Active Growth Portfolio
For those seeking an active approach to investing in large cap ASX stocks
About The Portfolio
The Market Matters Active Growth Portfolio provides an active exposure to Australian large-cap shares, aiming for reduced volatility. Returns will be achieved through a combination of capital appreciation and income with an overall objective of outperformance of the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index over the medium term (3 years).
| Portfolio | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1y | 3y | 5y pa | ITD pa* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE GROWTH | 4.13% | 4.95% | 10.78% | 13.67% | 11.38% | 12.50% | 13.74% |
| ASX 200 ACCUMULATION | 1.74% | 0.31% | 2.90% | 7.86% | 9.79% | 10.21% | 9.55% |
| VALUE ADD | +2.39% | +4.64% | +7.88% | +5.81% | +1.59% | +2.29% | +4.19% |
| CODE | NAME | WEIGHT (%) | RISK | TERM | BUY DATE | BUY PRICE ($) | LAST PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | DAILY CHANGE (%) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC | Amcor | 4 | Moderate | Long | 06/02/2026 | 69.24 | 67.84 | -0.62 | -2.02 | |
| ANZ | ANZ Bank | 6 | Moderate | Long | 08/02/2023 | 25.29 | 40.04 | 6.56 | 0.15 | 84.26 |
| APA | APA Group | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 12/12/2024 | 7.38 | 9.20 | 0.54 | 1.55 | 31.98 |
| BHP | BHP Group | 8.5 | Moderate | Long | 27/08/2019 | 39.06 | 58.41 | 10.14 | 1.14 | 75.50 |
| CSL | CSL Limited | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 09/07/2025 | 239.65 | 146.76 | 2.48 | 0.51 | -37.73 |
| GMG | Goodman Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 21/02/2025 | 34.16 | 28.94 | 0.63 | -15.28 | |
| GQG | GQG Partners | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 08/08/2025 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 0.07 | 2.80 | 9.14 |
| JBH | JB Hi Fi | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 26/02/2026 | 83.98 | 82.13 | 3.00 | 0.23 | 1.37 |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries | 5 | High | Medium | 12/12/2024 | 51.22 | 34.22 | -0.84 | -33.19 | |
| LNW | Light & Wonder | 4 | High | Medium | 11/12/2025 | 152.10 | 134.21 | -0.86 | -11.76 | |
| NEM | Newmont Corporation | 3 | High | Medium | 28/10/2025 | 118.51 | 177.20 | 0.27 | 0.91 | 49.75 |
| PDN | Paladin Energy | 4 | High | Medium | 06/06/2024 | 11.20 | 13.39 | 0.22 | 19.55 | |
| QBE | QBE Insurance | 4 | High | Medium | 06/02/2026 | 20.11 | 21.73 | 0.28 | 8.06 | |
| RMD | Resmed | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 26/02/2026 | 35.53 | 36.07 | 1.38 | 1.52 | |
| SFR | Sandfire Resources | 3 | High | Medium | 07/04/2025 | 8.32 | 20.19 | -1.27 | 142.67 | |
| WBC | Westpac | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 21/02/2025 | 31.08 | 42.54 | 2.19 | -0.42 | 43.92 |
| WHC | Whitehaven Coal | 4 | High | Medium | 15/11/2022 | 8.18 | 7.81 | 1.85 | 0.77 | 18.09 |
| WOR | Worley | 5 | High | Medium | 08/05/2023 | 15.66 | 11.34 | 1.20 | -3.16 | -19.92 |
| WTC | WiseTech Global | 5 | High | Medium | 20/05/2025 | 75.52 | 47.54 | 0.16 | -2.98 | -36.84 |
| XRO | Xero | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 18/07/2025 | 171.24 | 83.14 | 1.02 | -51.45 |
| Company code | STOCK NAME | ACTIVITY | RISK | TIME HORIZON | EXIT DATE | ENTRY PRICE ($) | CLOSE PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUL | Super Retail Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 26/02/2026 | 15.2 | 14.01 | 1.37 | 1.2 |
| CSL | CSL Limited | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 26/02/2026 | 239.65 | 145.18 | 2.48 | -38.4 |
| HUB | HUB24 | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/02/2026 | 71.36 | 83.59 | 0.73 | 18.2 |
| CAR | CAR Group | Sold 4% position | High | Long | 05/02/2026 | 33.31 | 25.64 | -23 | |
| MIN | Mineral Resources | Sold 3% position | High | Long | 21/01/2026 | 44.12 | 60.44 | 0.25 | 37.6 |
| NSR | National Storage | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Long | 11/12/2025 | 2.22 | 2.79 | 0.22 | 35.6 |
| MIN | Mineral Resources | Trimmed 1% | High | Long | 14/11/2025 | 44.12 | 50.47 | 0.34 | 15.2 |
| MGR | Mirvac Group | Sold 5% position | High | Long | 30/10/2025 | 2.08 | 2.3 | 0.09 | 14.9 |
| EVN | Evolution Mining | Sold 4% position | High | Long | 16/09/2025 | 8.15 | 9.44 | 0.19 | 18.2 |
