Chinese Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Defensive Blue Chips

ANZ Group Holdings

Market Cap: AU$109.7b

Provides various banking and financial products and services to retail, individuals and business customers in Australia and internationally.

Tokio Marine Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥10.9t

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

Elevance Health

Market Cap: US$69.6b

Operates as a health benefits company in the United States.

Cigna Group

Market Cap: US$69.1b

Provides insurance and related products and services in the United States.

Lloyds Banking Group

Market Cap: UK£52.5b

Provides a range of banking and financial products and services in the United Kingdom and internationally.

MediaTek

Market Cap: NT$2.1t

Engages in the research, development, production, manufacture, and marketing of multimedia integrated circuits (ICs) in Taiwan, rest of Asia, and internationally.

SoftBank

Market Cap: JP¥10.3t

Provides mobile communications and fixed-line telecommunications and ISP services in Japan.

América Móvil. de

Market Cap: Mex$1.3t

Provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally.

Cencora

Market Cap: US$66.1b

Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally.

Vistra

Market Cap: US$65.4b

Operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States.

Monster Beverage

Market Cap: US$64.9b

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

Federal National Mortgage Association

Market Cap: US$64.9b

Provides financing solutions for residential mortgages in the United States.

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Market Cap: ₹5.7t

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

Bank Central Asia

Market Cap: Rp1066.1t

Provides banking products and other financial services to individual, corporate, and small and medium enterprise customers in Indonesia and internationally.

Wuliangye YibinLtd

Market Cap: CN¥454.8b

Manufactures and sells liquor and wine products under the Wuliangye brand in China.

Saudi National Bank

Market Cap: ر.س236.5b

Through its subsidiaries, provides banking and investment management services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Siemens Healthineers

Market Cap: €54.8b

Through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells a range of diagnostic and therapeutic products and services to healthcare providers worldwide.

Industrial Bank

Market Cap: CN¥447.4b

Provides banking services in the People’s Republic of China.

Arthur J. Gallagher

Market Cap: US$62.4b

Provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services to entities and individuals worldwide.

NatWest Group

Market Cap: UK£47.0b

Provides banking and financial products and services in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Japan Tobacco

Market Cap: JP¥9.4t

A tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally.

KDDI

Market Cap: JP¥9.3t

Engages in the provision of mobile telecommunications services in Japan and internationally.

China CITIC Bank

Market Cap: CN¥432.0b

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

Saudi Telecom

Market Cap: ر.س224.0b

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

Travelers Companies

Market Cap: US$59.7b

Through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally.

Oversea-Chinese Banking

Market Cap: S$76.5b

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

Nordea Bank Abp

Market Cap: €50.6b

Offers banking products and services for individuals, families, and businesses in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and internationally.

Engie

Market Cap: €50.5b

Operates as an energy company, engages in the renewables and decentralized, low-carbon energy networks, and energy services businesses in France, Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, South America, Africa, and internationally.

IDEXX Laboratories

Market Cap: US$57.8b

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

ITC

Market Cap: ₹5.1t

Engages in the fast-moving consumer goods, paperboards, paper and packaging, and agri businesses in India and internationally.

Assicurazioni Generali

Market Cap: €49.9b

Provides various insurance solutions under the Generali brand in the Americas, Italy, rest of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Oceania.

Danone

Market Cap: €49.8b

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.

Aflac

Market Cap: US$57.2b

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

Truist Financial

Market Cap: US$56.6b

A financial services company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.

Wal-Mart de México. de

Market Cap: Mex$1.1t

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

HOYA

Market Cap: JP¥8.6t

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