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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
L-T
Loblaw CO
157.0729.61.347,690,900
IFC-T
Intact Financial Corp
228.3313.62.140,313,012
MRU-T
Metro Inc
74.4-2.71.816,599,108
TD-T
Toronto-Dominion Bank
77.47-5.05.3136,773,374
FTS-T
Fortis Inc
55.56-6.84.227,568,826
TRI-T
Thomson Reuters Corp
232.9538.71.3104,032,011
H-T
Hydro One Ltd
40.43.53.124,324,676
T-T
Telus Corp
22.42-18.36.933,145,410
BCE-T
BCE Inc
46.75-26.48.542,904,311
RY-T
Royal Bank of Canada
144.3212.53.9202,920,912
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