Japanese Media Defensive Blue Chips

Standard Bank Group

Market Cap: R510.1b

Provides financial products and services in South Africa and internationally.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ114.3b

Provides banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.

CEZ a. s

Market Cap: Kč656.0b

Engages in the generation, distribution, trade, and sale of electricity, heat, thermal energy and other commodities in Central Europe.

Muyuan Foods Group

Market Cap: CN¥210.0b

Operates as a pork company in the hog farming industry in China.

Credicorp

Market Cap: US$30.7b

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

Resona Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥4.9t

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision retail and commercial banking products and services in Japan and internationally.

Veolia Environnement

Market Cap: €26.7b

Designs and provides water, waste, and energy management solutions.

Bank of Jiangsu

Market Cap: CN¥206.5b

Provides various banking products and services in China.

Citizens Financial Group

Market Cap: US$30.4b

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.

Vodafone Group

Market Cap: UK£22.7b

Provides telecommunication services in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Turkey, and South Africa.

Bank Hapoalim B.M

Market Cap: ₪90.5b

Provides various banking and financial services in Israel, North America, Europe, and internationally.

Grupo Financiero Banorte. de

Market Cap: Mex$526.9b

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

Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology

Market Cap: CN¥203.4b

Yuanjie Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.

Veeva Systems

Market Cap: US$29.9b

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

Huadian New Energy Group

Market Cap: CN¥203.1b

Engages in the power generation business in China.

Amrize

Market Cap: CHF 23.9b

Engages in the provision of various building solutions for infrastructure, commercial, and residential construction markets in North America and Canada.

Kraft Heinz

Market Cap: US$29.7b

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

Svenska Handelsbanken

Market Cap: SEK 286.4b

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

Bank of Ningbo

Market Cap: CN¥200.7b

Provides various personal and business banking products and services in the People's Republic of China.

GE HealthCare Technologies

Market Cap: US$29.5b

Engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of products, services, and complementary digital solutions used in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Ping An Bank

Market Cap: CN¥199.5b

Provides commercial banking products and services for individual and corporate customers, government agencies, institutions, and other small businesses in China and internationally.

AXIA Energia

Market Cap: R$152.6b

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

Naturgy Energy Group

Market Cap: €25.6b

Engages in the supply, liquefaction, regasification, transport, storage, distribution, and sale of gas.

Nestlé India

Market Cap: ₹2.8t

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

ResMed

Market Cap: US$29.0b

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.

Casey's General Stores

Market Cap: US$29.0b

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

BIWIN Storage Technology

Market Cap: CN¥197.2b

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

Cincinnati Financial

Market Cap: US$29.0b

Provides property casualty insurance products in the United States.

Atmos Energy

Market Cap: US$28.9b

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

Seven & i Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥4.6t

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

Avenue Supermarts

Market Cap: ₹2.7t

Engages in the business of organized retail and operating supermarkets under the D-Mart brand name in India.

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food

Market Cap: CN¥193.9b

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.

Sampo Oyj

Market Cap: €24.8b

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.

Gulf Development

Market Cap: ฿941.2b

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

Power Grid Corporation of India

Market Cap: ₹2.7t

An electric power transmission utility, engages in the power transmission business in India and internationally.

Hangzhou Changchuan TechnologyLtd

Market Cap: CN¥190.8b

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