Survey results on upgrading Vietnam's stock market

Vietnam is approaching an important milestone as many global asset management funds expressed support for FTSE Russell's upgrading of Vietnam's stock market from Frontier Market to Secondary Emerging Market, opening up opportunities to attract international capital.

Investors monitor stock market developments. Photo: Hua Chung/VNA

This is the content of an article posted on September 29 on marketinsider.net, a site that provides news, data and analysis on stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies, gold and policy.

According to Market Insider, the September consultation results of FTSE Russell (an organization that evaluates and ranks the global stock market) showed that about 85% of the 26 large global funds surveyed expressed support for FTSE Russell to upgrade the Vietnamese stock market.

Among the big names backing the scheme are some of the world’s biggest investors, including BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street, which are US-based firms that have noted the Vietnamese stock market’s improved liquidity and tighter regulatory alignment.

Financial services firm Fidelity and investment management firm PIMCO also agreed, but were more cautious, saying they needed to monitor the implementation of the KRX IT-based trading platform, expected in the second quarter of 2026. Only two small funds in Asia did not support it, citing trade tensions between the US and Vietnam.

According to Market Insider, the Vietnamese stock market has had many positive changes, including a 15% increase in liquidity compared to the previous quarter, thereby strengthening investors' access to the market.

According to analysts’ estimates, if upgraded, Vietnam could attract an initial passive capital flow of about 5-7 billion USD, followed by active capital later. This would make Vietnam one of the fastest growing markets in Asia for foreign portfolio investment.

FTSE Russell is expected to announce the upgrade list after the US stock market closes on October 7. If approved, Vietnam will be included in FTSE Russell’s Secondary Emerging Markets Index in March next year, marking a milestone that could reshape capital flows into what is considered Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy .

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thi-truong-tien-te/ket-qua-tham-do-ve-viec-nang-hang-thi-truong-chung-khoan-viet-nam-20250929170120518.htm