VietNam Holding Limited VNMHF (VNH) is a closed-end investment company that seeks long-term capital appreciation through a concentrated portfolio of high-growth Vietnamese equities, emphasizing companies with strong environmental, social and corporate governance practices; it invests principally in publicly traded securities of Vietnamese firms across sectors including financial services, real estate, consumer cyclical, industrials, technology and basic materials, with top holdings such as Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Mobile World Investment Corp and Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank; up to 25% of net assets may be allocated to foreign companies with majority Vietnam-based operations or equity-like securities such as convertible bonds, and up to 20% in private companies.
Incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2006 and redomiciled to Guernsey in 2019 via cross-border continuance, the company is headquartered at 1 Royal Plaza, Royal Avenue, Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, with an investment office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; its shares trade on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange and over-the-counter in the US; Dynam Capital Limited serves as investment manager, focusing on medium- and small-cap opportunities driven by Vietnam's domestic consumption, industrialization and urbanization themes.
Recent developments include the launch of an annual share redemption facility at net asset value less costs, with the 2024 redemption covering 12.57% of shares in issue following an initial tender of up to 17.9%, enhancing shareholder liquidity ahead of the five-year continuation vote; the company reported a 23.6% NAV total return for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, outperforming its benchmark by 14.1 percentage points, and continued strong half-year results to 31 December 2024 with NAV growth amid Vietnam's 6.9% Q2 GDP expansion; it shifted to holding repurchased shares in treasury rather than cancelling them, received industry awards including Fund of the Year from UK Investor Magazine, and maintains optimism on Vietnam's market upgrade potential and structural reforms despite US tariff concerns now mitigated by a draft trade deal.