Net assets of 141 Vietnam investment funds fell by VND 8.6 trillion in October

At the end of October 2026, the combined net assets of 141 investment funds in Vietnam exceeded VND 239 trillion, down about VND 8.6 trillion, or 3.5%, from the end of September. This was the second consecutive monthly decline. Net assets fell 4% month on month for open-end funds, 3.5% for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and 2.4% for closed-end funds.

In October 2026, the net assets of Vietnam’s investment funds declined as equity funds continued to face net outflows.（VietVance）

FiinTrade data showed that open-end equity funds recorded net outflows of about VND 2.1 trillion in October, their third consecutive month of net outflows. Cumulative net outflows from August through October exceeded VND 3.8 trillion. PYN Elite recorded net outflows of VND 1.347 trillion that month, the largest among equity funds. Closed-end funds recorded net outflows of about VND 845.3 billion, up 81.5% from the previous month.

Net outflows from ETFs narrowed to about VND 418 billion. DCVFMVN30 ETF, which had recorded net outflows of VND 92 billion in September, saw net inflows of VND 121.5 billion in October. Flows varied across fund types, but equity funds overall continued to face outflow pressure.

Outflows combined with investment losses weighed on fund assets. Equity funds posted an average return of negative 2.3% in October, with 88 of 96 funds recording negative returns; Vietnam’s VN-Index fell 1.53% during the month. Over the first 10 months of 2026, equity funds’ average return was about negative 10%, compared with a positive 18% in the same period of 2025. At the end of October, fund net assets were about 17% below their peak at the end of September 2025.

Source: VietVance