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 30/06/2025 17:00
Portfolio	1M	3 M	6 M	1Y	2Y pa	ITD PA*
CORE ETF	1.05%	6.02%	6.28%	13.80%	12.61%	11.29%
RBA CASH RATE +3%	0.55%	1.72%	3.49%	7.23%	7.14%	7.08%
VALUE ADD	+0.50%	+4.30%	+2.79%	+6.57%	+5.47%	+4.21%

* 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	20	Moderate	Long	19/04/2023	122.33	142.95	13.44	-0.13	27.84
VSO	Vanguard MSCI Aus Small Companies Index ETF	10	High	Long	19/04/2023	64.04	68.11	9.08	-0.25	20.53
VGS	Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ex-Aus)	13	Moderate	Long	19/04/2023	100.55	141.97	9.28	-0.39	50.42
MVA	VanEck Australian Property ETF	10	Medium	Long	19/04/2023	20.96	24.42	2.67	-0.37	29.25
IAF	iShares Core Composite Bond ETF	17	Low	Long	19/04/2023	101.94	102.97	6.04	-0.12	6.94
HBRD	BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund	13	Low	Long	19/04/2023	10.01	10.10	1.44	-0.10	15.28
IFRA	VanEck FTSE Global Infra (Hedged) ETF	5	Low	Long	19/04/2023	21.00	22.45	1.58	-0.09	14.43
GOLD	Global X Physical Gold	5	Medium	Long	19/04/2023	27.56	46.56		-0.04	68.94
AAA	BetaShares Aus High Interest Cash ETF	7	Low	Long	19/04/2023	50.16	50.16	4.47	0.04	8.91

**Recent Sales** trade now
Company code	STOCK NAME	ACTIVITY	RISK	TIME HORIZON	EXIT DATE	ENTRY PRICE ($)	CLOSE PRICE ($)	DIVIDENDS ($)	GAIN / LOSS (%)
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

11/07/2025 08:59

Vanguard MSCI Small Companies ETF (VSO) $68.28

The VSO ETF seeks to track the return of the MSCI Australian Shares Small Cap Index before costs. Of the 190 stocks held, the five largest positions are Technology One (TNE) 2.5%, JB Hi-Fi (JBH) 2.5%, GPT Group (GPT) 1.9%, Orica (ORI) 1.9%, and Mirvac (MGR) 1.9% with plenty of smaller positions in the mix, but not as “small cap” as many may initially think: The index/ETF aims to capture the small cap size segment of the Australian equity market which represents approximately 14% of its market capitalisation, i.e. no heavyweights.

13/06/2025 09:50

BetaShares ASX200 ETF (A200) $143.57

The A200 is our preferred proxy for exposure to Australian equities, and a number of dual listed NZ names. This large ETF is very cost-effective, with an annual cost of 0.04%, while it has tracked its benchmark, the Solactive Australia 200 Index, within 0.2% over the last 1, 3, and 5 years.

06/06/2025 08:38

BetaShares Active Hybrid ETF (HBRD) $10.08

The HBRD ETF pays monthly income from a diversified mix of hybrid securities, subordinated bonds, senior bonds, and cash, offering flexibility to adjust allocations based on market conditions. It was traditionally a hybrid portfolio, but this has morphed into more traditional fixed income over time.

24/02/2025 09:37

ASX200 Index

The ASX200 is set to make fresh February lows this morning, around the 8230 level, following broad-based losses on US bourses, where traders demonstrated no interest in going home long ahead of Trump's next move.

19/02/2025 09:35

The ASX200

The ASX200 fell 0.66%, with losses compounded by the RBA’s less-dovish or arguably hawkish commentary after the rate cut. Weakness was noticeable in the rate-sensitive banks and retail stocks, with CBA, NAB, and WBC contributing more than 60% of the main boards' fall.

17/02/2025 09:15

ASX200 Index

The ASX200 is set to open back around 8500 this morning after posting new highs last Thursday and Friday, although in both cases, the intra-day selling following early strength caught our attention.

10/02/2025 09:19

ASX200 Index

The day-to-day volatility has been increasing lately, which is not unusual on the stock level through reporting season, but ~100-point index swings are. However, with Trump in power, further “fun & games” appear highly likely, but this condition brings opportunity for the prepared.

03/02/2025 09:16

ASX200 Index

The risk of a retaliatory trade war could rock richly valued global stock markets but it shouldn’t come as a major surprise to subscribers – remember our outlook/mantra for 2025: We are looking for the ASX to advance in a “3-steps forward, 2-back fashion” through 2025 with buying the dip as our preferred course of action.

02/10/2024 09:30

Active Australian Hybrids Fund ETF (HBRD) $10.17

HBRD was traditionally a Hybrid portfolio, however in recent times, the manager, Coolabah Capital run by Chris Joye has moved more towards debt securities (senior & subordinated debt) holding the view that after a very good run for Hybrids, they have become relatively less attractive than lower risk debt.

25/09/2024 09:11

First Up

On Tuesday, the ASX200 delivered a perfect example of how investing is far more about stock/sector performance than the underlying index, which attracts too much attention.