SSIAM VNFIN LEAD ETF Units Thailand Depository Receipt Repr 0.01 Sh (SET: VNFIN24) is a cross-border exchange-traded depository receipt program issued by Finansia Syrus Securities Public Company Limited that provides market participants with direct exposure to the Vietnamese equity market by tracking the performance of the SSIAM VNFIN LEAD ETF listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in Vietnam. Operating within the financial services and exchange-traded investment products sector, the instrument serves institutional and retail investors seeking regional diversification and targeted participation in Southeast Asian financial sector growth.
The instrument and its underlying asset framework encompass a systematic range of financial products and investment capabilities, including: exchange-traded Thailand Depository Receipts (DR) representing beneficial ownership and fractional economic interest in underlying Vietnamese ETF units at a designated conversion ratio; passive index-tracking investment solutions benchmarked to the VNFIN LEAD Index; diversified equity exposure to Vietnam's leading commercial banks, securities brokerages, and insurance institutions; foreign market investment access traded and settled in Thai Baht (THB) without requiring offshore trading accounts or direct foreign exchange transactions; and depository administrative services facilitating liquidity provision, custody handling, and corporate action entitlement pass-throughs including dividend distributions.
The underlying exchange-traded fund, SSIAM VNFIN LEAD ETF (Ticker: FUESSVFL), is managed by SSI Asset Management Company Limited (SSIAM), an asset management subsidiary of SSI Securities Corporation. The underlying fund utilizes a full-replication passive indexing methodology focused on high-liquidity, large- and mid-cap financial companies that meet market capitalization and turnover criteria established by the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. Target customers include domestic retail investors, wealth management clients, and asset managers across Thailand looking for targeted emerging market financial sector allocation.
The issuer of the depository receipt, Finansia Syrus Securities Public Company Limited, was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. The underlying fund manager, SSI Asset Management Company Limited, was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam, managing the underlying ETF since its inception in February 2020.
In recent strategic and operational developments, Finansia Syrus Securities officially launched and listed the VNFIN24 Depository Receipt on the Stock Exchange of Thailand via direct listing on December 9, 2025, significantly expanding its suite of cross-border investment instruments and broadening Thai investor access to Vietnam's banking and capital market growth. Concurrently, the underlying SSIAM VNFIN LEAD ETF has conducted regular periodic rebalancing of its constituent holdings to maintain alignment with updated liquidity thresholds, foreign ownership limits, and market capitalization weightings prescribed by the VNFIN LEAD Index, reinforcing the fund's positioning amidst capital market development initiatives in Vietnam.