# VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) — Dividends

ESPO · NASDAQ · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/espo/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.29 |
| Forward yield | 1.27% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF pays one distribution a year. Its most recent distribution was $1.29 per share, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 22, 2025 and a pay date of December 26, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, that single payment makes up the full $1.29 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 1.32% at a share price of $97.64.

The table holds seven annual distributions, one each December from 2019 to 2025. The amount has varied widely from year to year. It was $0.08 in both 2019 and 2020, then $2.23 in 2021, the largest in the table and unusually large compared with the other years. It was $0.39 in 2022, $0.54 in 2023 and $0.37 in 2024. The 2025 distribution of $1.29 was about 3.5 times the 2024 amount. The source counts a growth streak of one year based on calendar-year totals.

Ex-dates have fallen on a Monday in the second half of December each year, with payment one to seven days later. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in the second half of December 2026 and be paid before the end of the year.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $1.29 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $0.37 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.54 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | $0.39 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | $2.23 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 28, 2020 | $0.08 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.08 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (ESPO) pay a distribution?

Yes. VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $1.29 per share.

### What is ESPO's distribution yield?

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF paid $1.29 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.27% at the last price of $101.58. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is ESPO's most recent ex-distribution date?

VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has ESPO been raising its distribution?

Yes — VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF has increased its distribution for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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