Vietnamese people rush to open securities accounts and buy goods.

Domestic investors continuously support the market, despite foreign investors' net withdrawal - Photo: QUA

Individual investor accounts approach 10% of population

Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC) has just announced the latest data showing that the stock market has just reached the milestone of more than 9.88 million accounts opened, as of the end of last month, equivalent to 9.8% of the population.

Domestic individual investors alone have reached 9.81 million accounts, accounting for over 99.3% of the total, completely surpassing the group of domestic and foreign institutional investors.

Notably, the market also recorded more than 194,900 new Vietnamese accounts opened in April, an increase of 25% compared to the previous month, officially marking the highest increase in the past 8 months, demonstrating the strong attraction of this investment channel.

It should be emphasized that the VN-Index experienced very strong fluctuations in April, falling more than 80 points (-6.2%) compared to the previous month, closing at 1,226.3 points - the lowest since the beginning of this year.

Mainly affected by external factors, typically the US's reciprocal tax policy with Vietnam.

In terms of structure, based on data from VSDC, the domestic investment sector owns more than 9.83 million accounts in the whole market, with 99.8% belonging to individuals and the remaining small portion being institutional accounts.

Foreign investors have a total of more than 48,200 accounts in the Vietnamese market, with 90% individuals and 10% organizations.

Persistently pour money to buy

According to information from VN-Index Securities, foreign investors maintained net selling when summing up the past month, with a total value of more than 14,500 billion VND.

In the first four months of 2025, this group has withdrawn a net of more than VND 42,400 billion, 2.5 times higher than the total net selling value of the same period last year.

Facing strong selling pressure from foreign investors, according to data from SHS Securities, domestic individual investors are becoming the main countervailing force.

Last month alone, individuals made a net purchase of more than VND22,300 billion, an unprecedented record in monthly trading history. The trading proportion of this group reached nearly 78% in the month, but was still lower than the average of the last three years.

In the first four months of 2025, the net cash flow from domestic individual investors reached nearly VND43,900 billion. At the beginning of this month, this group continued to accumulate goods, while foreign investors began to make a slight net purchase again.

Temporarily closing the first trading week of May, the VN-Index increased a total of 41 points (+3.3%), recovering to 1,267.3 points, after fluctuating strongly in the previous month.

Stock investors are closely monitoring developments in tariff negotiations between the US and other countries, including negotiations with Vietnam.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguoi-viet-don-dap-mo-tai-khoan-chung-khoan-gom-hang-20250509212628114.htm