Active Income Portfolio
For those seeking a sustainable income strategy, with a difference.
About the Active Income Portfolio
Our philosophy at Market Matters has always been around active management, and our income portfolio stays true to label. Combining an active approach to income producing equities, ETFs and listed Income Securities such as Hybrids, the portfolio will satisfy those looking for sustainable income with significantly less volatility than the market.
| Portfolio | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1y | 3y | 5y pa | ITD pa* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE INCOME | 0.19% | 2.70% | 8.02% | 14.75% | 10.34% | 11.21% | 9.54% |
| RBA CASH RATE +4% | 0.63% | 1.89% | 3.80% | 7.82% | 7.77% | 6.37% | 5.54% |
| VALUE ADD | (0.44%) | +0.81% | +4.22% | +6.93% | +2.57% | +4.84% | +4.00% |
| CODE | NAME | WEIGHT (%) | RISK | TERM | BUY DATE | BUY PRICE ($) | LAST PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | DAILY CHANGE (%) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL | AGL Energy | 4 | Moderate | Long | 23/02/2023 | 7.50 | 10.16 | 1.13 | 2.73 | 50.53 |
| AMC | Amcor | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 27/10/2025 | 62.70 | 69.85 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 13.00 |
| ANZ | ANZ Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 18/12/2024 | 29.36 | 40.35 | 2.16 | 8.47 | 44.79 |
| AN3PI | ANZ Capital Notes 6 | 6 | Low | Long | 8/07/2021 | 100.33 | 104.23 | 24.88 | 0.22 | 28.69 |
| APA | APA Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 26/05/2023 | 9.82 | 8.98 | 1.44 | 1.35 | 6.11 |
| BHP | BHP Group | 8 | Moderate | Long | 11/12/2019 | 40.38 | 52.09 | 15.95 | 2.00 | 68.50 |
| CNI | Centuria Capital Group | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 29/07/2022 | 2.065 | 1.97 | 0.27 | -3.20 | 8.47 |
| DBI | Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 10/10/2024 | 3.37 | 5.08 | 0.34 | -0.20 | 60.83 |
| DN1 | Dominion Income Trust 1 | 5 | Low | Medium | 18/06/2025 | 101.40 | 100.95 | 4.74 | -0.41 | 4.23 |
| FMG | Fortescue Metals | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 27/06/2024 | 21.62 | 21.63 | 2.55 | -1.95 | 11.84 |
| GQG | GQG Partners | 3 | Moderate | Medium | 08/08/2025 | 1.75 | 1.61 | 0.04 | -0.62 | -5.71 |
| MTS | Metcash | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 9/12/2020 | 3.50 | 3.34 | 1.28 | 0.60 | 32.00 |
| NABPI | NAB Capital Notes 6 | 5 | Low | Long | 13/07/2022 | 98.94 | 105.47 | 24.64 | -0.03 | 31.50 |
| NHC | New Hope Coal | 4 | High | Medium | 22/11/2022 | 5.55 | 4.72 | 1.83 | 0.00 | 18.02 |
| PCI | Perpetual Credit Income Trust | 5 | Low | Long | 17/07/2024 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 10.81 |
| SOL | Soul Pattinson (W.H) | 4 | Moderate | Long | 05/02/2026 | 37.68 | 38.05 | -0.55 | 0.98 | |
| SUL | Super Retail Group | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 07/05/2024 | 13.97 | 14.59 | 2.61 | 0.07 | 23.12 |
| SUN | Suncorp Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 11/12/2025 | 17.07 | 15.92 | -1.42 | -6.74 | |
| SUNPI | Suncorp Hybrid | 5 | Low | Medium | 09/04/2024 | 101.51 | 103.55 | 3.28 | -0.07 | 5.24 |
| WBCPK | Westpac Hybrid | 5 | Low | Long | 7/09/2022 | 100.40 | 104.80 | 26.06 | -0.33 | 30.34 |
| Company code | STOCK NAME | ACTIVITY | RISK | TIME HORIZON | EXIT DATE | ENTRY PRICE ($) | CLOSE PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDR | Dicker Data | Sold 3% position | High | Medium | 21/01/2026 | 8.28 | 10.04 | 0.15 | 23.1 |
