Ghanaian Utilities Defensive Blue Chips

Origin Energy

Market Cap: AU$20.8b

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.

NMBZ Holdings

Market Cap: US$1.7b

Provides various banking products and services to corporate and individual customers in Zimbabwe.

Hua Nan Financial Holdings

Market Cap: NT$410.6b

Engages in the banking, securities, insurance, venture capital and asset management activities in Taiwan and internationally.

FinecoBank Banca Fineco

Market Cap: €11.5b

Provides banking, credit, trading and investment services in Italy.

Olympus

Market Cap: JP¥2.0t

Manufactures and sells precision machineries and instruments worldwide.

Banco Comercial Português

Market Cap: €11.3b

Engages in the provision of various banking and financial products and services in Portugal and internationally.

SCB X

Market Cap: ฿431.0b

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

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki

Market Cap: zł48.2b

A commercial bank, provides banking products and services to retail and corporate clients in Poland.

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen

Market Cap: zł48.0b

Provides life and non-life insurance products and services in Poland, the Baltic States, and Ukraine.

Mashreqbank PSC

Market Cap: د.إ48.0b

Provides various banking and financial services to individuals and corporates.

Elia Group

Market Cap: €11.2b

Develops and operates as a transmission system operator in Belgium and Germany.

ageas

Market Cap: €11.2b

Engages in insurance business.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

Market Cap: ₩18.6t

Provides non-life insurance products and services in South Korea, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

GAIL (India)

Market Cap: ₹1.2t

Operates as a natural gas processing and distribution company in India and internationally.

Hormel Foods

Market Cap: US$13.0b

Develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nuts, and other food products to foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally.

GD Power DevelopmentLtd

Market Cap: CN¥92.0b

Operates as a power generation company in China.

BE Semiconductor Industries

Market Cap: €11.1b

Develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services semiconductor assembly equipment for the semiconductor and electronics industries in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Singapore, Malaysia, and internationally.

Reinsurance Group of America

Market Cap: US$12.9b

Provides reinsurance and financial solutions.

Unum Group

Market Cap: US$12.9b

Provides financial protection benefit solutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland.

Canara Bank

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Provides various banking products and services in India and internationally.

CP ALL

Market Cap: ฿416.8b

Operates and franchises convenience stores under the 7-Eleven name to other retailers primarily in Thailand, Malaysia, and internatinally.

Brown-Forman

Market Cap: US$12.7b

Manufactures, distills, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells a variety of alcohol beverages.

Max Healthcare Institute

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Provides medical and healthcare services in India.

Zegona Communications

Market Cap: UK£9.5b

Provides integrated telecommunications services in Spain.

Doximity

Market Cap: US$12.6b

Operates as a digital platform for medical professionals in the United States.

Adani Energy Solutions

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Generates, transmits, and distributes power in India.

Universal Health Services

Market Cap: US$12.6b

Through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities.

CNA Financial

Market Cap: US$12.6b

An insurance holding company, primarily provides commercial property and casualty insurance products in the United States and internationally.

BDO Unibank

Market Cap: ₱732.8b

Provides various banking products and services to individuals and corporations in the Philippines and internationally.

Woori Financial Group

Market Cap: ₩18.0t

Operates as a commercial bank which provides various financial services to individual, business, and institutional customers in Korea.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Provides healthcare services in India.

S.P.E.E.H. Hidroelectrica

Market Cap: RON 54.9b

Produces and supplies hydro, wind, and energy electricity in Romania.

Banco Santander-Chile

Market Cap: CL$12.0t

Provides commercial and retail banking products and services in Chile.

Tata Consumer Products

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Produces, distributes, and trades in food products in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Insurance Australia Group

Market Cap: AU$19.3b

Insurance Australia Group Limited underwrites general insurance products and provides investment management services in Australia and New Zealand.

Banque Saudi Fransi

Market Cap: ر.س46.6b

Provides banking and financial services for individuals and businesses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.