VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

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VanEck Vdo Gaming and eSprts ETF (ESPO)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

41
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

F
4.2
percentile

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Group: Sector Equity Funds

Ranking: 832 out of 867 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
20/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
7/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
14/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Aristocrat Leisure Ltd
    4.29% of assets
    $13.03M invested
  • 2. Electronic Arts Inc
    5.29% of assets
    $16.06M invested
  • 3. Ubisoft Entertainment
    1.14% of assets
    $3.46M invested
  • 4. Embracer Group AB
    1.27% of assets
    $3.86M invested
  • 5. CD Projekt SA
    3.05% of assets
    $9.27M invested
  • 6. Unity Software Inc Ordinary Shares
    4.29% of assets
    $13.02M invested
  • 7. BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc
    4.57% of assets
    $13.88M invested
  • 8. Nintendo Co Ltd
    7.24% of assets
    $22M invested
  • 9. mixi Inc
    0.67% of assets
    $2.03M invested
  • 10. AppLovin Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
    7.98% of assets
    $24.23M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
    6.22% of assets
    $18.89M invested
  • 2. GameStop Corp Class A
    4.44% of assets
    $13.48M invested
  • 3. Konami Group Corp
    4.66% of assets
    $14.16M invested
  • 4. NEXON Co Ltd
    3.68% of assets
    $11.19M invested
  • 5. Square Enix Holdings Co Ltd
    2.78% of assets
    $8.44M invested
  • 6. Capcom Co Ltd
    4.87% of assets
    $14.78M invested
  • 7. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
    5.63% of assets
    $17.09M invested
  • 8. AppLovin Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
    7.98% of assets
    $24.23M invested
  • 9. mixi Inc
    0.67% of assets
    $2.03M invested
  • 10. Nintendo Co Ltd
    7.24% of assets
    $22M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
ESPO
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Family
VanEck
Category
Communications
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
3.63% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
14 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
6 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
4 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
ESPO
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Family
VanEck
Category
Communications
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
3.63% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
14 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
6 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
4 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
ESPO
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
Family
VanEck
Category
Communications
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
3.63% more  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
14 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
6 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
4 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
ESPO - VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
39%
15%
19%
/
41  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
7.43%
7.17%
15%
8.99%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
31%
7.81%
3.63%
/
14  / 100 points lower
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