| CAR | CAR Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 20/03/2025 | 34.45 | 37.54 | 0.47 | 10.3 |
| HUB | HUB24 | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 09/07/2025 | 71.36 | 95.68 | 0.34 | 34.6 |
| XRO | Xero | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Long | 18/06/2025 | 101.29 | 193.5 | 91 | |
| SFR | Sandfire Resources | Trimmed 1% | High | Medium | 18/06/2025 | 8.32 | 11.68 | 40.4 | |
| ALL | Aristocrat Leisure | Sold 5% position | High | Long | 20/05/2025 | 65.13 | 62.55 | -4 | |
| ILU | Iluka Resources | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 20/05/2025 | 6.02 | 3.85 | 0.06 | -35 |
| BHP | BHP Group | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Long | 07/04/2025 | 39.63 | 34.31 | 11.18 | 14.8 |
| NXT | NEXTDC | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 02/04/2025 | 17.06 | 11.39 | -33.2 | |
| EVN | Evolution Mining | Sold 3% position | High | Long | 31/03/2025 | 2.94 | 7.1 | 0.25 | 150 |
| SFR | Sandfire Resources | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 28/03/2025 | 6.44 | 10.85 | 68.5 | |
| TWE | Treasury Wine Estates | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 12/03/2025 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 1.23 | -18.89 |
| CSL | CSL Limited | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 24/02/2025 | 277 | 259.25 | 2.2 | -5.61 |
| HLS | Healius | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 24/02/2025 | 1.72 | 1.29 | -25 | |
| AGL | AGL Energy | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 12/12/2024 | 10.22 | 10.79 | 0.35 | 9 |
| S32 | South32 | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 12/12/2024 | 3.28 | 3.46 | 0.07 | 7.6 |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/12/2024 | 9.15 | 11.22 | 0.43 | 27.3 |
| CAR | CAR Group (CAR) | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/12/2024 | 33.13 | 40.1 | 0.47 | 22.5 |
| GPT | GPT Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 07/11/2024 | 4.66 | 4.45 | -4.5 | |
| SFR | Sandfire Resources | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 30/10/2024 | 6.44 | 10.31 | 60.1 | |
| S32 | South32 | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 30/10/2024 | 3.28 | 3.71 | 0.07 | 15.2 |
| EVN | Evolution Mining | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 20/08/2024 | 2.94 | 4.26 | 0.08 | 47.6 |
| JBH | JB Hi-Fi (JBH) | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 13/08/2024 | 56.8 | 75.44 | 32.82 | |
| NAB | Nation Australia Bank | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 05/08/2024 | 30.33 | 35.06 | 3.59 | 27.43 |
| GMG | Goodman Group | Sold 3% position | High | Medium | 01/08/2024 | 21.15 | 36.44 | 0.36 | 73.99 |
| RHC | Ramsay Healthcare | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Long | 17/07/2024 | 68.86 | 47.25 | 0.93 | -30.03 |
| GMG | Goodman Group | Trimmed 1% | High | Medium | 12/07/2024 | 21.15 | 35.58 | 0.36 | 69.92 |
| XRO | Xero | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Long | 12/07/2024 | 101.29 | 140.35 | 38.56 | |
| PLS | Pilbara Minerals | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 12/06/2024 | 3.48 | 3.44 | -1.15 | |
| CTD | Corporate Travel | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 30/05/2024 | 16.46 | 13.06 | -20.66 | |
| ILU | Iluka | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 10/05/2024 | 7.2 | 7.68 | 0.06 | 7.5 |
| RMD | ResMed | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 19/04/2024 | 33.23 | 27.92 | 0.39 | -14.81 |
| EVN | Evolution Mining | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 5/04/2024 | 2.94 | 3.85 | 0.016 | 31.5 |
| PDN | Paladin Energy | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 5/04/2024 | 1.18 | 1.42 | 20.33 | |
| ORA | Orora | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 3/04/2024 | 2.8 | 2.24 | 0.05 | -18.21 |
| LLC | Lendlease | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 6/03/2024 | 7.2 | 6.18 | -14.14 | |
| ALU | Altium | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 31/01/2024 | 42.53 | 49.27 | 15.85 | |
| MQG | Macquarie Group | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 31/01/2024 | 177.99 | 189.41 | 13.29 | 13.88 |
