VanEck Gaming ETF (GENZ)

NASDAQ: GENZ · Real-Time Price · USD
36.11
-0.57 (-1.55%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
36.11
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
-1.55%
Assets n/a
Expense Ratio 0.51%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 500,000
Dividend (ttm) $1.36
Dividend Yield 3.73%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 22, 2025
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return -4.07%
Volume 1,586
Open 36.32
Previous Close 36.68
Day's Range 36.10 - 36.42
52-Week Low 33.43
52-Week High 47.30
Beta 0.99
Holdings 35
Inception Date Jan 22, 2008

About GENZ

Fund Home Page

BJK does a decent job providing exposure to this very narrow space. From a geographic exposure perspective, BJK is fairly representative. Companies eligible in the inclusion must derive greater than 50% of their revenues from activities engaged in the global gaming industry. Note: Prior to Sept. 24 2012, BJK traded as Market Vectors Gaming ETF and tracked S-Network Global Gaming Index.

Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GENZ
ETF Provider VanEck

Top 10 Holdings

62.58% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER 8.03%
Shopify Inc. SHOP 7.73%
NetEase, Inc. NTES 7.66%
The Charles Schwab Corporation SCHW 7.51%
Electronic Arts Inc. EA 7.29%
Roblox Corporation RBLX 6.05%
Airbnb, Inc. ABNB 4.82%
DoorDash, Inc. DASH 4.73%
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. TTWO 4.51%
CME Group Inc. CME 4.26%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 22, 2025 $1.3636 Dec 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 $1.1667 Dec 24, 2024
Dec 18, 2023 $0.7111 Dec 22, 2023
Dec 19, 2022 $0.1683 Dec 23, 2022
Dec 20, 2021 $0.3494 Dec 27, 2021
Dec 21, 2020 $0.2222 Dec 28, 2020
Full Dividend History

News

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19 days ago - Business Wire

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4 months ago - Business Wire

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