VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO)
| Assets | $260.79M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.56% |
| PE Ratio | 23.98 |
| Shares Out | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.39 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.77% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Payout Ratio | 18.54% |
| 1-Year Return | +19.85% |
| Volume | 17 |
| Open | 50.79 |
| Previous Close | 50.03 |
| Day's Range | 50.50 - 50.93 |
| 52-Week Low | 37.93 |
| 52-Week High | 59.12 |
| Beta | n/a |
| Holdings | 29 |
| Inception Date | Oct 16, 2018 |
About ESPO
Fund Home PageThe VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports index, a market-cap-weighted index of global firms involved in video gaming and eSports. ESPO was launched on Oct 16, 2018 and is issued by VanEck.
Top 10 Holdings
60.74% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 700.HK | 8.14% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.55% |
| Activision Blizzard, Inc. | ATVI | 7.08% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | AMD | 6.58% |
| NetEase, Inc. | NTES | 6.51% |
| Nintendo Co Ltd | 7974.T | 5.71% |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | EA | 5.25% |
| Aristocrat Leisure Ltd | ALL.AX | 4.79% |
| Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. | TTWO | 4.71% |
| BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc | 7832.T | 4.42% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-19 | $0.3917 | 2022-12-23 |
| 2021-12-20 | $2.2287 | 2021-12-27 |
| 2020-12-21 | $0.0849 | 2020-12-28 |
| 2019-12-23 | $0.083 | 2019-12-30 |
| 2018-12-20 | $0.010 | 2018-12-27 |
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