Ivorian Software Defensive Blue Chips

FBC Holdings

Market Cap: US$7.6b

Through its subsidiaries, provides commercial and wholesale banking, mortgage financing, micro lending, reinsurance, short-term insurance, and stockbroking services in Zimbabwe.

Becton Dickinson

Market Cap: US$58.5b

Develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide.

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Market Cap: ₹5.2t

Provides life insurance products in India, Fiji, Mauritius, and the United Kingdom.

People's Insurance Company (Group) of China

Market Cap: HK$453.3b

An investment holding company, provides insurance products and services in the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.

Aflac

Market Cap: US$57.8b

Through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental health and life insurance products.

Sempra

Market Cap: US$57.5b

Operates as an energy infrastructure company in the United States and internationally.

Danone

Market Cap: €49.2b

Operates in the food and beverage industry in Europe, Ukraine, North America, China, North Asia, the Oceania, Latin America, rest of Asia, Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Singapore Telecommunications

Market Cap: S$73.5b

Provides telecommunication services to consumers and small businesses in Singapore, Australia, and internationally.

Saudi Telecom

Market Cap: ر.س214.0b

Provides telecommunications, information, media, and digital payment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

IDEXX Laboratories

Market Cap: US$57.0b

Develops, manufactures, and distributes products for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing industries in the United States and internationally.

China CITIC Bank

Market Cap: CN¥392.9b

Provides various banking products and services in the People’s Republic of China and internationally.

Allstate

Market Cap: US$55.2b

Provides property and casualty, and other insurance products in the United States and Canada.

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

Market Cap: CN¥384.3b

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.

Wal-Mart de México. de

Market Cap: Mex$988.2b

Owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America.

Standard Chartered

Market Cap: UK£40.5b

Provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.

Holcim

Market Cap: CHF 43.0b

Provides building materials and solutions worldwide.

HOYA

Market Cap: JP¥8.4t

A med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products internationally.

First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C

Market Cap: د.إ195.1b

Provides various banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, Arab countries, the Americas, Asia, and internationally.

KBC Group

Market Cap: €45.5b

Provides banking, insurance, and asset management services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients in Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia.

MetLife

Market Cap: US$52.6b

A financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide.

JAPAN POST BANK

Market Cap: JP¥8.3t

Provides financial products and services in Japan and internationally.

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)

Market Cap: HK$407.7b

An investment holding company, provides banking and related financial services to corporate and individual customers in Hong Kong, China, and internationally.

NAURA Technology Group

Market Cap: CN¥360.4b

Engages in the research and development, production, sale, and technical services of semiconductors in the People's Republic of China.

Loblaw Companies

Market Cap: CA$71.7b

A food and pharmacy company, provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada and the United States.

E.ON

Market Cap: €44.0b

Operates as an energy company in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ185.4b

Provides corporate, institutional, retail, treasury, and Islamic banking services.

Alimentation Couche-Tard

Market Cap: CA$69.9b

Operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Sberbank of Russia

Market Cap: ₽3.0t

Sberbank of Russia, together with its subsidiaries, provides corporate and retail banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, corporate clients, and financial institutions.

Edwards Lifesciences

Market Cap: US$49.1b

Provides products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular diseases in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally.

Diageo

Market Cap: UK£36.2b

Engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic beverages in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and Africa.

Qatar National Bank (Q.P.S.C.)

Market Cap: ر.ق176.4b

Provides conventional and Islamic banking products and services in Qatar, Europe, North America, rest of GCC countries, and internationally.

National Bank of Canada

Market Cap: CA$67.1b

Provides financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional clients, and governments in Canada and internationally.

Target

Market Cap: US$48.1b

Operates as a general merchandise retailer in the United States.

Cardinal Health

Market Cap: US$48.1b

Operates as a healthcare services and products company in the United States and internationally.

Heidelberg Materials

Market Cap: €40.8b

Produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt worldwide.

PICC Property and Casualty

Market Cap: HK$368.6b

Engages in property and casualty insurance business in People’s Republic of China.