Highest number of newly opened securities accounts in 1 year

VTV.vn - More than 310,000 new securities accounts were opened in October, the highest level in a year, bringing the total number of domestic accounts to 11.3 million, exceeding the 2030 target.

Data from the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC) shows that in October, domestic investors opened more than 310,600 new securities accounts, mainly individual investors. This is a record high number in the past year.

As of the end of October, domestic investors owned 11.3 million securities accounts. Of which, individual investors accounted for more than 11.2 million accounts, the rest were institutional investors. Thus, the number of securities accounts was equivalent to about 11.3% of the population, exceeding the Government 's target of 11 million accounts by 2030.

This result reflects the strong attraction of the capital market in the context of an increasingly favorable investment environment and strengthened investor confidence when the Vietnamese stock market was officially upgraded from "frontier" to "secondary emerging", although it still needs to undergo a mid-term review in March 2026 before taking effect from September 21, 2026.

October 2025 was also a period of great volatility in the stock market. The positive impact of the upgrade news helped the VN-Index increase sharply in the first half of the month, reaching a new peak of over 1,760 points. However, profit-taking pressure later caused the index to correct to below 1,650 points by the end of the month.

Meanwhile, foreign investors continued to be a factor causing significant selling pressure. In October alone, foreign investors net sold more than VND22,000 billion on the HOSE, extending the streak of net selling for three consecutive months. Although the selling level has decreased slightly compared to the previous two months, it is still at a high level compared to the first half of the year.

Notably, despite continuous net selling, the number of foreign investor accounts in Vietnam has been steadily increasing. In October, foreign investors opened 297 new accounts, higher than the increase of 268 accounts in the previous month, including 281 individual accounts and 16 institutional accounts. By the end of October 2025, the total number of foreign investor accounts reached 49,619 accounts.

Source: https://vtv.vn/tai-khoan-chung-khoan-mo-moi-cao-nhat-1-nam-100251110155019607.htm