Betashares Video Games 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 GAME is $24 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 2 Sept 2026 · 35 securities · top 10 = 75.8%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −4.5 | −13.6 | −5.0 | −1.2 | −5.1 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 4.7 | −1.1 | 3.9 | −11.6YTD | ||
| 2025 | 6.0 | 5.5 | −4.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 8.8 | −0.4 | 6.7 | 5.0 | −4.6 | −3.0 | −5.5 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | −2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.2 | −0.4 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 18.1 | 4.6 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | −1.2 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | −0.1 | −3.0 | −7.1 | −0.3 | 6.9 | −1.5 | 14.4 |
| 2022 | −3.2 | −11.2 | 1.6 | −2.3 | 2.5 | −5.1 | −6.3 | −2.1 | −0.4 | −1.8 | −25.4 |
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.
GAME questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF?
Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF holds 35 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 75.8% 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 44.1%, and its biggest sector is Communication Services at 78.3%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does GAME double up with most?
GAME shares the most holdings with VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF (ESPO) (75% overlap) and iShares China Large-Cap ETF (IZZ) (10% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 75%, owning both GAME and ESPO would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, ESPO has the lowest fee, at 0.55% a year against 0.57% for GAME.
How is Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF managed – active or passive?
Betashares Video Games 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 GAME?
GAME charges a management fee of 0.57% a year, about $57 for every $10,000 invested. Only 34% 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%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) at 0.49%, iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (IVE) at 0.32% and Betashares FTSE 100 ETF (F100) at 0.45%.
If you would rather have a manager choose the investments, active options such as Magellan Infra Fund (Currency Hedged) - Active ETF (MICH) at 1.05% and Lanyon Investment Fund Active ETF (LNYN) at 1.00% cost more.
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 0.27% for GAME.
Does Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF follow a theme?
No. Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF is a broad equity fund: it aims to cover a wide slice of its market (Global) rather than one theme or sector.
What is under the hood of GAME?
As at 2 Sept 2026, GAME's ten largest holdings are Unity Software Inc (10.8%), Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (8.9%), Nintendo Co Ltd (8.9%), Konami Group Corp (7.9%), Netease Inc (7.5%), Roblox Corp (6.9%), Tencent Holdings Ltd (6.9%), Capcom Co Ltd (6.7%), Take-Two Interactive Software (6.4%) and Nexon Co Ltd (4.8%). Together they make up 75.8% of the fund.
It follows an index. Most broad share indices weight companies by market size, so the largest companies take the biggest share; the exact rules for GAME's index are in the issuer's PDS. Its top 10 weighting of 75.8% compares with 48.5% for similar funds.
How well has Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF performed?
Based on its category, Betashares Video Games and Esports ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −20.2% over 1 year (median 4.6%; ranked 29 of 30) and 22.0% a year over 3 years (median 13.7% a year; ranked 5 of 23). The medians and rankings compare it with Global equity funds. Since listing in 2022 it has returned 7.3% 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 GAME; 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 0.57% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.