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Active Growth Portfolio

For those seeking an active approach to investing in large cap ASX stocks

About the Active Growth Portfolio

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 Performance
Portfolio 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y pa ITD pa*
ACTIVE GROWTH 1.76% -6.27% -4.93% 7.21% 13.63% 11.87%
ASX 200 ACCUMULATION 3.62% -3.69% 7.70% 7.18% 12.14% 9.06%
VALUE ADD (1.86%) (2.58%) (14.72%) +0.03% +1.49% +2.81%
* Inception date 10/05/2016
Portfolio Holdings trade now
CODE NAME WEIGHT (%) RISK TERM BUY DATE BUY PRICE ($) LAST PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) DAILY CHANGE (%) GAIN / LOSS (%)
ALL Aristocrat Leisure 5 High Long 01/04/2025 65.13 68.01 0.32 4.42
ANZ ANZ Bank 6 Moderate Long 08/02/2023 25.29 30.08 4.40 0.80 36.34
APA APA Group 4 Moderate Medium 12/12/2024 7.38 8.34 0.24 -0.30 16.26
BHP BHP Group 7.5 Moderate Long 27/08/2019 39.63 37.88 8.83 0.74 17.87
CAR CAR Group 4 High Medium 12/03/2025 34.45 34.46 0.4675 0.97 1.39
GMG Goodman Group 5 Moderate Medium 21/02/2025 34.16 30.78 0.00 -9.89
HUB HUB24 5 Moderate Medium 05/03/2025 71.36 77.84 0.3429 -0.57 9.56
ILU Iluka Resources 4 High Medium 30/10/2024 6.02 3.99 .06 -0.62 -32.72
JHX James Hardie Industries 5 High Medium 12/12/2024 51.22 36.92 -1.47 -27.92
MQG Macquarie Group 5 Moderate Medium 07/11/2024 224.33 197.22 2.39 0.68 -11.02
MGR Mirvac Group 5 Moderate Medium 17/07/2024 2.08 2.33 1.30 12.02
MIN Mineral Resources 4 High Medium 16/03/2023 44.12 21.19 0.34 4.13 -51.20
NSR National Storage REIT 5 Moderate Medium 11/08/2023 2.22 2.34 0.12 0.86 10.81
PDN Paladin Energy 4 High Medium 06/06/2024 15.16 6.40 4.92 -57.78
SFR Sandfire Resources 4 High Medium 07/04/2025 8.32 10.30 0.19 23.80
SUL Super Retail Group 4 Moderate Medium 06/12/2024 15.20 13.35 0.46 0.75 -9.14
WBC Westpac 5 Moderate Medium 21/02/2025 31.08 31.59 -0.69 1.64
WHC Whitehaven Coal 4 High Medium 15/11/2022 8.18 5.06 1.67 0.20 -17.73
WOR Worley 5 High Medium 08/05/2023 15.66 12.02 0.95 0.50 -17.18
XRO Xero 4 Moderate Long 02/04/2020 101.29 166.47 0.13 64.35
Portfolio cash position: 5.5%
Recent Sales trade now
Company code STOCK NAME ACTIVITY RISK TIME HORIZON EXIT DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) CLOSE PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) GAIN / LOSS (%)
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
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Opinions for stocks held in the Growth Portfolio

APA Group (APA) $8.32

APA rallied +1.1% on Monday, testing its 2025 high on a day when the ASX  came under pressure. We have discussed APA a few times recently, holding onto an unwavering bullish view.

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Goodman Group (GMG) $31.00

The GMG share price has endured a tough year after raising $4bn at $33.50 in February for data centre expansion. This was not ideal timing, as the sector came under pressure in the ensuing weeks due to the questions being raised around demand for data centres following the DeepSeek announcements.

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NEXTDC (NXT) $12.37

NXT has been at the forefront of local data centre expansion, but over the last year, solid alternatives have arisen for ASX investors in the form of GMG and DGT. Encouragingly, Goldman has just added NXT to its APAC Conviction list as they foresee ongoing demand for digital infrastructure.

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Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN) $5.85

Market heavyweight PDN has been kinder to the shorts, declining over 20% so far in 2025 as the company has consistently disappointed operationally, including withdrawing guidance last month following heavy rain in Namibia.

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BHP Group Ltd (BHP) $38.19

BHP is down less than 4% in 2025, but it also closed on its high yesterday, although in a less dramatic manner, with the miners treading water for most of Wednesday.

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Mineral Resources (MIN) $20.57

MIN +13.15%: Jumped on their 3rd quarter result on softer production numbers though reiterated full-year guidance and provided comfort around the balance sheet, progression of the search for a new and improved board and an update eon reparations of the key Onslow Iron haul road asset.

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James Hardie Plc (JHX) $36.83

JHX sprang out of the blocks on Monday, opening up $1.77, or 4.9%, after the board offered an olive branch to extremely disgruntled shareholders in the form of a promise from Chairman Anne Lloyd stating that “the board has no intention to seek ASX Foreign Exempt Listing status” and, more importantly, will “hold a shareholder vote before making any decision to change our ASX listing status”.

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National Storage REIT (NSR) $2.24

NSR confirmed yesterday that it had purchased a 4.78% stake in $1.9bn rival Abacus Storage King (ABK). Still, it does not plan to make a rival bid for ABK, which is already under offer from a South African Billionaire via a consortium formed between Nathan Kirsh’s family office, Ki Corporation, and New York-listed giant, Public Storage.

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Evolution Mining Ltd (EVN) $7.90

Gold and copper (25%) miner EVN delivered a solid quarterly update earlier this month, catapulting the stock towards $9. We have written extensively about EVN over the recent months, having successfully held the stock through the 2024 explosive advance.

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Actions for stocks held in the Growth Portfolio

APA
UPDATED 07/05/2025 09:49
MM is long and bullish APA
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XRO
UPDATED 05/05/2025 09:08
MM is long and bullish towards XRO
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GMG
UPDATED 02/05/2025 09:40
MM remains long and bullish on GMG
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NXT
UPDATED 02/05/2025 09:40
MM is cautiously bullish NXT
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BHP
UPDATED 01/05/2025 09:39
MM is long and bullish BHP
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PDN
UPDATED 01/05/2025 09:38
MM is long and bullish PDN
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MIN
UPDATED 29/04/2025 18:08
MM is long and bullish MIN
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WHC
UPDATED 29/04/2025 18:07
WHC remains long and bullish WHC
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NSR
UPDATED 29/04/2025 10:09
MM is long and bullish NSR
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JHX
UPDATED 29/04/2025 10:09
MM is cautiously long and bullish towards JHX
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