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

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.

Innovative Technologies

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

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

Key Information As of 01/16/26

Inception Date 10/25/19
Total Expense Ratio 0.50%
Net Assets $100.02 million
NAV $30.87

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 01/16/26

Ticker HERO
B3 Trading Code BHER39
Bloomberg Index Ticker SOLHERO
CUSIP 37954Y392
ISIN US37954Y3927
Primary Exchange Nasdaq
Shares Outstanding 3,240,000
Number of Holdings 46
30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread 0.62%

Distributions As of 01/16/26

30-Day SEC Yield 1.16%
Distribution Frequency Semi Annually

ETF Prices As of 01/16/26

NAV $30.87 Daily Change -$0.21 -0.68%
Market Price $30.79 Daily Change -$0.24 -0.77%

Performance History

Cumulative Returns (as of 12/31/25)
1 Month 6 Months YTD 12 Months 24 Months Since Inception Inception Date
Return HERO -4.29% -8.11% 27.55% 27.55% 51.72% 109.25% 10/25/19
Returns (as of 01/15/26)
Return HERO Return Index
Since Inception 118.53% 124.65%
12 Months 28.63% 29.01%
24 Months 62.34% 63.94%
Last 60 Trading Days -4.67% -4.59%
Last 75 Trading Days -7.25% -7.16%
Monthly Returns (through 01/15/26)
Return HERO Return Index
Jan 2026 4.45% 4.46%
Dec 2025 -4.29% -4.26%
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%

