VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO)

NASDAQ: ESPO · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
66.86
+0.28 (0.42%)
May 20, 2024, 10:02 AM EDT - Market open
0.42%
Assets $268.64M
Expense Ratio 0.56%
PE Ratio 31.60
Shares Out 4.00M
Dividend (ttm) $0.54
Dividend Yield 0.81%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 18, 2023
Payout Ratio 25.73%
1-Year Return +26.36%
Volume 1,953
Open 66.60
Previous Close 66.58
Day's Range 66.60 - 66.86
52-Week Low 49.03
52-Week High 69.00
Beta n/a
Holdings 27
Inception Date Oct 16, 2018

About ESPO

Fund Home Page

The 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.

Asset Class Equity
Category Communications
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol ESPO
ETF Provider VanEck
Index Tracked MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports

Top 10 Holdings

59.28% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Tencent Holdings Ltd 700.HK 11.07%
NetEase, Inc. NTES 6.66%
Nintendo Co Ltd 7974.T 6.01%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD 5.81%
AppLovin Corporation APP 5.62%
Electronic Arts Inc. EA 5.41%
Sea Limited SE 5.10%
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. TTWO 4.80%
GameStop Corp. GME 4.42%
BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc 7832.T 4.37%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 18, 2023 $0.5422 Dec 22, 2023
Dec 19, 2022 $0.3917 Dec 23, 2022
Dec 20, 2021 $2.2287 Dec 27, 2021
Dec 21, 2020 $0.0849 Dec 28, 2020
Dec 23, 2019 $0.083 Dec 30, 2019
Dec 20, 2018 $0.010 Dec 27, 2018
Full Dividend History

News

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5 months ago - Business Wire

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The lockdown trade wins Friday

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3 years ago - CNBC Television

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4 years ago - Benzinga

Riding The Esports Excellence With ESPO

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