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Active Income Portfolio

For those seeking a sustainable income strategy, with a difference.

About The Active Income Portfolio

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 Performance
Portfolio 1M 6M 1y 3y 5y pa ITD pa Total
ACTIVE INCOME 0.81% 3.94% 9.09% 11.58% 9.76% 9.67% 132.80%
RBA CASH RATE +4% 0.70% 4.11% 7.94% 7.84% 6.79% 5.61% 64.8%
VALUE ADD +0.11% (0.74%) +1.15% +3.74% +2.97% +4.06% +68.00%
* Inception date 05/07/2017
Portfolio Holdings trade now
CODE NAME WEIGHT (%) RISK TERM BUY DATE BUY PRICE ($) LAST PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) DAILY CHANGE (%) GAIN / LOSS (%)
AGL AGL Energy 4 Moderate Long 23/02/2023 7.50 8.79 1.50 -0.34 37.20
AMC Amcor 4 Moderate Medium 27/10/2025 62.70 62.09 1.84 1.12 1.96
ANZ ANZ Group 5 Moderate Medium 18/12/2024 29.36 38.89 3.26 -0.31 43.56
AN3PI ANZ Capital Notes 6 6 Low Long 8/07/2021 100.33 102.18 27.86 0.18 29.61
APA APA Group 5 Moderate Medium 26/05/2023 9.82 11.23 1.44 0.36 29.02
BHP BHP Group 8 Moderate Long 11/12/2019 40.38 60.03 19.39 3.50 96.68
CLW Charter Hall Long Wale REIT 4 Moderate Long 06/05/2026 3.55 3.25 0.12 -1.22 -5.07
DBI Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure 4 Moderate Medium 10/10/2024 3.37 5.68 0.46 0.35 82.20
DN1 Dominion Income Trust 1 5 Low Medium 18/06/2025 101.40 97.83 9.25 -0.17 5.60
FMG Fortescue Metals 4 Moderate Medium 27/06/2024 21.62 15.19 3.20 1.13 -14.94
GQG GQG Partners 3 Moderate Medium 08/08/2025 1.75 1.07 0.18 2.90 -28.57
MGR Mirvac 5 Moderate Medium 10/03/2026 1.85 1.82 0.05 -0.55 1.08
MTS Metcash 4 Moderate Medium 9/12/2020 3.50 3.13 1.41 -0.63 29.71
NABPI NAB Capital Notes 6 5 Low Long 13/07/2022 98.94 104.33 30.33 -0.44 36.10
NHC New Hope Coal 4 High Medium 22/11/2022 5.55 5.84 2.40 2.28 48.47
PCI Perpetual Credit Income Trust 5 Low Long 17/07/2024 1.11 1.09 0.15 0.46 11.71
WBC Westpac 5 Moderate Medium 04/09/2026 35.01 35.15 -1.57 0.40
SOL Soul Pattinson (W.H) 4 Moderate Long 05/02/2026 37.68 46.19 1.58 0.33 26.78
SUN Suncorp Group 5 Moderate Medium 11/12/2025 17.07 19.58 1.00 0.41 20.56
SUNPI Suncorp Hybrid 5 Low Medium 09/04/2024 101.51 102.25 7.78 0.29 8.39
WBCPK Westpac Hybrid 5 Low Long 7/09/2022 100.40 103.80 27.92 0.34 31.20
Portfolio cash position: 1%
Recent Sales trade now
Company code STOCK NAME ACTIVITY RISK TIME HORIZON EXIT DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) CLOSE PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) GAIN / LOSS (%)
JBH JB Hi-Fi Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 18/08/2026 83.98 72.26 3 -10.4
CNI Centuria Capital Group Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 06/05/2026 2.06 1.69 0.27 -4.9
SUL Super Retail Group Sold 4% position Moderate Medium 26/02/2026 13.97 14.01 2.61 19
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
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Recent Opinion for the Income Portfolio

GLEN vs BHP & RIO: The Copper growth story

Glencore’s ASX listing through CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) has given ASX only investors with direct access to another global diversified miner with growing exposure to copper, the industrial metal at the forefront of global electrification. Copper is forecast to increase from around one-third of Glencore’s earnings (EBITDA) in FY26 to more than half by the early 2030s, supported by projects across South America and Central Africa, alongside optimisation of existing operations including Collahuasi, Antapaccay and Katanga/KCC - in other words, its profile is evolving like BHPs over the coming years, a factor we like.

