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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
TD-T
Toronto-Dominion Bank
16965.52.6279,196,619
FTS-T
Fortis Inc
82.9924.03.042,252,947
L-T
Loblaw CO
64.3515.81.074,896,207
EMA-T
Emera Incorporated
77.5221.73.823,713,368
IFC-T
Intact Financial Corporation
293.46-3.12.051,880,468
H-T
Hydro One Limited
60.1923.52.436,119,779
ATD-T
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc
88.8218.61.081,533,438
DOL-T
Dollarama Inc
184.68-0.60.250,007,491
GWO-T
Great-West Lifeco Inc
92.475.02.882,978,812
RY-T
Royal Bank of Canada
295.0163.82.4409,964,285
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