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The gaming and esports ETFs that returned most

See 7 funds ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, one year. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, so the gap from top to bottom of this list reflects what they own, not the theme.

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The gaming and esports ETFs that returned most
#	Ticker	Fund	Total return, 1Y ↓	vs its benchmark 1Y	Weight in S&P 500 companies	Fee
1	GAMR	Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF	+0.2%	not measured	47.5%	0.59%
2	GGME	Invesco Next Gen Media and Gaming ETF	−0.4%	not measured	54.9%	0.63%
3	ESPO	VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF	−11.4%	−26.5 pts vs ACWI	13.3%	0.55%
4	HERO	Global X Video Games & Esports ETF	−13.1%	not measured	14.0%	0.50%
5	NERD	Roundhill Video Games ETF	−13.7%	not measured	17.1%	0.50%
6	BNGE	First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming	−19.3%	−34.4 pts vs ACWI	14.7%	0.70%
7	BETZ	Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF	−22.0%	not measured	0.0%	0.75%

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Method

The 7 of 8 ETFs in the gaming, esports and betting theme with a full year of trading, highest first, each over the same year to Oct 20, 2026 with distributions reinvested. Across the funds listed here the one year total return runs from -22.0% to 0.2%.

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A year says what happened, not what happens next. The list sorts one published figure, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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