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29M.AX

1.61%

4DX.AX

1.86%

ABG.AX

2.41%

AIS.AX

-1.19%

AGL.AX

-0.22%

A1M.AX

-0.34%

AIZ.AX

AAI.AX

-2.82%

ALK.AX

-1.1%

A4N.AX

-1.89%

ALQ.AX

0.41%

AMC.AX

1.04%

AOV.AX

-0.44%

AMP.AX

-0.21%

ALD.AX

0.16%

ANN.AX

1.07%

ANZ.AX

-0.69%

APA.AX

0.6%

ARU.AX

-3.41%

ARB.AX

-1.7%

ARF.AX

2.34%

ARG.AX

-0.22%

ALL.AX

-0.87%

AYA.AX

-1.7%

APZ.AX

0.19%

ASX.AX

-0.94%

ALX.AX

-0.61%

AUB.AX

-1.18%

AIA.AX

0.97%

AXQ.AX

3.29%

AMI.AX

-1.32%

AZJ.AX

0.83%

AUC.AX

-3.77%

ABB.AX

1.02%

ASB.AX

1.65%

AAC.AX

1.87%

ACL.AX

-1.41%

AEF.AX

AFI.AX

-0.44%

AUI.AX

-0.17%

BOQ.AX

0.08%

BMN.AX

-2.12%

BCI.AX

BPT.AX

0.28%

BGA.AX

0.75%

BGL.AX

-0.82%

BEN.AX

-0.43%

BNZ.AX

-3.09%

BHP.AX

-0.52%

BKI.AX

0.79%

BC8.AX

-2.75%

XYZ.AX

-0.35%

BSL.AX

1.68%

BOE.AX

-3.59%

BXB.AX

0.8%

BVS.AX

-1.38%

BRE.AX

0.23%

BRG.AX

-4.44%

BGP.AX

BFL.AX

BWP.AX

0.53%

CMM.AX

-0.25%

CSC.AX

-0.85%

CAR.AX

-0.76%

CIN.AX

CYL.AX

-2.34%

CAT.AX

CWP.AX

3.71%

CNI.AX

-0.69%

CIP.AX

0.84%

COF.AX

0.58%

CHN.AX

-1.12%

CGF.AX

-3.1%

CIA.AX

3.87%

CHC.AX

-0.04%

CLW.AX

0.84%

CQR.AX

0.99%

CQE.AX

0.41%

CNU.AX

0.63%

C79.AX

1.08%

CVL.AX

0.66%

CU6.AX

1.56%

CWY.AX

CUV.AX

-1.35%

CBO.AX

-2.76%

COH.AX

0.46%

CDA.AX

-1.47%

COL.AX

0.69%

CKF.AX

-0.37%

CBA.AX

-2.4%

CPU.AX

-0.08%

CEN.AX

CXO.AX

3.38%

CCP.AX

0.46%

CMW.AX

CSL.AX

3.9%

CCL.AX

-1.13%

DBI.AX

-0.37%

DTL.AX

-5.44%

DYL.AX

-0.67%

DRR.AX

4.37%

DVP.AX

-1.44%

DXS.AX

0.52%

DXI.AX

0.42%

DDR.AX

0.63%

DGT.AX

-1.58%

DJW.AX

0.66%

DMP.AX

0.69%

DOW.AX

-1.34%

DPM.AX

-1.11%

DRO.AX

1.87%

DUR.AX

-2.24%

DNL.AX

-0.13%

APE.AX

-1.1%

EBO.AX

7.9%

EIQ.AX

1.97%

ELD.AX

2.44%

EOS.AX

3.27%

ELV.AX

1.73%

ELS.AX

1.87%

EHL.AX

5.1%

EMR.AX

-1.69%

EDV.AX

0.44%

EQR.AX

3.17%

EQT.AX

-3.47%

EUR.AX

EVN.AX

-1.1%

EVT.AX

-0.99%

FDC.AX

-0.27%

FCL.AX

-0.8%

FFM.AX

0.27%

FPH.AX

0.37%

FPR.AX

-0.24%

FBU.AX

5.52%

FLT.AX

-0.35%

FML.AX

-3.05%

FRS.AX

-1.39%

FMG.AX

1.58%

FRW.AX

FGX.AX

0.18%

FGG.AX

-0.6%

GLF.AX

0.22%

GDG.AX

GNE.AX

-0.9%

GMD.AX

-1.57%

GNP.AX

-1.27%

GMG.AX

-4.3%

GPT.AX

GQG.AX

1.2%

GNG.AX

1.49%

GNC.AX

2.54%

GGP.AX

-1.05%

G6M.AX

-0.26%

GOZ.AX

0.71%

GCI.AX

0.24%

GYG.AX

-1.81%

GWA.AX

-0.89%

HSN.AX

-17.18%

HVN.AX

0.22%

HGH.AX

HM1.AX

0.33%

HLI.AX

1.34%

HMC.AX

0.17%

HDN.AX

0.86%

HUB.AX

-1.41%

IEL.AX

0.93%

IGO.AX

1.45%

ILU.AX

2.54%

IMD.AX

-0.4%

IMR.AX

-1.45%

IFT.AX

-0.4%

INA.AX

0.48%

ING.AX

0.89%

IAG.AX

IDX.AX

IPG.AX

-1.03%

IPX.AX

-2.9%

IPH.AX

0.6%

IRE.AX

-0.47%

JHX.AX

-1.46%

JBH.AX

-0.35%

JDO.AX

-2.34%

JMS.AX

KAR.AX

KLS.AX

-1.3%

KCN.AX

