VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Global equity funds would cost $336 (0.67% a year), so ESPO is $37 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 3 Sept 2026 · 24 securities · top 10 = 64.9%
Country
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −4.3 | −10.7 | −3.8 | −0.4 | −3.2 | 5.9 | 4.6 | −0.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | −9.4YTD | ||
| 2025 | 4.6 | 2.3 | −5.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | −1.1 | 6.8 | 5.5 | −5.6 | −3.6 | −6.2 | 17.6 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 2.1 | −2.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | −1.4 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 5.2 | 63.8 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 12.5 | −2.2 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4.8 | −4.1 | −4.7 | −2.2 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 31.3 |
| 2022 | −7.4 | −3.0 | −3.6 | −10.2 | 2.9 | −6.1 | 3.6 | −2.6 | −10.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | −26.3 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | −4.4 | −3.5 | 4.1 | −0.5 | 6.1 | −5.9 | 2.0 | −3.5 | 1.7 | 13.0 | −8.1 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.7 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
ESPO questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF?
VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF holds 24 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 64.9% of the fund, more concentrated than the 48.5% typical of Global equity funds. That makes it fairly concentrated.
Its largest country exposure is Japan at 31.4%, based on holdings as at 3 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does ESPO double up with most?
ESPO shares the most holdings with Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF (GAME) (75% overlap) and iShares China Large-Cap ETF (IZZ) (11% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 75%, owning both ESPO and GAME would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further.
How is VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF managed – active or passive?
VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
Among Global equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.99% a year and index funds 0.53%.
What will I pay in fees for ESPO?
ESPO charges a management fee of 0.55% a year, about $55 for every $10,000 invested. Only 36% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global equity funds, the median is 0.62%.
It is the cheapest of the 2 video games and esports funds we track.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.24% for ESPO.
Does VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF follow a theme?
Yes. VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF focuses on video games and esports. Thematic funds are narrower than the broad market, so they can rise or fall much more than it does.
Other ASX funds with a video games and esports focus include Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF (GAME).
What is under the hood of ESPO?
As at 3 Sept 2026, ESPO's ten largest holdings are Nintendo Co Ltd (8.4%), Netease Inc (7.4%), Tencent Holdings Ltd (7.3%), Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (6.8%), Unity Software Inc (6.7%), Capcom Co Ltd (6.3%), Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (6.0%), Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (5.7%), Roblox Corp (5.3%) and Konami Holdings Corp (5.0%). Together they make up 64.9% of the fund.
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings. Its top 10 weighting of 64.9% compares with 48.5% for Global equity funds.
How well has VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF performed?
Based on its category, VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −19.5% over 1 year (median 4.6%; ranked 28 of 30), 22.4% a year over 3 years (median 13.7% a year; ranked 4 of 23) and 11.4% a year over 5 years (median 8.0% a year; ranked 3 of 10). The medians and rankings compare it with Global equity funds. Since listing in 2020 it has returned 11.9% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for ESPO; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.55% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.