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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
IFC-T
Intact Financial Corp
272.229.61.847,992,392
DOL-T
Dollarama Inc
143.9146.00.341,914,288
H-T
Hydro One Ltd
45.1917.82.826,980,576
FTS-T
Fortis Inc
62.511.13.931,081,250
MRU-T
Metro Inc
87.0824.31.619,207,049
L-T
Loblaw CO
177.2646.81.253,018,730
TD-T
Toronto-Dominion Bank
78.23-8.15.2136,301,242
RY-T
Royal Bank of Canada
170.341.33.3242,847,917
GIB-A-T
CGI Group Inc Cl A Sv
153.6210.00.434,550,417
T-T
Telus Corp
21.67-10.47.432,301,800
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