# ESPO (VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF)

VanEck · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

ESPO holds 24 stocks, and 94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- ESPO, already in the S&P 500: 6.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ESPO, active share vs the S&P 500: 99.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ESPO, top ten holdings: 64.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ESPO, total return, 1 year: −17.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ESPO, net assets: $249m (the issuer daily holdings, added up, as of Sep 10, 2026).
- ESPO, expense ratio: 0.55% (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 27, 2026).

## ESPO over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +10.5% | +3.3% | +7.2 pts | +11.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +16.0% | −10.4 pts | −15.1 pts |
| 1 year | −17.8% | +17.5% | −35.3 pts | −40.8 pts |
| 3 years | +87.2% | +77.9% | +9.3 pts | −7.9 pts |
| Since launch | +240.8% | +206.6% | +34.2 pts | −83.3 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Gaming, esports and betting | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Oct 17, 2018 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 6.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.9% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 6.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 99.8% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 64.3% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 24 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | Nintendo Co Ltd 8.0%, Netease Inc 7.2%, Tencent Holdings Ltd 7.0%, Unity Software Inc 7.0%, Capcom Co Ltd 6.6%, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc 6.4%, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 6.0%, Roblox Corp 5.8%, Aristocrat Leisure Ltd 5.5%, Konami Holdings Corp 4.8% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $249m | the issuer daily holdings, added up, as of Sep 10, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −19.5% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 27, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.55% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | NERD 68%, HERO 48%, ODDS 47%, GAMR 39%, BNGE 32% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of ESPO is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 6% of ESPO 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 ESPO hold?

24 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 64% of the fund. The largest are Nintendo Co Ltd at 8.0%, Netease Inc at 7.2%, Tencent Holdings Ltd at 7.0%.

### Has ESPO beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 ESPO returned −17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 35.3 points.

### What does ESPO cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.55%.


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