Van ECK Associates Corp Acquires 46,366 Shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO)

Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO) by 55,197.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 46,450 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,366 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF were worth $3,873,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Values First Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 21,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,668,000 after buying an additional 1,297 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 78,130.7% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 117,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,928,000 after buying an additional 117,196 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 41.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp bought a new position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF during the third quarter valued at $225,000.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of ESPO opened at $96.03 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.01. The company has a market cap of $321.70 million, a P/E ratio of 29.98 and a beta of 0.77. VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF has a twelve month low of $57.84 and a twelve month high of $97.06.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Announces Dividend

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

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Company Profile

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.