The Billion-Dollar ETF Dumps HNG for the Second Week Running

During the week of August 26-30, 2024, the VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM ETF) showcased its strategic investment approach by focusing on a single stock, HNG, for its sell-side activities. This move underscores the fund's nuanced understanding of the Vietnamese market and its ability to identify opportunities for optimization within its portfolio. In a concurrent move, the VNM ETF also exercised its right to participate in the subscription of shares offered to existing shareholders of VIX, demonstrating a keen eye for potential growth avenues.

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Stock Changes in VNM ETF for the Week of 26-30/08/2024

During this period, the VNM ETF offloaded a significant amount of HNG stocks, with a volume of over 6.5 million shares, making it the only stock to be sold net. This also marks the second consecutive week of net selling in this stock. Previously, in the period from 19-26/08, VNM ETF sold nearly 2.3 million HNG shares.

On the other hand, VIX was the only stock to witness an increase in its holdings as the Fund added more than 14.8 million shares. However, these shares were part of a share offering to existing shareholders to raise capital for VIX, with an exercise ratio of 100:95, meaning 1 share corresponds to 1 purchase right, and 100 rights are required to purchase 95 new shares. Along with the increase in shares, more than 15.6 million VIX share purchase rights also decreased.

As of 30/08, the net asset value of VNM ETF stood at nearly $502 million, a slight increase from over $500 million on 26/08. The entire portfolio comprises Vietnamese stocks, with the top weights held by VHM (8.99%), VIC (8.51%), VNM (8.04%), VCB (6.46%), and HPG (5.83%). Additionally, with the inclusion of nearly 15 million shares, VIX also entered the top 10 stocks with the largest weights in the Fund, ranking 8th with a weight of 3.22%.

Chau An