| NST | Northern Star | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 18/01/2024 | 11.14 | 12.16 | 0.16 | 10.59 |
| PDN | Paladin | Trimmed 3% | High | Medium | 15/01/2024 | 0.83 | 1.31 | 57.83 | |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 08/01/2024 | 9.22 | 9.09 | 0.93 | 8.68 |
| WDS | Woodside | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 24/10/2023 | 35.66 | 35.23 | 1.78 | 3.79 |
| CWY | Cleanaway Waste Management | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 05/10/2023 | 2.69 | 2.34 | 0.02 | -12.27 |
| NCM | Newcrest Mining | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 25/08/2023 | 29.35 | 25.42 | 2.52 | -4.8 |
| ELD | Elders | Sold 3% position | High | Medium | 25/08/2023 | 7.11 | 6.47 | -9 | |
| SEK | Seek | Sold 3% position | High | Medium | 17/08/2023 | 24.29 | 23.35 | 0.34 | -2.47 |
| GMG | GMG | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 11/08/2023 | 23.43 | 20.17 | 0.3 | -12.63 |
| ILU | Iluka | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 21/06/2023 | 10.74 | 11.66 | 0.64 | 14.53 |
| JHX | James Hardie | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 21/06/2023 | 31.2 | 39.89 | 27.85 | |
| CSL | CSL Limited | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 15/06/2023 | 260.92 | 279.41 | 3.82 | 8.55 |
| JHX | James Hardie | Trimmed 1% | High | Medium | 26/05/2023 | 31.2 | 37.83 | 21.25 | |
| XRO | Xero | Trimmed 2% | High | Long | 22/05/2023 | 92.85 | 108.79 | 17.16 | |
| WDS | Woodside | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 08/05/2023 | 30.23 | 34.05 | 5.28 | 30.1 |
| IGO | Independence Group | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 28/04/2023 | 10.66 | 13.61 | 0.27 | 30.21 |
| SFR | Sandfire Resources | Sold 3% position | High | Medium | 20/04/2023 | 4.1 | 6.93 | 69.02 | |
| CSL | CSL Ltd | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Medium | 20/04/2023 | 260.92 | 300.94 | 3.82 | 16.8 |
| REA | REA Group | Sold 2% position | High | Medium | 20/04/2023 | 120.42 | 140.69 | 1.07 | 17.72 |
| ALU | Altium | Sold 5% position | High | Medium | 12/04/2023 | 28.8 | 37.65 | 1.08 | 34.48 |
Opinions for stocks held in the Growth Portfolio
Worley (WOR) $11.71
WOR -10.2%: Was eventually hit hard after a 1H result that was ahead of consensus at the EBITDA line, but raised fresh concerns around the quality of earnings and the outlook for FY26 growth. Shares opened higher but fell away as the day progressed. Read moreBHP Group Ltd (BHP) $56.51
BHP delivered a solid result earlier in the month covered Here which demonstrated the company now enjoys more over 50% of its earnings from copper - this commodities mix is the reason we continue to prefer BHP over RIO. Read moreLight & Wonder Inc (LNW) $137.11
Light & Wonder (LNW) generates revenue by developing casino-style games and monetising them across physical casinos, online platforms and mobile apps. In land-based venues, it sells or leases slot machines to operators, often earning a share of the revenue those machines generate. It also licenses its content to online casinos and operates social gaming apps that monetise through in-app purchases. In essence, it is a global gaming content and technology provider that earns revenue wherever its games are played. Read moreGoodman Group (GMG) $29.82
Goodman Group (GMG) -3.96%: we covered this morning, however a few points to add post call and negative market reaction. The market has sold it off on occupancy and China softness, despite a headline beat driven by development (including data centres) and net interest income. Read moreAPA Group (APA) $9.23
Inline first-half result with solid earnings growth and guidance was maintained, important given the ongoing backdrop of rate uncertainty and regulatory sensitivity. Read moreWhitehaven Coal (WHC) $8.44
Goodman Group (GMG) $31.05
GMG delivered a solid 1H result, with operating profit slightly ahead of consensus despite revenue softness, while guidance was reaffirmed for ~9% EPS growth. Read moreXero Ltd (XRO) $79.06
BHP Group Ltd (BHP) $50.36
BHP delivered a solid result, with headline profit inline with expectations, as BHP continues to demonstrate operational resilience with improving momentum in copper. Read moreActions for stocks held in the Growth Portfolio
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