Romanian Transportation Defensive Blue Chips

Kroger

Market Cap: US$36.3b

Operates as a food and drug retailer in the United States.

Arch Capital Group

Market Cap: US$36.2b

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

Credo Technology Group Holding

Market Cap: US$35.9b

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.

SJ Semiconductor

Market Cap: CN¥239.7b

Operates as an integrated circuit wafer-level advanced packaging and testing company in China and internationally.

Hannover Rück

Market Cap: €30.9b

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

Renesas Electronics

Market Cap: JP¥5.8t

Engages in the design, research, development, manufacturing, sale, and service of semiconductors in Japan, China, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

Market Cap: €30.7b

Operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the Netherlands, the United States, and internationally.

Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor

Market Cap: HK$275.5b

An investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and sale of semiconductor products in China, North America, Asia, and Europe.

Federal National Mortgage Association

Market Cap: US$35.1b

Provides financing solutions for residential mortgages in the United States.

Martin Marietta Materials

Market Cap: US$35.0b

A natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally.

Huntington Bancshares

Market Cap: US$35.0b

Operates as the bank holding company for The Huntington National Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services.

ABN AMRO Bank

Market Cap: €30.2b

Provides various banking products and financial services to retail, private, and corporate banking clients in the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally.

CEZ a. s

Market Cap: Kč724.2b

Engages in the generation, distribution, trade, and sale of electricity, heat, thermal energy and other commodities in Central Europe.

Alcon

Market Cap: CHF 27.9b

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

Disco

Market Cap: JP¥5.6t

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

Talanx

Market Cap: €29.7b

Provides insurance and reinsurance products and services worldwide.

Heidelberg Materials

Market Cap: €29.6b

Produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt worldwide.

Nanya Technology

Market Cap: NT$1.1t

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

Chunghwa Telecom

Market Cap: NT$1.1t

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

Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M

Market Cap: ₪102.0b

Provides banking and financial services for households, small and medium enterprises, and corporations in Israel, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Samsung Life Insurance

Market Cap: ₩47.4t

Engages in the life insurance business to corporate and individual customers in South Korea and internationally.

Advanced Info Service

Market Cap: ฿1.1t

Operates as a telecommunications company primarily in Thailand.

Veeva Systems

Market Cap: US$32.7b

Provides cloud-based software for the life sciences industry in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.

BPER Banca

Market Cap: €28.4b

Engages in the provision of banking products and services for individuals, and businesses and professionals in Italy and internationally.

Shinhan Financial Group

Market Cap: ₩46.7t

Provides financial products and services in South Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

Ping An Bank

Market Cap: CN¥218.9b

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

Kraft Heinz

Market Cap: US$32.4b

Manufactures and markets food and beverage products in North America and internationally.

Swiss Life Holding

Market Cap: CHF 26.4b

Provides life, pensions, and financial solutions for private and corporate clients.

Muyuan Foods Group

Market Cap: CN¥218.3b

Operates as a pork company in the hog farming industry in China.

Malayan Banking Berhad

Market Cap: RM 131.4b

Provides commercial banking and related financial products and services.

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food

Market Cap: CN¥217.1b

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company Ltd.

Capitec Bank Holdings

Market Cap: R533.2b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in South Africa.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ117.2b

Provides banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.

Seven & i Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥5.2t

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

Casey's General Stores

Market Cap: US$31.7b

Operates convenience stores under the Casey's and Casey’s General Store names in the United States.

Centene

Market Cap: US$31.6b

Operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States.