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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 3M 6M 1y 3y pa ITD pa*
Active Income Portfolio -2.69% -2.50% -0.18% 9.02% 11.97% 7.59%
RBA Cash Rate + 4% 0.68% 2.01% 4.02% 7.64% 5.40% 5.06%
Difference to benchmark (3.37%) (4.57%) (4.20%) +1.38% +6.57% +2.53%
* Inception date 05/07/2017
Portfolio Holdings trade now
COMPANY CODE STOCK NAME WEIGHT (%) RISK TIME HORIZON ENTRY DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) LAST PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) DAILY CHANGE (%) GAIN / LOSS (%)
AGL AGL Ltd 3 Medium Long 23/02/2023 6.96 9.43 0.23 0.00 38.79
ANZPI ANZ Capital Notes 6 6 Low Long 8/07/2021 100.33 101.66 10.66 0.00 11.95
APA APA Group 5 Low Medium 26/05/2023 9.82 8.53 0.29 0.00 -10.18
BHP BHP Group 8 Low Long 11/12/2019 40.38 46.30 11.95 0.00 44.25
CBA Commonwealth Bank 6 Moderate Medium 13/03/2020 61.33 104.66 17.98 0.00 99.97
CBAPG Commonwealth Bank Hybrid 5 Low Medium 09/04/2018 100 103.41 25.84 0.00 29.25
CNI Centuria Capital Group 4 Moderate Medium 29/07/2022 2.065 1.47 0.12 0.00 -23.00
DXS Dexus Property Group 4 Moderate Medium 13/12/2022 8.02 7.04 0.52 0.00 -5.74
GSBG25 Aust. Govt. Bond 3.25% 21.04.2025 6 Low Long 11/05/2022 100.54 99.02 3.79 0.00 2.26
MFG Magellan Financial Group 4 High Medium 27/06/2023 8.73 7.44 0.93 0.00 -4.12
MTS Metcash 5 Moderate Medium 9/12/2020 3.5 3.62 0.88 0.00 28.57
NAB National Australia Bank 7 Moderate Medium 15/12/2022 29.64 28.40 2.39 0.00 3.88
NABPF National Bank Hybrid 5 Low Long 21/03/2019 100 105.78 23.50 0.00 29.28
NABPI NAB Capital Notes 6 5 Low Long 13/07/2022 98.94 102.84 7.68 0.00 11.70
NHC New Hope Coal 4 High Medium 22/11/2022 5.55 5.20 0.80 0.00 8.11
ORA Orora 4 Moderate Medium 16/11/2023 2.56 2.54 0.00 -0.78
OZBD BetaShares Australian Composite Bond ETF 5 Low Long 13/04/2022 45.28 43.23 1.93 0.00 -0.27
TLS Telstra Group 5 Low Medium 9/06/2021 3.43 3.82 0.54 0.00 27.11
WBCPK Westpac Hybrid 5 Low Long 7/09/2022 100.40 101.86 8.08 0.00 9.50
Portfolio cash position: 3%
Recent Sales trade now
Company code STOCK NAME WEIGHT(%) RISK TIME HORIZON EXIT DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) CLOSE PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) GAIN / LOSS (%)
WES Wesfarmers Ltd 4 Moderate Long 16/11/2023 47.85 53.94 4.16 21.42
GEM G8 Education 3 Moderate Medium 22/08/2023 1.29 1.08 0.06 -11.63
PPT Perpetual 4 Moderate Medium 27/06/2023 24.7 25.4 2.83
MXT MCP Master Income Trust 5 Low Long 15/06/2023 2 1.91 0.49 20
AGL AGL Energy 1 Moderate Medium 21/04/2023 6.95 8.59 23.6
TLS Telstra Corp Ltd 2 Moderate Medium 21/04/2023 3.43 4.27 0.3 33.24
WES Wesfarmers Ltd 2 Moderate Medium 21/04/2023 47.85 52.01 2.69 14.32
SGP Stockland 4 Moderate Medium 08/02/2023 4.18 4.01 0.26 0.22
PDL Pendal Group 4 Moderate Medium 12/01/2023 4.2 3.61 1.67 25.71
BHP BHP Group 2 Moderate Long 08/12/2022 38.56 46.42 10.16 46.73
AGL AGL Energy 3 Moderate Medium 08/12/2022 6.83 8.07 18.15
APA APA Group 4 Moderate Medium 08/12/2022 9.75 11.03 13.12
SSM Service Stream 4 High Medium 22/11/2022 1.565 0.745 0.05 -49.2
BOQ Bank of QLD 6 Moderate Medium 17/08/2022 8.7 7.37 0.31 -11.72
APA APA Group 4 Low Medium 10/08/2022 8.59 12.14 0.53 47.5
CWNHB Crown Resorts Hybrid 4 Moderate Medium 29/07/2022 98.26 102.75 3.02 7.64
IFL Inisgnia Financial 5 Moderate Medium 13/07/2022 3.59 2.73 0.4 -12.81
MFG Magellan Financial Group 3 Moderate Medium 13/07/2022 33.85 12.15 1.57 -59.47
SIQ Smart Group 5 Moderate Medium 13/07/2022 6.98 6.62 1.43 15.19
WDS Woodside 1.45 High Medium 15/06/2022 29.76 32.54 2.3 17.05
IGL IVE Group Ltd 3 Moderate Medium 11/05/2022 2.28 1.8 0.66 7.89
AGL AGL Energy 3 Moderate Long 03/05/2022 5.35 8.38 0.16 59.63
NSR National Storage REIT 4 Moderate Medium 13/04/2022 2.04 2.65 0.09 34.31
XARO ActiveX Ardea Real Outcome Bon 5 Low Long 13/04/2022 26.47 25.28 1.6 1.55
AWC Alumina Ltd 4 Moderate Medium 24/02/2022 2.2 1.95 -11.36
DXS Dexus/AU 4 Low Long 25/11/2021 9.2 11.27 0.23 25
IAG Insurance Australia Group Ltd 6 Moderate Medium 11/11/2021 4.69 4.47 0.13 -1.92
NAB National Australia Bank Ltd 6 Moderate Long 4/11/2021 18.71 28.7 1.35 60.61
CBA Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1 Moderate Medium 29/09/2021 61.33 102.63 6.05 77.21
IFL IOOF Holdings Ltd 1 Moderate Medium 29/09/2021 3.59 4.34 0.23 27.3
NAB National Australia Bank Ltd 1 Moderate Long 29/09/2021 18.71 27.22 1.35 52.7
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Recent Opinion for the Income Portfolio

