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Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO)

Communications | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
25.21 USD -0.40 (-1.543%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:25 a.m. EDT

The video game sector has shown remarkable resilience, with the fund posting a +39% gain last year and a +25% cumulative return over the five-year window. However, the recent price action tells a different story; the asset has drifted lower over the last two months, trading well below its 200-day average, which signals fading momentum. While the long-term fundamentals remain solid with a healthy balance sheet and strong recent growth, the short-term outlook is murky. The statistical forecast leans slightly negative, and options flow confirms a cautious stance with heavy put buying at support levels. This creates a tug-of-war where the business quality supports a 'hold' or slight buy, but the immediate technicals prevent a strong bullish entry.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_74 ✓0.028782
MSTL0.037798
AutoETS0.038596
AutoARIMA0.038744
AutoTheta0.038788
MSTL_74_1260.039536
MSTL_1260.052128

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_74

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 5.74
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.632
Excess Kurtosis 0.55
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 19.56

As of July 11, 2026, 3:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at the $24 strike, suggesting a fear of a downside test near recent lows. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated at distant strikes ($31), indicating limited immediate bullish conviction despite the recent price recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.52% 1.63% 1.26% 0.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-29 0.128 0.519270
2025-12-30 0.333 1.114756
2025-06-27 0.150 0.463535
2024-12-30 0.208 0.884730
2024-06-27 0.041 0.193123
2023-12-28 0.121 0.598122
2023-06-29 0.027 0.133005
2022-12-29 0.005 0.026610
2022-06-29 0.047 0.219934
2021-12-30 0.197 0.692200
2021-06-29 0.025 0.076499
2020-12-30 0.207 0.660709
2020-06-29 0.012 0.052242
2019-12-30 0.028 0.171254
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.87

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 37.23
All Time Low 13.977
Ask 32.4
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 13,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 31,485
Average Volume 31,485
Average Volume10Days 13,000
Beta3 Year 0.93
Bid 18.26
Bid Size 2
Category Communications
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 25.41
Day Low 25.06
Dividend Yield 1.87
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.2889009
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.39846
Fifty Day Average Change -0.19346046
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0076170154
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.36859
Fifty Two Week High 34.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.475
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27321222
Fifty Two Week Low 23.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.7450008
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07438196
Fifty Two Week Range 23.46 - 34.68
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,572,528,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.036162
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Global X Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,571,961,600
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 invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to exchange-listed companies that are positioned to benefit from increased consumption related to video games and esports. It is non-diversified.
Long Name Global X Video Games & Esports ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_634417691
Nav Price 25.45
Net Assets 62,291,776.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.5
Open 25.25
Phone +1 8884938631
Previous Close 25.6
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.39500046
Regular Market Change Percent -1.5429705
Regular Market Day High 25.41
Regular Market Day Low 25.06
Regular Market Day Range 25.06 - 25.41
Regular Market Open 25.25
Regular Market Previous Close 25.6
Regular Market Price 25.205
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 6,216
Short Name Global X Video Games & Esports
Source Interval 15
Symbol HERO
Three Year Average Return 0.0697042
Total Assets 62,291,776
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 19.555422
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.8217
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.8217
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.55194
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.346941
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.11722289
Type Disp ETF
Volume 6,216
Yield 0.0187
Ytd Return -16.50372