Romanian Healthcare Defensive Blue Chips

ResMed

Market Cap: US$36.7b

Develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets medical devices and cloud-based software applications to diagnose, treat, and manage respiratory disorders in the United States and internationally.

Hang Seng Bank

Market Cap: HK$284.5b

Provides various banking and related financial services to individual, corporate, commercial, and small and medium sized enterprise customers in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and internationally.

Alcon

Market Cap: CHF 29.4b

Researches, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells eye care products worldwide.

RWE

Market Cap: €31.3b

Generates and supplies electricity from renewable and conventional sources in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally.

Hartford Insurance Group

Market Cap: US$36.1b

Provides insurance and financial services to individual and business customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Prudential

Market Cap: UK£27.4b

Through its subsidiaries, provides life and health insurance, and asset management solutions to individuals in Asia and Africa.

Sysco

Market Cap: US$36.0b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally.

Hannover Rück

Market Cap: €31.0b

Provides reinsurance products and services in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Europe, the United States, Asia, Australia, Africa, and internationally.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli

Market Cap: CHF 28.7b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of chocolate products worldwide.

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics

Market Cap: CN¥253.2b

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.

Consolidated Edison

Market Cap: US$35.6b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated electric, gas, and steam delivery businesses in the United States.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)

Market Cap: Rp591.8t

Provides various banking products and services in Indonesia and internationally.

Intact Financial

Market Cap: CA$49.8b

Through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Disco

Market Cap: JP¥5.4t

Manufactures and sells precision cutting, grinding, and polishing machines in Japan and internationally.

Hershey

Market Cap: US$34.6b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally.

Swedbank

Market Cap: SEK 329.2b

Provides various banking products and services to private and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the United States, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, and China.

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine FactoryLtd

Market Cap: CN¥242.8b

Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co.,Ltd.

Fairfax Financial Holdings

Market Cap: CA$47.1b

Through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally.

Chunghwa Telecom

Market Cap: NT$1.0t

Operates as an integrated telecommunications service provider in Taiwan and internationally.

GE HealthCare Technologies

Market Cap: US$33.3b

Engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of products, services, and complementary digital solutions used in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Imperial Brands

Market Cap: UK£25.3b

Manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Asia, Australasia, and internationally.

CEZ a. s

Market Cap: Kč697.9b

Engages in the generation, distribution, trade, and sale of electricity and heat in Western, Central, and Southeastern Europe.

NRG Energy

Market Cap: US$33.1b

Operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada.

Sun Life Financial

Market Cap: CA$45.8b

A financial services company, provides asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Bermuda.

Adani Power

Market Cap: ₹2.9t

Engages in the generation, transmission, and sale of electricity under long term power purchase agreements (PPAs), supplemental PPAs, medium and short term PPAs, and on merchant basis in India.

Talanx

Market Cap: €28.1b

Provides insurance and reinsurance products and services worldwide.

Arch Capital Group

Market Cap: US$32.3b

Provides insurance, reinsurance, and mortgage insurance products in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia.

Invest bank P.S.C

Market Cap: د.إ118.4b

A commercial bank, provides a range of financial products and services to corporate and retail customers in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.

ASE Technology Holding

Market Cap: NT$993.8b

Provides semiconductor manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, rest of Asia, Europe, and internationally.

KB Financial Group

Market Cap: ₩46.6t

Provides various banking and related financial services to consumers and corporations in South Korea, the United States, New Zealand, China, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and internationally.

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥4.9t

An insurance holding company, engages in the provision of insurance and financial services worldwide.

Ping An Bank

Market Cap: CN¥225.7b

Provides commercial banking products and services for individual and corporate customers, government agencies, institutions, and other small businesses in China and internationally.

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food

Market Cap: CN¥223.2b

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.

Seven & i Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥4.8t

Operates convenience stores, superstores, and department stores in Japan, North America, and internationally.

Willis Towers Watson

Market Cap: US$31.2b

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

Federal Home Loan Mortgage

Market Cap: US$31.2b

Operates in the secondary mortgage market in the United States.