ETF · VanEck
ESGB Video Gaming & eSports
ISIN IE00BYWQWR46London Stock Exchange: ESGBVan Eck Associates Corp.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£48.38
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year
- Fund size
- £345m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, ESGB (Video Gaming & eSports, ISIN IE00BYWQWR46) closed at £48.38 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +65.2%, or +29.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- −18.0%
- −20.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +81.5%
- +63.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +65.2%
- +29.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,652 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,292 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £55
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £272
- of £10,000, before growth
- 72 charge less
- 3 the same
- 43 charge more
Ongoing charge of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports 0.55% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 43 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 3 the same and 72 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from VanEck, launched in 2019.
It tracks the MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year — about £55 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- ESGB
- ISIN
- IE00BYWQWR46
- Provider
- VanEck
- Tracks
- MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year · about £55 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £345m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Since 17/09/2026, the closing price went from £48.51 on 17/09/2026 to £48.38 on 30/09/2026 (−0.3%). The lowest close shown was £48.15 on 25/09/2026 and the highest £48.51 on 17/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 17/09/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 17/09/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tencent700 | 7.91% |
| 2 | Nintendo7974 | 7.35% |
| 3 | NetEaseNTES | 7.29% |
| 4 | Take-Two Interactive SoftwareTTWO | 6.36% |
| 5 | Aristocrat LeisureALL | 5.70% |
| 6 | Bandai Namco7832 | 5.68% |
| 7 | GameStopGME | 5.55% |
| 8 | International Games System3293 | 4.94% |
| 9 | Unity SoftwareU | 4.79% |
| 10 | Cd Projekt Red | 4.73% |
Source: VanEck, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Communication Services73.4%
- Consumer Discretionary16.9%
- Information Technology9.0%
- Not classified0.7%
By country
- Japan29.7%
- China22.3%
- United States16.7%
- Taiwan9.2%
- South Korea7.0%
- Australia5.7%
- Poland4.7%
- Sweden2.7%
- Other countries1.2%
- Not classified0.7%
By type of asset
- Equity99.3%
- Cash and money market0.7%
26 holdings are listed for this fund. All 26 holdings of ESGB, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 26 holdings; the ten largest make up 60.3% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 66 technology funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of ESGB?
The ongoing charge of ESGB is 0.55% a year — about £55 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports 0.55% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 43 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 3 the same and 72 less (share classes counted once).
What does ESGB track?
ESGB tracks the MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports.
Is ESGB accumulating or distributing?
ESGB is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of ESGB?
The ISIN of ESGB is IE00BYWQWR46. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ESGB is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has ESGB done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 ESGB’s total return was +65.2%, or +29.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- VanEck, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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