HERO


Video Games & Esports ETF

Reasons to Consider HERO

High Growth Potential

The global video game market grew to $178 billion in 2024, with forecasts suggesting it could grow to over $198B by 2027.1

Innovative Technologies

AI and mixed reality headsets are likely to transform gameplay, representing a generational leap in how games are built and played.

Shifting Paradigms

Cloud gaming and mobile games are expected to supplant hardware and consoles as the gaming industry’s main growth drivers, lowering barriers and expanding reach.

1New Zoo. (2025, March 6). Global games market outlook: Key growth drivers and challenges for 2025-2027.

Key Information As of 12/26/25

Inception Date 10/25/19
Total Expense Ratio 0.50%
Net Assets $107.98 million
NAV $30.25

ETF Summary

The Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) seeks to invest in companies that develop or publish video games, facilitate the streaming and distribution of video gaming or esports content, own and operate within competitive esports leagues, or produce hardware used in video games and esports, including augmented and virtual reality.

ETF Objective

The Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index.

Trading Details As of 12/26/25

Ticker HERO
B3 Trading Code BHER39
Bloomberg Index Ticker SOLHERO
CUSIP 37954Y392
ISIN US37954Y3927
Primary Exchange Nasdaq
Shares Outstanding 3,570,000
Number of Holdings 46
30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread 0.55%

Distributions As of 12/26/25

30-Day SEC Yield 1.08%
Distribution Frequency Semi Annually

ETF Prices As of 12/26/25

NAV $30.25 Daily Change $0.17 0.57%
Market Price $30.18 Daily Change $0.19 0.63%

Performance History

Cumulative Returns (as of 11/28/25)
1 Month 6 Months YTD 12 Months 24 Months Since Inception Inception Date
Return HERO -3.53% 7.41% 33.27% 30.85% 62.11% 118.63% 10/25/19
Returns (as of 12/24/25)
Return HERO Return Index
Since Inception 109.17% 114.94%
12 Months 27.46% 27.87%
24 Months 51.65% 53.22%
Last 60 Trading Days -11.43% -11.35%
Last 75 Trading Days -9.67% -9.61%
Monthly Returns (through 12/24/25)
Return HERO Return Index
Dec 2025 -4.34% -4.32%
Nov 2025 -3.54% -3.54%
Oct 2025 -4.02% -3.96%
Sep 2025 3.75% 3.76%
Aug 2025 4.20% 4.27%
Jul 2025 -4.08% -4.07%
Jun 2025 11.88% 11.92%
May 2025 4.47% 4.55%
Apr 2025 12.00% 12.00%
Mar 2025 -4.83% -4.83%
Feb 2025 7.57% 7.57%
Jan 2025 3.55% 3.59%
Dec 2024 -1.78% -1.69%
Nov 2024 2.46% 2.46%
Oct 2024 -2.50% -2.41%
Sep 2024 7.59% 7.65%
Aug 2024 1.70% 1.77%
Jul 2024 4.10% 4.18%
Jun 2024 3.78% 3.84%
May 2024 5.84% 5.89%
Apr 2024 -5.30% -5.23%
Mar 2024 2.36% 2.40%
Feb 2024 2.42% 2.46%
Jan 2024 -2.38% -2.31%
Dec 2023 2.26% 2.32%

Total returns take into account management, administration and fees and other costs automatically deducted from the fund's assets. Before investing, you may read the prospectus in the “FEES AND EXPENSES” section for more details.

