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A stock is considered “blue chip” if it is regarded as a venerable leader in its respective industry. The companies are typically diversified, financially stable with a long history of strong performance.

What we picked

The advantage of investing in a blue chip is that it is considered less volatile in terms of price fluctuations. The Canadian companies selected for this Watchlist score well against volatility measures compared to the stock market at large.

SymbolNameLast1Y%YieldMarket Cap
MRU-T
Metro Inc
70.92-8.01.916,003,381
IFC-T
Intact Financial Corp
224.319.92.239,999,153
L-T
Loblaw CO
152.3719.51.247,121,510
TD-T
Toronto-Dominion Bank
81.20.15.0143,581,099
FTS-T
Fortis Inc
53.38-10.84.426,316,594
H-T
Hydro One Ltd
38.21-4.43.122,890,734
TRI-T
Thomson Reuters Corp
211.0718.91.495,177,823
BCE-T
BCE Inc
44.59-30.88.940,678,359
T-T
Telus Corp
21.95-23.06.932,407,205
GIB-A-T
CGI Group Inc Cl A Sv
140.982.032,819,714
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