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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
71.54-8.81.915,854,450
IFC-T
Intact Financial Corp
228.411.62.140,812,297
L-T
Loblaw CO
154.6120.21.247,098,971
TD-T
Toronto-Dominion Bank
79.44-2.05.1142,803,073
FTS-T
Fortis Inc
54.38-8.84.326,799,738
H-T
Hydro One Ltd
38.77-2.53.123,142,347
TRI-T
Thomson Reuters Corp
222.7225.01.493,978,349
BCE-T
BCE Inc
45.14-30.98.741,745,721
T-T
Telus Corp
22.38-21.86.732,953,477
GIB-A-T
CGI Group Inc Cl A Sv
139.680.431,545,687
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