Ghanaian Software Defensive Blue Chips

SCB X

Market Cap: ฿510.1b

Engages in the banking, consumer and digital finance, and platform and technology businesses in Thailand and internationally.

Varun Beverages

Market Cap: ₹1.5t

Manufactures, bottles, sells, and distributes beverages under the PepsiCo brands in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Zambia, Morocco, Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, and Botswana.

CEMEX. de

Market Cap: Mex$262.5b

Engages in the production, marketing, distribution, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials and services worldwide.

JD Health International

Market Cap: HK$121.3b

An investment holding company, engages in the operation of an online healthcare platform in the People’s Republic of China.

Asahi Group Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥2.4t

Engages in the manufacture and sale of beer, alcohol and non-alcohol beverages, and food products in Japan, Europe, Oceania, and Southeast Asia.

Attijariwafa bank

Market Cap: د.م142.1b

Provides banking products and services for retail, professionals, corporates, and institutional clients in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

HANMI Semiconductor

Market Cap: ₩21.4t

Manufactures and sells semiconductor equipment in South Korea and internationally.

Pro Medicus

Market Cap: AU$21.5b

A healthcare informatics company, provides medical imaging software and services to hospitals, imaging centers, and health care groups in Australia, Europe, and North America.

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Market Cap: US$15.3b

Operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and professional entities in the United States.

Kirin Holdings Company

Market Cap: JP¥2.4t

Engages in food and beverages, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals, and health science businesses.

Kerry Group

Market Cap: €13.0b

Provides taste and nutrition solutions.

Phoenix Financial

Market Cap: ₪45.2b

Operates as a financial services company in Israel.

McCormick

Market Cap: US$15.2b

Manufactures, markets, and distributes herbs, spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the food industry.

Brookfield Wealth Solutions

Market Cap: US$15.1b

Through its subsidiaries, provides retirement services, wealth protection products, and capital solutions to individuals and institutions.

Public Power

Market Cap: €12.9b

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Market Cap: NZ$25.2b

Designs, manufactures, markets, and sells medical device products and systems in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally.

First Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$478.8b

Provides various financial products and services in Asia, North America, Oceania, and Europe.

Cooper Companies

Market Cap: US$15.0b

Develops, manufactures, and markets contact lens wearers.

Gjensidige Forsikring

Market Cap: NOK 139.4b

Provides general insurance and pension products in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Grupo Bimbo. de

Market Cap: Mex$253.4b

Produces, distributes, and markets bakery products.

GlobalWafers

Market Cap: NT$474.8b

Researches, develops, designs, manufactures and sells semiconductor ingots/wafers in Taiwan and internationally.

SK Telecom

Market Cap: ₩20.6t

Engages in the provision of wireless telecommunication services in South Korea.

Union Bank of India

Market Cap: ₹1.4t

Provides banking products and services in India.

Origin Energy

Market Cap: AU$20.7b

An integrated energy company, engages in the exploration and production of natural gas, electricity generation, wholesale and retail sale of electricity and gas, and sale of liquefied natural gas in Australia and internationally.

Dubai Islamic Bank P.J.S.C

Market Cap: د.إ54.1b

Engages in the corporate, retail, and investment banking activities in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.

Onto Innovation

Market Cap: US$14.7b

Engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of process control tools that perform macro-defect inspection and metrology in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Asia, and Europe.

Olympus

Market Cap: JP¥2.3t

Engages in the manufacture and sale of medical equipment in Japan, America, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania.

Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia

Market Cap: Rp257.3t

Provides information and communications technology, and telecommunications network services worldwide.

Piraeus Bank

Market Cap: €12.3b

Provides various banking products and services in Greece, Europe, and internationally.

United Utilities Group

Market Cap: UK£10.5b

Provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom.

Tongfu MicroelectronicsLtd

Market Cap: CN¥95.8b

Provides integrated circuit (IC) encapsulation test services in China and internationally.

Tryg

Market Cap: DKK 90.7b

Engages in the provision of insurance products and services to private, small and medium sized commercial, and corporate customers in Denmark, the United States, rest of Nordic, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Punjab National Bank

Market Cap: ₹1.4t

Provides various banking and financial products and services in India and internationally.

T&D Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥2.2t

Through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in Japan.

Rede D'Or São Luiz

Market Cap: R$73.4b

Engages in the provision of hospital services in Brazil.

Huaneng Power International

Market Cap: HK$110.7b

Generates and sells electric power to the regional or provincial grid companies in the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and internationally.