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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF
ISIN:
IE00BYWQWR46
Fund Description
At a time when the video gaming industry is growing meteorically, the VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF provides exposure to the sector’s innovators. They are disrupting traditional media and sport, bringing together entertainment, video gaming, sports and media.
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NAV$62.37
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YTD RETURNS-8.99%
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Total Net Assets$723.5 million
as of 27 Feb 2026 -
Total Expense Ratio0.55%
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Inception Date24 Jun 2019
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SFDR ClassificationArticle 8
Overview
Fund Description
As the generational shift progresses, the video gaming industry continues to grow as a long-term trend, driven by continued demand for immersive entertainment and the expansion of gaming communities.1 The VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF offers exposure to some innovators in the sector, including companies focused on game development and supporting esports tournaments.
- Fast-growing, cutting-edge industry
- Technology advancements accelerate gaming trends
- First UCITS ETF to offer investors access to a diversified portfolio of esports and video gaming companies
The Fund does not have sustainable investment as its investment objective. It applies the following screenings:
- Excludes companies that severely violate UN Global Compact Principles or derive any revenue from Controversial Weapons according to ISS ESG data.
- Excludes companies that derive more than 5% of their revenue from sectors including, but not limited to Thermal Coal, Fossil Fuels, Oil Sands, Nuclear Power, Civilian Firearms, Military Equipment and Tobacco.
Main Risk Factors: Equity market risk, industry or sector concentration risk, risk of investing in smaller companies. Investors must consider all the fund's characteristics or objectives as detailed in the prospectus or related documents before making an investment decision. Please refer to the sustainability-related disclosures in the document section to the
and the Prospectus for other important information before investing.
1 Source: Bain & Company, Gaming Report 2024.
Underlying Index
MarketVector Global Video Gaming and eSports ESG Index (MVESPGTR)
Fund Highlights
- Fast-growing, cutting-edge industry
- Young fans and new technologies look set to support future expansion
- Disrupting traditional media and sport
- First UCITS ETF to offer investors access to a diversified portfolio of esports and video gaming companies
The Fund does not have sustainable investment as its investment objective. It applies the following screenings:
- Excludes companies that severely violate UN Global Compact Principles or derive any revenue from Controversial Weapons according to ISS data.
- Excludes companies that derive more than 5% of their revenue from sectors including, but not limited to Thermal Coal, Fossil Fuels, Oil Sands, Nuclear Power, Civilian Firearms, Military Equipment and Tobacco
Risk Factors: Equity market risk, industry or sector concentration risk, risk of investing in smaller companies. Investors must consider all the fund's characteristics or objectives as detailed in the prospectus or related documents before making an investment decision. Please refer to the sustainability-related disclosures in the document section, to the
and the Prospectus for other important information before investing.
Underlying Index
MarketVector Global Video Gaming and eSports ESG Index (MVESPGTR)
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Index Description
The MarketVector Global Video Gaming & eSports ESG Index is a global index that tracks the performance of the global video gaming and esports segment. The index includes companies with at least 50% (25% for current components) of their revenues from video gaming and/or esports.
Index Key Points
Underlying Index
MarketVector Global Video Gaming and eSports ESG Index (MVESPGTR)
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
- Individual company weights are capped at 8%
- Excludes companies that severely violate UN Global Compact Principles or derive any revenue from Controversial Weapons according to ISS data.
- Excludes companies that derive more than 5% of their revenue from sectors including, but not limited to Thermal Coal, Fossil Fuels, Oil Sands, Nuclear Power, Civilian Firearms, Military Equipment and Tobacco.
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Main Risks
Main Risk Factors of an eSports ETF
The securities of smaller companies may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of large companies. Smaller companies, when compared with larger companies, may have a shorter history of operations, fewer financial resources, less competitive strength, may have a less diversified product line, may be more susceptible to market pressure and may have a smaller market for their securities.
The Fund’s assets may be concentrated in one or more particular sectors or industries. The Fund may be subject to the risk that economic, political or other conditions that have a negative effect on the relevant sectors or industries will negatively impact the Fund's performance to a greater extent than if the Fund’s assets were invested in a wider variety of sectors or industries.
The prices of the securities in the Fund are subject to the risks associated with investing in the securities market, including general economic conditions and sudden and unpredictable drops in value. An investment in the Fund may lose money.