Do HERO and NERD hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 66% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

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

HERO has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NERD has 8%, so HERO differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, HERO or NERD?

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

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HERO vs NERD: which is really different?

HERO and NERD hold 66% of their weight in the same names, and HERO returned −19.5% over the year. Global X Video Games & Esports ETF and Roundhill Video Games ETF.

0.0%

HERO in the S&P 500

7.8%

NERD in the S&P 500

−19.5%

HERO total return, 1 year

−20.6%

NERD total return, 1 year

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

NERD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202692% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

HERO 92

NERD 82.3

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, HERO and NERD hold 66% 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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half

66% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding HERO NERD

NINTENDO CO LTD 6.68% 10.11%

NETEASE INC-ADR 5.49% 12.16%

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 5.21% 7.76%

UNITY SOFTWARE INC 6.28% 4.93%

ROBLOX CORP -CLASS A 4.86% 6.66%

CAPCOM CO LTD 5.85% 4.26%

NEXON CO LTD 5.28% 3.82%

KRAFTON INC 3.96% 2.75%

CD PROJEKT RED SA 4.82% 2.74%

SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO LTD 5.25% 2.69%

KINGSOFT CORP LTD 3.56% 2.16%

SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC 3.31% 2.15%

Only in HERO

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION 6.96%

INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C 5.20%

BILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR 3.71%

CHINA RUYI HOLDINGS LTD 2.81%

MODERN TIMES GROUP-B SHS 1.45%

VIVENDI SE 1.29%

OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 0.92%

CORSAIR GAMING INC 0.75%

Only in NERD

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc 5.73%

Konami Group Corp 5.23%

International Games System Co Ltd 2.81%

MIXI Inc 1.14%

Modern Times Group MTG AB 1.12%

SHIFT UP Corp 1.06%

NHN Corp 1.02%

Everplay Group PLC 0.82%

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

66% 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	HERO	NERD	HERO	NERD	HERO	NERD
3 months	+6.9%	+7.5%	+4.4 pts	+5.0 pts	+4.8 pts	+5.4 pts
6 months	+3.0%	+5.3%	−14.0 pts	−11.7 pts	−23.9 pts	−21.6 pts
1 year	−19.5%	−20.6%	−35.2 pts	−36.4 pts	−43.3 pts	−44.4 pts
3 years	+49.4%	+64.7%	−35.6 pts	−20.3 pts	−60.6 pts	−45.3 pts
Since launch HERO Oct 2019 · NERD Jun 2019	+89.1%	+54.9%	−88.9 pts	−148.6 pts	−202.6 pts	−288.3 pts

HERO 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

HERO

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF · Holds 44 stocks in gaming, esports and betting, 0% 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 Global X Roundhill

Theme Gaming, esports and betting Gaming, esports and betting

In the S&P 500 0.0% 7.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 7.8%

Holdings 44 43

Top ten, share of the fund 57.1% 63.5%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year −19.5% −20.6%

vs the S&P 500 −35.2 pts −36.4 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −43.3 pts −44.4 pts

Below its high −23.8% −40.7%

Net assets $62m $14m

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

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.

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 HERO and NERD hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 66% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, HERO or NERD?: HERO has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NERD has 8%, so HERO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, HERO or NERD?: HERO charges 0.50% a year and NERD charges 0.50%, so HERO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Where these figures came from

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

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

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