Van ECK Associates Corp Increases Stake in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO)

Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO) by 55,197.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 46,450 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46,366 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp owned 1.39% of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF worth $3,873,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 78,130.7% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 117,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,928,000 after acquiring an additional 117,196 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 21,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,668,000 after purchasing an additional 1,297 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 17,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,390,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp purchased a new stake in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in the third quarter worth about $225,000.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock opened at $96.03 on Thursday. VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF has a 12 month low of $57.84 and a 12 month high of $97.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $86.50 and a 200 day moving average of $79.01. The firm has a market cap of $321.70 million, a PE ratio of 29.98 and a beta of 0.77.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.365 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

About VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF

The VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS Global Video Gaming & eSports index, a market-cap-weighted index of global firms involved in video gaming and eSports. ESPO was launched on Oct 16, 2018 and is managed by VanEck.