About this ETF
HERO provides access to companies whose principal business have or are expected have significant exposure to the field of video games and esports. An algorithm screens company filings for keywords that match the index theme to identify and rank companies. Eligible securities meeting minimum market-cap and liquidity requirements must also generate at least 50% of its revenues from video games or esports activities to be selected for index inclusion. Securities are those in the emerging and developed countries. The fund also invests in ADRs and GDRs based on such securities, and is not limited to any sector or geography constraints. The index is market-cap weighted with caps placed on individual positions to limit concentration in large-cap companies. The index is reconstituted and reweighted semi-annually.
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 | +7.39% | +6.22% | -1.16% | -8.70% | -17.54% | +12.22% | -1.94% | — | +9.07% |
| Total return | +7.39% | +6.80% | -0.62% | -8.21% | -16.17% | +13.63% | -1.03% | — | +9.97% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.50% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $50.00 |
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. 46 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNITY SOFTWARE INC | U | 7.06% | 97.20K | $4.6M |
| 2 | NINTENDO CO LTD | 7974.T | 7.01% | 83.71K | $4.5M |
| 3 | KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION | 9766.T | 6.90% | 32.37K | $4.5M |
| 4 | NEXON CO LTD | 3659.T | 6.01% | 199.51K | $3.9M |
| 5 | TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE | TTWO | 5.90% | 15.91K | $3.8M |
| 6 | NETEASE INC-ADR | NTES | 5.69% | 28.70K | $3.7M |
| 7 | CAPCOM CO LTD | 9697.T | 5.39% | 134.09K | $3.5M |
| 8 | SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO LTD | 9684.T | 5.11% | 179.90K | $3.3M |
| 9 | CD PROJEKT RED SA | CDR.WA | 5.00% | 46.17K | $3.2M |
| 10 | INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C | — | 4.73% | 133.20K | $3.1M |
| 11 | ROBLOX CORP -CLASS A | RBLX | 4.32% | 72.70K | $2.8M |
| 12 | KRAFTON INC | 259960.KS | 4.31% | 17.39K | $2.8M |
| 13 | BILIBILI INC-SPONSORED ADR | BILI | 4.13% | 156.56K | $2.7M |
| 14 | NC CORP | 036570.KS | 3.63% | 14.50K | $2.3M |
| 15 | KINGSOFT CORP LTD | 3888.HK | 3.46% | 712.80K | $2.2M |
| 16 | SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC | 6460.T | 2.69% | 99.12K | $1.7M |
| 17 | CHINA RUYI HOLDINGS LTD | 0136.HK | 2.50% | 8.88M | $1.6M |
| 18 | XD INC | 2400.HK | 1.80% | 214.30K | $1.2M |
| 19 | MODERN TIMES GROUP-B SHS | — | 1.53% | 69.84K | $987.7K |
| 20 | VIVENDI SE | VIV.PA | 1.52% | 507.84K | $985.2K |
| 21 | EMBRACER GROUP AB | — | 1.28% | 104.52K | $828.6K |
| 22 | KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO LTD | 3635.T | 1.24% | 76.28K | $802.3K |
| 23 | DENA CO LTD | 2432.T | 0.92% | 37.73K | $592.6K |
| 24 | PEARL ABYSS CORP | — | 0.81% | 22.53K | $523.3K |
| 25 | UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT | UBI.PA | 0.71% | 73.15K | $459.6K |
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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) | 1.70% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.4612 |
| Frequency | Semi-Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 29, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1282 (Jul 07, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +29.11% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +143.19% / +14.73% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.1282 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 07, 2026 | $0.3329 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Jul 07, 2025 | $0.1496 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 07, 2025 | $0.2075 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jul 05, 2024 | $0.0411 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | Jan 08, 2024 | $0.1208 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | $0.0271 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 09, 2023 | $0.0050 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Jul 08, 2022 | $0.0470 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 07, 2022 | $0.1310 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 08, 2021 | $0.0250 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 08, 2021 | $0.2070 |
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 | 21.08% / 21.21% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.856 / 0.594 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -30.80% / -30.80% | Sortino 1Y | -1.15 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.803 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.511 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 15.71% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (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 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 20.66K | Average volume | 31.11K |
| AUM | $64.7M | Premium/Discount | -1.34% |
| 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 | $309.0K | +0.48% | $64.4M → $64.7M |
| 1 Week | -$2.6M | -3.86% | $67.7M → $64.7M |
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
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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