Reasons to Consider HERO

High Growth Potential

The global video game market grew to $178 billion in 2024, with forecasts suggesting it could grow to over $198B by 2027.¹

Innovative Technologies

AI and mixed reality headsets are likely to transform gameplay, representing a generational leap in how games are built and played.

Shifting Paradigms

Cloud gaming and mobile games are expected to supplant hardware and consoles as the gaming industry’s main growth drivers, lowering barriers and expanding reach.

¹New Zoo. (2025, March 6). Global games market outlook: Key growth drivers and challenges for 2025-2027.

Key Information

As of Aug 20 2026

Inception Date

10/25/19

Total Expense Ratio

0.50%

Net Assets

$65.17 million

NAV

$27.38

Fact Sheet

Key Information

ETF Summary

The Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) seeks to invest in companies that develop or publish video games, facilitate the streaming and distribution of video gaming or esports content, own and operate within competitive esports leagues, or produce hardware used in video games and esports, including augmented and virtual reality.

ETF Objective

The Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (HERO) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Video Games & Esports Index.

Trading Details

As of Aug 19 2026

Ticker

HERO

Bloomberg Index Ticker

SOLHERO

CUSIP

37954Y392

ISIN

US37954Y3927

Primary Exchange

Nasdaq

Shares Outstanding

2,380,000

Number of Holdings

30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread

1.17%

Trading Details

Distributions

As of Aug 20 2026

30-Day SEC Yield

0.47%

Distribution Frequency

Semi-Annually

Distributions

Taxes

ETF Prices

As of Aug 20 2026

NAV	$27.38	Daily Change	-$0.02	-0.07%
Market Price	$27.31	Daily Change	-$0.22	-0.80%

ETF Prices

NAV		Daily Change
Market Price		Daily Change

Performance History

As of recent(Jun 30 2026)	Fund NAV	Market Price	Index
1 Year	-23.26%	-23.11%	-23.00%
3 Years	7.95%	7.86%	8.37%
5 Years	-4.32%	-4.26%	-3.93%
Since Inception	8.71%	8.72%	9.17%

Performance History

	Fund NAV	Market Price	Index

Options Details

Top Holdings

As of Aug 20 2026

Net Assets (%)	Ticker	Name	SEDOL	Market Price ($)	Shares Held	Market Value ($)
7.20	7974 JP	NINTENDO CO LTD	6639550	55.32	83,706	4,630,937.41
7.03	U	UNITY SOFTWARE INC	BLFDXH8	46.54	97,202	4,523,781.08
7.02	9766 JP	KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION	6496681	139.62	32,369	4,519,260.58
5.95	3659 JP	NEXON CO LTD	B63QM77	19.20	199,509	3,831,296.82
5.94	TTWO	TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE	2122117	240.15	15,914	3,821,747.10
5.50	9697 JP	CAPCOM CO LTD	6173694	26.40	134,094	3,539,905.87
5.34	NTES	NETEASE INC-ADR	2606440	119.81	28,696	3,438,067.76
5.19	9684 JP	SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO LTD	6309262	18.57	179,898	3,340,218.03
4.96	CDR PW	CD PROJEKT RED SA	7302215	69.13	46,169	3,191,653.16
4.91	3293 TT	INTERNATIONAL GAMES SYSTEM C	6744807	23.70	133,200	3,156,654.68

Top Holdings

Net Assets (%)	Ticker	Name	SEDOL	Shares Held	Market Value

Exposure

As of Jul 31 2026

	Sector	Weight (%)
	Communication Services	87.2
	Information Technology	9.9
	Consumer Discretionary	2.9

Exposure

ETF Characteristics

As of Aug 19 2026

Return on Equity	10.70%
Weighted Avg. Market Cap	17,353 M
	2025	2026
Price-to-earnings	15.64	13.83
Price-to-book value	1.54	1.42

ETF Characteristics

ETF Risk Stats

As of Jul 31 2026

VERSUS	BETA
S&P 500	0.88
NASDAQ-100	0.54
MSCI EAFE	0.71
MSCI Emg. Mkts	0.41
Standard Deviation	19.50%

ETF Risk Stats

ETF Research

Why Video Games & Esports? Why HERO?

Gaming Industry Charts a Rebound in 2023

ETF Documents

Supplemental Tax Information

Fact Sheet

Index Methodology Summary

Proxy Voting

Thematic Adoption Menu

Prospectus & Regulatory Information

Summary Prospectus

Statutory Prospectus

Statement of Additional Information

Annual Financial Statements*

Semi Annual Financial Statements**

Annual Shareholder Report

Semi Annual Shareholder Report

Q1 Complete Holdings

Q3 Complete Holdings

* The financial statements include the Fund’s disclosures required by Items 7 through 11 of Form N-CSR, which includes the financial statements, financial highlights, and other important information when applicable.

** The financial statements include the Fund’s disclosures required by Items 7 through 11 of Form N-CSR, which includes the financial statements, financial highlights, and other important information when applicable.

ETF Documents

Insights

HERO

Morningstar Rating™ - Overall rating out of 44 Communications funds, based on risk-adjusted returns as of 07/31/2026

Reasons to Consider HERO

High Growth Potential

Innovative Technologies

Shifting Paradigms

Key Information

ETF Summary

ETF Objective

Trading Details

Distributions

ETF Prices

ETF Prices

Performance History

Performance History

Top Holdings

Top Holdings

Exposure

ETF Characteristics

ETF Risk Stats

ETF Research

Why Video Games & Esports? Why HERO?

Gaming Industry Charts a Rebound in 2023

ETF Documents

Prospectus & Regulatory Information

ETF Documents

Reasons to Consider HERO

High Growth Potential

Innovative Technologies

Shifting Paradigms

Key Information

ETF Documents

Prospectus & Regulatory Information

Top Holdings

ETF Characteristics

ETF Risk Stats

ETF Prices

Performance History

Trading Details

Distributions

Exposure