Canadian Consumer Services Defensive Blue Chips

Bank of Montreal

Market Cap: CA$156.3b

Engages in the provision of diversified financial services primarily in North America.

Enel

Market Cap: €96.6b

Operates as an integrated operator in the electricity and gas industries worldwide.

Mizuho Financial Group

Market Cap: JP¥17.5t

Engages in banking, trust banking, securities, and other businesses related to financial services in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally.

AIA Group

Market Cap: HK$854.6b

Provides life insurance based financial services in Hong Kong.

Zurich Insurance Group

Market Cap: CHF 83.2b

Provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.

Al Rajhi Banking and Investment

Market Cap: ر.س399.6b

Provides banking and investment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International

Market Cap: HK$814.0b

An investment holding company, engages in the manufacture, testing, and sale of integrated circuits wafer and various compound semiconductors in the United States, China, and Eurasia.

Constellation Energy

Market Cap: US$103.4b

Produces and sells energy products and services in the United States.

Hygon Information Technology

Market Cap: CN¥681.7b

Engages in the research and development of processors, accelerators, and other computing chip products and systems in China.

China Yangtze Power

Market Cap: CN¥679.0b

Engages in hydropower generation business in China, Portugal, Peru, Brazil, and Pakistan.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Market Cap: CA$138.1b

A diversified financial institution, provides various financial products and services to personal, business, public sector, and institutional clients in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Bank of Nova Scotia

Market Cap: CA$135.0b

Provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally.

Medtronic

Market Cap: US$97.0b

Develops, manufactures, and sells device-based medical therapies to healthcare systems, physicians, clinicians, and patients in the United States, Ireland, and internationally.

NFiniTi

Market Cap: US$95.5b

Operates as an alcoholic beverage company that specializes in producing ready-to-drink cocktails across the Western Hemisphere.

AXA

Market Cap: €81.7b

Through its subsidiaries, insurance, asset management, and banking services worldwide.

ICICI Bank

Market Cap: ₹9.0t

Engages in the provision of various banking and financial services to retail and corporate customers in India and internationally.

CaixaBank

Market Cap: €80.9b

Provides various banking products and services for individuals and businesses in Spain, Portugal, and internationally.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme

Market Cap: €80.5b

Designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, and instruments and equipment in North America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific.

State Bank of India

Market Cap: ₹8.9t

Provides banking products and services in India and internationally.

McKesson

Market Cap: US$91.0b

Provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally.

Comcast

Market Cap: US$89.9b

Operates as a media and technology company worldwide.

ING Groep

Market Cap: €76.6b

Provides various banking products and services in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally.

PNC Financial Services Group

Market Cap: US$88.3b

Operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States.

Westpac Banking

Market Cap: AU$122.9b

Provides banking and other financial services in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Postal Savings Bank of China

Market Cap: HK$676.6b

Provides various banking products and services for retail and corporate customers in the People’s Republic of China.

Monster Beverage

Market Cap: US$86.1b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in development, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally.

ASE Technology Holding

Market Cap: NT$2.7t

Provides semiconductor manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, rest of Asia, Europe, and internationally.

Elevance Health

Market Cap: US$85.3b

Operates as a health benefits company in the United States.

HCA Healthcare

Market Cap: US$85.3b

Through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States.

Bank of Communications

Market Cap: HK$666.2b

Provides commercial banking products and services in China and internationally.

U.S. Bancorp

Market Cap: US$84.5b

A financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and other financial institutions in the United States.

CBZ Holdings

Market Cap: US$10.9b

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

Tokio Marine Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥13.3t

Engages in the non-life and life insurance, and financial and general businesses in Japan and internationally.

Barclays

Market Cap: UK£62.1b

Provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

NXP Semiconductors

Market Cap: US$83.4b

Provides semiconductor products in the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Netherlands, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally.

Oversea-Chinese Banking

Market Cap: S$105.1b

Provides financial services in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greater China, rest of the Asia Pacific, and internationally.