Vietnam Investor Confidence Index

The Vietnam Investor Confidence Index measures the attitude of both Vietnamese local and foreign investors (investing into Vietnam stock market) to risk.

History

The index is calculated monthly since January 2007 and developed by Woori CBV Securities Corporation.

Methodology

• The index uses the principles of modern financial theory to model the underlying behavior of both domestic and foreign investors investing into Vietnam stock market. It is not survey based, but quantitative based.
• The index is weighted 50% towards selling and buying pattern of investors and 50% towards Vietnam equity market P/E ratio relative to 10 year Vietnamese Government Treasury yield.
• The index is calculated on monthly basic.

Criteria

• Vietnam Domestic Investor Confidence Index
• Vietnam Foreign Investor Confidence Index

Level

• 100 point: “neutral”.
• Above 100 point: “positive” (investors are increasing their allocations to equity assets).
• Below 100 point: “negative” (investors are reducing their allocations to equity assets).

See also

• VND Index
• Vietnam Consumer Confidence Index
• Vietnam Securities Indexes
• Vietnam Bond Indexes
• Woori CBV Securities Corporation

External links

• Vietnam Investor Confidence Index on Bloomberg website
• About Woori CBV Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Vietnam Investor Confidence Index on Woori CBV
• Vneconomy about Vietnam Investor Confidence Index Archived 2010-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Intellasia about Vietnam Investor Confidence Index