VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF
ESPO
90 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.6M invested in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
1.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.17% → 26.38% (+1.2%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 100 → 90 (-10)
18% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $108M → $88.6M (-$19.3M)
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 22
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 30
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.01M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.21M |
| 4 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
+$1.18M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$571K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$2.11M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.08M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.64M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.52M |
| 5 |
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
|
-$954K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FFWM
101
Future Financial Wealth Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$6K | -100 | Closed |
|
102
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$3K | -45 | Closed |
|
|
BBHC
103
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
| – | -$2K | -42 | Closed |
|
104
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$1K | -24 | Closed |
|
|
CA
105
Clearstead Advisors
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$1K | -21 | Closed |
|
|
SPIA
106
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| – | +$359 | +7 | New |
|
107
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$976 | +19 | New |
|
ESPO Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
90 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $88.6M — down 18% from $108M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of ESPO and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, adding an estimated $5.3M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.11M.
- 90 institutional investors held VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) as of Q2 2022, down from 100 in Q1 2022.
- Funds reported $88.6M of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.3M added.
- The largest VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF seller in Q2 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.