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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
73.27-5.11.816,371,197
IFC-T
Intact Financial Corp
232.4616.02.140,933,555
L-T
Loblaw CO
156.7527.11.347,494,161
TD-T
Toronto-Dominion Bank
76.9-6.65.4134,333,203
FTS-T
Fortis Inc
55.48-9.44.327,199,072
H-T
Hydro One Ltd
40.082.23.023,723,451
TRI-T
Thomson Reuters Corp
229.4341.41.3103,207,540
BCE-T
BCE Inc
46.16-28.28.741,882,563
T-T
Telus Corp
22.51-18.66.733,278,287
GIB-A-T
CGI Group Inc Cl A Sv
141.964.732,651,055
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