Xero Ltd (XRO) v Telstra Group Ltd (TLS)

XRO has enjoyed a solid 2023, advancing +45% year-to-date, but the last few months have proved disappointing as the stocks corrected 20% following a soft report recently. We like the online accounting business, but valuation is always a concern, especially if/when we enter a risk-off period for equities.

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Altium Ltd (ALU) v APA Group (APA)

ALU, like most of the Tech Sector, has enjoyed a solid 2023, advancing +26% year-to-date, but again, the last few months have proved disappointing as the stocks corrected 21% after an aggressive drive higher following an impressive result in August.

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AGL Energy (AGL) $9.80

AGL has dipped back below $10 this week having hit a high of $12.45 at the start of August. Most of the attention in the space has been focused on Origin Energy (ORG) as the tussle between potential acquirer Brookfield and major shareholder AusSuper continues to fill the papers. AusSuper is digging its heels in, essentially looking long-term around valuation and using that lens, they believe Brookfield’s bid undervalues the ORG assets.

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Interest Rates / Bond Yields

The Australian three-year bond yield recovered some of its recent early losses last week. It remains a big ask for them to push much below 4% without clear signs that inflation is under control and the RBA has donned a dovish hat into 2024 – this week’s Retail Sales and CPI (inflation) data will influence how Australian bonds and interest rate hopes travel into 2024.

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APA Group (APA) $8.34

The regulated energy utility company APA has struggled throughout 2023, not just this FY, but we believe the stocks is representing excellent value ~$8, especially if our dovish view towards bond yields plays out through 2024.

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Telstra Group Ltd (TLS) $3.82

TLS held its investor day last week, and we heard nothing to change our confident mid-term outlook for TLS's growth drivers, which could help underpin the above-mentioned dividend from 18c in FY24 towards 23c by FY26. This increase will largely be driven by growth in its CPI-linked businesses, which constitute 86% of earnings (EBITDA), i.e. Mobile services revenue, InfraCo Fixed and Amplitel. On a side note, their power bill increased by $100m, it's not just you and I turning off the lights more and more!

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Interest Rates / Bond Yields

The Australian three-year bond yield retreated last week following the market-friendly US CPI inflation print, as signs emerge that the macro factor, which has sent interest rates soaring over recent years, is finally under control. The local 3s have gone from testing 4.5% to almost 4% in 3-weeks, fuelling the recent strong rally by equities.

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Wesfarmers (WES) $53.24

We all link Wesfarmers to their ownership of Bunnings, which now makes up ~60% of their earnings (after they spun out Coles in 2018). While Bunnings continues to deliver for WES, their broader business is at an interesting juncture. WES is about to become a significant Lithium producer via its 50%  ownership of the Mt Holland mine around 500 km east of Perth, which is expected to come online in the second half of 2024, with earnings flowing into FY25.

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Commonwealth Bank (CBA) $102.28

CBA +0.96%: 1Q numbers out for the biggest of the Big 4, CBA shows it remains the quality pick of the banks with a strong start to FY24. Cash NPAT of $2.5b was around a 3% beat to consensus expectations championed by what looks like better-than-expected Net Interest Margins (NIM) despite some upward pressure on deposit pricing.

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History of Actions for the Income Portfolio

OZBD
UPDATED 30/11/2023 09:14
MM believes the Australian 3 year yields is headed towards 3%
Add To Hit List
ALU
UPDATED 30/11/2023 08:59
MM is considering switching from ALU to APA
Add To Hit List
XRO
UPDATED 30/11/2023 08:59
MM is considering switching from XRO to TLS
Add To Hit List
AGL
UPDATED 29/11/2023 11:25
MM believes AGL is an accumulate <$10
Add To Hit List
OZBD
UPDATED 29/11/2023 11:25
MM remains bearish towards local short-dated bond yields
Add To Hit List
OZBD
UPDATED 27/11/2023 09:32
MM remains bullish toward Australian 3-Year Bonds, negative on yields
Add To Hit List
TLS
UPDATED 24/11/2023 10:00
MM is bullish TLS into current weakness
Add To Hit List
APA
UPDATED 24/11/2023 10:00
MM is bullish toward APA, around $8
Add To Hit List
BHP
UPDATED 22/11/2023 16:43
MM remains bullish towards the BHP short-term
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TLS
UPDATED 22/11/2023 16:43
MM is considering TLS as a defensive play around $3.70
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