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Emerging Companies Portfolio

For those seeking higher growth investments

About the Emerging Companies Portfolio

About The Portfolio

The newest Market Matters Portfolio that searches for small & mid capitalisation emerging stocks (ex-100) that show strong underlying growth characteristics. This is a higher risk portfolio and investors should expect greater volatility in returns.

Portfolio Performance
Portfolio 1M 6M 1y 3y pa 5y pa ITD PA Total
EMERGING COMPANIES 2.48% -9.48% 10.01% 8.20% 1.02% 5.56% 41.5%
SMALL ORDS ACCUMULATION 0.37% 1.23% 8.11% 10.43% 7.42% 7.57% 59.7%
VALUE ADD +2.11% (10.71%) +1.90% (2.23%) (6.40%) (2.01%) (18.2%)
* Inception date 31/01/2020
Portfolio Holdings trade now
CODE NAME WEIGHT (%) RISK TERM BUY DATE BUY PRICE ($) LAST PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) DAILY CHANGE (%) GAIN / LOSS (%)
A1M AIC Mines 6 High Medium 26/07/2024 0.35 0.67 -17.79 91.43
ABB Aussie Broadband 6 Moderate Medium 25/11/2021 4.82 4.80 0.15 -2.04 2.70
ARB ARB Corp 5 Moderate Medium 19/02/2025 31.12 17.50 1.19 1.10 -39.94
BGL Bellevue Gold 4 High Medium 31/10/2024 1.18 1.26 -1.95 6.78
C79 Chrysos Corp 4 High 22/04/2026 7.74 5.43 -0.37 -29.84
CAT Catapult Group 4 High Medium 22/08/2023 2.02 3.56 0.56 76.24
CNI Centuria Capital 4 Moderate Long 9/11/2022 1.60 1.70 0.30 -1.16 25.00
HMC HMC Capital 4 Moderate Long 11/02/2025 5.55 2.94 0.08 2.80 -45.59
HSN Hanson Technologies 4 High Medium 10/12/2024 5.41 4.16 0.12 0.00 -20.89
LNW Light & Wonder 4 High Medium 26/11/2025 142.71 111.99 0.06 -21.53
NCK Nick Scali 5 Moderate Medium 26/07/2024 15.00 15.64 0.90 1.96 10.27
NXG NexGen Energy 4 High Long 26/11/2025 12.72 13.09 -2.75 2.91
MAF MA Financial 4 Moderate Medium 08/07/2026 6.56 6.43 0.47 -1.98
PNI Pinnacle Investment Group 4 Moderate Long 12/03/2025 16.47 17.84 0.37 2.06 10.56
PXA PEXA Group 4 Moderate Long 02/08/2023 12.45 7.85 3.15 -36.95
RDY ReadyTech 4 High Long 22/03/2023 3.02 1.63 1.24 -46.03
RPL Regal Partners 4 Moderate Medium 9/11/2022 2.89 3.21 0.42 0.94 25.61
SDR Siteminder 6 High Medium 11/02/2025 5.80 3.61 -1.10 -37.76
SLX Silex Systems 3 High Medium 22/03/2023 3.80 4.71 -3.48 23.95
ZIP Zip Co 5 High Medium 21/05/2025 1.87 3.14 -1.88 67.91
360 Life360 4 High Long 26/11/2025 40.16 26.52 5.03 -33.96
Portfolio cash position: 8%
Recent Sales trade now
Company code STOCK NAME ACTIVITY RISK TIME HORIZON EXIT DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) CLOSE PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) GAIN / LOSS (%)
LTR Liontown Resources Sold 4% position High Medium 21/01/2026 1.44 2.15 49.3
NEC Nine Entertainment Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 21/01/2026 2.03 1.12 1.05 6.9
RUL RPMGlobal Holdings Sold 6% position High Medium 27/11/2025 3.05 4.91 61
PDN Paladin Energy Sold 4% position High Long 27/11/2025 9.62 7.96 -17.25
JLG Johns Lyng Group Sold 4% position High Medium 24/10/2025 5.51 4 0.04 -26.68
SRG SRG Global Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 18/06/2025 0.81 1.55 0.12 86
CRN Coronado Resources Sold 3% position High Medium 18/06/2025 1.37 0.145 0.09 -82
VAU Vault Minerals Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 31/03/2025 0.32 0.45 40.63
VAU Vault Minerals Trimmed 2% Moderate Medium 19/02/2025 0.32 0.4 25
BAP Bapcor Sold 5% position Moderate Medium 19/02/2025 6.27 4.67 0.51 -17.38
