
Global X - MSCI Vietnam ETF
$23.27−0.15 (−0.64%)
- 0.51%
- $34M
- −3.2%
- 0.52%
- 0M sh
- $23.73
- low $21.50high $27.45
The ETF.net VNAM Grade
Score 42 out of 100
- 13 of 22
Score 42 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A81 out of 100Rank 5 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F19 out of 100Rank 20 of 22Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 16 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F10 out of 100Rank 20 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D28 out of 100Rank 20 of 22
Our read on VNAM
CVietnam in a single US-listed ticker: about 70 locally listed large and mid caps, with index rules that stop one conglomerate from becoming the whole fund. It also prices under the typical single-country emerging-market ETF.
The fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Vietnam Select 25-50 Index before fees and expenses. It uses an indexing approach and invests primarily in securities represented by that index.
Why people hold it
- Pure-play access to a market most US brokerage accounts cannot reach directly: roughly 70 Vietnamese large and mid caps in one index fund.globalxetfs.com
- At 0.51% a year, it prices below the median fee in its single-country emerging-market peer group.
- The 25-50 index rules cap the largest group at 25% and hold everything above 5% to 50% combined, a real check in a top-heavy market.msci.com
- Plain vanilla build: a standard 1940 Act index fund, no leverage, no swaps.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded with a small asset base, so spreads can run wider than on big-name ETFs and small funds carry more closure risk.
- One country, one market, and the caps still allow half the fund in a few large names, so Vietnam's swings arrive undiluted.msci.com
- Cash comes back once or twice a year rather than quarterly.
VNAM Holdings
- Stocks
- 72
- 54%
- Vingroup Jsc
Sectors
- Real Estate33.2%
- Financials29.9%
- Industrials12.5%
- Materials7.5%
- Consumer Staples7.2%
- Technology3.8%
- Energy3.3%
- Consumer Discretionary1.7%
- Utilities0.8%
Geography
- Vietnam100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
VNAM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | VNAM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −7.0% |
| 1 month | −5.1% |
| 3 months | −5.5% |
| 1 year | −3.2% |
| 3 years | +12.6% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VNAM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −7.0% | |
| 2025 | +67.0% | |
| 2024 | −7.8% | |
| 2023 | +13.0% | |
| 2022 | −44.2% | |
| 2021 | +2.5% |
VNAM in the news
VNAM Dividends
- 0.52%
- $0.12
- $0.03 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
VNAM Risk
- 22.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −52.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.15
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VNAM Cost
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
- Median 0.59%
4 of the 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds charge less.
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