| SIQ | Smart Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 21/01/2026 | 7.65 | 8.75 | 0.25 | 17.6 |
| NSR | National Storage | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Long | 11/12/2025 | 2.28 | 2.79 | 0.11 | 27.2 |
| HLI | Helia Group | Sold 2.5% position | High | Medium | 27/10/2025 | 4.46 | 5.66 | 0.5 | 38.12 |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 04/08/2025 | 8.17 | 10.34 | 26.56 | |
| MTS | Metcash | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 03/07/2025 | 3.5 | 4 | 1.27 | 50.57 |
| CBA | Commonwealth Bank | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 03/07/2025 | 61.33 | 180.26 | 32.4 | 246.75 |
| TLS | Telstra Corp Ltd | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 18/04/2025 | 3.43 | 4.9 | 1.07 | 74.05 |
| CBAPG | Commonwealth Bank | Redeemed 5% position | Low | Long | 15/04/2025 | 100 | 100 | 41.26 | 41.26 |
| SIQ | Smart Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 19/02/2025 | 8.96 | 7.81 | 0.25 | -10.04 |
| CBA | Commonwealth Bank | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 18/12/2024 | 61.33 | 159.96 | 28.19 | 206.77 |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 06/12/2024 | 9.42 | 11.22 | 0.43 | 23.67 |
| NAB | National Australia Bank | Sold 7% position | Moderate | Medium | 08/05/2024 | 29.64 | 35.06 | 2.39 | 26.35 |
| OZBD | Composite Bond ETF | Sold 5% position | Low | Long | 17/07/2024 | 45.28 | 44.04 | 3.07 | 4.04 |
| GSBG25 | Govt Bond | Sold 6% position | Low | Medium | 27/06/2024 | 100.54 | 99.8 | 5.41 | 4.64 |
| DXS | Dexus | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 16/05/2024 | 8.02 | 7.26 | 0.56 | -2.49 |
| NABPF | NAB Hybrid | Sold 5% position | Low | Long | 7/05/2024 | 100 | 106.46 | 27.61 | 34.07 |
| ORA | Orora | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 3/04/2024 | 2.56 | 2.24 | 0.05 | -10.55 |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 08/01/2024 | 8.73 | 9.09 | 0.93 | 14.78 |
| WES | Wesfarmers Ltd | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Long | 16/11/2023 | 47.85 | 53.94 | 4.16 | 21.42 |
| GEM | G8 Education | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 22/08/2023 | 1.29 | 1.08 | 0.06 | -11.63 |
| PPT | Perpetual | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 27/06/2023 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 2.83 | |
| MXT | MCP Master Income Trust | Sold 5% position | Low | Long | 15/06/2023 | 2 | 1.91 | 0.49 | 20 |
| AGL | AGL Energy | Trimmed 1% | Moderate | Medium | 21/04/2023 | 6.95 | 8.59 | 23.6 | |
| TLS | Telstra Corp Ltd | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Medium | 21/04/2023 | 3.43 | 4.27 | 0.3 | 33.24 |
| WES | Wesfarmers Ltd | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Medium | 21/04/2023 | 47.85 | 52.01 | 2.69 | 14.32 |
| SGP | Stockland | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 08/02/2023 | 4.18 | 4.01 | 0.26 | 0.22 |
| PDL | Pendal Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 12/01/2023 | 4.2 | 3.61 | 1.67 | 25.71 |
| BHP | BHP Group | Trimmed 2% | Moderate | Long | 08/12/2022 | 38.56 | 46.42 | 10.16 | 46.73 |
| AGL | AGL Energy | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 08/12/2022 | 6.83 | 8.07 | 18.15 | |
| APA | APA Group | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 08/12/2022 | 9.75 | 11.03 | 13.12 | |
| SSM | Service Stream | Sold 4% position | High | Medium | 22/11/2022 | 1.565 | 0.745 | 0.05 | -49.2 |
| BOQ | Bank of QLD | Sold 6% position | Moderate | Medium | 17/08/2022 | 8.7 | 7.37 | 0.31 | -11.72 |
| APA | APA Group | Sold 4% position | Low | Medium | 10/08/2022 | 8.59 | 12.14 | 0.53 | 47.5 |
