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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 08/31/20.
  • 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.

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 09/25/20

  • 30-Day SEC Yield1

    -0.05%

  • Total Net Assets

    $504.8M

  • Number of Holdings

    25

  • Options

    Available

  • Gross Expense Ratio2

    0.99%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.55%

  • Distribution Frequency

    Annual

Key Points

  • Competitive video gaming audience expected to reach 495 million people globally in 20207

  • Esports revenue growth has increased almost 28% yearly since 2015, supported by a young, affluent audience8

  • Companies must derive at least 50% of total revenues from video gaming and/or esports to be initially eligible for the Index

Trading Information

  • Fund Ticker

    ESPO

  • Index Total Return Ticker

    MVESPOTR

  • NAV

    ESPONV

  • Intraday NAV (IIV)4

    ESPOIV

  • Shares Outstanding

    8,350,000

  • Estimated Cash

    ESPOEU

  • Total Cash

    ESPOTC

  • CUSIP

    92189F114

  • ISIN

    US92189F1140
Source: Bloomberg

Fees and Expenses2

  • Management Fee

    0.50%

  • Other Expenses

    0.49%

  • Gross Expense Ratio

    0.99%

  • Fee Waivers and
    Expense Reimbursement

    -0.44%

  • Net Expense Ratio/TER2

    0.55%
2Expenses for ESPO are capped contractually at 0.55% until February 1, 2021. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

Prices as of 09/25/20

NAV/
Market Price 		Volume
30-Day Avg./
Last Trading Day 		Daily Change
NAV/
Last Price 		YTD Change
NAV/
Last Price 		Premium/
Discount 		Prem/Discount
Distribution Charts 		NAV &
Prem/Discount
History 		30-Day
Median
Bid Ask
Spread 		NAV
Chart
ESPO $60.45
$60.47		 181,102
114,892		 $0.87 / +1.46%
$0.81 / +1.36%		 +59.07%
+58.69%
 $0.02
0.03%		 0.17%

Premium/Discount History as of 09/25/20

Calendar Year 2019 3Q 2019 4Q 2019 1Q 2020 2Q 2020 Premium/Discount Charts NAV & Prem/Discount History
Days closed at a premium 236 59 62 52 52
ESPO Days closed at NAV 5 3 1 1 0
Days closed at a discount 11 2 1 9 11

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
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1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
10/16/18
ESPO (NAV) 9.64 30.85 62.63 84.01 -- -- -- 45.01
ESPO (Share Price) 9.96 30.72 62.56 83.52 -- -- -- 45.19
MVESPOTR (Index)** 9.75 31.47 62.83 84.66 -- -- -- 46.31
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.11 -0.62 -0.20 -0.65 -- -- -- -1.30
1 MO 3 MO YTD 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR LIFE
10/16/18
ESPO (NAV) 9.69 34.23 36.33 56.02 -- -- -- 35.69
ESPO (Share Price) 9.22 33.16 35.82 55.59 -- -- -- 35.61
MVESPOTR (Index)** 9.92 33.93 36.14 56.57 -- -- -- 36.82
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.23 0.30 0.19 -0.55 -- -- -- -1.13

*Returns less than one year are not annualized.
**Index inception date: 07/16/2018

The table presents past performance which is no guarantee of future results and which may be lower or higher than current performance. Returns reflect temporary contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the ETF incurred all expenses and fees, investment returns would have been reduced. Investment returns and ETF share values will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. ETF returns assume that dividends and capital gains distributions have been reinvested in the Fund at NAV.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 08/31/20 Daily Holdings

Total Holdings: 25
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Holding Name
Ticker
Shares Market Value
(US$) 		% of Net
Assets
NVIDIA CORP
NVDA US
80,344
42,982,433 9.09
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
AMD US
458,553
41,645,783 8.81
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD
700 HK
522,400
35,689,739 7.55
NINTENDO CO LTD
7974 JP
58,300
31,344,860 6.63
SEA LTD
SE US
183,735
28,076,545 5.94
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC
ATVI US
305,830
25,542,922 5.40
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC
EA US
165,817
23,126,497 4.89
BILIBILI INC
BILI US
477,238
22,549,496 4.77
NETEASE INC
NTES US
44,280
21,573,659 4.56
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
TTWO US
123,318
21,110,808 4.46
Top 10 Total (%) 62.10
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 08/31/20

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    United States

    36.56
  • ■

    Japan

    20.95
  • ■

    China

    18.73
  • ■

    Taiwan

    8.18
  • ■

    South Korea

    6.44
  • ■

    Poland

    4.27
  • ■

    France

    3.00
  • ■

    Sweden

    1.82
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.06

Sector Weightings (%) as of 08/31/20

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Communication Services

    74.1
  • ■

    Information Technology

    22.0
  • ■

    Consumer Discretionary

    3.8
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.1