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VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $66.4M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.31% → 25.29% (-4%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 85 (-11)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 23

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $66.4M (-$41.4M)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 17

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $634K

Holders
85
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-11.46%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
23
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
$634K
Net Calls
-$634K
Net Calls Change
-$634K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$4.92M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2M
3
BBP
Banco BTG Pactual
Brazil
+$1.86M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$1.26M
5
WI
WBI Investments
New Jersey
+$580K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$13.1M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.79M
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.93M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.92M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
51
AlphaCore Capital
California
$56.6K -$9.65K -100 -14%
ISWM
52
Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management
$36.2K – – –
KFAS
53
Keating Financial Advisory Services
Kansas
$31.7K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
54
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$27.1K -$742K -7,689 -96%
AAG
55
Accordant Advisory Group
Maryland
$27.1K – – –
AWM
56
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$23.3K – – –
RF
57
Rossby Financial
Florida
$22.8K +$24.2K +251 New
BBPWM
58
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$22.3K – – –
HIIFS
59
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$19K – – –
BlackRock
60
BlackRock
New York
$18.1K +$19.3K +200 New
AF
61
Allworth Financial
California
$15.1K – – –
HI
62
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$12.2K -$97 -1 -0.7%
MM
63
Main Management
California
$11K -$57.3K -593 -83%
FFA
64
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$10.2K +$97 +1 +0.9%
MMCM
65
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management
New York
$9.05K – – –
Bank of Montreal
66
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8.51K – – –
MCM
67
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$7.76K – – –
ASN
68
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6.7K +$7.14K +74 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
69
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$6.15K +$6.57K +68 New
NRG
70
Nemes Rush Group
Michigan
$5.52K – – –
T
71
Tidemark
California
$5.43K – – –
SFG
72
Strive Financial Group
Indiana
$5K – – –
AWM
73
Activest Wealth Management
Florida
$4.53K +$4.83K +50 New
PTC
74
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$3.8K – – –
GSWM
75
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$3.62K – – –
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ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

85 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $66.4M — down 38% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of ESPO and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $4.92M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $13.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q1 2026, down from 96 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $66.4M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 17 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $4.92M added.
  • The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q1 2026 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $13.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.