South Korean Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Defensive Blue Chips

Encompass Health

Market Cap: US$12.5b

Provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Elia Group

Market Cap: €10.6b

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

GD Power DevelopmentLtd

Market Cap: CN¥88.8b

Operates as a power generation company in China.

CNA Financial

Market Cap: US$12.4b

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

Aegon

Market Cap: €10.6b

Provides insurance, pensions, retirement, and asset management services in the Americas, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Adani Energy Solutions

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Generates, transmits, and distributes power in India.

BE Semiconductor Industries

Market Cap: €10.5b

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

Cochlear

Market Cap: AU$18.5b

Provides implantable hearing solutions for children and adults worldwide.

Lasertec

Market Cap: JP¥1.8t

Engages in the designing, manufacturing, and sale of inspection and measurement equipment in Japan and internationally.

American Financial Group

Market Cap: US$12.2b

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

Banque Saudi Fransi

Market Cap: ر.س45.6b

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

Telecom Italia

Market Cap: €10.3b

Engages in the fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Italy and internationally.

Kasikornbank

Market Cap: ฿392.1b

Provides commercial banking products and services in Thailand and internationally.

Israel Discount Bank

Market Cap: ₪40.1b

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

Tokyo GasLtd

Market Cap: JP¥1.8t

Engages in the production, supply, and sale of city gas and LNG in Japan.

RenaissanceRe Holdings

Market Cap: US$12.1b

Provides reinsurance and insurance products in the United States and internationally.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Provides healthcare services in India.

Henan Shuanghui Investment & DevelopmentLtd

Market Cap: CN¥85.7b

Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co.,Ltd.

BB Seguridade Participações

Market Cap: R$64.2b

Through its subsidiaries operates in the insurance, pension plans, and bonds, businesses in Brazil.

Baxter International

Market Cap: US$12.0b

Through its subsidiaries, provides a portfolio of healthcare products in the United States.

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings

Market Cap: US$12.0b

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

True Corporation

Market Cap: ฿387.0b

Provides telecommunications and value-added services in Thailand.

Airtel Africa

Market Cap: UK£8.8b

Provides telecommunications and mobile money services in Nigeria, East Africa, and Francophone Africa.

Shree Cement

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Engages in the manufacture and sale of cement and clinker in India and internationally.

Union Bank of India

Market Cap: ₹1.1t

Provides banking products and services in India.

Tele2

Market Cap: SEK 110.5b

Provides fixed and mobile connectivity and entertainment services in Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Dino Polska

Market Cap: zł42.5b

Operates a network of mid-sized grocery supermarkets under the Dino brand name in Poland.

Max Healthcare Institute

Market Cap: ₹1.0t

Provides medical and healthcare services in India.

Kirin Holdings Company

Market Cap: JP¥1.7t

Engages in food and beverages, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals, and health science businesses.

T&D Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥1.7t

Through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in Japan.

Indian Bank

Market Cap: ₹1.0t

Provides various banking products and services.

Bank Albilad

Market Cap: ر.س43.4b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ooredoo Q.P.S.C

Market Cap: ر.ق42.0b

Provides telecommunications services in Qatar, rest of the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa region.

Chandra Daya Investasi

Market Cap: Rp192.1t

Operates as an infrastructure investment holding company.

HKT Trust and HKT

Market Cap: HK$89.4b

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.

Rigetti Computing

Market Cap: US$11.5b

Through its subsidiaries, builds quantum computers and the superconducting quantum processors the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally.