ETF · Global X
HERG Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00BLR6Q650London Stock Exchange: HERGMirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£10.05
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year
- Fund size
- £802k
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, HERG (Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BLR6Q650) closed at £10.05 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.50% a year (about £50 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +12.0%, or −12.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −11.4%
- −14.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +36.2%
- +23.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +12.0%
- −12.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,120 on 13/11/2026 — about £874 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 Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −27.5%, 2023 +0.1%, 2024 +22.1%, 2025 +14.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −4.7%. Returns of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −19.3%; to 30/09/2025: +35.2%; to 30/09/2024: +19.8%; to 30/09/2023: −6.7%; to 30/09/2022: −21.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −4.7% | −7.7% | |
| to | +14.2% | +10.3% | |
| to | +22.1% | +17.9% | |
| +0.1% | −3.9% | ||
| −27.5% | −33.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −19.3% | −22.2% |
| from | +35.2% | +29.9% |
| from | +19.8% | +16.7% |
| from | −6.7% | −12.3% |
| from | −21.7% | −28.1% |
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)
20.4%over 5 years
| 1 year | 22.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 19.4% |
| 5 years | 20.4% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −38.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −33.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +42.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 14.9%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 22.2% over 1 year, 19.4% over 3 years, 20.4% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD since November 2021, in pounds: −38.9% from 19/11/2021 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −33.0% (12 months to 18/11/2022); the highest was +42.7% (12 months to 19/09/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD was 14.9% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (19/09/2025), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £50
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £248
- of £10,000, before growth
- 58 charge less
- 15 the same
- 46 charge more
Ongoing charge of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 46 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 15 the same and 58 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
Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Global X, launched in 2020.
It tracks the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.5% a year — about £50 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
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
- HERG
- ISIN
- IE00BLR6Q650
- Provider
- Global X
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.50% a year · about £50 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £802k
- 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 £11.22 on 14/11/2025 to £10.05 on 13/11/2026 (−10.5%). The lowest close shown was £8.46 on 26/06/2026 and the highest £11.22 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 14/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
256 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
Funds tracking the same index
2 funds track Solactive Video Games & Esports Index, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.50% to 0.50% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | −11.1% | +33.5% | Not reported |
| Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USDThis fundDistributing · 0.50% a year | 0.50% | −11.4% | +36.2% | +12.0% |
As of
Solactive Video Games & Esports funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
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 247 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 143 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.
With a free account
Create a free account to see the risk ratios, every rolling return and each large fall and its recovery
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Moves 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 (147 weeks).
Pro
Pro — currently by invitation
Pro includes moves against a comparable fund
Pro is open by invitation while it is being built. There is nothing to buy. To ask about access, email [email protected].
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of HERG?
The ongoing charge of HERG is 0.50% a year — about £50 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 Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD 0.50% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 46 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 15 the same and 58 less (share classes counted once).
What does HERG track?
HERG tracks the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index.
Is HERG accumulating or distributing?
HERG is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of HERG?
The ISIN of HERG is IE00BLR6Q650. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HERG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were HERG’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of HERG in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −27.5%, 2023 +0.1%, 2024 +22.1%, 2025 +14.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −4.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has HERG done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 HERG’s total return was +12.0%, or −12.6% 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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