FTSE Russell names a series of Vietnamese stocks that are likely to be included in the index after upgrading.

Based on data as of December 31, 2024, FTSE Russell has released a list of 28 Vietnamese stocks that meet the screening criteria of FTSE Global All Cap.

FTSE Russell has just announced plans to reclassify Vietnam from a frontier market to emerging in the FTSE indices.

Accordingly, FTSE Russell will reclassify Vietnam from Frontier market to Secondary Emerging market in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE GEIS) and related indexes.  

The removal of Vietnam from the FTSE Frontier Index will be carried out once only during the annual review of the FTSE Frontier Index in September 2026. At the same time, the inclusion of Vietnam in the FTSE GEIS will start at the same time as the semi-annual review of the FTSE GEIS in September 2026, depending on the results of the intermediate assessment taking place in March 2026.  

FTSE said the mid-term review in March 2026 will examine progress in improving access to global brokers - a key factor supporting effective index replication.  

The Global Broker Access model refers to allowing foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to trade through global brokers. This initiative is expected to help the Vietnamese market approach international standards, reduce counterparty risks and increase investor confidence by trading through reputable intermediaries.  

The inclusion of Vietnam in the FTSE GEIS is expected to be implemented in several phases. Specific details of the phases will be announced in the March 2026 announcement, following consultation with FTSE Russell Advisory Committees, market feedback and approval by the FTSE Russell Index Governing Council.  

In this announcement, FTSE has released a list of Vietnamese stocks that meet FTSE Global All Cap's screening criteria, based on data closing on December 31, 2024. The official list will be announced before the September 2026 review.

28 stocks meet FTSE Global All Cap screening criteria as of December 31, 2024. Source: FTSE Russell

According to this list, many stocks of enterprises have met the conditions, in which 4 listed codes have large capitalization scale including HPG, VCB, VIC, VHM; 3 codes belong to the mid-cap group including MSN, SAB and VNM; the rest belong to the small group such as DXG,FPT , KDC, KBC...

FTSE Russell's report also provided the weighting of Vietnamese stocks in the index baskets after the upgrade. Specifically, Vietnam will account for 0.04% in the FTSE Global All Cap basket, 0.02% in the FTSE All-World basket, 0.34% in the FTSE Emerging All Cap basket and 0.22% in the FTSE Emerging Index basket. The tracking indexes have been set up by FTSE to simulate the effect before the official reclassification.

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