French Consumer Services Defensive Blue Chips

DexCom

Market Cap: US$28.0b

A medical device company, focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for the management of diabetes and metabolic health in the United States and internationally.

Seven & i Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥4.5t

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

Sampo Oyj

Market Cap: €24.3b

Provides non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Gibraltar, Germany, the Netherlands, France, and the United Kingdom.

Technoprobe

Market Cap: €24.2b

Produces and sells electronic circuits in Italy, Asia, the United States, and rest of Europe.

China Unicom (Hong Kong)

Market Cap: HK$216.3b

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

Kraft Heinz

Market Cap: US$27.5b

Manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally.

George Weston

Market Cap: CA$38.8b

Provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada.

First Solar

Market Cap: US$27.4b

A solar technology company, provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United States, France, India, Chile, and internationally.

China Everbright Bank

Market Cap: CN¥182.7b

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.

ResMed

Market Cap: US$26.9b

Develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets medical devices and cloud-based software applications to diagnose, treat, and manage respiratory disorders in the United States and internationally.

Banco BPM

Market Cap: €23.4b

Provides banking and financial products and services to individual, business, and corporate customers in Italy.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group

Market Cap: JP¥4.3t

Operates as a trust bank in Japan and internationally.

PPL

Market Cap: US$26.6b

Provides electricity and natural gas to approximately 3.6 million customers in the United States.

W. R. Berkley

Market Cap: US$26.5b

An insurance holding company, operates as a commercial line writer worldwide.

Cincinnati Financial

Market Cap: US$26.5b

Provides property casualty insurance products in the United States.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli

Market Cap: CHF 21.1b

Engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of chocolate products worldwide.

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower

Market Cap: CN¥175.9b

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

QNB Bank

Market Cap: ₺1.2t

Provides various banking and financial services in Turkey.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)

Market Cap: Rp463.8t

Provides various banking products and services in Indonesia and internationally.

New China Life Insurance

Market Cap: CN¥175.2b

Provides life insurance products and services to individuals and institutions in China.

BIWIN Storage Technology

Market Cap: CN¥174.2b

Engages in the research and development, design, packaging, testing, production, and sales of semiconductor memory.

ACM Research (Shanghai)

Market Cap: CN¥174.2b

Engages in the research, development, production, and sale of semiconductor equipment in China.

TS Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$810.6b

Provides various financial products and services.

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics

Market Cap: CN¥173.4b

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.

AIB Group

Market Cap: €22.3b

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

Helvetia Baloise Holding

Market Cap: CHF 20.5b

Engages in life and non-life insurance, and reinsurance business.

BT Group

Market Cap: UK£19.3b

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

Aviva

Market Cap: UK£19.2b

Provides various insurance, retirement, and wealth products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, India, and China.

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Market Cap: €22.2b

Operates as an integrated energy company in Germany, Rest of Europe, and internationally.

MTN Group

Market Cap: R416.3b

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

Koninklijke Philips

Market Cap: €22.0b

Operates as a health technology company in North America, the Greater China, and internationally.

Fresenius SE KGaA

Market Cap: €22.0b

A health care company, provides products and services for chronically ill patients in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Africa.

Veeva Systems

Market Cap: US$25.2b

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

QBE Insurance Group

Market Cap: AU$35.8b

Engages in underwriting general insurance and reinsurance risks in the Australia Pacific, North America, and internationally.

Banco de Crédito del Perú

Market Cap: S/84.2b

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

Hangzhou Changchuan TechnologyLtd

Market Cap: CN¥167.1b

Researches and develops, produces, and sells integrated circuit equipment in China and internationally.