Top performing · Industry · ranked by 1-year total return

Top-performing Gaming ETFs

There are 4 US-listed gaming ETFs, with $356.4M in combined net assets.

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, the best performer among funds with at least $25 million in assets was GAMR (-4.8%); the median fund returned -15.4%.

Expense ratios run from 0.5% to 0.59% a year (median 0.5%).

The 3 top performers

Top-performing Gaming ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYield1 moYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 GAMR Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF $39.0M0.59%0.49%-4.5%+6.2%-4.8%+24.8%+2.0%
2 ESPO VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF $238.8M0.55%1.31%+2.0%-4.9%-14.1%+27.0%+8.9%
3 HERO Global X Video Games & Esports ETF $64.6M0.5%1.68%+1.4%-7.6%-15.4%+16.8%-0.6%

Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 3 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 4 Gaming ETFs

    Largest first. Click a heading to sort.

    All Gaming ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    ESPO VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF VanEck$238.8M0.55%1.31%-4.9%-14.1%+8.9%
    HERO Global X Video Games & Esports ETF Global X$64.6M0.5%1.68%-7.6%-15.4%-0.6%
    GAMR Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF Amplify$39.0M0.59%0.49%+6.2%-4.8%+2.0%
    NERD Roundhill Video Games ETF Roundhill$14.1M0.5%0.66%-6.3%-15.9%-2.5%

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