Active Income Portfolio
For those seeking a sustainable income strategy, with a difference.
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 | 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% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent Opinion for the Income Portfolio
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. Read moreAmcor 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. Read moreGlobal 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. Read moreAGL 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. Read moreNew 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. Read moreGlobal 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. Read moreCenturia 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. Read moreMetcash (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. Read moreTrade Alert – Active Growth Portfolio
We are making two changes to the Growth Portfolio. Read moreHistory of Actions for the Income Portfolio
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