South African Materials Defensive Blue Chips

CVS Health

Market Cap: US$114.2b

Provides health solutions in the United States.

Stryker

Market Cap: US$112.4b

Operates as a medical technology company in the United States and internationally.

Enel

Market Cap: €96.1b

Operates as an integrated operator in the electricity and gas industries worldwide.

AIA Group

Market Cap: HK$854.6b

Provides life insurance based financial services in Hong Kong.

Al Rajhi Banking and Investment

Market Cap: ر.س400.8b

Provides banking and investment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Zurich Insurance Group

Market Cap: CHF 82.7b

Provides insurance products and related services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International

Market Cap: HK$809.3b

An investment holding company, engages in the manufacture, testing, and sale of integrated circuits wafer and various compound semiconductors in the United States, China, and Eurasia.

China Yangtze Power

Market Cap: CN¥682.4b

Engages in hydropower generation business in China, Portugal, Peru, Brazil, and Pakistan.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Market Cap: CA$137.3b

A diversified financial institution, provides various financial products and services to personal, business, public sector, and institutional clients in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Bank of Nova Scotia

Market Cap: CA$136.9b

Provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally.

Constellation Energy

Market Cap: US$98.5b

Produces and sells energy products and services in the United States.

Hygon Information Technology

Market Cap: CN¥663.3b

Engages in the research and development of processors, accelerators, and other computing chip products and systems in China.

NFiniTi

Market Cap: US$95.5b

Operates as an alcoholic beverage company that specializes in producing ready-to-drink cocktails across the Western Hemisphere.

AXA

Market Cap: €81.8b

Through its subsidiaries, insurance, asset management, and banking services worldwide.

Medtronic

Market Cap: US$94.7b

Develops, manufactures, and sells device-based medical therapies to healthcare systems, physicians, clinicians, and patients in the United States, Ireland, and internationally.

CaixaBank

Market Cap: €81.4b

Provides various banking products and services for individuals and businesses in Spain, Portugal, and internationally.

State Bank of India

Market Cap: ₹9.0t

Provides banking products and services in India and internationally.

ICICI Bank

Market Cap: ₹8.9t

Engages in the provision of various banking and financial services to retail and corporate customers in India and internationally.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme

Market Cap: €78.7b

Designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, sunglasses, and instruments and equipment in North America, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific.

ING Groep

Market Cap: €76.7b

Provides various banking products and services in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Comcast

Market Cap: US$88.8b

Operates as a media and technology company worldwide.

PNC Financial Services Group

Market Cap: US$88.7b

Operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States.

McKesson

Market Cap: US$88.6b

Provides healthcare services in the United States and internationally.

Westpac Banking

Market Cap: AU$122.4b

Provides banking and other financial services in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Bank of Communications

Market Cap: HK$679.0b

Provides commercial banking products and services in China and internationally.

Postal Savings Bank of China

Market Cap: HK$678.6b

Provides various banking products and services for retail and corporate customers in the People’s Republic of China.

Monster Beverage

Market Cap: US$86.3b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in development, marketing, sale, and distribution of energy drink beverages and concentrates in the United States and internationally.

ASE Technology Holding

Market Cap: NT$2.7t

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

Oversea-Chinese Banking

Market Cap: S$110.1b

Provides financial services in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greater China, rest of the Asia Pacific, and internationally.

Barclays

Market Cap: UK£63.7b

Provides various financial services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

U.S. Bancorp

Market Cap: US$85.1b

A financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and other financial institutions in the United States.

Elevance Health

Market Cap: US$84.5b

Operates as a health benefits company in the United States.

CBZ Holdings

Market Cap: US$10.9b

Provides various banking and financial products and services to retail and corporate customers in Zimbabwe.

Tokio Marine Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥13.3t

Engages in the non-life and life insurance, and financial and general businesses in Japan and internationally.

National Australia Bank

Market Cap: AU$114.0b

Provides financial services to individuals and businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Asia, the United States, and internationally.

NXP Semiconductors

Market Cap: US$81.7b

Provides semiconductor products in the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Netherlands, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally.