Vietnamese Consumer Retailing Defensive Blue Chips

Assurant

Market Cap: US$10.7b

Provides protection services to connected devices, homes, and automobiles in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.

Chubu Electric Power Company

Market Cap: JP¥1.6t

Engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail of electricity in Japan and internationally.

Centrica

Market Cap: UK£8.2b

Operates as an integrated energy company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, North America, and internationally.

Industrial Bank of Korea

Market Cap: ₩15.4t

Operates as a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financing bank in Korea and internationally.

Ensign Group

Market Cap: US$10.6b

Provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services.

Bharti Hexacom

Market Cap: ₹936.5b

Provides mobile services, fixed-line telephone, and broadband services to end consumers under the Airtel brand in India.

Marico

Market Cap: ₹931.2b

Manufactures and sells branded consumer products in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and internationally.

Globe Life

Market Cap: US$10.5b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various life and supplemental health insurance products, and annuities to lower middle- and middle-income families in the United States.

Vietnam Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade

Market Cap: ₫275.5t

Provides various banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and organizations in Vietnam and internationally.

T&D Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥1.6t

Through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in Japan.

Anhui Gujing Distillery

Market Cap: CN¥73.9b

Engages in the production and sale of distilled wine in the People’s Republic of China and internationally.

Phoenix Financial

Market Cap: ₪33.9b

Provides multi-line insurance products in Israel.

Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam

Market Cap: ₫271.4t

Provides various banking products and services for individuals, corporate customers, and financial institutions in Vietnam.

Nova

Market Cap: US$10.3b

Engages in the design, development, production, and sale of process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally.

Bajaj Housing Finance

Market Cap: ₹912.7b

Provides housing finance services in India.

Carrefour

Market Cap: €9.0b

Operates as a food retailer in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Brazil, Argentina, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Celcomdigi Berhad

Market Cap: RM 43.2b

An investment holding company, provides mobile communication services and related products in Malaysia.

Sichuan Chuantou EnergyLtd

Market Cap: CN¥73.1b

Engages in the clean energy business in China.

Hong Leong Bank Berhad

Market Cap: RM 43.0b

Operates as a financial services company in Malaysia and internationally.

Boubyan Bank K.S.C.P

Market Cap: د.ك3.1b

Provides various banking products and services in Kuwait, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Bank of Chengdu

Market Cap: CN¥72.3b

Provides various commercial banking products and services in China.

Grupo Financiero Galicia

Market Cap: AR$14.8t

A financial service holding company, provides various financial products and services to individuals and companies in Argentina.

Rockchip Electronics

Market Cap: CN¥72.1b

Operates as a fabless IC design company in China.

Marks and Spencer Group

Market Cap: UK£7.8b

Operates various retail stores.

Hims & Hers Health

Market Cap: US$10.1b

Operates a telehealth platform that connects consumers to licensed healthcare professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

BAWAG Group

Market Cap: €8.8b

Operates as a holding company for BAWAG P.S.K.

Enel Américas

Market Cap: CL$9.5t

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in Brazil, Colombia, Central America, Argentina, and Peru.

Align Technology

Market Cap: US$10.0b

Provides Invisalign clear aligners, Vivera retainers, and iTero intraoral scanners and services in the United States, Switzerland, and internationally.

Smoore International Holdings

Market Cap: HK$78.0b

An investment holding company, engages in the provision of vaping technology solutions.

Orkla

Market Cap: NOK 102.3b

Operates as an industrial investment company within brands and consumer-oriented businesses in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Baltics, rest of Europe, and internationally.