Dominican Republic's Superintendence of the Securities Market (SIMV) published supervisory market data showing that securities held in custody reached DOP 3.07 trillion in the first week of December 2025, up from DOP 2.93 trillion at end-2024, and that total settled volume reached DOP 11.3 trillion by 5 December 2025. The figures also point to continued growth in intermediaries and investor accounts in a market still centred on public-sector issuance acquired largely by pension fund administrators (AFPs). SIMV reported 432 market participants, including 283 active brokers, 45 securities issuers, 15 broker-dealers and 13 investment fund managers, alongside 147,083 account holders and 176,733 registered accounts, a net increase of 18,088 from end-2024 (+11.4%). The number of settled transactions increased from 239,949 in 2020 to 710,061 in 2024 (+195.9%), including a 40.8% rise versus 2023. A consolidated financial snapshot for broker-dealers showed assets of DOP 365.447 billion, liabilities of DOP 322.054 billion and equity of DOP 36.474 billion; investment funds’ net assets under management stood at DOP 410.002 billion as of 12 September 2025, with 74.3% in closed-end funds. The Dominican Republic Stock Exchange’s 2024 annual report recorded DOP 4.868 trillion traded through its mechanisms in 2024 (+42.45% year-on-year) and DOP 95.861 billion raised by issuers (+34%). Secondary market trading totalled DOP 1.530 trillion in fixed income and DOP 149.168 billion in equities, while the Ministry of Finance’s Market Makers Programme accounted for DOP 3.093 trillion in trades and 105 primary placement processes.

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