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Thematic

VanEck Video Gaming and Esports ETF

About this ETF

The Fund gives investors access to a portfolio of global video gaming and esports companies involved in video game development, esports, and related hardware and software.

IssuerVanEck
Management fee (MER)0.55% p.a.
Inception date10 Sep 2020
BenchmarkMVIS Gbl Vid Gaming and eSports TR USD

Scout Score

59/100
Ranked #13 of 50 in Thematic

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost59
Diversification62
Tracking79
Liquidity29
Fund Strength52
Performance52
Income95

Strengths

  • Attractive yield — 13.05%, higher than 95% of Thematic peers.
  • Tight index tracking — 14.94% tracking error, tighter than 79% of Thematic peers.

Weaknesses

  • Lower liquidity — 0.26% bid/ask spread, wider than 71% of Thematic peers.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-1.94%
3 Months+1.56%
YTD-12.14%
1 Year-20.29%
3 Years (p.a.)+21.60%
5 Years (p.a.)+10.03%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-48%-10%+27%+65%+103%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Japan flagJapan
29.37%
United States flagUnited States
22.68%
China flagChina
20.27%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
5.70%
Australia flagAustralia
5.63%
Poland flagPoland
4.54%
Sweden flagSweden
2.43%
France flagFrance
1.26%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Communication Services
75.48%
Consumer Discretionary
16.65%
Information Technology
7.92%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Nintendo Co Ltd logoNintendo Co Ltd7.50%
  2. 2.Tencent Holdings Ltd logoTencent Holdings Ltd7.21%
  3. 3.Netease Inc7.14%
  4. 4.Roblox Corp6.48%
  5. 5.Take-Two Interactive Software Inc6.27%
  6. 6.Aristocrat Leisure Ltd logoAristocrat Leisure Ltd5.63%
  7. 7.Gamestop Corp5.55%
  8. 8.Bandai Namco Holdings Inc logoBandai Namco Holdings Inc5.47%
  9. 9.Konami Holdings Corp5.36%
  10. 10.International Games System Co Ltd4.63%
  11. 11.Cd Projekt Red SA4.54%
  12. 12.Unity Software Inc4.38%
  13. 13.Krafton Inc4.26%
  14. 14.Capcom Co Ltd logoCapcom Co Ltd3.99%
  15. 15.Micro-Star International Co Ltd3.54%
  16. 16.Nexon Co Ltd logoNexon Co Ltd3.42%
  17. 17.Kingsoft Corp Ltd2.71%
  18. 18.Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd2.35%
  19. 19.China Ruyi Holdings Ltd1.65%
  20. 20.Xd Inc1.56%