Japanese Utilities Defensive Blue Chips

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings

Market Cap: US$11.8b

Operates membership warehouse clubs on the eastern half of the United States.

Budweiser Brewing Company APAC

Market Cap: HK$92.4b

An investment holding company, engages in brewing and distribution of beer in South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, China, India, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and internationally.

First Horizon

Market Cap: US$11.7b

Operates as the bank holding company for First Horizon Bank that provides various financial services.

China Zheshang Bank

Market Cap: HK$91.8b

Provides corporate and retail banking services in Mainland China.

Kokusai Electric

Market Cap: JP¥1.9t

Engages in the development, manufacture, sale, repair, and maintenance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment worldwide.

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi

Market Cap: ₺538.4b

Provides various banking products and services in Turkey.

Absa Group

Market Cap: R192.3b

Provides retail, business, corporate, investment banking, insurance, financial, and wealth management products and services in South Africa and internationally.

Webster Financial

Market Cap: US$11.6b

Operates as the bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association that provides various financial products and services to businesses, individuals, and families in the United States.

Indian Bank

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Provides various banking products and services.

Great Eastern Holdings

Market Cap: S$14.9b

An investment holding company, provides insurance products in Singapore, Malaysia, and rest of Asia.

Yokohama Financial Group

Market Cap: JP¥1.9t

Provides various banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals in Japan and internationally.

Aier Eye Hospital Group

Market Cap: CN¥78.2b

Operates as an ophthalmic medical company in China, Hong Kong, Europe, the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Olympus

Market Cap: JP¥1.8t

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

HKT Trust and HKT

Market Cap: HK$90.2b

An investment holding company, engages in the provision of technology, and satellite-and network-based telecommunications and related services in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and internationally.

Tata Consumer Products

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

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

Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam

Market Cap: ₫301.4t

Provides various banking products and services in Vietnam and internationally.

GAIL (India)

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

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

Konfoong Materials International

Market Cap: CN¥77.3b

Konfoong Materials International Co., Ltd.

Taiwan Mobile

Market Cap: NT$360.6b

Provides telecommunications, broadband, retail, digital, and financial services in Taiwan and internationally.

Guangxi Guiguan Electric PowerCo.Ltd

Market Cap: CN¥77.2b

Engages in the generation and sale of electricity in China.

Indus Towers

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

A telecom infrastructure company, engages in the operation and maintenance of wireless communication towers and related infrastructures for various telecom service providers in India, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.

ROHM

Market Cap: JP¥1.8t

Manufactures and sells electronic components worldwide.

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services

Market Cap: ₪33.4b

Offers insurance and financial services in Israel, Europe, and internationally.

iA Financial

Market Cap: CA$15.7b

Provides insurance and wealth management services for individual and group basis in Canada and the United States.

Discovery

Market Cap: R185.2b

Provides various insurance products and services primarily in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Maxone Semiconductor (Suzhou)

Market Cap: CN¥75.9b

Engages in the research, development, design, and manufacturing of semiconductor test solution products.

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank

Market Cap: HK$87.7b

Provides banking and related financial services in the People’s Republic of China.

Sichuan Chuantou EnergyLtd

Market Cap: CN¥75.6b

Engages in the clean energy business in China.

Centrica

Market Cap: UK£8.3b

Operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally.

Quebecor

Market Cap: CA$15.5b

Engages in the telecommunications, media, and sports and entertainment businesses in Canada.

Arab National Bank

Market Cap: ر.س41.4b

Provides various banking products and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Other GCC and the Middle East, Europe, North America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and internationally.

American Financial Group

Market Cap: US$11.0b

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

Marico

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Manufactures and sells branded consumer products in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and internationally.

Skyverse Technology

Market Cap: CN¥74.5b

Manufactures and sells quality control equipment to enterprises involved in the front-end integrated circuit processes and packaging in China and internationally.

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology

Market Cap: CN¥74.4b

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.

Globus Medical

Market Cap: US$11.0b

Develops and commercializes healthcare solutions for patients with musculoskeletal disorders in the United States and internationally.