-2.89%

KKC.AX

0.23%

GLS.AX

-0.5%

LGF.AX

-2.16%

L1G.AX

4.13%

LSF.AX

-0.63%

LRV.AX

-2.02%

LFS.AX

LLC.AX

-0.54%

LFG.AX

-0.63%

360.AX

-4.8%

LIC.AX

0.55%

LNW.AX

-2.03%

LIN.AX

0.64%

LTR.AX

1.45%

LOV.AX

-1.74%

LYL.AX

11.69%

LYC.AX

0.48%

MA1.AX

0.25%

MAF.AX

-0.33%

MGH.AX

0.53%

MAH.AX

10.77%

MQG.AX

-0.63%

MAQ.AX

-2.26%

MAD.AX

-0.99%

MFG.AX

-0.37%

MMS.AX

-0.05%

MPL.AX

1.1%

MP1.AX

-3.79%

MCY.AX

3.82%

MEZ.AX

-0.43%

MSB.AX

-1.04%

MLX.AX

0.82%

MTS.AX

0.33%

MEI.AX

1.28%

MOT.AX

-0.31%

MXT.AX

MFF.AX

-1.12%

MIN.AX

MI6.AX

MIR.AX

MGR.AX

7.76%

MND.AX

0.37%

MYS.AX

-0.21%

NAN.AX

0.28%

NAB.AX

-0.48%

NGI.AX

NWL.AX

-0.99%

NEU.AX

0.69%

NHC.AX

-1.23%

NMG.AX

-0.82%

NEM.AX

-1.31%

NWS.AX

2.73%

NXG.AX

-5.13%

NXT.AX

-2.92%

NHF.AX

1.22%

NCK.AX

-1.8%

NIC.AX

0.91%

NEC.AX

0.77%

NST.AX

-1.58%

NWH.AX

0.21%

NUF.AX

-0.67%

NXL.AX

-0.67%

OCL.AX

-0.28%

OML.AX

0.3%

OPH.AX

-0.81%

OBM.AX

-0.73%

ORI.AX

0.18%

ORG.AX

0.45%

ORA.AX

2.76%

PDN.AX

-3.26%

PNR.AX

-2.88%

PPC.AX

1.1%

PPM.AX

-0.28%

PRN.AX

0.87%

PPT.AX

1.25%

PCI.AX

PRU.AX

-1.08%

PXA.AX

-0.13%

PNI.AX

-0.66%

PL8.AX

-1.72%

PLS.AX

0.81%

PGF.AX

-0.89%

PNV.AX

2.84%

PDI.AX

-1.47%

PMV.AX

-0.95%

PME.AX

1.46%

PWH.AX

PYC.AX

1.87%

QAN.AX

-0.67%

QBE.AX

-0.13%

QAL.AX

-0.46%

QRI.AX

RMS.AX

-1.11%

RHC.AX

0.31%

REA.AX

1.3%

RDX.AX

REH.AX

-0.23%

RF1.AX

0.54%

RPL.AX

0.68%

RG1.AX

-1.84%

RGN.AX

0.65%

REG.AX

0.65%

RRL.AX

-1.41%

RWC.AX

-1.33%

RMD.AX

0.19%

RSG.AX

-1.52%

SGLLV.AX

1.65%

RIC.AX

0.17%

RIO.AX

0.32%

RXL.AX

-0.91%

RFF.AX

RYM.AX

SFR.AX

0.05%

SMI.AX

-2.83%

STO.AX

2.22%

SCG.AX

-0.68%

SEK.AX

1.02%

SHV.AX

1.69%

SRV.AX

-0.93%

SSM.AX

2.96%

SGH.AX

-1.62%

SHA.AX

0.44%

SIG.AX

0.69%

SLX.AX

-0.96%

SGM.AX

-0.52%

SDR.AX

-0.77%

SKS.AX

5.19%

SKC.AX

SIQ.AX

SHL.AX

0.93%

S32.AX

-0.52%

SX2.AX

-5.85%

SXE.AX

-5.38%

SPK.AX

2.79%

SRG.AX

3.91%

SBM.AX

-1.65%

SMR.AX

-0.96%

SDF.AX

-0.18%

SGP.AX

15.06%

SKG.AX

0.43%

SNZ.AX

SUN.AX

0.11%

SRL.AX

-2%

SUL.AX

0.16%

SLC.AX

2.08%

SNL.AX

0.71%

SYL.AX

1.06%

TAH.AX

-0.56%

TEA.AX

0.43%

TNE.AX

0.46%

TLX.AX

0.78%

TLS.AX

0.11%

A2M.AX

-1.41%

TLC.AX

2.82%

SGR.AX

-3.57%

TVN.AX

THL.AX

TWR.AX

TPG.AX

0.14%

TCL.AX

0.25%

TWE.AX

-0.81%

TUA.AX

-0.24%

TCG.AX

-1.39%

TRA.AX

UNI.AX

-1.36%

VAU.AX

-0.67%

VNT.AX

-0.43%

VCX.AX

0.19%

VGN.AX

-0.37%

VGL.AX

-1.32%

VEA.AX

VUL.AX

-0.72%

VSL.AX

-1.35%

VYS.AX

-2.26%

WA1.AX

0.79%

WGN.AX

4.35%

WAM.AX

0.16%

WGB.AX

-2.26%

WLE.AX

0.19%

SOL.AX

-0.35%

WPR.AX

WQG.AX

-0.47%

WEB.AX

-0.28%

WBT.AX

-3.23%

WES.AX

0.15%

WAF.AX

-1.01%

WGX.AX

-2.83%

WBC.AX

-1.07%