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 01/16/26

Net Assets (%) Ticker Name Country SEDOL Market Price ($) Shares Held Market Value ($)
8.42 EA ELECTRONIC ARTS INC United States 2310194 204.25 41,232 8,421,636.00
6.58 3659 JP NEXON CO LTD Japan B63QM77 26.66 246,972 6,584,461.65
6.40 NTES NETEASE INC-ADR United States 2606440 137.97 46,380 6,399,048.60
6.34 TTWO TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE United States 2122117 240.14 26,388 6,336,814.32
6.15 9766 JP KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION Japan 6496681 136.85 44,935 6,149,209.48
6.12 BILI BILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR United States BFNLRN6 32.48 188,339 6,117,250.72
5.19 U UNITY SOFTWARE INC United States BLFDXH8 40.95 126,832 5,193,770.40
4.90 CDR PW CD PROJEKT SA Poland 7302215 77.05 63,661 4,905,270.03
4.70 7974 JP NINTENDO CO LTD Japan 6639550 66.56 70,599 4,698,857.90
4.41 RBLX ROBLOX CORP -CLASS A United States BMWBC20 87.28 50,559 4,412,789.52
4.18 3888 HK KINGSOFT CORP LTD Hong Kong B27WRM3 4.06 1,029,200 4,180,456.96
4.00 3293 TT INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C Taipei 6744807 23.73 168,600 4,000,297.77
3.67 9697 JP CAPCOM CO LTD Japan 6173694 23.22 158,234 3,674,040.11
3.65 9684 JP SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO LTD Japan 6309262 17.96 203,466 3,654,561.39
3.22 2400 HK XD INC Hong Kong BKF2W48 11.03 291,600 3,215,324.26
3.19 036570 KS NCSOFT CORP Republic Of Korea 6264189 160.49 19,878 3,190,138.09
2.91 259960 KS KRAFTON INC Republic Of Korea BMBP900 158.79 18,340 2,912,197.60
2.02 VIV FP VIVENDI SE United States 4834777 2.81 718,755 2,018,487.79
1.30 3635 JP KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO LTD Japan B60DR09 11.75 111,037 1,304,891.99
1.24 2432 JP DENA CO LTD Japan B05L364 16.29 76,463 1,245,438.40
1.06 MTGB SS MODERN TIMES GROUP-B SHS Sweden BN90DN5 11.69 91,086 1,065,217.98
0.92 251270 KS NETMARBLE CORP Republic Of Korea BF2S426 34.00 27,145 922,854.48
0.92 263750 KS PEARL ABYSS CORP Republic Of Korea BYX56S9 26.70 34,446 919,791.06
0.82 EMBRACB SS EMBRACER GROUP AB Sweden BTHW926 5.67 145,363 824,169.65
0.76 3765 JP GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT Japan B064D84 16.38 46,120 755,438.95
0.71 UBI FP UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT United States B1L3CS6 7.99 89,292 713,350.35
0.62 2121 JP MIXI INC Japan B1BSCX6 17.37 35,442 615,739.16
0.56 9890 HK TANWAN INC Hong Kong BRJKBT5 2.65 209,000 554,696.52
0.43 293490 KS KAKAO GAMES CORP Republic Of Korea BMGYMB4 9.70 44,349 430,353.68
0.39 112040 KS WEMADE CO LTD Republic Of Korea B4Y8TB1 17.91 21,527 385,649.78
0.35 HUYA HUYA INC-ADR United States BF4NQP6 3.71 94,465 350,465.15
0.33 777 HK NETDRAGON WEBSOFT HOLDINGS L Hong Kong B28SXZ5 1.38 237,000 328,179.09
0.33 COFFEEB SS COFFEE STAIN GROUP AB-B Sweden BVD9HL0 2.25 145,363 326,614.21
0.32 TBCH TURTLE BEACH CORP United States BF5HDT0 13.69 23,423 320,660.87
0.27 CRSR CORSAIR GAMING INC United States BMGWSJ8 5.70 47,198 269,028.60
0.26 DOYU DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLD-ADR United States BRS7SM9 6.80 39,030 265,404.00
0.25 IMMR IMMERSION CORPORATION United States 2517854 6.49 39,107 253,804.43
0.25 PLTK PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP United States BNRQKQ7 3.51 71,903 252,379.53
0.25 225570 KS NEXON GAMES CO LTD Republic Of Korea BYVY9N4 8.39 30,055 252,081.43
0.24 6180 TT GAMANIA DIGITAL ENTERTAINMEN Taipei 6432049 1.68 142,300 238,909.66
0.23 1119 HK IDREAMSKY TECHNOLOGY HOLDING Hong Kong BHJW726 0.08 2,918,100 231,969.38
0.22 078340 KS COM2US CORP Republic Of Korea B232R27 20.93 10,411 217,948.19
0.22 194480 KS DEVSISTERS CO LTD Republic Of Korea BQXWPJ8 22.05 9,883 217,960.51
0.22 101730 KS WEMADE MAX CO LTD Republic Of Korea B4RKGP7 4.09 52,907 216,130.11
0.19 434 HK BOYAA INTERACTIVE INTERNATIO Hong Kong BGCBFM9 0.48 400,600 192,097.34
0.18 3903 JP GUMI INC Japan BSZM2L1 2.53 69,376 175,568.77
0.06 CASH United States 1.00 59,331 59,331.40
0.05 OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES United States 1.00 48,739 48,738.51
-0.00 JAPANESE YEN United States 0.01 -113,638 -718.95
Holdings are subject to change. "Cash" denotes U.S. dollars.

Sector Breakdown As of 12/31/25

Sector Weight (%)
Communication Services 85.9
Information Technology 11.0
Materials 2.5
Consumer Discretionary 0.6

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

Country Breakdown As of 12/31/25

Country Weight (%)
Japan 29.2
United States 26.3
China 20.4
South Korea 10.1
Poland 4.4
Taiwan 4.3
France 2.7
Sweden 2.5
Israel 0.3

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

ETF Characteristics As of 01/16/26

Return on Equity 10.30%
Weighted Avg. Market Cap 25,512 M
2025 2026
Price-to-earnings 18.44 15.87
Price-to-book value 1.69 1.57

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

ETF Risk Stats As of 12/31/25

Versus Beta
S&P 500 0.66
MSCI EAFE 0.86
MSCI Emg. Mkts 0.80
Standard Deviation 19.50%

Source: AltaVista Research, LLC

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