Chinese Transportation Defensive Blue Chips

M&T Bank

Market Cap: US$36.0b

Operates as a bank holding company for Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association that provides retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States.

Prudential

Market Cap: UK£26.8b

Through its subsidiaries, provides life and health insurance, and asset management solutions to individuals in Asia and Africa.

Kroger

Market Cap: US$35.5b

Operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States.

SJ Semiconductor

Market Cap: CN¥239.7b

Operates as an integrated circuit wafer-level advanced packaging and testing company in China and internationally.

Hannover Rück

Market Cap: €31.1b

Provides reinsurance products and services in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Europe, the United States, Asia, Australia, Africa, and internationally.

Renesas Electronics

Market Cap: JP¥5.8t

Engages in the design, research, development, manufacturing, sale, and service of semiconductors in Japan, China, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally.

ABN AMRO Bank

Market Cap: €30.9b

Provides various banking products and financial services to retail, private, and corporate banking clients in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

Market Cap: €30.7b

Operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the Netherlands, the United States, and internationally.

Federal National Mortgage Association

Market Cap: US$34.9b

Provides financing solutions for residential mortgages in the United States.

Huntington Bancshares

Market Cap: US$34.7b

Operates as the bank holding company for The Huntington National Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services.

Martin Marietta Materials

Market Cap: US$34.3b

A natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally.

Talanx

Market Cap: €29.9b

Provides insurance and reinsurance products and services worldwide.

Disco

Market Cap: JP¥5.6t

Manufactures and sells precision cutting, grinding, and polishing machines in Japan and internationally.

Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M

Market Cap: ₪103.9b

Provides banking and financial services for households, small and medium enterprises, and corporations in Israel, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

CEZ a. s

Market Cap: Kč719.3b

Engages in the generation, distribution, trade, and sale of electricity, heat, thermal energy and other commodities in Central Europe.

Heidelberg Materials

Market Cap: €29.7b

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

Nanya Technology

Market Cap: NT$1.1t

Research, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, China, the United States, Thailand, Germany, Singapore, Poland and internationally.

Alcon

Market Cap: CHF 27.6b

Researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide.

Chunghwa Telecom

Market Cap: NT$1.1t

Operates as an integrated telecommunications service provider in Taiwan and internationally.

Advanced Info Service

Market Cap: ฿1.1t

Operates as a telecommunications company primarily in Thailand.

Samsung Life Insurance

Market Cap: ₩47.7t

Engages in the life insurance business to corporate and individual customers in South Korea and internationally.

ON Semiconductor

Market Cap: US$32.8b

Provides intelligent sensing and power solutions in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally.

BPER Banca

Market Cap: €28.8b

Engages in the provision of banking products and services for individuals, and businesses and professionals in Italy and internationally.

Ping An Bank

Market Cap: CN¥218.9b

Provides commercial banking products and services for individual and corporate customers, government agencies, institutions, and other small businesses in China and internationally.

Muyuan Foods Group

Market Cap: CN¥218.3b

Operates as a pork company in the hog farming industry in China.

Swiss Life Holding

Market Cap: CHF 26.4b

Provides life, pensions, and financial solutions for private and corporate clients.

Shinhan Financial Group

Market Cap: ₩46.7t

Provides financial products and services in South Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

Malayan Banking Berhad

Market Cap: RM 131.4b

Provides commercial banking and related financial products and services.

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food

Market Cap: CN¥217.1b

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ117.2b

Provides banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.

Seven & i Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥5.2t

Operates convenience stores in Japan, North America, and internationally.

Capitec Bank Holdings

Market Cap: R533.0b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in South Africa.

Grupo Financiero Banorte. de

Market Cap: Mex$554.3b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of banking and financial products and services in Mexico and internationally.

Centene

Market Cap: US$31.6b

Operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States.

Veeva Systems

Market Cap: US$31.6b

Provides cloud-based software for the life sciences industry in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

Casey's General Stores

Market Cap: US$31.6b

Operates convenience stores under the Casey's and Casey’s General Store names in the United States.