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About VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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Inception date
Mar 6, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
Van Eck Associates Corp.
Distributor
Van Eck Securities Corp.
ESPO holds a portfolio of at least 25 stocks related to video gaming and eSports. To be eligible, components must generate at least half their revenue from relevant industries, including game development, gaming-related software or hardware, and streaming services. The fund also holds firms involved in eSports events, such as league operators. ESPO has truly global reach, with the potential to hold firms of any size from any country. That said, the fund is primarily focused on big-name game developers and hardware companies from the US, Japan, China, and South Korea. ESPO is market-cap weighted, with the largest holdings capped at 8%, and is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Consumer Durables
Stocks99.95%
Technology Services68.87%
Consumer Durables13.59%
Electronic Technology9.17%
Consumer Services4.55%
Retail Trade3.77%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.05%
Cash0.05%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia54.41%
North America35.97%
Europe5.06%
Oceania4.56%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history