BWP BWP Trust Sold 4% position Low Medium 11/02/2025 3.75 3.42 0.18 -4
HLO Helloworld Travel Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 11/02/2025 2.19 2.03 0.07 -4.1
CXL Calix Sold 4% position High Long 11/02/2025 4.22 0.51 -87.9
ZIP Zip Co Sold 3% position High Medium 10/12/2024 1.77 2.88 62.71
ANG Austin Engineering Sold 3% position High Medium 10/12/2024 0.47 0.52 9.61
AD8 Audinate Sold 6% position Moderate Medium 10/12/2024 12.92 7.83 -39.39
C79 Chrysos Corp Sold 6% position High Medium 10/10/2024 6.41 5.39 -15.91
SRG SRG Global Trimmed 1% Moderate Medium 26/07/2024 0.69 0.925 34.05
SFR Sandfire Resources Sold 5% position Moderate Low 26/07/2024 6.26 8.32 32.91
ANG Austin Engineering Trimmed 1% High Medium 26/07/2024 0.47 0.64 36.2
PXA PEXA Group Trimmed 1% Moderate Long 26/07/2024 12.45 13.77 10.6
EML EML Payments Sold 4% position High Medium 26/07/2024 3.36 0.905 -73.06
BCB Bowen Coking Coal Sold 4% position High Medium 26/07/2024 0.295 0.044 -85.08
SLX Silex Systems Trimmed 1% High Medium 22/05/2024 3.8 6.53 71.84
SFR Sandfire Resources Trimmed 1% Moderate Long 22/05/2024 6.26 9.94 58.79
SRG SRG Global Trimmed 1% Moderate Medium 22/05/2024 0.69 0.9 0.06 39.13
CNI Centuria Capital Trimmed 2% Moderate Long 22/05/2024 1.6 1.77 0.14 19.38
FCL Fineos Sold 4% position High Medium 22/05/2024 2.51 1.65 -34.26
GL1 Global Lithium Sold 4% position High Long 22/05/2024 2.55 0.37 -85.49
ABB Aussie Broadband Trimmed 2% Moderate Medium 27/02/2024 4.82 4.61 -4.36
PDN Paladin Sold 4% position High Long 15/01/2024 0.75 1.31 74.67
PDN Paladin Trimmed 2% High Long 11/01/2024 0.75 1.17 56
PMV Premier Investments Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 11/01/2024 24.78 26.89 2.99 20.58
PPS Praemium Sold 4% position Moderate Long 11/01/2024 0.765 0.39 0.07 -39.87
AD8 Audinate Trimmed 1.5% Moderate Medium 20/11/2023 8.94 15.04 68.23
LYC Lynas Rare Earths Ltd Sold 4% position High Medium 20/11/2023 8.6 6.77 -21.28
AD8 Audinate Trimmed 2% Moderate Medium 22/08/2023 8.43 12.06 43.06
BAP Bapcor Trimmed 1% Moderate Medium 22/08/2023 6.78 6.56 0.46 3.54
CAJ Capitol Health Sold 5% position Moderate Medium 22/08/2023 0.4 0.23 0.04 -32.5
SBM St Barbara Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 05/07/2023 0.935 0.545 -41.71
SFR Sandfire Resources Sold 4% position High Medium 20/04/2023 3.93 6.95 76.84
NXT NEXTDC Sold 4% position High Short 13/04/2023 8.67 12.13 39.91
SHV Select Harvests Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 22/03/2023 6.39 4.08 -36.15
PNI Pinnacle Investment Management Sold 6% position Moderate Medium 01/02/2023 9.58 9.9 0.25 5.95
SFR Sandfire Resources Trimmed 2% High Medium 8/12/2022 3.87 5.38 39
ASB Austal Ltd Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 8/12/2022 3.3 2.14 0.3 -26.06
STA Strandline Resources Sold 3% position High Medium 9/11/2022 0.25 0.41 64
PLS Pilbara Minerals Sold 4% position High Medium 9/11/2022 2.69 5.53 105.58
LOV Lovisa Holdings Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 9/11/2022 15.48 24.01 0.41 57.75
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Opinions for stocks held in the Emerging Companies Portfolio

AIC Mines (A1M) 67c

A1M  -17.79% was hit after June-quarter costs came in materially higher, overshadowing another year in which Eloise met production and cost guidance.

