Canadian Media Defensive Blue Chips

MTN Group

Market Cap: R412.2b

Provides mobile telecommunications services in South Africa, Nigeria, South and East Africa, West and Central Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa.

Banco de Crédito del Perú

Market Cap: S/85.0b

Provides banking products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), and companies in Peru, Panama, and the United States.

KeyCorp

Market Cap: US$24.9b

Operates as the holding company for KeyBank National Association that provides various retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States.

China Everbright Bank

Market Cap: CN¥168.2b

Provides a range of financial products and services to corporations and government agencies, retail customers, and individuals in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Macao, Seoul, and Sydney.

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor

Market Cap: HK$194.3b

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Willis Towers Watson

Market Cap: US$24.7b

Operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide.

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower

Market Cap: CN¥167.5b

Engages in the development, construction, operation, and management of hydropower and new energy power generation projects.

Markel Group

Market Cap: US$24.4b

Engages in the insurance business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Germany, rest of the European Union, Canada, and the Asia Pacific.

AIB Group

Market Cap: €21.5b

Provides banking and financial products and services to personal, business, and corporate customers in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

BT Group

Market Cap: UK£18.4b

Provides communications products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.

Hwatsing Technology

Market Cap: CN¥162.9b

Engages in the research, development, production, sales, and technical services of semiconductor equipment in China and internationally.

Coca-Cola HBC

Market Cap: UK£18.1b

Engages in the production, sale, and distribution of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages under franchise in Switzerland, West Coast of Ireland, Central and Eastern Europe, Nigeria, and internationally.

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario

Market Cap: €21.1b

Provides various banking products and services in Italy, Other European countries, the United States, Asia, and internationally.

Quest Diagnostics

Market Cap: US$23.9b

Provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States.

First Citizens BancShares

Market Cap: US$23.9b

Operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and professionals in the United States and internationally.

Constellation Brands

Market Cap: US$23.8b

Produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy.

National Bank of KuwaitK.P

Market Cap: د.ك7.4b

Provides financial and investment services and solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients in Kuwait, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

China Unicom (Hong Kong)

Market Cap: HK$187.0b

An investment holding company, provides telecommunications and related value-added services in the People’s Republic of China.

Snam

Market Cap: €20.8b

Engages in the operation of natural gas transport and storage infrastructure.

CLP Holdings

Market Cap: HK$184.9b

An investment holding company, engages in the generation, retail, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia.

Loews

Market Cap: US$23.3b

Through its subsidiaries, provides commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally.

Principal Financial Group

Market Cap: US$23.3b

Provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide.

Dollar Tree

Market Cap: US$23.2b

Operates retail discount stores under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands in the United States and Canada.

Terna

Market Cap: €20.2b

Provides electricity transmission and dispatching services in Italy, other Euro-area countries, and internationally.

Suzhou Centec Communications

Market Cap: CN¥156.0b

Engages in the research, design, and sale of Ethernet switching chips and related products in China and internationally.It offers ethernet switch and ethernet transceiver PHY silicon; and ethernet switches, as well as network operation systems.

Labcorp Holdings

Market Cap: US$23.0b

Provides laboratory services.

SCREEN Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥3.7t

Develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductor production equipment in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, the United States, Europe, and internationally.

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group

Market Cap: CN¥153.8b

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.

NN Group

Market Cap: €19.9b

A financial services company, provides life and non-life insurance products in the Netherlands and internationally.

Public Bank Berhad

Market Cap: RM 92.2b

Provides banking products and services.

US Foods Holding

Market Cap: US$22.5b

US Foods Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, markets, sells, and distributes fresh, frozen, and dry food and non-food products to foodservice customers in the United States.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)

Market Cap: Rp402.0t

Provides various banking products and services in Indonesia and internationally.

Coca-Cola FEMSA. de

Market Cap: US$22.3b

A franchise bottler, produces, markets, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola trademarked beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Telefónica

Market Cap: €19.5b

Provides telecommunications services in Spain, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Aeon

Market Cap: JP¥3.6t

Operates in the retail industry in Japan, China, ASEAN countries, and internationally.

Skyverse Technology

Market Cap: CN¥147.8b

Manufactures and sells quality control equipment to enterprises involved in the front-end integrated circuit processes and packaging in China and internationally.