Malaysian Materials Defensive Blue Chips

Postal Savings Bank of China

Market Cap: HK$661.9b

Provides various banking products and services for retail and corporate customers in the People’s Republic of China.

National Grid

Market Cap: UK£61.9b

Engages in the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas.

National Australia Bank

Market Cap: AU$118.1b

Provides financial services to individuals and businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, the United States, and internationally.

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ298.0b

Operates as an integrated utility company in the United Arab Emirates, North America, Europe, Africa, and internationally.

Bank of Communications

Market Cap: HK$632.4b

Provides commercial banking products and services in China and internationally.

América Móvil. de

Market Cap: Mex$1.4t

Provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally.

Engie

Market Cap: €67.4b

Engages in renewables and decentralized and low-carbon energy networks in France, Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, South America, Africa, and internationally.

Aon

Market Cap: US$76.3b

Operates as a professional services firm in the United States, rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, Ireland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

Cigna Group

Market Cap: US$76.1b

Provides insurance and related products and services in the United States.

ANZ Group Holdings

Market Cap: AU$106.2b

Engages in the provision of banking and financial products and services to retail and business customers in Australia and internationally.

Assicurazioni Generali

Market Cap: €64.2b

Provides various insurance solutions under the Generali brand in the Americas, Italy, rest of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Oceania.

Travelers Companies

Market Cap: US$72.8b

Through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

NatWest Group

Market Cap: UK£54.4b

Provides banking and financial products and services in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft in München

Market Cap: €63.1b

Engages in the insurance and reinsurance businesses worldwide.

CRH

Market Cap: US$71.9b

Provides building materials solutions in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally.

JAPAN POST BANK

Market Cap: JP¥11.5t

Provides financial products and services in Japan and internationally.

GigaDevice Semiconductor

Market Cap: CN¥478.7b

Engages in the research, development, technical support, and sale of memory, microcontrollers, sensors, and analog chips.

China Telecom

Market Cap: HK$547.3b

Provides mobile communications, wireline and satellite communications, internet access, cloud computing and computing power, AI, big data, quantum, ICT integration in the People’s Republic of China.

Astera Labs

Market Cap: US$69.7b

Designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductor-based connectivity solutions for cloud and AI infrastructure in Taiwan and the United States.

NXP Semiconductors

Market Cap: US$69.0b

Provides semiconductor products in the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Netherlands, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally.

Manulife Financial

Market Cap: CA$97.5b

Provides financial products and services in the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally.

United Microelectronics

Market Cap: NT$2.1t

Operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally.

Boston Scientific

Market Cap: US$67.1b

Develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.

Japan Tobacco

Market Cap: JP¥10.8t

A tobacco company, engages in the manufacture and sale of tobacco products in Japan and internationally.

Nu Holdings

Market Cap: US$66.2b

Provides digital banking platform in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Cayman Islands, and the United States.

Nordea Bank Abp

Market Cap: €57.7b

Offers banking products and services for individuals, families, and businesses in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and internationally.

Arthur J. Gallagher

Market Cap: US$64.9b

Provides insurance and reinsurance brokerage, consulting, and third-party property/casualty claims settlement and administration services to entities and individuals worldwide.

Société Générale Société anonyme

Market Cap: €56.5b

Provides banking and financial services to individuals, corporates, and institutional clients in Europe and internationally.

Allstate

Market Cap: US$64.4b

Provides property and casualty, and other insurance products in the United States and Canada.

KDDI

Market Cap: JP¥10.3t

Engages in the provision of mobile telecommunications services in Japan and internationally.

STMicroelectronics

Market Cap: €55.8b

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

Truist Financial

Market Cap: US$63.5b

A financial services company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.

Monolithic Power Systems

Market Cap: US$63.3b

Provides semiconductor-based power electronics solutions in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, Japan, and internationally.

SoftBank

Market Cap: JP¥10.0t

Provides mobile communications and fixed-line telecommunications and ISP services in Japan.

Standard Chartered

Market Cap: UK£46.1b

Provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.

Saudi National Bank

Market Cap: ر.س231.2b

Through its subsidiaries, provides banking and investment management services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.