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 | 3M | 6M | 1y | 3y | 5y pa | ITD pa* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE INCOME | 1.24% | 1.73% | 12.01% | 14.12% | 11.00% | 11.35% | 9.52% |
| RBA CASH RATE +4% | 0.63% | 1.87% | 3.82% | 5.47% | 7.74% | 6.27% | 5.53% |
| VALUE ADD | +0.63% | (0.17%) | +8.19% | +8.65% | +3.26% | +5.08% | +3.99% |
| 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 | 9.31 | 1.13 | 0.22 | 39.20 |
| AMC | Amcor | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 27/10/2025 | 12.54 | 12.42 | 0.20 | -1.19 | 0.64 |
| ANZ | ANZ Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 18/12/2024 | 29.36 | 36.30 | 2.16 | -1.01 | 30.99 |
| AN3PI | ANZ Capital Notes 6 | 6 | Low | Long | 8/07/2021 | 100.33 | 103.04 | 24.88 | -0.45 | 27.50 |
| APA | APA Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 26/05/2023 | 9.82 | 9.34 | 1.44 | -0.11 | 9.78 |
| BHP | BHP Group | 8 | Moderate | Long | 11/12/2019 | 40.38 | 45.62 | 15.95 | 0.09 | 52.48 |
| CNI | Centuria Capital Group | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 29/07/2022 | 2.065 | 2.07 | 0.27 | -2.36 | 13.32 |
| DBI | Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 10/10/2024 | 3.37 | 4.91 | 0.34 | -1.21 | 55.79 |
| DDR | Dicker Data | 3 | High | Medium | 03/07/2025 | 8.28 | 10.16 | 0.15 | -0.88 | 24.52 |
| DN1 | Dominion Income Trust 1 | 5 | Low | Medium | 18/06/2025 | 101.40 | 102.25 | 2.97 | 0.01 | 3.77 |
| FMG | Fortescue Metals | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 27/06/2024 | 21.62 | 22.29 | 2.55 | 0.54 | 14.89 |
| GQG | GQG Partners | 3 | Moderate | Medium | 08/08/2025 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 0.04 | -0.56 | 4.00 |
| MTS | Metcash | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 9/12/2020 | 3.50 | 3.29 | 1.16 | -1.50 | 27.14 |
| NABPI | NAB Capital Notes 6 | 5 | Low | Long | 13/07/2022 | 98.94 | 104.88 | 24.64 | -0.35 | 30.91 |
| NHC | New Hope Coal | 4 | High | Medium | 22/11/2022 | 5.55 | 4.04 | 1.83 | 0.75 | 5.77 |
| PCI | Perpetual Credit Income Trust | 5 | Low | Long | 17/07/2024 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 9.91 |
| SIQ | Smart Group | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 21/05/2025 | 7.65 | 9.05 | 0.28 | -1.20 | 21.96 |
| SUL | Super Retail Group | 4 | Moderate | Medium | 07/05/2024 | 13.97 | 15.94 | 2.61 | -0.19 | 32.78 |
| SUN | Suncorp Group | 5 | Moderate | Medium | 11/12/2025 | 17.07 | 17.69 | -0.73 | 3.63 | |
| SUNPI | Suncorp Hybrid | 5 | Low | Medium | 09/04/2024 | 101.51 | 103.50 | 3.28 | 0.24 | 5.19 |
| WBCPK | Westpac Hybrid | 5 | Low | Long | 7/09/2022 | 100.40 | 104.42 | 24.43 | -0.10 | 28.34 |
| Company code | STOCK NAME | ACTIVITY | RISK | TIME HORIZON | EXIT DATE | ENTRY PRICE ($) | CLOSE PRICE ($) | DIVIDENDS ($) | GAIN / LOSS (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Active Income Portfolio – Amendments
We are making two changes to the Income Portfolio Read moreSuper Retail Group Ltd (SUL) $15.40
SUL has struggled since the board sacked CEO Anthony Heraghty in September after admitting his disclosures about a relationship with senior executive Jane Kelly - not a billionaire behaving badly, but the impact was similar. Read moreGQG Partners (GQG) $1.79
GQG has had a year to forget, down more than 50% from its 2024 high. While we haven’t held the full extent of the unwind, we did buy it on the 8th August at $1.75, and the position quickly went south, trading as low as $1.42 by mid-November. It’s recovered since, and today we’ll outline why GQG is a stock that’s still going cheap, and why we think it’s a buy at current levels, for income, with some growth potential over the medium term. Read moreMetcash Ltd (MTS) $3.40
MTS was smacked 9.2% on Monday after delivering a mildly weaker result and updating the market for the first four weeks of 2H FY26, sales were down 1.1%. Total food revenue (ex-tobacco) increased +4.3% in the first four weeks of 2H FY2 sales. Read moreAPA Group (APA) $9.32
We discussed APA Group (APA) in a Q&A last week (here), highlighting APA’s spread over 10 year yields as our primary indicator on this stock. In the answer, we highlighted it’s spread vs US 10 year yields (global benchmark for rates) at 2.2% (APA yield exp at 6.2%). Since then, UBS highlighted this indicator relative to Australian 10-year yields Read moreBHP Group Ltd (BHP) $40.62
BHP’s portfolio of copper assets remains the jewel of the industry, and it still has substantial room to grow. The group’s 2025 financial results underscored this strength, with copper operations in Chile and South Australia delivering 48% of total earnings, while CEO Mike Henry highlighted ambitions to advance growth projects in Argentina and finally unlock the long-promised Resolution mine in Arizona. Read moreGQG Partners Inc (GQG) $1.62
GQG was the market's best-performing stock on the main board yesterday, advancing by over +9% for a couple of reasons: Read moreNew Hope Corp (NHC) $3.99
NHC released their 1Q26 update on Monday, and it was met with some selling, dragging shares down ~7%, albeit, in a soggy market. The production update was mildly softer than expected, largely due to weather impacts that disrupted site access and slowed run-of-mine (ROM) output. While the headline numbers won’t excite the market near-term, the investment case for NHC remains solid, in our view. Read moreSuncorp Group Ltd (SUN) $19.35
SUN is now a very different business, having sold its banking arm to ANZ and emerging as a pure-play insurer able to focus squarely on its core operations. The stock is currently trading ~13% below its post–capital return high following the sale. Looking ahead, the FY26 outlook appears solid. Read moreHistory of Actions for the Income Portfolio
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