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From home consoles to sold-out stadiums, watch a short video about the growth and evolution of video games and esports.
Competitive video gaming audience1 expected to reach 495 million people globally in 2020, driven in part by rising population of digital natives2
Esports revenue growth has increased on average 28% yearly since 20153
Reflects convergence of entertainment, video gaming, sports, and media businesses
1Including all ways of watching esports: streaming, television, live events etc.
2Newzoo Global Esports Market Report, 2020.
3Newzoo Global Esports Market Report, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Index captures the largest companies that primarily generate revenues from video gaming and esports
Targeted index allows for high relative exposures to pure-play companies driving transformation in the industry, with top 10 names comprising over 60% of the portfolio weight
May offer portfolio diversification away from Apple, Google, and Microsoft through targeted and pure-play exposure
Top 10 Players* |
Index Weighting |
NVIDIA Corp |
9.4% |
Tencent Holdings Ltd |
8.6% |
Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
7.7% |
Activision Blizzard Inc |
5.9% |
Sea Ltd |
5.2% |
Electronic Arts Inc |
5.1% |
Ncsoft Corp |
5.0% |
Nintendo Co Ltd |
4.9% |
Nexon Co Ltd |
4.9% |
Netease Inc |
4.9% |
*Top 10 holdings of ESPO as of 29/02/2020. |
These are not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. |
Security and holdings may vary. |
Learn more about ESPO and the high growth potential of the global video gaming and esports industry.
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