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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 1.26% 4.61% 16.62% 11.83% 10.01% 9.67% 129.1%
RBA CASH RATE +4% 0.67% 3.94% 7.84% 7.82% 6.66% 5.59% 63.0%
VALUE ADD +0.59% +0.67% +8.78% +4.01% +3.35% +4.08% +66.1%
* Inception date 05/07/2017
Portfolio Holdings trade now
CODE NAME WEIGHT (%) RISK TERM BUY DATE BUY PRICE ($) LAST PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) DAILY CHANGE (%) GAIN / LOSS (%)
AGL AGL Energy 4 Moderate Long 23/02/2023 7.50 8.44 1.13 -0.94 27.60
AMC Amcor 4 Moderate Medium 27/10/2025 62.70 61.83 1.84 0.78 1.55
ANZ ANZ Group 5 Moderate Medium 18/12/2024 29.36 36.05 3.26 0.81 33.89
AN3PI ANZ Capital Notes 6 6 Low Long 8/07/2021 100.33 102.70 26.45 -0.44 28.73
APA APA Group 5 Moderate Medium 26/05/2023 9.82 9.95 1.44 0.10 15.99
BHP BHP Group 8 Moderate Long 11/12/2019 40.38 58.28 17.42 2.48 87.47
CLW Charter Hall Long Wale REIT 4 Moderate Long 06/05/2026 3.55 3.64 0.55 2.54
DBI Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure 4 Moderate Medium 10/10/2024 3.37 5.65 0.40 0.18 79.53
DN1 Dominion Income Trust 1 5 Low Medium 18/06/2025 101.40 99.45 6.62 0.00 4.61
FMG Fortescue Metals 4 Moderate Medium 27/06/2024 21.62 18.47 2.55 1.99 -2.78
GQG GQG Partners 3 Moderate Medium 08/08/2025 1.75 1.44 0.10 0.35 -12.00
JBH JB Hi Fi 4 Moderate Medium 26/02/2026 83.98 78.10 3.00 -0.88 -3.43
MGR Mirvac 4 Moderate Medium 10/03/2026 1.875 1.71 0.59 -8.80
MTS Metcash 4 Moderate Medium 9/12/2020 3.50 3.06 1.28 0.33 24.00
NABPI NAB Capital Notes 6 5 Low Long 13/07/2022 98.94 105.50 26.49 -0.16 33.40
NHC New Hope Coal 4 High Medium 22/11/2022 5.55 5.26 1.97 0.77 30.27
PCI Perpetual Credit Income Trust 5 Low Long 17/07/2024 1.11 1.10 0.12 -0.90 9.91
SOL Soul Pattinson (W.H) 4 Moderate Long 05/02/2026 37.68 44.02 0.68 -0.09 18.63
SUN Suncorp Group 5 Moderate Medium 11/12/2025 17.07 18.76 0.24 -0.74 11.31
SUNPI Suncorp Hybrid 5 Low Medium 09/04/2024 101.51 103.67 5.06 0.65 7.11
WBCPK Westpac Hybrid 5 Low Long 7/09/2022 100.40 105.20 26.06 0.40 30.74
Portfolio cash position: 3%
Recent Sales trade now
Company code STOCK NAME ACTIVITY RISK TIME HORIZON EXIT DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) CLOSE PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) GAIN / LOSS (%)
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

BHP Group (ASX: BHP) $56.87

The correlation between BHP and Spot LME Copper over the last 2-years is 0.91,  a very high positive correlation, reflecting BHP's significant copper exposure and the market's tendency to price the stock as a copper proxy. BHP's copper assets, including Escondida (the world's largest copper mine) and Olympic Dam, make it one of the most copper-leveraged large-cap miners globally. And as BHP continues to grow its copper revenue, this correlation is likely to remain elevated or even strengthen over time.

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Suncorp (ASX: SUN) $18.73

Suncorp (SUN) remains a core holding in the Market Matters Income Portfolio. The share price has enjoyed a solid run recently, but we continue to like the combination of improving earnings quality, attractive income and scope for further capital returns.

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Amcor PLC (AMC) $64.37

Amcor has been a stock that has weighed on our portfolios over recent times but as it comes good now we definitely don’t intend to cut it. This packaging business is an economically sensitive value name, which, with more than 50% of its revenue generated from the US in FY25, is perfectly positioned for the current economic backdrop, especially in the US. The stock continues to trade at a hefty discount to its historical average valuation while yielding close to 6%, mostly franked.

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Global X Semiconductor ETF (ASX: SEMI) $41.25

The SEMI ETF can be described as the “Picks & Shovels ETF Play”, providing exposure to the world's leading semiconductor companies,  exactly where the volatility has been focused this week - the ETF has fallen ~14% from its highs. With the rate of the AI buildout now coming into question, we advocate a pedantic approach to this high-flying ETF.

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AGL Energy (ASX: AGL) $8.35

AGL has been a soft performer over recent months, despite the company actually tightening FY26 guidance in a positive direction. We own AGL in the Income Portfolio, having bought the stock in February 2023, and while the recent share price weakness is frustrating, we think it needs to be viewed through the lens of what the market is now pricing in for FY27, rather than what the business is delivering in FY26.

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New Hope Corp Ltd (NHC) $5.33

Coal miner NHC is up +33% so far in calendar 2026, significantly outperforming its ASX peer Whitehaven (+2%) in what’s been a fairly volatile year, as is often the case for cyclical commodity stocks. NHC delivered a strong quarterly update in May, covered here, as the company continues to mine and sell more coal; it's delivering on what it can control; the coal price is a different matter.

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Global X Semiconductor ETF (ASX: SEMI) $44.99

The semiconductors held together in Asia on Wednesday, with the Korean KOSPI managing to bounce over +3%, following its 10% rout on Tuesday. However, after almost doubling in less than 3-months we believe it's time to be pedantic towards this volatile and high-flying index, though the read through from Micron’s result will be a positive one in the short term.

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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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Metcash (ASX: MTS) $3.12

MTS -1.89%: Released their FY26 result this morning that was broadly in line with expectations & show earnings have stabilised, even if growth remains hard to come by. The group delivered underlying profit of $268.8m, inline with consensus, while sales were broadly flat at $17.35bn.

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History of Actions for the Income Portfolio

SUN
UPDATED 10/07/2026 09:50
MM remains bullish on SUN ~$18.70
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BHP
UPDATED 10/07/2026 09:46
MM is long and bullish towards BHP around $57
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AMC
UPDATED 07/07/2026 09:36
MM is long and bullish towards AMC around $64
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SEMI
UPDATED 03/07/2026 09:41
MM would only be interested in SEMI below $38
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AGL
UPDATED 01/07/2026 09:49
MM is cautiously bullish AGL for Income
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NHC
UPDATED 30/06/2026 09:20
MM is long and bullish towards NHC around $5.30
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SEMI
UPDATED 25/06/2026 10:35
MM is bullish towards the SEMI ETF back around $40
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CNI
UPDATED 24/06/2026 09:43
MM remains long & bullish CNI in the Emerging Companies Portfolio
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MTS
UPDATED 22/06/2026 17:04
MM remains long & bullish MTS for income
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APA
UPDATED 19/06/2026 09:39
MM is selling APA in the Active Growth Portfolio (only), taking a profit around $10.40
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