VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO) Short Interest Update

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,800 shares, an increase of 200.0% from the December 15th total of 4,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 18,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC lifted its stake in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 225,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,096,000 after acquiring an additional 1,740 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 78,130.7% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 117,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,928,000 after purchasing an additional 117,196 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,297 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 17,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp bought a new stake in VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $225,000.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF stock opened at $81.90 on Tuesday. VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF has a twelve month low of $54.54 and a twelve month high of $89.58. The company has a market capitalization of $274.37 million, a P/E ratio of 29.98 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $83.35 and its 200 day moving average is $75.17.

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF Dividend Announcement

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