South African Banks Defensive Blue Chips

Bharti Hexacom

Market Cap: ₹929.8b

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

Bank of the Philippine Islands

Market Cap: ₱603.9b

Provides various financial products and services to retail and corporate clients in the Philippines.

Bank Albilad

Market Cap: ر.س39.8b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Redeia Corporación

Market Cap: €9.0b

Engages in the electricity transmission, and system operation and management of the transmission network for the electricity system in Spain and internationally.

Chubu Electric Power Company

Market Cap: JP¥1.6t

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

Japan Post Insurance

Market Cap: JP¥1.6t

Provides life insurance products and services in Japan.

Centrica

Market Cap: UK£7.8b

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

Sichuan Chuantou EnergyLtd

Market Cap: CN¥75.6b

Engages in the clean energy business in China.

BAWAG Group

Market Cap: €9.0b

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

Vietnam Technological and Commercial Bank

Market Cap: ₫275.5t

Provides personal and corporate banking products and services in Vietnam and internationally.

Waaree Energies

Market Cap: ₹916.0b

Manufactures and exports solar photovoltaic modules for residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.

Piraeus Financial Holdings

Market Cap: €8.9b

Provides banking products and services in Greece and internationally.

Bank of Chengdu

Market Cap: CN¥74.9b

Provides various commercial banking products and services in China.

Türkiye Is Bankasi

Market Cap: ₺427.9b

Provides various banking products and services in Turkey.

InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding

Market Cap: HK$81.6b

InnoScience (Suzhou) Technology Holding Co., Ltd.

Vietnam Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade

Market Cap: ₫273.3t

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

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Market Cap: ₹905.7b

Provides life insurance, annuity, pension, and health insurance products to individuals and groups in India.

Indian Bank

Market Cap: ₹902.8b

Provides various banking products and services.

KT&G

Market Cap: ₩14.3t

Engages in the production, distribution, and sale of tobacco products in South Korea, Europe, and internationally.

Krung Thai Bank

Market Cap: ฿335.4b

Engages in commercial banking business in Thailand and internationally.

M3

Market Cap: JP¥1.5t

Provides medical-related services primarily to physicians and other healthcare professionals through the Internet.

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Market Cap: CHF 8.2b

Engages in the provision of various financial services in Vaud Canton and rest of Switzerland, the European Union, North America, and internationally.

Coca-Cola Consolidated

Market Cap: US$10.3b

Manufactures, markets, and distributes nonalcoholic beverages primarily products of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States.

Celcomdigi Berhad

Market Cap: RM 43.4b

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

Molson Coors Beverage

Market Cap: US$10.2b

Manufactures, markets, and sells beer and other malt beverage products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services

Market Cap: ฿333.7b

Operates hospitals in Thailand and internationally.

SinoPac Financial Holdings

Market Cap: NT$312.4b

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

Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero)

Market Cap: Rp167.3t

Provides various banking products and services in Indonesia, rest of Asia, New York, and Europe.

Align Technology

Market Cap: US$10.2b

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

Smithfield Foods

Market Cap: US$10.1b

Produces packaged meats and fresh pork in the United States and internationally.

TIM

Market Cap: R$54.8b

A telecommunications company, provides mobile, fixed, long-distance, data transmission, and broadband services in Brazil.

Saputo

Market Cap: CA$14.0b

Produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Australia, Argentina, and the United Kingdom.

Far EasTone Telecommunications

Market Cap: NT$307.6b

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

iA Financial

Market Cap: CA$13.9b

Provides insurance and wealth management services for individual and group basis in Canada and the United States.

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.