WHF.AX

0.4%

WHC.AX

-2.64%

WIA.AX

WC8.AX

WTC.AX

0.67%

WDS.AX

0.9%

WOW.AX

0.96%

WOR.AX

-0.64%

XRO.AX

0.85%

YAL.AX

-0.17%

ZIM.AX

-1.73%

ZIP.AX

0.6%

POPULAR ETFs	Close($)	+/-	%
A200 ASX 200	151.03	-0.26	-0.17
SSO ASX Small Caps	15.00	-0.01	-0.07
IVV S&P 500	72.23	-0.07	-0.1
NDQ Nasdaq	60.40	-0.43	-0.71
F100 FTSE 100	15.36	0	0
ASIA Asia Tech	19.61	-0.56	-2.78
IEU Europe	99.23	-0.04	-0.04
IEM Emerging Markets	92.59	-1.41	-1.5
Gold Gold	56.02	-0.6	-1.06
ACDC Battery Tech	127.47	-2.71	-2.08

COMMODITIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Gold	4,343.57	10.2426	0.24
Silver	63.00	-0.2973	-0.47
Platinum	1,720.67	8.6698	0.51
Palladium	1,289.25	-0.6466	-0.05
Ice Brent Crude	91.33	0.46	0.51
CURRENCIES	Close($)	-/+	%
Australian Dollar	0.7082	-0.0004	-0.06
Euro	1.1576	0.0002	0.02
British Pound	1.3535	0.0006	0.04
Canadian Dollar	1.3896	0	0
New Zealand Dollar	0.5868	-0.0006	-0.1
Chinese Yuan	6.7426	0.0027	0.04
Japanese Yen	159.4400	-0.18	-0.11

What We're Watching

ASX Resource stocks we own

Code	Company	Price($)	Today	1 Year Return	52 Week Range($)
A1M	Aic Mines Ltd	0.73	-0.34%	138.10%	0.30 0.85
BGL	Bellevue Gold Limited	1.52	-0.33%	0.00%	0.84 2.00
BHP	Bhp Group Ltd	63.45	-0.63%	53.97%	39.30 65.98
FMG	Fortescue Ltd	17.95	1.53%	-10.53%	17.44 23.38
NHC	New Hope Corporation Ltd	5.61	-1.41%	23.57%	3.77 6.17
WHC	Whitehaven Coal Limited	7.55	-2.71%	11.98%	5.94 9.90
NEM	Newmont Cdi	164.48	-1.34%	0.00%	104.51 190.91
NXG	Nexgen Ene Cdi	14.52	-5.13%	0.00%	9.98 20.47
SFR	Sandfire Resources Limited	20.85	0%	74.71%	11.85 21.75

10 Top Gainers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
SGP	Stockland	4.66	15.06
LYL	Lycopodium	21.02	11.69
MAH	Macmahon Holding	1.00	10.77
EBO	Ebos Group	19.67	7.9
MGR	Mirvac Group	1.88	7.76
FBU	Fletcher Buildin	3.25	5.52
SKS	Sks Technologies	9.02	5.19
EHL	Emeco Holdings	1.03	5.1
DRR	Deterra Royaltie	4.54	4.37
WGN	Wagners Holding	4.32	4.35

10 Biggest Fallers | <$500m

Code	Company	Last($)	% Chg
HSN	Hansen Technolog	3.52	-17.18
SX2	Southern Cro Cdi	11.75	-5.85
DTL	Data#3	9.38	-5.44
SXE	Southern Cross E	4.40	-5.38
NXG	Nexgen Ene Cdi	14.52	-5.13
360	Life360 Inc.	21.41	-4.8
BRG	Breville Group	31.63	-4.44
GMG	Goodman Group	29.16	-4.3
MP1	Megaport	20.05	-3.79
AUC	Ausgold	1.28	-3.77

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At the end of July, NAV was US$77.10 per share, while recent buybacks were being completed around US$52.39. That implies a discount of roughly 32%. In other words, investors are still paying only around 68c for every dollar of underlying assets. However, the narrowing of the discount over the past three years hasn’t really played out as we had envisaged, and this remains an issue with the holding.

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