NERD ETF — Roundhill Video Games ETF

Roundhill Video Games ETF (NERD)

Updated October 2, 2026.

NERD is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.68%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.68%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 56.9% over the past 7.3 years, 149.2 points behind SPY at 206.1%.

At the current 0.68% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $68 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Roundhill Video Games ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of video game companies, including recent initial public offerings. The fund carries a low distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.50%, with distributions paid annually. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to the video games sector through a focused, actively managed approach.

NERD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 56.9% over the past 7.3 years, 149.2 points behind SPY at 206.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -19.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.4%.

NERD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Roundhill Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/03/2019

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

0.68%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.68%

Last close

$22.38 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$13,893,000

Average volume

700.0

Last dividend

$0.152277

Last ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Last payment date

12/31/2025

Beta

0.89

P/E ratio

17.133

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.68%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.68%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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: Roundhill Investments 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.

NERD risks and drawbacks

NERD's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are 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 31.4%.

Who may consider NERD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NERD pays 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.

Frequently asked questions

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