South African Tech Defensive Blue Chips

KB Financial Group

Market Cap: ₩34.2t

Provides various banking and related financial services to consumers and corporations in South Korea, the United States, New Zealand, China, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and internationally.

Fifth Third Bancorp

Market Cap: US$24.9b

Operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of a range of financial products and services in the United States.

First Citizens BancShares

Market Cap: US$24.5b

Operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and professionals in the United States and internationally.

Adani Power

Market Cap: ₹2.1t

Engages in the generation, transmission, and sale of electricity under long term power purchase agreements (PPA), supplemental PPA, medium and short term PPA, and on merchant basis in India.

Vodafone Group

Market Cap: UK£18.2b

Provides telecommunication services in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Turkey, and Africa.

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski Spólka Akcyjna

Market Cap: zł91.4b

Provides various banking products and services in Poland and internationally.

ASM International

Market Cap: €21.2b

Engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in Europe, the United States, and Asia.

Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings

Market Cap: CN¥172.4b

Engages in the agriculture and food processing businesses in China.

Power Corporation of Canada

Market Cap: CA$32.8b

An international management and holding company, provides financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Rocket Companies

Market Cap: US$23.8b

Provides spanning mortgage, real estate, and personal finance services in the United States and Canada.

China United Network Communications

Market Cap: CN¥171.3b

Provides various telecommunication services in the People’s Republic of China.

Markel Group

Market Cap: US$23.7b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance business in the United States and internationally.

Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower

Market Cap: CN¥170.8b

Engages in the development, construction, operation, and management of hydropower projects.

China Minsheng Banking

Market Cap: CN¥169.4b

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

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC

Market Cap: د.إ85.9b

Provides banking products and services in the United Arab Emirates and internationally.

QNB Bank

Market Cap: ₺900.3b

Provides various banking products and services in Turkey.

Koninklijke Philips

Market Cap: €20.2b

Operates as a health technology company in North America, the Greater China, and internationally.

NRG Energy

Market Cap: US$23.0b

Operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada.

Riyad Bank

Market Cap: ر.س86.3b

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

Grupo Financiero Banorte. de

Market Cap: Mex$451.3b

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of banking and financial products and services in Mexico and internationally.

CGN Power

Market Cap: HK$177.0b

Generates and sells nuclear power in the People’s Republic of China.

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Market Cap: US$22.8b

Engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Will Semiconductor

Market Cap: CN¥162.3b

A semiconductor design company, provides sensor solutions, analog solutions and touch screen and display solutions.

Cincinnati Financial

Market Cap: US$22.5b

Provides property casualty insurance products in the United States.

BT Group

Market Cap: UK£16.8b

Provides communications products and services in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.

Heineken Holding

Market Cap: €19.7b

Engages in brewing and selling beer and cider in the Netherlands and internationally.

STERIS

Market Cap: US$22.0b

Provides infection prevention products and services worldwide.

Bank of Ningbo

Market Cap: CN¥158.7b

Provides various personal and business banking products and services in the People's Republic of China.

CLP Holdings

Market Cap: HK$170.3b

An investment holding company, engages in the generation, retail, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Thailand, Taiwan, and Australia.

Sigma Healthcare

Market Cap: AU$33.9b

Operates as a pharmaceutical wholesaler, distributor, and pharmacy franchisor in Australia and internationally.

Huntington Bancshares

Market Cap: US$21.9b

Operates as the bank holding company for The Huntington National Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services in the United States.

CMS Energy

Market Cap: US$21.8b

Operates as an energy company primarily in Michigan.

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg

Market Cap: €19.2b

Operates as an integrated energy company in Germany, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Renesas Electronics

Market Cap: JP¥3.1t

Researches, develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and services semiconductors in Japan, China, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally.

Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M

Market Cap: ₪78.0b

Provides banking and financial services for households, small and medium enterprises, and corporations in Israel, the United Kingdom, and internationally.

Disco

Market Cap: JP¥3.1t

Manufactures and sells precision cutting, grinding, and polishing machines in Japan and internationally.