ESPOVanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Fund Description
VanEck 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.
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Fund Ticker
ESPO -
Exchange
NASDAQ -
Inception Date
10/16/2018 -
ETF Structure
Physical -
Administrator
Van Eck Associates -
Index Ticker
MVESPOTR -
Index Rebalancing
Quarterly
as of 02/01/23
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30-Day SEC Yield1
0.63% -
Total Net Assets
$284.4M -
Number of Holdings
26 -
Options
Available -
Gross Expense Ratio2
0.56% -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.56% -
Distribution Frequency
Annual -
Next Distribution Date
12/15/2023
Key Documents and Links
Fund Highlights
- The video game industry is earning hundreds of billions in annual revenues and reaching billions of people around the world**
- Publishers are using new business models to accelerate growth
- Companies must derive at least 50% of total revenues from video gaming and/or esports to be initially eligible for the Index
Trading Information
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Fund Ticker
ESPO -
Index Total Return Ticker
MVESPOTR -
NAV
ESPONV -
Intraday NAV (IIV)4
ESPOIV -
Shares Outstanding
5,700,000 -
Estimated Cash
ESPOEU -
Total Cash
ESPOTC -
CUSIP
92189F114 -
ISIN
US92189F1140
Fees and Expenses2
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Management Fee
0.50% -
Other Expenses
0.06% -
Gross Expense Ratio
0.56% -
Fee Waivers and
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Expense Reimbursement -
Net Expense Ratio/TER2
0.56%
2 Expenses for ESPO are capped contractually at 0.55% until February 1, 2024. Cap excludes acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses.
Investment Professionals
Peter Liao, CFA
- Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
- Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
- Joined VanEck in 2005
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University
Griffin Driscoll
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2018
- Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
- BS, Finance, Providence College
Ralph Lasta
- Analyst for Equity ETFs
- Joined VanEck in 2019
- Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon.
- BS, Accounting, Hunter College
Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 10/16/18 |
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ESPO (NAV) | -4.10 | 6.88 | -34.43 | -34.43 | 5.76 | -- | -- | 9.40 |
ESPO (Share Price) | -4.11 | 6.54 | -34.70 | -34.70 | 5.50 | -- | -- | 9.28 |
MVESPOTR (Index)** | -3.22 | 7.12 | -33.60 | -33.60 | 6.56 | -- | -- | 10.40 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.88 | -0.24 | -0.83 | -0.83 | -0.80 | -- | -- | -1.00 |
1 MO | 3 MO | YTD | 1 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR |
LIFE 10/16/18 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ESPO (NAV) | -4.10 | 6.88 | -34.43 | -34.43 | 5.76 | -- | -- | 9.40 |
ESPO (Share Price) | -4.11 | 6.54 | -34.70 | -34.70 | 5.50 | -- | -- | 9.28 |
MVESPOTR (Index)** | -3.22 | 7.12 | -33.60 | -33.60 | 6.56 | -- | -- | 10.40 |
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) | -0.88 | -0.24 | -0.83 | -0.83 | -0.80 | -- | -- | -1.00 |
Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 12/31/22
Daily HoldingsHolding Name |
Ticker
|
Shares
|
Market Value (US$) |
% of Net Assets |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd |
700 HK
|
526,600
|
22,329,462 | 9.02 |
Nvidia Corp |
NVDA US
|
125,948
|
18,406,041 | 7.43 |
Activision Blizzard Inc |
ATVI US
|
217,252
|
16,630,641 | 6.72 |
Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
AMD US
|
253,278
|
16,404,816 | 6.63 |
Nintendo Co Ltd |
7974 JP
|
360,000
|
15,055,888 | 6.08 |
Electronic Arts Inc |
EA US
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110,770
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13,533,879 | 5.47 |
Netease Inc |
NTES US
|
185,515
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13,473,954 | 5.44 |
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc |
TTWO US
|
114,788
|
11,952,874 | 4.83 |
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc |
7832 JP
|
176,400
|
10,997,571 | 4.44 |
Roblox Corp |
RBLX US
|
371,150
|
10,562,929 | 4.27 |
Top 10 Total (%) | 60.32 |
Country Weightings (%)
as of 12/31/22
Country | % of Net Assets |
---|---|
● United States | 41.71 |
● Japan | 21.39 |
● China | 18.93 |
● Taiwan Region | 5.87 |
● Australia | 4.14 |
● South Korea | 2.97 |
● Sweden | 1.95 |
● France | 1.84 |
● Poland | 1.28 |
● Other/Cash | -0.09 |
Sector Weightings (%)
as of 12/31/22
Sector | % of Net Assets |
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● Communication Services | 69.33 |
● Information Technology | 19.67 |
● Consumer Discretionary | 11.09 |
● Other/Cash | -0.09 |