Flash note – Vietnam Market Upgrade

On April 7, 2026, FTSE Russell released an official confirmation regarding the reclassification of Vietnam’s equity market from Frontier Market to Secondary Emerging Market status. Key highlights are as follows:

1. Overview and key timeline:

According to the latest announcement, Vietnam meets the requirements for reclassification from Frontier to Secondary Emerging market status from September 2026. The FTSE Russell Index Governance Board noted continued strong progress in establishing the Global Broker model, supported by Circular 08/2026/TT‑BTC and enhancements to the non‑prefunding framework

Accordingly, FTSE confirmed that Vietnam will be officially upgraded during the September 2026 review, with the change taking effect on Monday, September 21, 2026.

Following the upgrade, Vietnam will be included in the FTSE Asia Pacific ex Japan ex China region.

Further details regarding market capitalization thresholds and the list of constituents to be added to the indices will be announced by FTSE on August 21, 2026.