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Foreign net selling in Vietnam reached VND 319,660 billion (USD 12.8B) over four years, with VND 80 trillion in H1 2026 alone. VDSC attributes outflows to USD strength, global AI/semiconductor shift, and trade uncertainty, but expects narrowing in Q3 as passive funds deploy from August 21 to September 21.

Vietnam's stock market is set for FTSE emerging market reclassification in September 2026, with ACBS projecting net foreign buying of approximately USD 128 million across 19 eligible stocks. VIC leads with an estimated USD 60 million inflow, followed by VHM at USD 19 million, signaling positive sentiment for large-cap and select mid-cap names.

ACBS estimates 19 Vietnamese stocks will be added to the FTSE Global Equity Index Series after Vietnam's market upgrade in September 2026, triggering net foreign buying of approximately $128.2 million. VIC and VHM are expected to receive the largest inflows, at $60 million and $19 million respectively, with Vingroup ecosystem stocks accounting for 67.7% of total estimated net purchases.

Foreign investors net sold 789 billion VND on HOSE on July 3, with TCB, MSN, and VIC seeing the largest outflows of 90B, 71B, and 64B VND respectively. Proprietary trading desks net bought 551 billion VND, notably accumulating EIB shares worth 300 billion VND. The divergence highlights ongoing foreign selling pressure against domestic institutional buying.

Foreign investors net sold nearly VND 19,357 billion (USD 774 million) in May 2026, with top sells including FPT, ACB, HPG, VHM, MBB, STB, KDH, CTG, and VIC. The VN-Index rose 0.51% but liquidity remained subdued, indicating cautious market sentiment.

Petrosetco (PET) plans a VND 1,000 billion rights issue (107M shares at VND 10,000) in Q4/2026 to fund infrastructure and real estate projects, while its equity portfolio remains heavily weighted toward Gelex ecosystem stocks (VIX 57%, VPB 19%, GEX 11%). The capital raise and investment pivot signal a strategic shift beyond core tech distribution.

Foreign investors net sold VND 6,377 billion (USD 255 million) across Vietnamese markets in the mid-May week, with ACB, MBB, and HPG recording the heaviest net selling of VND 603 billion, VND 602 billion, and VND 507 billion respectively. The selling pressure concentrated on banking and blue-chip stocks, while VCB saw net buying of VND 1,325 billion.

Foreign investors net sold VND 1,802 billion (USD 72 million) on May 22, 2026, the highest in three months, driving VN-Index down 1.68%. Blue-chips VIC, VHM, and MSB led the sell-off, with VIC losing 3.52% and VHM 4.88%. The selling pressure underscores persistent foreign outflow from Vietnamese equities.