HERO ETF — Global X Video Games & Esports ETF

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HERO is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.67%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 54/100 (Caution). Total return is 94.8% over the past 7 years, 83.3 points behind SPY at 178.1%.

Global X Video Games & Esports ETF tracks an index of exchange-listed companies positioned to benefit from video games and esports consumption, holding at least 80% of assets in underlying index securities and related depositary receipts. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and an expense ratio of 0.50%. It may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking equity exposure to the gaming and esports sector.

HERO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 94.8% over the past 7 years, 83.3 points behind SPY at 178.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -14.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.6%.

HERO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

54 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.50%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/25/2019

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

0.93%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.67%

Last close

$27.62 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$62,944,958

Average volume

7400.0

Dividend

$0.128

Ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Payment date

07/07/2026

Beta

0.83

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.67%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

HERO risks and drawbacks

HERO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.6%.

Who may consider HERO — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HERO pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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