Two major Nordic pension funds are dumping US debt.

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22/01/2026
On Wednesday, Sweden's largest pension fund Alecta has sold off most of its holdings of US Treasury bonds, with the size of the sale estimated to be between $7.7 billion and $8.8 billion. The day before, Danish pension fund Akademiker Pension also announced that it will sell off about $100 million worth of US Treasury bonds. According to data from iFinD, foreign investors hold over $9 trillion of US Treasury bonds, with Europe holding over $3.6 trillion. The global market is closely watching the Trump administration's "TACO" trade.