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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $65.4M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.3M → $65.4M (+$13.1M)

3.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.73% → 21.98% (+3.2%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 72 (-4)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 21

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
72
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.26%
% of All Funds
0.97%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
17
Reduced
21
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$4.09M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$3.65M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.55M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.35M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$986K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FCC
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
-$822K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$413K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$402K
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$241K
5
SC
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
-$240K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OS
26
Objectivity Squared
South Carolina
$368K – – –
FTUS
27
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$325K +$334K +3,770 New
GPA
28
Garrison Point Advisors
California
$305K – – –
RA
29
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$287K – – –
FOR
30
Family Office Research
Maryland
$281K -$15.4K -174 -5%
MGIA
31
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$266K – – –
CPC
32
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$260K -$9.14K -103 -3%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$252K -$41.3K -465 -14%
National Bank of Canada
34
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$224K -$35.5K -400 -13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$214K +$5.68K +64 +3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
36
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$144K +$86K +969 +139%
SPIA
37
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$141K +$71.8K +809 +98%
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$90.3K -$12.1K -136 -11%
NA
39
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$75K – – –
SC
40
Stephens Consulting
Michigan
$74.6K – – –
MM
41
Main Management
California
$74K -$17.7K -200 -19%
OSAM
42
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$71.2K +$66K +744 +919%
Fidelity Investments
43
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$67.8K -$6.92K -78 -9%
S
44
SignatureFD
Georgia
$56.9K – – –
CAL
45
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$55K – – –
IA
46
IFP Advisors
Florida
$54.8K -$12.2K -137 -18%
AC
47
AlphaCore Capital
California
$53.9K +$55.5K +625 New
PSFG
48
Park Square Financial Group
Georgia
$43.1K -$17.7K -200 -29%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
49
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$28.3K +$9.67K +109 +44%
BBPWM
50
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$23.8K – – –
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ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

72 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $65.4M — up 25% from $52.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of ESPO and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $4.09M. The largest seller was Florin Court Capital, cutting an estimated $822K.

  • 72 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q1 2025, down from 76 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $65.4M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 10 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $4.09M added.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Florin Court Capital, an estimated $822K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.