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Medtronic

Market Cap: US$120.5b

Develops, manufactures, and sells device-based medical therapies to healthcare systems, physicians, clinicians, and patients in the United States, Ireland, and internationally.

CVS Health

Market Cap: US$119.8b

Provides health solutions in the United States.

HDFC Bank

Market Cap: ₹11.2t

Provides banking and financial products and services to individuals and businesses in India, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Dubai.

Altria Group

Market Cap: US$110.3b

Through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells smokeable and oral tobacco products in the United States.

Zurich Insurance Group

Market Cap: CHF 87.6b

Provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.

Oversea-Chinese Banking

Market Cap: S$138.2b

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

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Market Cap: CA$148.7b

A diversified financial institution, provides various financial products and services to personal, business, public sector, and institutional clients in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Bank of Nova Scotia

Market Cap: CA$147.8b

Provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally.

ICICI Bank

Market Cap: ₹10.1t

Engages in the provision of various banking and financial services to corporate and retail customers in India and internationally.

CaixaBank

Market Cap: €89.8b

Provides various banking products and services for individuals and businesses in Spain, Portugal, and internationally.

AXA

Market Cap: €89.0b

Through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, asset management, and banking services worldwide.

Al Rajhi Banking and Investment

Market Cap: ر.س390.0b

Provides banking and investment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International

Market Cap: HK$805.9b

An investment holding company, engages in the manufacture, testing, and sale of integrated circuits wafer and various compound semiconductors in the United States, China, and Eurasia.

China Yangtze Power

Market Cap: CN¥689.0b

Engages in hydropower generation business in China, Portugal, Peru, Brazil, and Pakistan.

State Bank of India

Market Cap: ₹9.7t

Provides banking products and services in India and internationally.

ING Groep

Market Cap: €85.3b

Provides various banking products and services in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally.

McKesson

Market Cap: US$99.5b

Provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally.

PNC Financial Services Group

Market Cap: US$98.3b

Operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States.

U.S. Bancorp

Market Cap: US$97.9b

A financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and other financial institutions in the United States.

Constellation Energy

Market Cap: US$97.1b

Produces and sells energy products and services in the United States.

AIA Group

Market Cap: HK$750.8b

Provides life insurance based financial services in Hong Kong.

NFiniTi

Market Cap: US$95.5b

Operates as an alcoholic beverage company that specializes in producing ready-to-drink cocktails across the Western Hemisphere.

Cambricon Technologies

Market Cap: CN¥635.1b

Engages in the research, development, design, and sale of core AI chips for terminal devices in China.

Comcast

Market Cap: US$94.4b

Operates as a media and technology company worldwide.

Monster Beverage

Market Cap: US$92.9b

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

Marsh & McLennan Companies

Market Cap: US$90.3b

A professional services company, provides advisory services and insurance solutions to clients in the areas of risk, strategy, and people worldwide.

Bank of Communications

Market Cap: HK$703.7b

Provides commercial banking products and services in China and internationally.

Barclays

Market Cap: UK£65.8b

Provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

HCA Healthcare

Market Cap: US$88.1b

Through its subsidiaries, provides health care services in the United States.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme

Market Cap: €75.1b

Designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, and instruments and equipment in North America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific.

Lloyds Banking Group

Market Cap: UK£63.9b

Provides a range of banking and financial products and services for retail and commercial customers in the United Kingdom.

Tokio Marine Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥13.7t

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

Elevance Health

Market Cap: US$86.4b

Operates as a health benefits company in the United States.

Postal Savings Bank of China

Market Cap: HK$677.6b

Provides various banking products and services for retail and corporate customers in the People’s Republic of China.

Hygon Information Technology

Market Cap: CN¥571.4b

Engages in the research and development of processors, accelerators, and other computing chip products and systems in China.

National Australia Bank

Market Cap: AU$118.5b

Provides financial services to individuals and businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, the United States, and internationally.