Filipino Automobiles Defensive Blue Chips

CRH

Market Cap: US$63.9b

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

Arthur J. Gallagher

Market Cap: US$63.6b

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

China CITIC Bank

Market Cap: CN¥414.4b

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

MetLife

Market Cap: US$61.4b

A financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide.

Aflac

Market Cap: US$60.7b

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

Nongfu Spring

Market Cap: HK$474.2b

Produces and sells packaged drinking water and beverage products primarily in Mainland China.

First Abu Dhabi Bank P.J.S.C

Market Cap: د.إ221.0b

Provides various banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, Arab countries, the Americas, Asia, and internationally.

KBC Group

Market Cap: €51.9b

Provides banking, insurance, and asset management services in Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia.

Cerebras Systems

Market Cap: US$59.9b

Operates as an artificial intelligence infrastructure company.

Alimentation Couche-Tard

Market Cap: CA$83.0b

Operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Cencora

Market Cap: US$59.6b

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

Great-West Lifeco

Market Cap: CA$82.2b

Engages in the life and health insurance, retirement savings, wealth and asset management, and reinsurance businesses in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

NXP Semiconductors

Market Cap: US$58.7b

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

Saudi Telecom

Market Cap: ر.س217.8b

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

Fubon Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$1.8t

Provides various financial products and services in Taiwan, Asia, and internationally.

Singapore Telecommunications

Market Cap: S$72.5b

Provides telecommunication services in Singapore, Australia, and internationally.

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment China

Market Cap: CN¥381.5b

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc.

Sempra

Market Cap: US$56.2b

Engages in the regulated utilities business in the United States and Mexico.

Industrial Bank

Market Cap: CN¥377.8b

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

Nanya Technology

Market Cap: NT$1.8t

Research, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products in Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, China, the United States, Thailand, Germany, Singapore, Poland and internationally.

Astera Labs

Market Cap: US$55.5b

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

HOYA

Market Cap: JP¥8.8t

A med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products in the Japan, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally.

Erste Group Bank

Market Cap: €47.5b

Provides a range of banking and other financial services to retail, corporate, and public sector customers.

Cardinal Health

Market Cap: US$54.8b

Operates as a healthcare services and products company in the United States and internationally.

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ201.2b

Engages in the provision of corporate, institutional, retail, treasury, and Islamic banking services.

Life Insurance Corporation of India

Market Cap: ₹5.2t

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

United Overseas Bank

Market Cap: S$67.4b

Provides banking products and services worldwide.

Credo Technology Group Holding

Market Cap: US$52.7b

Provides various high-speed connectivity solutions for optical and electrical Ethernet and PCIe applications in the United States, Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other international markets.

E.ON

Market Cap: €45.4b

Operates as an energy company in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Edwards Lifesciences

Market Cap: US$52.3b

Provides products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular diseases in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally.

Fifth Third Bancorp

Market Cap: US$52.2b

Operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that provides a range of financial products and services in the United States.

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ191.3b

Provides telecommunications services, media, and related equipment in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.

Diageo

Market Cap: UK£37.9b

Engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of alcoholic beverages in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and Africa.

ASM International

Market Cap: €44.2b

Engages in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Swiss Re

Market Cap: CHF 41.3b

Provides reinsurance, insurance, other insurance-based forms of risk transfer, and other insurance-related services worldwide.

STMicroelectronics

Market Cap: €43.8b

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