Sri Lankan Telecom Defensive Blue Chips

Bank Central Asia

Market Cap: Rp774.1t

Provides commercial banking and other financial services.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Market Cap: €37.7b

Produces, distributes, and sells a range of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages.

Danske Bank

Market Cap: DKK 281.1b

Provides various banking products and services to corporate, institutional, and international clients.

Sun Life Financial

Market Cap: CA$61.0b

A financial services company, provides asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bermuda.

IDEXX Laboratories

Market Cap: US$43.1b

Develops, manufactures, and distributes products for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing industries in the United States and internationally.

PICC Property and Casualty

Market Cap: HK$334.8b

Engages in property and casualty insurance business in People’s Republic of China.

Kotak Mahindra Bank

Market Cap: ₹4.0t

Provides a range of banking and financial services to corporate and individual customers in India.

Keurig Dr Pepper

Market Cap: US$42.0b

Owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally.

Swedbank

Market Cap: SEK 396.3b

Provides banking products and services to private and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the United States, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, and China.

ACWA Power

Market Cap: ر.س154.3b

Engages in the investment, development, operation, and maintenance of power generation, water desalination, and green hydrogen production plants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥6.6t

An insurance holding company, engages in the provision of insurance and financial services worldwide.

People's Insurance Company (Group) of China

Market Cap: HK$318.7b

An investment holding company, offers insurance products and services in the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.

Daiichi Life Group

Market Cap: JP¥6.5t

Through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products in Japan, the United States, and internationally.

Swisscom

Market Cap: CHF 32.6b

Provides telecommunication services in Switzerland, Italy, and internationally.

China Pacific Insurance (Group)

Market Cap: CN¥273.4b

Provides insurance products to in the People’s Republic of China.

Hon. Precision

Market Cap: NT$1.3t

Engages in the manufacture and sale of machinery and related components, automatic control equipment engineering, and machinery installations in Taiwan.

American International Group

Market Cap: US$39.6b

Provides insurance products for commercial, institutional, and individual customers in North America and internationally.

Consolidated Edison

Market Cap: US$39.4b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States.

Power Corporation of Canada

Market Cap: CA$55.7b

An international management and holding company, provides financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken

Market Cap: SEK 376.9b

Provides corporate, retail, investment, and private banking services.

Telstra Group

Market Cap: AU$56.0b

Provides telecommunications and information services in Australia and internationally.

Becton Dickinson

Market Cap: US$39.0b

Develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide.

ITC

Market Cap: ₹3.7t

Engages in the fast-moving consumer goods, paperboards, paper and packaging, and agri businesses in India and internationally.

Fomento Económico Mexicano. de

Market Cap: Mex$671.6b

Through its subsidiaries, operates as a franchise bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages worldwide.

OTP Bank Nyrt

Market Cap: Ft11.9t

Provides various commercial banking services.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena

Market Cap: €33.4b

Provides various banking products and services in Italy and internationally.

Vulcan Materials

Market Cap: US$38.3b

Produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (PJSC)

Market Cap: د.إ140.5b

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity for residential, commercial, industrial, and government customers primarily in Dubai.

Japan Post Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥6.1t

Provides postal, banking, and insurance services in Japan.

Kroger

Market Cap: US$37.9b

Operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States.

Sysco

Market Cap: US$37.8b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally.

Heidelberg Materials

Market Cap: €32.9b

Produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt worldwide.

Tesco

Market Cap: UK£28.4b

Operates as a grocery retailer in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

Rocket Companies

Market Cap: US$37.4b

A fintech company, engages in the mortgage, real estate, and personal finance businesses in the United States and Canada.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Market Cap: CA$52.2b

Through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in Canada, the United States, the Middle East and Asia, and internationally.

SSE

Market Cap: UK£27.9b

Engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity.