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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO)

Communications | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
101.61 USD -0.08 (-0.079%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF sits in a precarious equilibrium. Fundamentally, the trailing P/E of roughly 20x suggests the market is pricing in moderate growth, yet the lack of multi-year price history prevents a definitive assessment of whether the business quality justifies this premium or if it is a speculative bubble waiting to burst. The recent news cycle highlights a 'critical quarter' due to rebalancing, which introduces significant near-term volatility risk that outweighs the thematic appeal of the gaming sector. While the long-term thesis on esports and video games remains intact, the absence of a proven track record of sustained revenue growth or a fortress balance sheet caps the investment case at neutral for now. The dividend yield of 1.33% is insufficient to offset the drag of potential underperformance during this transitionary period, offering no meaningful income buffer for investors.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.086447
AutoETS0.090503
MSTL0.091129
AutoARIMA0.108918

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 1.19
Ljung-Box p 0.002
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 4.61
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.49

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:43 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is sparse and mixed. Call buyers are clustering at strikes above the current price (102-103), suggesting a modest bullish bias for the distant 2026/2027 horizon, while put buyers are focused deep out-of-the-money (85-88), indicating a hedge against a significant drop rather than a bearish bet. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the low open interest, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming sector rebalancing.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.24% 1.24% 0.88% 1.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 1.289 1.239781
2024-12-23 0.365 0.433389
2023-12-18 0.542 0.964756
2022-12-19 0.392 0.922353
2021-12-20 2.229 3.490448
2020-12-21 0.085 0.122267
2019-12-23 0.083 0.218191
2018-12-20 0.010 0.038197
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.33

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 122.99
All Time Low 25.81
Ask 94.63
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 13,760
Average Daily Volume3 Month 15,281
Average Volume 15,281
Average Volume10Days 13,760
Beta3 Year 0.8
Bid 93.85
Bid Size 2
Category Communications
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 102.48
Day Low 101.57
Display Name Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Dividend Yield 1.33
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.496498
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 97.826
Fifty Day Average Change 3.7840042
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.038680967
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.9528475
Fifty Two Week High 117.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.510002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13242829
Fifty Two Week Low 84.93
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.19639704
Fifty Two Week Range 84.93 - 117.12
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,539,783,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0969972
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.08000183
Fullday Change Percent -0.07867227
Fullday Price 101.61
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,539,648,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is a global index that tracks the performance of the global video gaming and eSports (also known as electronic sports) segment. The fund may invest in depositary receipts and securities denominated in foreign currencies. It is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_571155624
Nav Price 99.16
Net Assets 247,188,672.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.55
Open 102.32
Phone 888-658-8287
Previous Close 101.69
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.08000183
Regular Market Change Percent -0.07867227
Regular Market Day High 102.48
Regular Market Day Low 101.57
Regular Market Day Range 101.57 - 102.48
Regular Market Open 102.32
Regular Market Previous Close 101.69
Regular Market Price 101.61
Regular Market Time 1,792,165,481
Regular Market Volume 3,769
Short Name VanEck Video Gaming and eSports
Source Interval 15
Symbol ESPO
Three Year Average Return 0.25273028
Total Assets 247,188,672
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.486317
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 7.59156
Trailing Three Month Returns 7.59156
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 94.4516
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.1584015
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0757891
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,769
Yield 0.013300001
Ytd Return -6.62685