Maltese Materials Defensive Blue Chips

Telefónica

Market Cap: €21.0b

Provides telecommunications services in Europe and Latin America.

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group

Market Cap: ر.س91.6b

Provides private health and ancillary services.

Astera Labs

Market Cap: US$24.4b

Designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure.

Banco do Brasil

Market Cap: R$128.4b

Provides banking products and services for individuals, companies, and public sectors in Brazil and internationally.

Ajinomoto

Market Cap: JP¥3.7t

Engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally.

Pernod Ricard

Market Cap: €20.6b

Produces and sells wines and spirits worldwide.

China United Network Communications

Market Cap: CN¥169.5b

Provides telecommunication services in the People’s Republic of China.

BPER Banca

Market Cap: €20.3b

Provides banking products and services for individuals, and businesses and professionals in Italy and internationally.

Insulet

Market Cap: US$23.4b

Develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes in the United States and internationally.

Resona Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥3.6t

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

LONGi Green Energy Technology

Market Cap: CN¥165.4b

Manufactures and sells photovoltaic products in China, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the United States.

DexCom

Market Cap: US$23.3b

A medical device company, focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems in the United States and internationally.

BNP Paribas Fortis

Market Cap: €20.0b

Provides various financial services in Belgium, Turkey, Luxembourg, and internationally.

Dollar General

Market Cap: US$22.9b

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

Banco BPM

Market Cap: €19.6b

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

BT Group

Market Cap: UK£17.3b

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

Renesas Electronics

Market Cap: JP¥3.5t

Researches, develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and services semiconductors in Japan, China, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally.

Terumo

Market Cap: JP¥3.5t

Engages in the manufacture and sale of medical products and equipment in Japan, Europe, China, the United States, Asia, and internationally.

SBI Life Insurance

Market Cap: ₹2.0t

Operates as a private life insurance company in India.

Constellation Brands

Market Cap: US$22.6b

Produces, imports, markets, and sells beer, wine, and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy.

AST SpaceMobile

Market Cap: US$22.5b

Designs and develops the constellation of BlueBird satellites in the United States.

First Citizens BancShares

Market Cap: US$22.5b

Operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and professionals in the United States and internationally.

Woolworths Group

Market Cap: AU$34.5b

Operates retail stores in Australia and New Zealand.

CLP Holdings

Market Cap: HK$173.8b

An investment holding company, engages in the generation, retail, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia.

Citizens Financial Group

Market Cap: US$22.2b

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.

Labcorp Holdings

Market Cap: US$22.2b

Provides laboratory services.

Snam

Market Cap: €19.1b

Engages in the operation of natural gas transport and storage infrastructure.

Sigma Healthcare

Market Cap: AU$33.9b

Operates as a retail pharmacy franchisor and pharmaceutical wholesale and distributor to community pharmacies primarily in Australia.

Regions Financial

Market Cap: US$21.9b

A financial holding company, provides various banking and related products and services to individual and corporate customers.

Loews

Market Cap: US$21.6b

Through its subsidiaries, provides commercial property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally.

Telefônica Brasil

Market Cap: R$112.8b

Operates as a mobile telecommunications company in Brazil.

AIB Group

Market Cap: €18.3b

Provides banking and financial products and services to retail, business, and corporate customers in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia

Market Cap: Rp351.7t

Provides information and communications technology, and telecommunications network services worldwide.

STMicroelectronics

Market Cap: €18.1b

Designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.

Terna

Market Cap: €18.0b

Provides electricity transmission and dispatching services in Italy, other Euro-area countries, and internationally.

Quest Diagnostics

Market Cap: US$20.9b

Provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States and internationally.