Bangladeshi Telecom Defensive Blue Chips

IHH Healthcare Berhad

Market Cap: RM 77.6b

An investment holding company, provides healthcare services in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Greater China, Japan, Türkiye and Europe, and internationally.

Saudi Energy

Market Cap: ر.س71.2b

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Bank of Ireland Group

Market Cap: €16.3b

Provides banking and other financial services in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Telecom Italia

Market Cap: €16.3b

Engages in the fixed and mobile telecommunications services and products for individuals, households, and supports small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and internationally.

Adani Energy Solutions

Market Cap: ₹1.8t

Generates, transmits, and distributes power in India.

Varun Beverages

Market Cap: ₹1.8t

Manufactures, bottles, sells, and distributes beverages under the PepsiCo brands in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Zambia, Morocco, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, and Botswana.

Global Unichip

Market Cap: NT$587.0b

Engages in the research and development, production, testing, and sale of embedded memory and logic components, analog components, cell libraries, and EDA tools for various IC applications.

CK Infrastructure Holdings

Market Cap: HK$145.3b

An infrastructure company, invests in, develops, and operates infrastructure businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.

Luzhou LaojiaoLtd

Market Cap: CN¥125.1b

Produces and sells alcoholic products in China and internationally.

Straumann Holding

Market Cap: CHF 14.7b

Provides tooth replacement and orthodontic solutions in Switzerland, the United States, China, Germany, Brazil, Japan, France, and internationally.

Raiffeisen Bank International

Market Cap: €16.0b

Offers banking services to corporate, retail, and institutional customers.

Wilson Bank Holding

Market Cap: US$18.4b

Operates as the bank holding company for Wilson Bank and Trust that provides various banking services to consumers, professionals, small businesses, and municipalities in the United States.

NMBZ Holdings

Market Cap: US$2.4b

Provides various banking products and services to corporate and individual customers in Zimbabwe.

CEMEX. de

Market Cap: Mex$317.0b

Engages in the production, marketing, distribution, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials and services worldwide.

Pernod Ricard

Market Cap: €15.9b

Produces and sells wines and spirits worldwide.

Saudi Awwal Bank

Market Cap: ر.س68.6b

Provides banking and financial services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

JCET Group

Market Cap: CN¥123.3b

Provides integrated-circuit back-end and technology services in China, South Korea, the United States, and internationally.

Lattice Semiconductor

Market Cap: US$18.1b

Develops and sells semiconductor, silicon-based and silicon-enabling, evaluation boards, and development hardware products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Associated British Foods

Market Cap: UK£13.5b

Engages in the food, ingredients, and retail businesses worldwide.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage

Market Cap: US$18.0b

Operates in the secondary mortgage market in the United States.

SBI Life Insurance

Market Cap: ₹1.7t

Operates as a private life insurance company in India.

Bank of Hangzhou

Market Cap: CN¥121.3b

Provides various banking products and services in China.

Vodacom Group

Market Cap: R292.0b

Provides communications products and services.

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank

Market Cap: ₪52.3b

Provides various banking services in Israel and internationally.

East West Bancorp

Market Cap: US$17.5b

Operates as the bank holding company for East West Bank that provides a range of personal and commercial banking services to businesses and individuals in the United States.

E.SUN Financial Holding Company

Market Cap: NT$555.6b

Offers various financial banking products and services in Taiwan.

SiTime

Market Cap: US$17.5b

Engages in the design, development, and sale of silicon timing systems solutions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, Singapore, and internationally.

S.P.E.E.H. Hidroelectrica

Market Cap: RON 79.2b

Produces and supplies electricity from hydroelectric and wind sources in Romania.

Airtel Africa

Market Cap: UK£13.0b

Provides telecommunications and mobile money services in Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa.

Wilmar International

Market Cap: S$22.3b

Operates as an agribusiness company in Singapore, the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Europe, South Africa, Nigeria, Vietnam, India, and internationally.

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai)

Market Cap: CN¥117.3b

Provides platform-based custom silicon and semiconductor IP licensing services in China and internationally.

Huaneng Power International

Market Cap: HK$135.6b

Generates and sells electric power to the regional or provincial grid companies in the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and internationally.

Amkor Technology

Market Cap: US$17.3b

Provides outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services in the United States, Japan, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

Market Cap: ₩26.2t

Provides non-life insurance products and services in South Korea, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor

Market Cap: HK$134.3b

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Jentech Precision Industrial

Market Cap: NT$541.4b

Manufactures, processes, and trades in precision tooling, and electronic parts and components in Taiwan and China.