The best E-sports ETFs

How to invest in e-sports using ETFs

0.50% p.a. - 0.55% p.a.
annual total expense ratio (TER) of e-sports ETFs
on e-sports, which are tracked by ETFs
on e-sports
 
The best indices for e-sports ETFs

How do I invest in e-sports stocks?

E-sports, competitive video gaming, is becoming increasingly popular. The first World Championships were held at the beginning of the century and e-sports players have been celebrated like pop stars for many years in Asia, especially in South Korea. In Western countries, public interest in e-sports has been increasing in the recent past.

During the Corona crisis, various sports competitions were carried out virtually. The media have turned their attention to e-sports as well. As a result, competitions can nowadays be watched on television or extensive broadcasting via internet stream.

Investors who want to benefit from this development and invest in the megatrend e-sports can do so using ETFs.

This investment guide will help you to select the best ETFs tracking indices on e-sports.
 

MarketVector Global Video Gaming and eSports ESG performance

1 month: 0.93%
1 year: 20.64%
3 years: 6.06%
 

E-sports ETFs in comparison

The most important factors at a glance

When choosing an e-sports ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all e-sports ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.

Compare all e-sports ETFs in detail
Compare all e-sports ETFs in a chart

Provider
ISIN
  Fund size
in m GBP
TER
in %
Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETFIE00BYWQWR46 439 0.55% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Acc USDIE00BLR6Q544 4 0.50% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Dist GBPIE00BLR6Q650 0 0.50% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication

Source: justETF.com; As of 18/03/2024

 

Return comparison of all E-sports ETFs

The table shows the returns of all e-sports ETFs in comparison. All return figures are including dividends as of month end. Besides the return the reference date on which you conduct the comparison is important. In order to find the best ETFs, you can also perform a chart comparison.

ETF   1 month
in %
3 months
in %
6 months
in %
1 year
in %
3 years
in %
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF 5.87% 13.50% 14.66% 27.04% -0.51%
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Acc USD 1.75% 1.75% 0.93% -0.66% -35.22%
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Dist GBP 1.76% 1.60% 1.06% -0.94% -35.36%
ETF   2024
in %
2023
in %
2022
in %
2021
in %
2020
in %
VanEck Video Gaming and eSports UCITS ETF 9.55% 24.58% -26.14% -0.61% 77.64%
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Dist GBP -0.02% -0.79% -26.80% -8.74% -
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Acc USD -0.13% -0.53% -26.78% -7.82% -

Source: justETF.com; As of 29/02/2024; Calculations in GBP including dividends