Taiwanese Defensive Blue Chips

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Market Cap: NT$49.7t

Manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally.

MediaTek

Market Cap: NT$3.0t

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

ASE Technology Holding

Market Cap: NT$1.5t

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

Fubon Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$1.3t

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

Cathay Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$1.2t

Through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in Taiwan, rest of Asia, and internationally.

Chunghwa Telecom

Market Cap: NT$1.0t

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

Nanya Technology

Market Cap: NT$861.4b

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

United Microelectronics

Market Cap: NT$790.5b

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

Hon. Precision

Market Cap: NT$781.8b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of machinery and related components, automatic control equipment engineering, and machinery installations in Taiwan.

TS Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$596.8b

Provides various financial products and services.

Mega Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$594.1b

Provides various financial services in Taiwan.

E.SUN Financial Holding Company

Market Cap: NT$552.3b

Offers various financial banking products and services in Taiwan.

Hua Nan Financial Holdings

Market Cap: NT$481.5b

Provides financial services in Taiwan and internationally.

Winbond Electronics

Market Cap: NT$474.8b

Engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of very large scale integration integrated circuits (ICs) for various microelectronic applications in Asia, the Americas, Europe, and internationally.

Jentech Precision Industrial

Market Cap: NT$458.1b

Manufactures, processes, and trades in precision tooling, and electronic parts and components in Taiwan and China.

First Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$423.5b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in Taiwan, Asia, America, Europe, Oceania, and internationally.

Uni-President Enterprises

Market Cap: NT$417.1b

Produces and sells food products in Taiwan and internationally.

SinoPac Financial Holdings

Market Cap: NT$407.9b

Through its subsidiaries, provides banking, securities, investment, leasing, and venture capital services worldwide.

Phison Electronics

Market Cap: NT$386.0b

Designs, manufactures, and sells flash memory controllers and peripheral system applications in Asia, the United States, Europe, Australia, and internationally.

King Yuan Electronics

Market Cap: NT$383.3b

Engages in the designing, manufacturing, selling, testing, and assembly service of integrated circuits.

Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$374.8b

Provides commercial banking, insurance, securities, bills finance, venture capital, asset management, and investment trust services in Taiwan.

ASPEED Technology

Market Cap: NT$367.6b

Operates as a fabless integrated circuit (IC) design company in Taiwan, China, the United States, and internationally.

Global Unichip

Market Cap: NT$331.7b

Engages in the research and development, production, testing, and sale of embedded memory and logic components, analog components, cell libraries, and EDA tools for various IC applications.

Far EasTone Telecommunications

Market Cap: NT$331.4b

Engages in the provision of telecommunications and digital application services in Taiwan.

KGI Financial Holding

Market Cap: NT$326.8b

Engages in the commercial banking, securities, venture capital, and insurance businesses in Taiwan and internationally.

Taiwan Mobile

Market Cap: NT$322.1b

Provides wireless communication services in Taiwan, the Republic of China, and internationally.