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Light & Wonder Inc (ASX: LNW) $111.60

Yesterday saw Light & Wonder surge as much as 10%, its biggest intraday gain since early May, after reassuring investors on both earnings and growth - these gains were maintained in US trade overnight. The catalyst for the gains was management reaffirming FY26 guidance for mid-to-high single-digit earnings (AEBITDA) growth, while reiterating plans to reduce leverage below 3x net debt/EBITDA in the first half of FY27 and confirming US$180m remains under its share buyback program.

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Zip Co Ltd (ASX: ZIP) $2.95

Zip remains one of the stronger performers in the Market Matters Emerging Companies Portfolio, with the share price rallying materially since our entry in mid 2025 at $1.87. We continue to like the company’s improving earnings profile and exposure to structural growth in buy now, pay later, although we trimmed the position last week following the strong run.

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Light & Wonder Inc (ASX: LNW) $103.55

Light & Wonder (LNW) director Jamie Odell sold approximately $2.7 million worth of shares last month, just two days after the company’s AGM. Odell has now sold on at least two occasions over the past 12 months, having also disclosed a sale in August 2025 during the stock’s previous drawdown.

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HMC Capital (ASX: HMC) $2.95

In an update last week, HMC announced another important step in broadening its funds management platform, securing commitments from two global institutional investors to deploy up to $1.35 billion into private credit. This is strategically significant. HMC’s private credit business has so far been built largely through wholesale and high-net-worth investors, with more than $2 billion of assets under management. Institutional backing expands the opportunity and gives HMC the chance to replicate some of the success it has already achieved in real estate.

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Pexa Group (ASX: PXA) $8.54

PXA -21.29%: was hit today after IPART released its draft recommendation on Electronic Lodgement Network Operator service fees, proposing a meaningful reduction in the revenue PEXA can earn from its core Exchange business.

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AIC Mines (ASX: A1M) 73c

AIC Mines has been one of the strongest performers in our Emerging Companies Portfolio over the past 12 months, more than doubling over the period. Despite a recent pullback alongside the copper price, we continue to see the investment case strengthening rather than weakening. Electrification, AI infrastructure and data centre construction remain huge structural demand drivers for copper, though as we often harp on about, there are limited quality ASX-listed copper producers for local investors to gain exposure to this thematic – A1M fits the bill.

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ReadyTech (ASX: RDY) $1.65

RDY +6.45%: announced it has been selected as the Student Management System platform provider for the Victorian TAFE Network, a strategically important win that reinforces the quality and relevance of its education software platform.

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Centuria Capital (ASX: CNI) $2.03

Centuria Capital Group (CNI) has moved to strengthen its balance sheet and fund the next leg of growth, announcing a $300m equity raising at $2.00 per security. The raising comprises a $200m institutional placement and a 1-for-17 entitlement offer, with around 150m new securities to be issued.

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Shawn’s Trade Idea: ARB Corp Ltd (ASX: ARB) $19.61

The retailers are coming back into favour which could just be some EOFY book squaring or a more meaningful pivot that bond yields are peaking. Today ARB has the added tailwind this month that tradies are speccing up their Utes ahead of June 30th.

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Actions for stocks held in the Emerging Companies Portfolio

A1M
UPDATED 16/07/2026 16:39
MM remains long & bullish A1M ~67c
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LNW
UPDATED 15/07/2026 09:58
MM is now bullish towards LNW around $112
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ZIP
UPDATED 15/07/2026 09:57
MM remains long & bullish ZIP ~$3.00
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LNW
UPDATED 14/07/2026 10:05
MM is now more cautious towards LNW
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MAF
UPDATED 10/07/2026 09:50
MM is buying MAF in the Emerging Companies Portfolio, allocating 4% around $6.50
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HMC
UPDATED 10/07/2026 09:49
MM remains optimistic on HMC, looking for a turnaround in FY27
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ZIP
UPDATED 10/07/2026 09:49
MM is amending the Emerging Companies Portfolio target weight in ZIP to 5%
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A1M
UPDATED 10/07/2026 09:48
MM is amending the Emerging Companies Portfolio target weight in A1M to 6%
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PXA
UPDATED 03/07/2026 17:13
MM remains neutral on PXA ~$8.60
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A1M
UPDATED 01/07/2026 09:49
MM remains long and bullish A1M
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