South African Tech Defensive Blue Chips

Hygon Information Technology

Market Cap: CN¥487.8b

Engages in the research and development of computing chip products and systems in China.

Lloyds Banking Group

Market Cap: UK£53.4b

Provides a range of banking and financial products and services for retail and commercial customers in the United Kingdom.

Monster Beverage

Market Cap: US$70.2b

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

Barclays

Market Cap: UK£53.0b

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

Cigna Group

Market Cap: US$69.1b

Provides insurance and related products and services in the United States.

CRH

Market Cap: US$68.1b

Provides building materials solutions in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Nongfu Spring

Market Cap: HK$527.7b

Produces and sells packaged drinking water and beverage products primarily in Mainland China.

Aon

Market Cap: US$67.2b

Operates as a professional services firm in the United States, rest of the Americas, the United Kingdom, Ireland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.

Japan Tobacco

Market Cap: JP¥10.7t

A tobacco company, engages in the manufacture and sale of tobacco products in Japan and internationally.

Saudi National Bank

Market Cap: ر.س249.3b

Through its subsidiaries, provides banking and investment management services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Nu Holdings

Market Cap: US$66.0b

Provides digital banking platform in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, the Cayman Islands, and the United States.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International

Market Cap: HK$517.5b

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.

Kioxia Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥10.4t

Engages in the development, production and sale of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs) in Japan and internationally.

KDDI

Market Cap: JP¥10.4t

Engages in the provision of mobile telecommunications services in Japan and internationally.

China CITIC Bank

Market Cap: CN¥442.0b

Provides various banking products and services in the People’s Republic of China and internationally.

SoftBank

Market Cap: JP¥10.1t

Provides mobile communications and fixed-line telecommunications and ISP services in Japan.

Singapore Telecommunications

Market Cap: S$81.3b

Provides telecommunication services to consumers and small businesses in Singapore, Australia, and internationally.

Elevance Health

Market Cap: US$62.9b

Operates as a health benefits company in the United States.

Sempra

Market Cap: US$62.6b

Engages in the regulated utilities business in the United States and Mexico.

Travelers Companies

Market Cap: US$61.7b

Through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Cencora

Market Cap: US$60.8b

Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products in the United States and internationally.

Cambricon Technologies

Market Cap: CN¥414.5b

Engages in the research, development, design, and sale of core AI chips for terminal devices in China.

Assicurazioni Generali

Market Cap: €51.3b

Provides various insurance solutions under the Generali brand in the Americas, Italy, rest of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Oceania.

Wuliangye YibinLtd

Market Cap: CN¥400.9b

Manufactures and sells liquor and wine products and related auxiliary products under the Wuliangye brand in China.

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings)

Market Cap: HK$452.5b

An investment holding company, provides banking and related financial services to corporate and individual customers in Hong Kong, China, and internationally.

Industrial Bank

Market Cap: CN¥398.3b

Provides banking products and services in the People’s Republic of China.

NatWest Group

Market Cap: UK£43.5b

Provides banking and financial products and services in the United Kingdom and internationally.

E.ON

Market Cap: €49.6b

Operates as an energy company in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Nordea Bank Abp

Market Cap: €49.4b

Offers banking products and services for individuals, families, and businesses in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and internationally.

Saudi Telecom

Market Cap: ر.س212.5b

Provides telecommunications, information, media, and digital payment services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Manulife Financial

Market Cap: CA$78.4b

Provides financial products and services in the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally.

JAPAN POST BANK

Market Cap: JP¥9.0t

Provides financial products and services in Japan and internationally.

HOYA

Market Cap: JP¥8.9t

A med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products internationally.

Infineon Technologies

Market Cap: €48.4b

Develops, manufactures, and markets semiconductors and semiconductor-based solutions in Germany, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Asia-Pacific, Japan, the United States, and the Americas.

Truist Financial

Market Cap: US$55.3b

A financial services company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.

Wal-Mart de México. de

Market Cap: Mex$1.0t

Owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America.