Malaysian Tech Defensive Blue Chips

CaixaBank

Market Cap: €63.4b

Provides various banking products and financial services in Spain and internationally.

Nu Holdings

Market Cap: US$73.4b

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

U.S. Bancorp

Market Cap: US$72.3b

A financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and other financial institutions in the United States.

PNC Financial Services Group

Market Cap: US$71.5b

Operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States.

Vistra

Market Cap: US$71.4b

Operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States.

ANZ Group Holdings

Market Cap: AU$109.6b

Provides various banking and financial products and services to retail, individuals and business customers in Australia and internationally.

Barclays

Market Cap: UK£52.8b

Provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

MediaTek

Market Cap: NT$2.1t

Engages in the research, development, production, manufacture, and marketing of multimedia integrated circuits (ICs) in Taiwan, rest of Asia, and internationally.

ING Groep

Market Cap: €59.0b

Provides various banking products and services in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally.

SoftBank

Market Cap: JP¥10.3t

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

América Móvil. de

Market Cap: Mex$1.2t

Provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally.

Monster Beverage

Market Cap: US$67.0b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in development, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally.

Wuliangye YibinLtd

Market Cap: CN¥476.4b

Manufactures and sells liquor and wine products under the Wuliangye brand in China.

Lloyds Banking Group

Market Cap: UK£49.6b

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

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Market Cap: ₹5.7t

Provides life insurance products in India, Fiji, Mauritius, and the United Kingdom.

China CITIC Bank

Market Cap: CN¥457.1b

Provides various banking products and services in the People’s Republic of China and internationally.

Cencora

Market Cap: US$62.0b

Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally.

Siemens Healthineers

Market Cap: €53.0b

Through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells a range of diagnostic and therapeutic products and services to healthcare providers worldwide.

Saudi National Bank

Market Cap: ر.س229.7b

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

Industrial Bank

Market Cap: CN¥432.8b

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

Travelers Companies

Market Cap: US$60.7b

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 and internationally.

Crédit Agricole

Market Cap: €51.5b

Provides retail, corporate, insurance, and investment banking products and services in France and internationally.

Saudi Telecom

Market Cap: ر.س224.4b

Provides telecommunications, information, media, and digital payment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

KDDI

Market Cap: JP¥8.9t

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

NatWest Group

Market Cap: UK£44.0b

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

Nordea Bank Abp

Market Cap: €50.3b

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

Aflac

Market Cap: US$58.7b

Through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental health and life insurance products.

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

Market Cap: CN¥417.6b

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd.

Oversea-Chinese Banking

Market Cap: S$75.5b

Provides financial services in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greater China, rest of the Asia Pacific, and internationally.

Japan Tobacco

Market Cap: JP¥8.8t

A tobacco company, manufactures and sells tobacco products, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods in Japan and internationally.

Assicurazioni Generali

Market Cap: €49.5b

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

ITC

Market Cap: ₹5.1t

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

Danone

Market Cap: €49.3b

Operates in the food and beverage industry in Europe, Ukraine, North America, China, North Asia, the Oceania, Latin America, rest of Asia, Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Wal-Mart de México. de

Market Cap: Mex$1.1t

Owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America.

Federal National Mortgage Association

Market Cap: US$57.3b

Provides financing solutions for residential mortgages in the United States.

Engie

Market Cap: €47.8b

Operates as an energy company, engages in the renewables and decentralized, low-carbon energy networks, and energy services businesses in France, Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, South America, Africa, and internationally.