Core ETF Portfolio

For those seeking a dynamically managed, balanced ETF portfolio

About the Portfolio

The Market Matters Core ETF Portfolio includes equity, fixed-income and alternative asset ETFs to populate a core portfolio within a well-defined (yet dynamic) asset allocation structure, broadly considered to be a balanced approach. The portfolio could serve as the ‘core’ for a broad range of more passively minded investors

**Portfolio Performance** UPDATED 31/03/2025 17:00
Portfolio	1M	6M	1Y	2Y pa	ITD PA	Total
CORE ETF	-5.18%	-1.81%	9.07%	8.57%	9.85%	32.60%
RBA CASH RATE +3%	0.58%	3.31%	6.77%	6.94%	6.87%	21.80%
VALUE ADD	(5.76%)	(5.12%)	+2.30%	+1.63%	+2.98%	+10.80%

* Inception date 30/07/2023

**Portfolio Holdings** 20 MINUTES DELAYED trade now
CODE	NAME	WEIGHT (%)	RISK	TERM	BUY DATE	BUY PRICE ($)	LAST PRICE ($)	DIVIDEND ($)	DAILY CHANGE (%)	GAIN / LOSS (%)
A200	BetaShares Australian 200 ETF	15	Moderate	Long	19/04/2023	122.33	145.70	13.44	-0.11	30.09
VGS	Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ex-Aus)	13	Moderate	Long	19/04/2023	100.55	149.76	9.28	-0.18	58.17
HBRD	BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund	13	Low	Long	19/04/2023	10.01	10.06	1.52	0.00	15.68
VSO	Vanguard MSCI Aus Small Companies Index ETF	10	High	Long	19/04/2023	64.04	74.16	9.08	0.24	29.98
MVA	VanEck Australian Property ETF	10	Medium	Long	19/04/2023	20.96	23.25	2.67	0.17	23.66
IAF	iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	10	Low	Long	19/04/2023	101.94	100.45	5.12	0.22	3.56
CRED	Betashares IG Corporate Bond ETF	15	Low	Long	18/07/2025	23.40	22.58	0.785	0.31	-0.15
IFRA	VanEck FTSE Global Infra (Hedged) ETF	5	Low	Long	19/04/2023	21.00	25.49	1.58	-0.04	28.90
GOLD	Global X Physical Gold	5	Medium	Long	19/04/2023	27.56	58.45		-0.26	112.08
AAA	BetaShares Aus High Interest Cash ETF	4	Low	Long	19/04/2023	50.16	50.09	4.63	0.00	9.09

**Recent Sales** UPDATED 21/01/2026 00:00 trade now
Company code	STOCK NAME	ACTIVITY	RISK	TIME HORIZON	EXIT DATE	ENTRY PRICE ($)	CLOSE PRICE ($)	DIVIDENDS ($)	GAIN / LOSS (%)
A200	Betashares ASX 200 ETF	Trimmed 5%	Moderate	Long	21/01/2026	122.33	146.02	13.44	30.35
IAF	iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	Trimmed 7%	Low	Long	18/07/2025	101.94	103.15	6.04	7.25
AAA	High Interest Cash ETF	Trimmed 3%	Low	Long	18/07/2025	50.16	50.18	4.47	8.95
AAA	High Interest Cash ETF	Trimmed 2%	Low	Long	17/07/2024	50.16	50.2	2.48	5.02

OPINION
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Opinions for positions held in the Core ETF Portfolio

01/05/2026 09:03

VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure ETF (ASX: IFRA) $25.05

The IFRA ETF gives ASX investors diversified exposure to the world's essential infrastructure operators, electric utilities, toll roads, pipelines, airports and rail networks across developed markets. It can be considered the boring backbone of the AI buildout, with every data centre needing a power grid, and IFRA owns the companies that run them. However, the returns over the last year haven’t been particularly boring, with the ETF up more than +16%.

20/04/2026 08:39

ASX200 Index

The Australian share market failed to follow the almost 5% gain by US stocks last week, primarily because the banks were soft, led by Westpac (ASX:WBC) which fell more than 7%, dragging the influential sector down 2.1%. It was one of those weeks where the bad news arrived in waves and the market had nowhere to hide even as global indices rallied around it. The ASX decline was modest until compared to its global peers.

13/03/2026 09:50

BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (CRED) $22.79

CRED is a ~$1.8bn ASX-listed ETF investing in investment-grade Australian corporate bonds, designed to deliver higher income (currently ~5.1%) than government bond funds, with 100% of the portfolio in fixed rate debt.

13/03/2026 09:43

BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (AAA) $50.15

The AAA Cash ETF is an ASX-listed ETF that invests in bank deposits and short-term money-market securities, designed to provide investors with cash-like returns with very low volatility. It is commonly used by investors as a place to park cash inside a brokerage/platform account, allowing them to earn interest while keeping funds liquid and ready to deploy into equities or other assets.

12/03/2026 09:13

First Up

The ASX 200 bounced another +0.6% on Wednesday with the miners and banks dragging the market higher, even when only 45% of the main board closed in positive territory. To put things into perspective, the local bourse closed up 50-points with the miners alone contributing +42 points to the day, helped by another solid day for iron ore, and related names.

09/03/2026 09:39

ASX200 Index

The ASX200 posted new highs on Monday afternoon only to close down 3.8% by Friday with a weekly 8.5% drop by the materials sector weighing heavily on the index with much of the same likely today.

09/03/2026 09:36

Credit Markets

On Friday night we saw that US nonfarm payrolls had fallen by 92,000 last month, one of the largest declines since the pandemic, with job losses spread across a broad range of industries. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%, raising fresh questions about the strength of the labour market.

30/01/2026 09:28

First Up

The ASX 200 recovered from early steep losses yesterday to end Thursday's session down just -0.1%, the reverse of Wednesday's price action. It was another session of polarised performance, although most eyes on trading desks were glued to the prices of copper and gold, whose volatility was almost unprecedented.

20/01/2026 23:22

Portfolio Amendments – Core ETF Portfolio

We are reducing Australian equities and increasing fixed income

23/12/2025 09:15

First Up

The ASX 200 surged to a 5-week high on Monday, closing up +0.9% as the traditional lack of selling during the festive season was met with fairly aggressive buying across the miners, who spent much of the day jockeying for position on the leaderboard. Interestingly, even as gold and silver surged to new all-time highs and copper flirted with its equivalent milestone, it was the uranium names that won this particular race: