About this ETF
The VanEck Gaming ETF (BJK) offers effective and focused investment in the specialized global gaming industry. Its geographical allocation within this sector is notably well-balanced. To be included in the ETF, companies must generate more than half of their total revenue from operations related to the worldwide gaming sector. A historical note: Prior to September 24, 2012, BJK traded under the name Market Vectors Gaming ETF and followed the S-Network Global Gaming Index.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +12.59% | +17.00% | +12.34% | +0.02% | -12.07% | -1.08% | -4.11% | +1.71% | -0.06% |
| Total return | +12.59% | +17.00% | +12.34% | +0.02% | -9.14% | +1.52% | -2.36% | +3.88% | +2.30% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.51% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $51.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 41 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shopify Inc | SHOP | 10.41% | 12.60K | $1.9M |
| 2 | Charles Schwab Corp/The | SCHW | 8.85% | 14.36K | $1.6M |
| 3 | Uber Technologies Inc | UBER | 8.76% | 19.86K | $1.6M |
| 4 | Netease Inc | NTES | 7.30% | 10.86K | $1.3M |
| 5 | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc | TTWO | 6.76% | 5.01K | $1.2M |
| 6 | Doordash Inc | DASH | 6.34% | 5.08K | $1.1M |
| 7 | Airbnb Inc | ABNB | 6.17% | 5.94K | $1.1M |
| 8 | Cme Group Inc | CME | 4.42% | 2.91K | $787.1K |
| 9 | Roblox Corp | RBLX | 4.01% | 18.47K | $713.6K |
| 10 | Robinhood Markets Inc | HOOD | 3.81% | 7.14K | $678.6K |
| 11 | Ebay Inc | EBAY | 3.21% | 5.46K | $571.0K |
| 12 | Draftkings Inc | DKNG | 3.06% | 21.80K | $545.5K |
| 13 | Nu Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands | NU | 2.83% | 35.45K | $503.7K |
| 14 | Paypal Holdings Inc | PYPL | 2.75% | 7.86K | $489.7K |
| 15 | Reddit Inc | RDDT | 2.27% | 2.69K | $403.6K |
| 16 | Interactive Brokers Group Inc | IBKR | 2.00% | 3.97K | $356.6K |
| 17 | Block Inc | XYZ | 1.88% | 4.19K | $335.3K |
| 18 | Coinbase Global Inc | COIN | 1.87% | 1.93K | $333.3K |
| 19 | Flutter Entertainment Plc | FLUT | 1.87% | 3.34K | $332.4K |
| 20 | Cboe Global Markets Inc | CBOE | 1.35% | 819 | $240.9K |
| 21 | Sofi Technologies Inc | SOFI | 1.21% | 11.99K | $214.8K |
| 22 | Fair Isaac Corp | FICO | 1.17% | 181 | $208.1K |
| 23 | Equifax Inc | EFX | 0.99% | 919 | $176.8K |
| 24 | Grab Holdings Ltd | GRAB | 0.93% | 47.33K | $166.1K |
| 25 | Affirm Holdings Inc | AFRM | 0.77% | 1.82K | $136.8K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 3.34% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.3636 |
| Frequency | Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 22, 2025 | Last payment | $1.3636 (Dec 26, 2025) |
| Growth 1Y | +16.88% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +100.97% / +43.77% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $1.3636 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $1.1667 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.7111 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.1680 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $0.3490 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.2220 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 24, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $1.2310 |
| Dec 20, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 27, 2018 | $1.1330 |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | $1.0770 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 | $1.0660 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | Dec 23, 2015 | Dec 28, 2015 | $1.2990 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | Dec 24, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 | $1.8840 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 21.21% / 21.49% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.511 / 0.008 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -26.42% / -26.42% | Sortino 1Y | -0.731 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.867 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.494 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 14.83% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 345 | Average volume | 2.15K |
| AUM | $18.5M | Premium/Discount | -1.65% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$15.1K | -0.08% | $18.2M → $18.2M |
| 1 Week | $34.1K | +0.19% | $17.7M → $18.2M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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