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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

Market Cap: €27.4b

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

Swiss Life Holding

Market Cap: CHF 25.6b

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

Willis Towers Watson

Market Cap: US$31.8b

Operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide.

Standard Bank Group

Market Cap: R508.1b

Provides financial products and services in South Africa and internationally.

Malayan Banking Berhad

Market Cap: RM 127.7b

Provides commercial banking and related financial products and services.

Grupo Financiero Banorte. de

Market Cap: Mex$528.3b

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

Casey's General Stores

Market Cap: US$30.9b

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

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food

Market Cap: CN¥207.6b

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.

Svenska Handelsbanken

Market Cap: SEK 289.2b

Provides various banking products and services for private and corporate customers primarily in Sweden, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, and internationally.

Kraft Heinz

Market Cap: US$30.3b

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

Fresenius SE KGaA

Market Cap: €25.9b

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

Sampo Oyj

Market Cap: €25.8b

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.

Credicorp

Market Cap: US$30.1b

Provides various banking services and products in Peru, Bermuda, Colombia, Bolivia, Panama, Chile, the United States, the Cayman Islands, and Mexico.

Nestlé India

Market Cap: ₹2.9t

Engages in the manufacture and sale of food products in India and internationally.

Aviva

Market Cap: UK£21.8b

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

Piotech

Market Cap: CN¥198.0b

Engages in the research and development, production, sales, and technical services of semiconductor equipment in China.

Citizens Financial Group

Market Cap: US$29.4b

Operates as the bank holding company that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations, and institutions in the United States.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group

Market Cap: JP¥4.7t

Operates as a trust bank in Japan and internationally.

British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (Holdings)

Market Cap: US$3.8b

Together with subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells cigarettes in Zimbabwe.

TS Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$933.0b

Provides various financial products and services.

AXIA Energia

Market Cap: R$150.4b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and commercialization of electricity in Brazil.

ON Semiconductor

Market Cap: US$28.9b

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

Gulf Development

Market Cap: ฿944.9b

Generates and sells electricity and steam to public and private clients in Thailand and internationally.

Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology

Market Cap: CN¥192.7b

Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.

Banco BPM

Market Cap: €24.5b

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

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics

Market Cap: CN¥191.9b

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.

Atmos Energy

Market Cap: US$28.2b

Engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States.

Ørsted

Market Cap: DKK 178.9b

Owns, develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, and energy storage and combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

Banco de Crédito del Perú

Market Cap: S/93.3b

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

BT Group

Market Cap: UK£20.2b

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

Labcorp Holdings

Market Cap: US$27.3b

Provides laboratory services.

Seven & i Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥4.3t

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

Dollar General

Market Cap: US$27.2b

A discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States.

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower

Market Cap: CN¥182.4b

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

China National Nuclear Power

Market Cap: CN¥181.8b

Engages in the investment, construction, operation, and management of nuclear power projects in the People's Republic of China.

Quest Diagnostics

Market Cap: US$27.0b

Provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States.