| CWNHB | Crown Resorts Hybrid | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 29/07/2022 | 98.26 | 102.75 | 3.02 | 7.64 |
| IFL | Inisgnia Financial | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 13/07/2022 | 3.59 | 2.73 | 0.4 | -12.81 |
| MFG | Magellan Financial Group | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 13/07/2022 | 33.85 | 12.15 | 1.57 | -59.47 |
| SIQ | Smart Group | Sold 5% position | Moderate | Medium | 13/07/2022 | 6.98 | 6.62 | 1.43 | 15.19 |
| WDS | Woodside | Sold 1% position | High | Medium | 15/06/2022 | 29.76 | 32.54 | 2.3 | 17.05 |
| IGL | IVE Group Ltd | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Medium | 11/05/2022 | 2.28 | 1.8 | 0.66 | 7.89 |
| AGL | AGL Energy | Sold 3% position | Moderate | Long | 03/05/2022 | 5.35 | 8.38 | 0.16 | 59.63 |
| NSR | National Storage REIT | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 13/04/2022 | 2.04 | 2.65 | 0.09 | 34.31 |
| XARO | ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bon | Sold 5% position | Low | Long | 13/04/2022 | 26.47 | 25.28 | 1.6 | 1.55 |
| AWC | Alumina Ltd | Sold 4% position | Moderate | Medium | 24/02/2022 | 2.2 | 1.95 | -11.36 | |
| DXS | Dexus | Sold 4% position | Low | Long | 25/11/2021 | 9.2 | 11.27 | 0.23 | 25 |
Recent Opinion for the Income Portfolio
Shawn’s Trade Idea: Buy GQG Partners limit $1.65 with stops at $1.59
We hold GQG in our Active Growth and Income Portfolios believing amongst other things that outflows will slow or even reverse as questions are asked towards tech valuations. Read morePortfolio Amendments – Active Growth Portfolio
We are making 3 changes to the Growth Portfolio Read moreGQG Partners Inc (GQG) $1.61
We hold GQG in our in its Active Growth and Active Income Portfolios because they’ve got a good long term track record, but have struggled recently, compressing its valuation. GQG has materially underperformed the market in recent times leading to fund outflows and a significant re-rate lower in their share price. Read moreAmcor (AMC) $65.31
AMC delivered a solid second-quarter result, modestly ahead on earnings and with guidance reaffirmed, reinforcing the defensive qualities of the business, while allaying some concerns around the integration of the Berry acquisition. Read moreFortescue Metals (FMG) $21.87
FMG delivered a solid December-quarter update last week, which we didn’t cover at the time. The market took it as a mild negative, and the stock drifted lower - not materially, but enough for it to lag BHP and Rio, which have traded well over the past week, helped by their exposure to the likes of copper. Read morePortfolio Amendments – Active Income Portfolio
We are reducing equity exposure in the Income Portfolio Read moreFortescue Metals (FMG) $22.10
Iron Ore market fundamentals have been tighter than many expected on a range of factors, which has seen Iron Ore prices stay firm and trade comfortably above $US100/mt. The Iron Ore stocks have been solid as a result, with Rio Tinto (RIO) trading to new all-time highs while Fortescue is up more than 60% from 2025 lows. Read moreActive Income Portfolio – Amendments
We are making two changes to the Income Portfolio Read moreSuper Retail Group Ltd (SUL) $15.40
SUL has struggled since the board sacked CEO Anthony Heraghty in September after admitting his disclosures about a relationship with senior executive Jane Kelly - not a billionaire behaving badly, but the impact was similar. Read moreHistory of Actions for the Income Portfolio
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