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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 0.86% 2.55% 3.23% 7.01% 9.08% 8.41%
RBA CASH RATE +4% 0.70% 2.07% 4.17% 8.37% 7.05% 5.41%
VALUE ADD +0.16% +0.48% (0.94%) (1.36%) +2.03% +3.00%
* Inception date 05/07/2017
Portfolio Holdings trade now
CODE NAME WEIGHT (%) RISK TERM BUY DATE BUY PRICE ($) LAST PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) DAILY CHANGE (%) GAIN / LOSS (%)
AGL AGL Ltd 4 Moderate Long 23/02/2023 7.50 10.96 0.78 -6.56 56.53
ANZ ANZ Group 5 Moderate Medium 18/12/2024 29.36 31.24 0.03 6.40
ANZPI ANZ Capital Notes 6 6 Low Long 8/07/2021 100.33 104.25 17.89 0.00 21.74
APA APA Group 5 Moderate Medium 26/05/2023 9.82 6.63 0.86 -1.34 -23.73
BHP BHP Group 8 Moderate Long 11/12/2019 40.38 40.99 13.52 2.12 34.99
CBA Commonwealth Bank 5 Moderate Medium 13/03/2020 61.33 166.72 28.19 0.45 217.81
CBAPG Commonwealth Bank Hybrid 5 Low Medium 09/04/2018 100 100.75 39.32 0.15 40.07
CNI Centuria Capital Group 4 Moderate Medium 29/07/2022 2.065 1.71 0.22 0.59 -6.54
DBI Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure 4 Moderate Medium 10/10/2024 3.37 3.61 0.06 -1.10 8.90
FMG Fortescue Metals 4 Moderate Medium 27/06/2024 21.62 19.66 1.27 1.76 -3.19
MTS Metcash 5 Moderate Medium 9/12/2020 3.5 3.12 1.00 -0.95 17.71
NABPI NAB Capital Notes 6 5 Low Long 13/07/2022 98.94 105.67 17.43 0.30 24.42
NHC New Hope Coal 4 High Medium 22/11/2022 5.55 4.48 1.35 -1.10 5.05
NSR National Storage REIT 5 Moderate Medium 16/05/2024 2.28 2.22 0.055 -0.89 -0.22
PCI Perpetual Credit Income Trust 5 Low Long 17/07/2024 1.11 1.18 0.05 0.86 10.81
SIQ SmartGroup 4 Moderate Medium 07/05/2024 8.96 7.84 0.25 -1.38 -9.71
SUL Super Retail Group 4 Moderate Medium 07/05/2024 13.97 16.24 1.24 -1.10 25.13
TLS Telstra Group 5 Low Medium 9/06/2021 3.43 3.87 0.93 -1.02 39.94
WBCPK Westpac Hybrid 5 Low Long 7/09/2022 100.40 104.41 15.31 0.20 19.24
Portfolio cash position: 8%
Recent Sales trade now
Company code STOCK NAME ACTIVITY RISK TIME HORIZON EXIT DATE ENTRY PRICE ($) CLOSE PRICE ($) DIVIDENDS ($) GAIN / LOSS (%)
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

AGL Energy (AGL) $11.73

AGL +0.17%: announced strong 1H25 performance, with earnings beating expectations as the market reacted positively in the morning before the move faded as focus shifted from positive short-term performance to the full-year result and beyond. 

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Commonwealth Bank (CBA) $165.98

CBA +2.36% delivered another very clean and solid result under CEO Matt Comyn, showing why it remains top of the pile of Australian and even global banks.

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SmartGroup Corp Ltd (SIQ) $7.77

It’s been a disappointing year for car leasing and salary packaging operative Smart Group (SIQ), with shares down 17% over the past 12-months in a rising market. Dividends have helped, with the stock paying out 49.5c fully franked including a special dividend in March. 

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BHP Group (BHP) $40.09

BHP, the “Big Australian,” has been a laggard on the ASX and compared to Chinese stocks. The main reason is the much-discussed outlook for iron ore, with significant production coming online later this year. BHP is due to report next week, so we can expect some volatility, but bar any surprises, we believe its share price will be driven by commodity prices and forecasts

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Fortescue Ltd (FMG) $18.29

FMG has lagged BHP when it comes to dancing with Chinese stocks, which is no surprise as it’s a pure iron ore (Fe) play. We don’t anticipate a strong move by China’s equity market to drag FMG higher, but we’re already seeing some analysts soften their bearish outlook for Fe

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Fortescue Ltd (FMG) $18.29

The iron ore complex was hit hard yesterday with FMG -4.4% the weakest of the majors although RIO -2.1% and BHP -1.8% were still caught in the downdraft, however, the bulk commodity ended the day largely unchanged. China arguably remains Trumps main focus, he just started  his tariff campaign with weaker targets to test the waters, the overnight negotiations with Mexico make this move appear prudent.

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Shawn’s Trading Ideas

Trade ideas are provided as a guide only. Market Matters is not investing in these ideas as we do our other suite of portfolios available here. If trades are updated through the week, these updates will be advised in the morning note and will be flagged as an alert on the home page of the website. Separate emails or SMS messages will not be sent for Shawns Trade Ideas. The ideas are General in nature only.

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Fortescue Ltd (FMG) $19.09

We included FMG this morning because it’s currently the highest-yielding ASX200 on historical numbers,  which has proven to be a yield trap for many – a common issue for investors wearing blinkers.

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Telstra Group Ltd (TLS) $3.97

TLS has drifted lower over the last fortnight, with some analysts concerned that its postpaid mobile revenue may disappoint, the potential catalyst. The company releases its half-year result late next month (20th Feb), which may lead to ongoing softness in the stock after its strong move over the last 6 months.

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History of Actions for the Income Portfolio

CBA
UPDATED 12/02/2025 17:37
MM is neutral on CBA into new highs
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AGL
UPDATED 12/02/2025 17:37
MM is long and bullish AGL for income, through growth is slowing
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SIQ
UPDATED 12/02/2025 09:47
MM has turned neutral SIQ ahead of their result on the 26th Feb
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BHP
UPDATED 11/02/2025 09:54
MM is long and bullish BHP
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FMG
UPDATED 11/02/2025 09:54
MM is long and bullish FMG
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FMG
UPDATED 04/02/2025 10:05
MM is long and bullish FMG
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BHP
UPDATED 03/02/2025 09:24
Short Term Trade: Buy BHP at $35.50 with stops initially below $31.
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OZBD
UPDATED 03/02/2025 08:55
MM is cautiously bullish about Australian bonds, i.e. yields lower
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FMG
UPDATED 30/01/2025 11:00
MM is long and bullish FMG for yield
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OZBD
UPDATED 30/01/2025 09:07
MM bullish bonds (yields lower)
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