Bangladeshi Utilities Defensive Blue Chips

Alpha Bank

Market Cap: €10.3b

Provides various banking and financial products and services in Greece and internationally.

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor

Market Cap: HK$94.1b

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Maplebear

Market Cap: US$12.0b

Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, operates as a technology and enablement partner for the grocery industry in the United States and internationally.

American Financial Group

Market Cap: US$12.0b

An insurance holding company, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States.

Encompass Health

Market Cap: US$11.9b

Operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Amkor Technology

Market Cap: US$11.9b

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

National Silicon Industry Group

Market Cap: CN¥79.8b

National Silicon Industry Group Co., Ltd.

Saputo

Market Cap: CA$16.4b

Produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Absa Group

Market Cap: R188.5b

Provides retail, business, corporate, investment banking, insurance, financial, and wealth management products and services in South Africa and internationally.

Realtek Semiconductor

Market Cap: NT$376.3b

Engages in the research, development, production, and sale of various integrated circuits and related application software in Taiwan, Asia, and internationally.

Bank of Chengdu

Market Cap: CN¥79.3b

Provides various banking products and services in China.

HKT Trust and HKT

Market Cap: HK$92.5b

An investment holding company, engages in the provision of technology, and satellite-and network-based telecommunications and related services in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and internationally.

Mowi

Market Cap: NOK 109.6b

A seafood company, produces and sells Atlantic salmon products worldwide.

Shizuoka Financial GroupInc

Market Cap: JP¥1.9t

Provides various banking products and services.

Aier Eye Hospital Group

Market Cap: CN¥78.9b

Operates as an ophthalmic medical company in China, Hong Kong, Europe, the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Nexchip Semiconductor

Market Cap: CN¥78.6b

Engages in the research, development, production, and sale of integrated circuit related products in China and internationally.

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

Market Cap: RM 47.1b

Operates as a financial services company in Malaysia and internationally.

Industrial Bank of Korea

Market Cap: ₩16.1t

Operates as a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing bank in Korea and internationally.

First Horizon

Market Cap: US$11.6b

Operates as the bank holding company for First Horizon Bank that provides various financial services.

Far EasTone Telecommunications

Market Cap: NT$369.6b

Provides mobile telecommunications services in Taiwan and internationally.

Guangxi Guiguan Electric PowerCo.Ltd

Market Cap: CN¥78.0b

Engages in the generation and sale of electricity in China.

China Resources Microelectronics

Market Cap: CN¥77.9b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductors in China and internationally.

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi

Market Cap: ₺556.9b

Provides various banking products and services in Turkey.

United Spirits

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Manufactures, sells, and distributes alcoholic beverages and other allied spirits in India and internationally.

Nova

Market Cap: US$11.5b

Engages in the design, development, production, and sale of process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally.

Marico

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Manufactures and sells branded consumer products in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and internationally.

YTL Power International Berhad

Market Cap: RM 46.5b

An investment holding company, provides electricity, clean water, sewerage system, and telecommunication services in Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

ROHM

Market Cap: JP¥1.8t

Manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide.

Beijing Huafeng Test & Control TechnologyLtd

Market Cap: CN¥76.8b

Beijing Huafeng Test & Control Technology Co.,Ltd.

Safaricom

Market Cap: KSh1.5t

Provides telecommunication services in Kenya and Ethiopia.

Sanlam

Market Cap: R181.5b

Provides various financial services in South Africa, Pan-Africa, Asia, and internationally.

SD Guthrie Berhad

Market Cap: RM 46.0b

Operates as an integrated plantations company in Malaysia and internationally.

Ryan Specialty Holdings

Market Cap: US$11.3b

Operates as a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents, and carriers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, India, Singapore, and internationally.

Align Technology

Market Cap: US$11.3b

Provides Invisalign clear aligners, Vivera retainers, and iTero intraoral scanners and services in the United States, Switzerland, and internationally.

Japan Post Insurance

Market Cap: JP¥1.8t

Engages in the provision of life insurance products and services in Japan.

SG Micro

Market Cap: CN¥76.1b

Engages in the development, manufacturing and sales of comprehensive analog and mixed-signal integrated-circuit (IC) solutions in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and internationally.