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 Invesco Global X

Theme Gaming, esports and betting Gaming, esports and betting

In the S&P 500 55.4% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 81.5% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 55.1% 0.0%

Holdings 108 44

Top ten, share of the fund 63.8% 57.1%

Expense ratio 0.63% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +2.0% −19.5%

vs the S&P 500 −13.7 pts −35.2 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −21.8 pts −43.3 pts

Below its high −3.3% −23.8%

Net assets $45m $62m

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

GGME in plain words

By weight, 55% of GGME's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +2.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.7 pts.

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 GGME and HERO hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 14% 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, GGME or HERO?: GGME has 55% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HERO has 0%, so HERO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GGME or HERO?: GGME charges 0.63% a year and HERO charges 0.50%, so HERO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GGME on its own →HERO on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

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

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

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