Vietnam Enterprise Investments

Taming the beast

10 September 2021

Throughout its over 25-year history, Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL), the largest and longest-established Vietnamese equities closed-end fund, has seen many economic ups and downs. Despite economic growth being held back by the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in H221, investment manager Dragon Capital views the setback as temporary. Expecting better pandemic control from Q421 and with economic growth momentum rebuilding, the team looks to 2022 with cautious optimism. The last quarter of 2019 and most of 2020 marked a period of portfolio repositioning for the fund. VEIL is well positioned for longer-term investors looking for an exposure to the fast-developing Vietnamese economy via a relatively large and liquid listed equities fund. MORE »

The Vietnam growth story continues

22 January 2021

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) is the largest and longest-established Vietnamese equities closed-end fund. The last quarter of 2019 and most of 2020 marked a period of portfolio repositioning for the fund. The team sold 14 holdings, and bought two, making the portfolio more focused (28 stocks at end 2020 versus 41 at end Q319) but better balanced by market cap as well as domestic and international business exposure. Over H220 the performance has picked up, with NAV total return of 28% versus 24% for the VN Index, after marginally lagging the benchmark over the past three years. The trust is well positioned for longer-term investors looking for an exposure to the fast-growing Vietnamese economy via a relatively large and liquid listed equities vehicle. MORE »

Well positioned for recovery and long-term growth

29 April 2020

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) is the largest and longest-established closed-end fund focused on investing in Vietnamese equities. The fund has a solid long-term performance track record (see chart below), delivering annualised NAV total returns of 10% and 8% over five and 10 years respectively. Vietnam appears to be managing the spread of the COVID-19 virus well, and is advanced in the resumption of normal economic activity. Its GDP growth of 7.0% in 2019 was one of the fastest rates globally, and while growth will be disrupted this year, economic prospects remain bright. Vietnam’s equity market fell sharply in response to the pandemic, and forward P/E valuations are now relatively modest, and at an unusually large c 30% discount to global equities, which may present an attractive entry opportunity for longer-term investors. MORE »

Robust growth underpins long-term opportunities

19 November 2019

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) is the largest and longest-established closed-end fund focused on investing in Vietnamese equities. The fund aims to deliver long-term capital growth through employing a rigorous bottom-up approach to investing in a relatively concentrated portfolio of 35–40 high-conviction stocks. Over the past 10 years, VEIL has generated annualised NAV and share price returns of 10.3% and 14.0%, respectively. Better than expected Q319 GDP growth of 7.3% suggests Vietnam’s economy is relatively resilient in an environment of slowing global economic growth, which has been exacerbated by a trade recession triggered by the US-China trade dispute. Furthermore, the manager is finding plenty of exciting long-term investment opportunities in Vietnam. MORE »

Long-established expertise in Vietnam

21 May 2019

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) was launched in 1995 and is the largest closed-ended fund focused on Vietnam. In July 2017, it became a member of the FTSE 250. VEIL aims to generate long-term capital growth by following a bottom-up approach, unconstrained by the benchmark, to find high quality companies that are attractively valued. Although the fund’s NAV total return has lagged the VN Index over one year, VEIL has a strong longer-term performance track record, delivering annualised NAV growth of c 26% and 20% over three and five years respectively. The manager believes sustained economic growth in Vietnam offers exciting long-term investment opportunities and valuations are now more reasonable following a sharp correction in the VN Index in 2018. MORE »

Correction presents long-term opportunities

19 November 2018

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) was launched in 1995 and became a member of the FTSE 250 in July 2017. It is the largest and longest established closed-ended fund focused on investing in Vietnam equities. The fund’s objective is to generate long-term capital growth through applying a rigorous, bottom-up approach to selecting companies that can benefit from the underlying secular drivers of the country’s growth. Unconstrained by benchmark weightings, the portfolio of 35–40 highconviction stocks often differs meaningfully from the VN Index. VEIL has generated strong absolute gains over the long term, and over 10 years has delivered annualised returns of 14.2%. The VN Index peaked in April 2018, following which it has corrected c 24% to a level that, according to the manager, presents exciting long-term investment opportunities. MORE »

Well-established record of Vietnam expertise

5 June 2018

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) was launched in 1995 and is the largest Vietnam specialist closed-ended investment company listed in London. With an unconstrained, bottom-up investment process focussing on stock selection for capital growth, the fund has delivered good near- and long-term performance; achieving an annualised NAV return of 25% over the past five years to end-May 2018. Vietnam equities have performed strongly over the past two years, and a correction since the March 2018 VN Index peak has helped to moderate valuations. Meanwhile faster than expected GDP growth of 7.4% for Q118, and a sustained robust outlook, support earnings momentum. VEIL’s discount to NAV of 14.8% is smaller than its three-year average of 16.5%, and may have scope to narrow further over time. MORE »

Long-established track record and local expertise

20 December 2017

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) was launched in 1995 and is the largest and longest established, closed-ended investment company, which is focused on Vietnam listed equities. VEIL is listed on the LSE and became a member of the FTSE 250 in July 2017. It has a capital growth objective, managed by an experienced and well-resourced investment team, following a disciplined bottom-up, fundamental approach to stock selection, resulting in a portfolio of c 35-40 holdings. Although Vietnam equities have performed strongly over the past two years, the manager believes the government’s pipeline of privatisations and divestments over the next two years offers excellent investment opportunities, which could continue to attract foreign and domestic investors. MORE »

Established Vietnamese equity market specialist

25 July 2017

Vietnam Enterprise Investments (VEIL) is a specialist actively-managed, closed-ended investment company that is the largest and longest established fund focused on Vietnam-listed equities. Launched in 1995, it moved its listing to the LSE in July 2016 and has been included in the FTSE 250 Index since 18 July 2017. VEIL’s well-resourced investment team adopts a rigorous, bottom-up approach, aiming to achieve capital growth from a portfolio that typically comprises 35 to 40 holdings. Absolute performance has been notably strong over one year and VEIL’s NAV total return has outperformed its VN Index benchmark over one, three, five and 10 years. The manager believes Vietnam’s stock market valuation is compelling and expects a number of attractive near-term opportunities to arise from the strong pipeline of prospective new listings and placings. MORE »