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VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF

Latest Market Updates*

  • VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) has outperformed the S&P 500 during the market volatility of 2020, as of 09/30/20.
  • The video gaming industry represents a long-term structural growth opportunity, supported by trends like changing consumer preferences and demographics.
  • As league owners, video game publishers are poised to benefit most from the esports phenomenon.
  • Video gaming is a global diversified industry by game and by region with both developed and emerging markets consumers.

Webinar: Video Gaming: Industry Growth Drivers and Portfolio Implementation

Blog: How the Esports Industry Continues to Evolve

Whitepaper: Video Gaming & Esports: Taking Media and Entertainment to the Next Level

Click here to read the ESPO Whitepaper - Video Gaming and Esports: Taking Media and Entertainment to the Next Level
Click here to read the ESPO Whitepaper - Video Gaming and Esports: Taking Media and Entertainment to the Next Level

Fund Description

VanEck Vectors® Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO®) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index (MVESPOTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in video game development, esports, and related hardware and software.

 
 

  • Fund Ticker

    ESPO

  • Exchange

    NASDAQ

  • ETF Structure

    Physical

  • Administrator

    Van Eck Associates

  • Custodian

    State Street Bank and Trust Company

  • Index Ticker

    MVESPOTR

  • Index Rebalancing

    Quarterly

 
as of 10/19/20

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    -0.05%

  • Total Net Assets

    $549.2M

  • Number of Holdings

    25

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.99%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.55%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Annual

Index Key Points

Underlying Index: MVIS Global Video Gaming and eSports Index (MVESPOTR) 

The Index comprises:

A globally diversified group of video game and/or esports companies, including those engaged in video game development, esports, and related hardware and software

Companies initially eligible for inclusion in Index:

  • Principally engaged in the global video gaming and/or esports industry, deriving greater than 50% of revenues from it
  • Market cap exceeding $150 million
  • Three-month average daily turnover greater than $1 million
  • Minimum trading volume of 250,000 shares each month over last 6 months

Index provider:

MV Index Solutions 

Index Profile

  • Ticker

    MVESPOTR

  • Inception Date

    07/16/2018

  • Rebalance Frequency

    Quarterly

Index Top 10 Constituents (%) as of 09/30/20 Download All Index Constituents

Total Constituents: 25
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Constituent Name
Ticker
Weightings (%)
Nvidia Corp
NVDA US
8.08
Tencent Holdings Ltd
700 HK
7.79
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD US
6.78
Nintendo Co Ltd
7974 JP
6.67
Sea Ltd-Adr
SE US
6.36
Activision Blizzard Inc
ATVI US
5.42
Namco Bandai Holdings Inc
7832 JP
5.13
Netease Inc-Adr
NTES US
4.63
Nexon Co Ltd
3659 JP
4.54
Take-Two Interactive Softwre
TTWO US
4.53
Top 10 Total (%) 59.93
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Index Country Weightings (%) as of 09/30/20

  • Country

    Weightings (%)
  • ■

    United States

    33.6
  • ■

    Japan

    23.3
  • ■

    China

    17.9
  • ■

    Thailand

    6.4
  • ■

    South Korea

    6.3
  • ■

    Poland

    4.3
  • ■

    Sweden

    3.2
  • ■

    France

    3.0
  • ■

    Taiwan

    2.1

Index Sector Weightings (%) as of 09/30/20

  • Sector

    Weightings (%)
  • ■

    Communication Services

    76.4
  • ■

    Information Technology

    18.5
  • ■

    Consumer Discretionary

    5.1