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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF

Fund Description

At a time when the video gaming industry is growing meteorically, the VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF provides exposure to the sector’s innovators. They are disrupting traditional media and sport, bringing together entertainment, video gaming, sports and media.

  • Fast-growing, cutting-edge industry
  • Young fans and new technologies look set to support future expansion
  • Disrupting traditional media and sport
  • First UCITS ETF to offer investors access to a diversified portfolio of esports and video gaming companies
  • Excludes companies that severely violate UN Global Compact Principles or derive any revenue from Controversial Weapons according to ISS data.
  • Excludes companies that derive more than 5% of their revenue from sectors including, but not limited to Thermal Coal, Fossil Fuels, Oil Sands, Nuclear Power, Civilian Firearms, Military Equipment and Tobacco


Risk Factors: Equity Market Risk, Industry or Sector Concentration Risk, Risk of investing in smaller companies



Underlying Index

MarketVector Global Video Gaming and eSports ESG Index (MVESPGTR)

How to Buy

Fund Details
 

  • Fund Ticker

    ESPO

  • Management Company

    VanEck Asset Management B.V.

  • Custodian

    State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited

  • Domicile

    Ireland

  • UCITS Compliant

    Yes

  • Index Ticker

    MVESPGTR

  • Index Provider

    MarketVector Indexes

  • Rebalance Frequency

    Quarterly
1The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of all ETFs is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. Investors should not expect to buy or sell ETF shares at NAV.

2The date the fund was launched prior to quotation on the stock exchange.

 
as of 26 May 2023

  • NAV1

    33.48

  • Shares Outstanding

    16,150,000

  • Number of Holdings

    25

  • Base Currency

    USD

  • Net Assets

    $540.7M

  • Product Structure

    Physical (Full Replication)

  • Income Treatment

    Reinvestment

  • Distribution Frequency

    None

  • Total Expense Ratio

    0.55%

  • SFDR Classification

    Article 8
  • Fact Sheet
  • VanEck Product List
  • Fund Holiday Calendar

Trading Information as of 26 May 2023

Deutsche
Börse
EUR
Exchange Ticker ESP0
ISIN IE00BYWQWR46
SEDOL --
Bloomberg ESP0 GY
Reuters (RIC) ESP0.DE
Valor 48637719
Bloomberg iNAV ESPOEUIV
Reuters iNAV ESGBEURINAV=IHSM
WKN A2PLDF
Trading Currency EUR
Last Traded Price 31.79
Day's Move 0.58
Volume 12,479
30 Day Volume 15,243
VWAP Volume 12,479

NAVs as of 25 May 2023

Base
Currency 		NAV Daily
Change
NAV 		YTD
Change
NAV 		NAV Price
History 		Total
Expense
Ratio
ESPO USD $33.48 $0.60 / +1.82% +21.79%
0.55

Performance History* (%)

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  1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR ETF INCEPTION
ETF -4.04 3.69 17.59 2.09 8.22 -- -- 13.27
MVESPGTR (Index) -4.00 3.93 18.00 2.83 8.89 12.59 -- 13.93
Performance differential (ETF – Index) -0.04 -0.24 -0.41 -0.74 -0.67 -- -- -0.66
  1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR ETF INCEPTION
ETF 13.32 22.54 22.54 -8.42 12.77 -- -- 14.83
MVESPGTR (Index) 13.42 22.92 22.92 -7.80 13.46 12.99 -- 15.50
Performance differential (ETF – Index) -0.10 -0.38 -0.38 -0.62 -0.69 -- -- -0.67
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
ETF -- -- 83.67 -1.88 -34.09
MVESPGTR (Index) -10.86 42.56 84.67 -1.32 -33.70

Effective December 16, 2021 the MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index has been replaced with the MarketVector™ Global Video Gaming & eSports ESG Index

Past performance does not predict future returns.

ETF returns not available if there is less than one year’s performance data.

*Periods greater than one year are annualised.

Investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of principal. You must read the Prospectus and KIID before investing, which are available at the Document section of the fund on www.vaneck.com.

ETF performance: Current performance may be lower or higher than average annual returns shown. Discrete performance shows 12-month performance for each of the last 10 years where available. E.g. '1st year' shows the most recent of these 12-month periods and '2nd year' shows the previous 12 month period and so on.

Performance data for the Irish domiciled ETFs is displayed on a Net Asset Value basis, in Base Currency terms, with net income reinvested, net of fees. Brokerage or transaction fees will apply.

Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations.

Index performance: Performance quoted represents past performance of the underlying Index. An index performance is not illustrative of the Product's performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index: indices are not securities in which investments can be made.
For more information on the Index performance, please consult the Index Provider´s website.

MVIS® Global Video Gaming and eSports Index is the exclusive property of MarketVector Indexes GmbH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Eck Associates Corporation), which has contracted with Solactive AG to maintain and calculate the Index. Solactive AG uses its best efforts to ensure that the Index is calculated correctly. Irrespective of its obligations towards MarketVector Indexes GmbH (“MarketVector”), Solactive AG has no obligation to point out errors in the Index to third parties. The VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by MarketVector and MarketVector makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund.

Market Makers

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 30 Apr 2023 View All Holdings »

Total Holdings: 25
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Holding Name
Ticker
 Shares Market Value
(USD) 		% of Net
Assets
NVIDIA CORP NVDA US 165,820 46,013,392 8.81
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 700 HK 900,340 39,500,770 7.57
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD US 410,973 36,728,657 7.04
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC ATVI US 409,898 31,853,174 6.10
NINTENDO CO LTD 7974 JP 731,700 30,742,523 5.89
SEA LTD SE US 376,803 28,701,085 5.50
NETEASE INC NTES US 301,716 26,891,947 5.15
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC EA US 200,877 25,567,625 4.90
BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC 7832 JP 1,085,506 24,537,785 4.70
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC TTWO US 193,917 24,101,944 4.62
Top 10 Total (%) 60.27
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Country Weightings (%) as of 30 Apr 2023

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    United States

    41.56
  • ■

    Japan

    22.06
  • ■

    China

    16.79
  • ■

    Taiwan Region

    7.49
  • ■

    South Korea

    5.63
  • ■

    Australia

    4.39
  • ■

    Sweden

    1.86
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.22

Sector Weightings (%) as of 30 Apr 2023

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Communication Services

    66.5
  • ■

    Information Technology

    21.8
  • ■

    Consumer Discretionary

    11.5
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.2

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