# Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF (HERU) **Page:** https://fundology.uk/fund/heru · ISIN IE00BLR6Q544 ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 13/11/2026, HERU (Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BLR6Q544) closed at $13.62 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 price changed by −10.7%, or −30.3% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs 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 reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. Latest close: **$13.62** (13/11/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | HERU | | ISIN | IE00BLR6Q544 | | Also listed as | H3R0 (Xetra, euros) | | Category | Technology | | Type | ETF | | Provider | Global X | | Tracks | Solactive Video Games & Esports Index | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.50% a year (£50 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £4.0m | | Launched | 2020 | | Domicile | Ireland | | UK reporting fund status | Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of 02/11/2026); reporting fund since 17/12/2020 | ## Past returns (periods to 13/11/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after UK CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | -11.07% | -14.22% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +33.49% | +20.60% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -10.67% | -30.27% | price only | Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −27.4%, 2023 +0.2%, 2024 +22.6%, 2025 +15.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −3.7%. Returns of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −18.9%; to 30/09/2025: +36.2%; to 30/09/2024: +21.1%; to 30/09/2023: −7.7%; to 30/09/2022: −21.0%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -27.4% | -33.6% | Price | | 2023 | +0.2% | -3.7% | Price | | 2024 | +22.6% | +18.4% | Price | | 2025 | +15.2% | +11.3% | Price | | 2026 to 13/11/2026 | -3.7% | -6.8% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 22.04% | -24.53% | | 3 years | 19.60% | -28.12% | | 5 years | 20.52% | -39.25% | ## Largest fall Volatility of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 22.0% over 1 year, 19.6% over 3 years, 20.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD since November 2021, in pounds: −38.7% from 19/11/2021 to 27/10/2023. The lowest 12-month return of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −33.1% (12 months to 18/11/2022); the highest was +43.9% (12 months to 19/09/2025). On 13/11/2026 the price of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD was 14.0% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (03/10/2025), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs 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). ## 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 | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD (this fund) | 0.50% | -11.1% | +33.5% | — | | Global X Video Games & Esports UCITS ETF USD | 0.50% | -11.4% | +36.2% | +12.0% | Returns are as reported, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.50%** per year (as of 13/11/2026) - Stocks and shares ISA eligible: usually (check with your platform) - SIPP eligible: usually (check with your provider) - ISA and SIPP mean the kind of product usually qualifies under HMRC rules. We do not check each platform’s list — each provider decides which funds it offers. Crypto ETNs have not qualified for a stocks and shares ISA since 06/04/2026, and overseas funds that are not UK-recognised UCITS, such as Swiss ETFs, do not usually qualify. ## Questions people ask **What is the ongoing charge of HERU?** The ongoing charge of HERU 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 Accum Shs 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 HERU track?** HERU tracks the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index. **Is HERU accumulating or distributing?** HERU 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 HERU?** The ISIN of HERU is IE00BLR6Q544. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; HERU is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as H3R0 (Xetra, euros). **What were HERU’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of HERU in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −27.4%, 2023 +0.2%, 2024 +22.6%, 2025 +15.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −3.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has HERU done after inflation?** Over the five years to 13/11/2026 HERU’s price changed by −10.7%, or −30.3% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.