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AGL Energy (ASX: AGL) $8.90

Yesterday saw strong gains from utilities AGL (+4.1%) and Origin (+2.8%) helping advance the sector +1.8%, making it the best performer on the day. The move reminded us of the performance overlay we showed a few weeks ago comparing the ASX 200 in 2022, the last time bond yields rallied strongly, and the subsequent sector performance in the fourth quarter where the utilities helped drive the markets recovery:

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Fortescue (ASX: FMG) $15.32

Fortescue (FMG) has continued to weaken following a disappointing September-quarter update, and we’re reviewing our position in the Income Portfolio. The issue is less the iron ore price itself and more weaker cash conversion at a time when capital spending remains elevated.

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GQG Partners (ASX: GQG) $1.12

GQG flat: Performance appears to be turning following the global investment manager’s shift in positioning back in July, though the continued outflows remain a concern.

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Mirvac Group (ASX: MGR) $1.85

MM has held MGR since March having bought, sold and re-bought the property developer, owner, and investment manager reasonably successfully over the last few years. We liked Mirvac’s FY26 result covered here, which pointed to FY27 being another year of earnings growth despite a still-challenging property backdrop, plus, the company sweetened the result with a new A$200m buyback - the stock popped ~7% on the day demonstrating it wasn’t just MM that thought it was a solid result.

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Washington H Soul Pattinson (ASX: SOL) $48.33

SOL +6.2% Produced a solid FY26 result as profits jumped, though headline A$2.19bn number tells only part of the story, with a large chunk coming from the Brickworks merger and other non-recurring items.

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BHP Group (ASX: BHP) $61.22

Copper (Cu) enjoyed a strong session overnight with the December Comex contract gaining +2.1%, taking it within 1% of its August high. The move extended copper's winning streak to six consecutive sessions, its longest run of gains in four months, driven primarily by tightening physical supply in China, amplified by pre-holiday demand, combined with positive macro sentiment from the China-US summit outlook and a weaker dollar.

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Metcash Ltd (ASX: MTS) $2.83

Metcash delivered its FY26 result in June here, with the standout read being earnings had stabilised, but growth was hard to come by - echoes of Coles. Metcash (MTS) is trading on just 12.1x forward earnings, roughly half the multiple of Coles and Woolworths, while early FY27 sales growth has remained positive across Food, Liquor and Hardware.

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History of Actions for the Income Portfolio

AGL
UPDATED 14/10/2026 09:32
MM is long and bullish towards AGL for income
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FMG
UPDATED 14/10/2026 09:32
MM is likely to cut FMG from the Income Portfolio
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GQG
UPDATED 13/10/2026 10:26
MM is long but remains vigilant toward GQG
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MGR
UPDATED 02/10/2026 10:26
MM is adding to MGR in the Active Growth Portfolio, increasing the target weight to 5% around $1.80
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MGR
UPDATED 02/10/2026 10:26
MM is adding to MGR in the Active Income Portfolio, increasing the target weight to 5% around $1.80
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MGR
UPDATED 01/10/2026 09:40
MM is bullish towards MGR around $1.85
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SOL
UPDATED 24/09/2026 17:11
MM remains long and bullish SOL
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BHP
UPDATED 23/09/2026 09:19
MM remains long and bullish toward BHP around $61
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MTS
UPDATED 22/09/2026 09:28
MM is bullish on MTS for yield around $2.80
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WBC
UPDATED 18/09/2026 09:46
WBC is MM’s preferred bank for Income
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