VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund to be Included in FTSE Small Cap/All-Share Index

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund to be Included in FTSE Small Cap/All-Share Index PR Newswire LONDON, June 2, 2016 LONDON, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited (LSE: VOF) announces that it will be included in the FTSE Small Cap/All-Share Index, effective as of the close on 17 June 2016. VOF's inclusion was announced yesterday as part of the FTSE All Share Annual Review. VOF migrated to the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 30 March 2016, and its share price increased 16.4% year-to-date in USD terms. It has a total NAV of USD747.0 million as of 30 April 2016, up from USD718.7 million as of 31 December 2015. Andy Ho, Managing Director of VOF, commented: "We are pleased to be included in the FTSE Small Cap/All-Share Index, which is yet another milestone for the fund this year and fulfils one of our objectives in migrating the listing and domicile of the fund. International investors' interest in Vietnam continues to be strong and is growing, and we expect to see increased liquidity for the fund as new investors and index-trackers evaluate the best ways to participate in this exciting market." VOF follows a high-conviction, multi-asset strategy, and focuses on sectors that benefit from domestic consumption and infrastructure growth in Vietnam. The fund is in the process of reducing direct real estate investment and rebalancing its portfolio toward private equity investments, where it has a strong track record of performance, and sees tremendous opportunities in a range of sectors including consumer discretionary, education, and healthcare. More information on VOF is available at vof-fund.com . Note to editors:   About VinaCapital   Founded in 2003, VinaCapital is a leading investment and asset management firm headquartered in Vietnam, with a diversified portfolio of USD1.3 billion in assets under management. The firm has three closed-ended funds that trade on the London Stock Exchange: VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund Limited, which trades on the Main Market, as well as VinaLand Limited and Vietnam Infrastructure Limited, which trade on the AIM. Further, VinaCapital manages the Forum One - VCG Partners Vietnam Fund, Vietnam's largest open-ended UCITS-compliant fund. VinaCapital's expertise spans a full range of asset classes including capital markets, private equity, venture capital, real estate and fixed income. Enquiries:   Jeremy Greenberg VinaCapital Investment Management Limited Investor Relations +84-8-3821-9930 jeremy.greenberg@vinacapital.com Joel Weiden VinaCapital Investment Management Limited Communications +84-8-3821-9930 joel.weiden@vinacapital.com David Benda / Hugh Jonathan Numis Securities Limited, Broker +44(0)20-7260-1000 funds@numis.com Franczeska Hanford / Martin Bourgaize Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited, Company Secretary +44-1481-745001 fk26@ntrs.com / meb16@ntrs.com Daniel Jason Peregrine Communications, Public Relations (London) +44(0)20-3040-0872 daniel.jason@peregrinecommunications.com Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504