Maltese Utilities Defensive Blue Chips

KeyCorp

Market Cap: US$24.8b

Operates as the holding company for KeyBank National Association that provides various retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States.

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics

Market Cap: CN¥168.6b

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.

Banco de Crédito del Perú

Market Cap: S/84.0b

Provides banking products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), and companies in Peru, Panama, and the United States.

American Water Works Company

Market Cap: US$24.7b

Through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States.

BNP Paribas Fortis

Market Cap: €21.5b

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

Constellation Brands

Market Cap: US$24.6b

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

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)

Market Cap: Rp438.2t

Provides various banking products and services in Indonesia and internationally.

MTN Group

Market Cap: R403.3b

Provides mobile telecommunications services in South Africa, Nigeria, South and East Africa, West and Central Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa.

Willis Towers Watson

Market Cap: US$24.3b

Operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide.

Principal Financial Group

Market Cap: US$24.3b

Provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide.

First Citizens BancShares

Market Cap: US$24.2b

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.

National Bank of KuwaitK.P

Market Cap: د.ك7.5b

Provides financial and investment services and solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients in Kuwait, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor

Market Cap: HK$187.1b

Shanghai Iluvatar CoreX Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Markel Group

Market Cap: US$23.7b

Engages in the insurance business in the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Germany, rest of the European Union, Canada, and the Asia Pacific.

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario

Market Cap: €20.9b

Provides various banking products and services in Italy, Other European countries, the United States, Asia, and internationally.

CLP Holdings

Market Cap: HK$185.4b

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

Telefónica

Market Cap: €20.8b

Provides telecommunications services in Spain, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Snam

Market Cap: €20.8b

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

Terna

Market Cap: €20.3b

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

Loews

Market Cap: US$22.8b

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

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group

Market Cap: CN¥154.7b

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd.

Public Bank Berhad

Market Cap: RM 94.1b

Provides banking products and services.

JCET Group

Market Cap: CN¥154.1b

Provides integrated-circuit back-end and technology services in China, South Korea, the United States, and internationally.

NN Group

Market Cap: €19.9b

A financial services company, provides life and non-life insurance products in the Netherlands and internationally.

Coca-Cola FEMSA. de

Market Cap: US$22.5b

A franchise bottler, produces, markets, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola trademarked beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

Coca-Cola HBC

Market Cap: UK£17.0b

Engages in the production, sale, and distribution of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages under franchise in Switzerland, West Coast of Ireland, Central and Eastern Europe, Nigeria, and internationally.

Aeon

Market Cap: JP¥3.6t

Operates in the retail industry in Japan, China, ASEAN countries, and internationally.

Riyad Bank

Market Cap: ر.س83.5b

Provides banking and investment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Coles Group

Market Cap: AU$31.9b

Operates as a retailer in Australia.

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai)

Market Cap: CN¥149.9b

Provides platform-based custom silicon and semiconductor IP licensing services in China and internationally.

ASPEED Technology

Market Cap: NT$699.5b

Operates as a fabless integrated circuit (IC) design company in Taiwan, China, the United States, and internationally.

Banco do Brasil

Market Cap: R$113.4b

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

Quest Diagnostics

Market Cap: US$21.8b

Provides diagnostic testing and services in the United States.

Dollar Tree

Market Cap: US$21.8b

Operates retail discount stores under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands in the United States and Canada.

Sigma Healthcare

Market Cap: AU$31.5b

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

China Minsheng Banking

Market Cap: CN¥147.8b

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