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HERO · Global X Video Games & Esports ETF
Global X · Themes desk
Open the live card on ETFIQBy weight, 14% 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 56% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −15.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 35.1 pts. It sits 22.9% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Gaming, esports and betting |
|---|---|
| Launched | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 14.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 99.9% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 14.0% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 99.6% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 56.3% |
| Holdings | 42 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $65M |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | May 31, 2026 |
| Top holdings | ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 7.2%, TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. 6.8%, NETEASE, INC. 6.5%, KRAFTON, Inc. 5.7%, International Games System Co Ltd 5.5%, UNITY SOFTWARE INC. 5.5%, Nintendo Co., Ltd. 4.9%, KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION 4.8%, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 4.8%, CD Projekt SA 4.6% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +9.2% / +4.7% / +4.6 pts / +7.2 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +4.4% / +15.2% / −10.8 pts / −15.8 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −15.1% / +20.0% / −35.1 pts / −40.7 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +43.0% / +78.0% / −35.0 pts / −50.5 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +91.1% / +180.1% / −89.0 pts / −189.2 pts |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −22.9% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.50% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.50% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | NERD 70%, ESPO 69%, BNGE 30%, ARVR 27%, FMET 22% |
Questions people ask
- How much of HERO is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 14% of HERO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does HERO hold?
- 42 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 56% of the fund. The largest are ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. at 7.2%, TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. at 6.8%, NETEASE, INC. at 6.5%.
- Has HERO beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 HERO returned −15.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 35.1 points.
- What does HERO cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.50%.
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