NAV & Index Chart

Top Holdings As of 12/26/25

Net Assets (%) Ticker Name Country SEDOL Market Price ($) Shares Held Market Value ($)
8.71 EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INC United States 2310194 204.79 45,902 9,400,270.58
6.99 TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE United States 2122117 256.09 29,487 7,551,325.83
6.59 NTES NETEASE INC-ADR United States 2606440 138.07 51,565 7,119,579.55
6.38 9766 JP KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION Japan 6496681 137.83 50,022 6,894,513.79
6.22 3659 JP NEXON CO LTD Japan B63QM77 24.38 275,384 6,712,732.57
5.91 U UNITY SOFTWARE INC United States BLFDXH8 45.15 141,408 6,384,571.20
5.04 7974 JP NINTENDO CO LTD Japan 6639550 69.01 78,793 5,437,560.72
4.85 BILI BILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR United States BFNLRN6 24.95 210,033 5,240,323.35
4.39 CDR PW CD PROJEKT SA Poland 7302215 67.02 70,790 4,744,362.60
4.28 RBLX ROBLOX CORP -CLASS A United States BMWBC20 82.22 56,227 4,622,983.94
3.97 3293 TT INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C Taipei 6744807 22.56 190,100 4,288,083.61
3.90 3888 HK KINGSOFT CORP LTD Hong Kong B27WRM3 3.66 1,150,400 4,207,173.76
3.89 9684 JP SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO LTD Japan 6309262 18.56 226,423 4,202,775.65
3.83 9697 JP CAPCOM CO LTD Japan 6173694 23.49 176,071 4,135,431.38
3.19 259960 KS KRAFTON INC Republic Of Korea BMBP900 168.24 20,500 3,448,903.84
2.92 036570 KS NCSOFT CORP Republic Of Korea 6264189 141.88 22,211 3,151,206.81
2.51 2400 HK XD INC Hong Kong BKF2W48 8.31 326,700 2,713,706.55
2.07 VIV FP VIVENDI SE United States 4834777 2.79 799,080 2,230,437.18
1.39 3635 JP KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO LTD Japan B60DR09 12.18 123,289 1,501,851.94
1.33 2432 JP DENA CO LTD Japan B05L364 16.74 85,584 1,432,372.78
1.14 MTGB SS MODERN TIMES GROUP-B SHS Sweden BN90DN5 12.20 100,951 1,231,452.60
0.96 EMBRACB SS EMBRACER GROUP AB Sweden BTHW926 6.43 161,341 1,036,743.47
0.93 251270 KS NETMARBLE CORP Republic Of Korea BF2S426 33.54 30,070 1,008,661.37
0.91 263750 KS PEARL ABYSS CORP Republic Of Korea BYX56S9 25.74 38,120 981,165.53
0.75 3765 JP GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT Japan B064D84 15.77 51,139 806,520.14
0.72 UBI FP UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT United States B1L3CS6 7.55 102,214 772,130.54
0.63 2121 JP MIXI INC Japan B1BSCX6 17.42 39,272 684,137.45
0.47 293490 KS KAKAO GAMES CORP Republic Of Korea BMGYMB4 10.48 48,870 512,297.56
0.46 9890 HK TANWAN INC Hong Kong BRJKBT5 2.05 240,400 492,177.94
0.38 112040 KS WEMADE CO LTD Republic Of Korea B4Y8TB1 17.48 23,738 415,011.52
0.37 COFFEEB SS COFFEE STAIN GROUP AB-B Sweden BVD9HL0 2.44 164,065 399,553.29
0.34 TBCH TURTLE BEACH CORP United States BF5HDT0 14.15 25,832 365,522.80
0.33 777 HK NETDRAGON WEBSOFT HOLDINGS L Hong Kong B28SXZ5 1.34 263,400 352,167.13
0.29 CRSR CORSAIR GAMING INC United States BMGWSJ8 6.10 52,016 317,297.60
0.29 PLTK PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP United States BNRQKQ7 3.96 79,295 314,008.20
0.29 HUYA HUYA INC-ADR United States BF4NQP6 2.97 104,167 309,375.99
0.28 DOYU DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLD-ADR United States BRS7SM9 6.95 43,023 299,009.85
0.27 IMMR IMMERSION CORPORATION United States 2517854 6.85 43,133 295,461.05
0.26 225570 KS NEXON GAMES CO LTD Republic Of Korea BYVY9N4 8.44 33,157 279,720.49
0.24 6180 TT GAMANIA DIGITAL ENTERTAINMEN Taipei 6432049 1.66 158,800 263,222.56
0.24 101730 KS WEMADE MAX CO LTD Republic Of Korea B4RKGP7 4.35 58,352 253,827.56
0.22 1119 HK IDREAMSKY TECHNOLOGY HOLDING Hong Kong BHJW726 0.07 3,215,100 235,823.37
0.22 078340 KS COM2US CORP Republic Of Korea B232R27 20.40 11,500 234,563.62
0.21 194480 KS DEVSISTERS CO LTD Republic Of Korea BQXWPJ8 20.74 11,157 231,437.70
0.19 434 HK BOYAA INTERACTIVE INTERNATIO Hong Kong BGCBFM9 0.46 444,200 206,349.42
0.16 3903 JP GUMI INC Japan BSZM2L1 2.28 76,504 174,111.71
0.04 CASH United States 1.00 42,667 42,667.24
0.04 OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES United States 1.00 41,929 41,929.40
0.00 KOREAN WON United States 0.00 2 0.00
-0.00 JAPANESE YEN United States 0.01 -113,638 -726.47
Holdings are subject to change. "Cash" denotes U.S. dollars.

Sector Breakdown As of 11/30/25

Sector Weight (%)
Communication Services 88.7
Information Technology 10.4
Consumer Discretionary 0.6
Materials 0.3

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

Country Breakdown As of 11/30/25

Country Weight (%)
Japan 30.9
United States 25.7
China 19.4
South Korea 9.6
Poland 4.4
Taiwan 4.2
France 2.8
Sweden 2.6
Israel 0.3
Other/Cash 0.1

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

ETF Characteristics As of 12/26/25

Return on Equity 9.30%
Weighted Avg. Market Cap 27,600 M
2024 2025
Price-to-earnings 22.69 18.18
Price-to-book value 1.76 1.64

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

ETF Risk Stats As of 11/30/25

Versus Beta
S&P 500 1.01
MSCI EAFE 0.74
MSCI Emg. Mkts 0.80
Standard Deviation 19.50%

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

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