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)
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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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_74 ✓ | 0.028782 |
| MSTL | 0.037798 |
| AutoETS | 0.038596 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.038744 |
| AutoTheta | 0.038788 |
| MSTL_74_126 | 0.039536 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.052128 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.52% | 1.63% | 1.26% | 0.97% |
| 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 |
| 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 |