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VanEck Vietnam ETF (VNM)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
18.18 USD -0.06 (-0.329%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 18.17 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:50 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Vietnam ETF presents a compelling long-term thesis driven by exposure to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economies, yet the current price action tells a story of deep skepticism. While the underlying business quality has improved dramatically over the last year with a nearly 40% annual gain, the market has punished the asset for six consecutive years of prior declines, leaving it trading at a discount relative to its recent recovery. However, the immediate outlook remains precarious. The options market is screaming caution, with a massive wall of put open interest at strikes far below the current price, indicating that speculators are betting hard on a continuation of the downtrend or a significant correction. This defensive positioning clashes with the fundamental narrative of a turning point in Vietnam's market reforms. For the short term, the heavy put weight and lack of bullish catalysts suggest a neutral-to-bearish bias, making it difficult to justify a high-conviction entry despite the attractive valuation relative to the recent recovery.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.039370
AutoETS0.040125
MSTL0.044042
AutoTheta0.056828

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 2.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.409
Excess Kurtosis -0.82
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 15.18

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with out-of-the-money put open interest significantly outweighing call open interest across all expirations. The strike distribution for puts shows massive concentration at strikes well below the current price (e.g., 13.0 and 15.0), while call positioning is sparse and clustered near the money or slightly out-of-the-money. This asymmetry suggests a market consensus expecting volatility or a decline rather than a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.20% 0.20% 1.88% 1.42%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 0.038 0.204191
2023-12-27 0.019 0.148206
2023-12-18 0.655 5.286521
2022-12-28 0.003 0.025316
2022-12-19 0.111 0.913580
2021-12-20 0.103 0.500000
2020-12-21 0.070 0.415924
2019-12-30 0.016 0.100566
2019-12-23 0.105 0.664978
2018-12-20 0.122 0.816054
2017-12-27 0.025 0.144844
2017-12-18 0.152 0.899408
2016-12-19 0.318 2.463207
2015-12-29 0.047 0.316712
2015-12-21 0.499 3.487072
2014-12-22 0.510 2.756757
2013-12-23 0.599 3.232596
2012-12-24 0.367 2.121387
2011-12-23 0.163 1.084498
2010-12-23 0.342 1.306341
2009-12-23 0.036 0.144173
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 32.2
All Time Low 9.3
Ask 18.18
Ask Size 800
Average Daily Volume10 Day 405,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 639,456
Average Volume 639,456
Average Volume10Days 405,720
Beta3 Year 1.05
Bid 18.17
Bid Size 500
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 18.235
Day Low 18.105
Dividend Yield 0.22
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.1974461
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 17.6162
Fifty Day Average Change 0.5638008
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03200468
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.55127144
Fifty Two Week High 19.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6700001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08413099
Fifty Two Week Low 16.22
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.960001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12083854
Fifty Two Week Range 16.22 - 19.85
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,250,256,600,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0021356
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0599995
Fullday Change Percent -0.328944
Fullday Price 18.17
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,249,948,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes securities of Vietnamese companies. A company is generally considered to be a Vietnamese company if it is incorporated in Vietnam. It is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Vietnam ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_62001319
Nav Price 18.03
Net Assets 496,400,288.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.66
Open 18.2
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change -0.010000229
Post Market Change Percent -0.055006757
Post Market Price 18.17
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 18.24
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0599995
Regular Market Change Percent -0.328944
Regular Market Day High 18.235
Regular Market Day Low 18.105
Regular Market Day Range 18.105 - 18.235
Regular Market Open 18.2
Regular Market Previous Close 18.24
Regular Market Price 18.18
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 709,659
Short Name VanEck Vietnam ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VNM
Three Year Average Return 0.0974539
Total Assets 496,400,288
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 15.182312
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -8.95601
Trailing Three Month Returns -8.95601
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.2003
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.020299911
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0011153613
Type Disp ETF
Volume 709,659
Yield 0.0022
Ytd Return -8.76261