ETF · VanEck
ESGB Video Gaming & eSports
ISIN IE00BYWQWR46London Stock Exchange: ESGBVan Eck Associates Corp.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£51.69
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.55% a year
- Fund size
- £534m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, ESGB (Video Gaming & eSports, ISIN IE00BYWQWR46) closed at £51.69 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +50.0%, or +17.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −8.7%
- −11.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +86.1%
- +68.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +50.0%
- +17.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,500 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,170 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −27.1%, 2023 +25.9%, 2024 +54.1%, 2025 +16.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.7%. Returns of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −17.7%; to 30/09/2025: +60.1%; to 30/09/2024: +38.0%; to 30/09/2023: +13.7%; to 30/09/2022: −18.5%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +0.7% | −2.6% | |
| to | +16.8% | +12.8% | |
| to | +54.1% | +48.9% | |
| +25.9% | +20.9% | ||
| −27.1% | −33.3% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −17.7% | −20.7% |
| from | +60.1% | +53.8% |
| from | +38.0% | +34.5% |
| from | +13.7% | +6.9% |
| from | −18.5% | −25.1% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
21.3%over 5 years
| 1 year | 19.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 20.0% |
| 5 years | 21.3% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −37.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −32.8%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +66.4%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 12.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 19.7% over 1 year, 20.0% over 3 years, 21.3% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports since November 2021, in pounds: −37.1% from 19/11/2021 to 28/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −32.8% (12 months to 18/11/2022); the highest was +66.4% (12 months to 08/08/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports was 12.1% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (03/10/2025), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
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
- 78 charge less
- 4 the same
- 37 charge more
Ongoing charge of VanEck UCITS ETFs Plc - Video Gaming & eSports 0.55% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 37 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 4 the same and 78 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
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
- Also listed as
- ESPO (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), ESP0 (Xetra, euros)
- 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
- £534m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £55.20 on 14/11/2025 to £51.69 on 13/11/2026 (−6.4%). The lowest close shown was £43.15 on 26/06/2026 and the highest £55.20 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 17/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 26
- on record
- Ten largest
- 61.7%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 20
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 7.5%
- NetEase
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NetEaseNTESCommunication ServicesChina | 7.46% |
| 2 | Tencent700Communication ServicesChina | 7.39% |
| 3 | Nintendo7974Communication ServicesJapan | 7.20% |
| 4 | Take-Two Interactive SoftwareTTWOCommunication ServicesUnited States | 6.31% |
| 5 | Bandai Namco7832Consumer DiscretionaryJapan | 6.04% |
| 6 | Aristocrat LeisureALLConsumer DiscretionaryAustralia | 5.98% |
| 7 | Unity SoftwareUInformation TechnologyUnited States | 5.78% |
| 8 | KONAMI Group9766Communication ServicesJapan | 5.50% |
| 9 | GameStopGMEConsumer DiscretionaryUnited States | 5.42% |
| 10 | CD PROJEKT RED Spolka AkcyjnaCDRCommunication ServicesPoland | 4.64% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Communication Services72.5%
- Consumer Discretionary17.6%
- Information Technology9.2%
- Not classified0.7%
By country
- Japan32.0%
- China20.6%
- United States17.7%
- Taiwan8.0%
- South Korea6.7%
- Australia5.8%
- Poland4.6%
- Sweden2.6%
- Other countries1.3%
- Not classified0.7%
By type of asset
- Equity99.3%
- Cash and money market0.7%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 26 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 26 holdings; the ten largest make up 61.5% 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
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 47 technology funds investing globally, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).
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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. Compared on 14/11/2026, 37 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 4 the same and 78 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. The same share class is also listed as ESPO (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and ESP0 (Xetra, euros).
What does ESGB hold?
As of 06/11/2026, ESGB holds 26 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is NetEase at 7.46% of the fund; the ten largest make up 61.7%. Its ten largest holdings are NetEase (7.46%), Tencent (7.39%), Nintendo (7.20%), Take-Two Interactive Software (6.31%), Bandai Namco (6.04%), Aristocrat Leisure (5.98%), Unity Software (5.78%), KONAMI Group (5.50%), GameStop (5.42%) and CD PROJEKT RED Spolka Akcyjna (4.64%).
What were ESGB’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ESGB in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −27.1%, 2023 +25.9%, 2024 +54.1%, 2025 +16.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +0.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ESGB done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 ESGB’s total return was +50.0%, or +17.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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