Wela Strategies, Inc.
In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed October 17, 2024), Wela Strategies, Inc. reported 52 stock positions worth $229.4 million. Its top holding was iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at 24.5% of the portfolio, followed by SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF (SPTI, 11.8%) and Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui (LQD, 10.2%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 4 new positions, sold out of 2, added to 17 and reduced 26. The biggest buy was a new position in iShares MBS ETF (MBB) and the biggest sale iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV, shares −8%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q3 2025
- Location
- ATLANTA, GA
- CIK
- 0001644329
- Portfolio Value
- $229.4M (Q3 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001062993-24-017762 ↗ filed Oct 17, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 52 stocks · $229.4M
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 24.51% | 95,174 | $56.2M | Reduce -8.1% |
| SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF | 11.81% | 931,828 | $27.1M | Add +9.4% |
| LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui | 10.19% | 206,938 | $23.4M | Add +7.4% |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | 9.32% | 273,839 | $21.4M | Add +0.2% |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | 5.32% | 162,401 | $12.2M | Add +14.9% |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 4.50% | 106,006 | $10.3M | Reduce -3.8% |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | 4.21% | 201,696 | $9.7M | Reduce -0.9% |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | 3.11% | 114,565 | $7.1M | Reduce -6.0% |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | 2.60% | 95,101 | $6.0M | Reduce -6.1% |
| ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD | 2.37% | 184,857 | $5.4M | Add +10.8% |
| XLK SS Technology Select Sector | 2.26% | 22,922 | $5.2M | Add +15.1% |
| XLF SS Financial Select Sector | 2.25% | 113,850 | $5.2M | Add +13.0% |
| XLI SS Industrial Select Sector | 2.19% | 37,058 | $5.0M | Add +21.6% |
| XLV SS Health Care Select Sector | 2.19% | 32,564 | $5.0M | Add +16.6% |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | 1.53% | 30,095 | $3.5M | Reduce -7.4% |
| BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B | 1.15% | 33,684 | $2.6M | Reduce -20.4% |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 0.96% | 28,016 | $2.2M | Reduce -19.0% |
| FLRN SS SPDR BB Ig Float RT ETF | 0.94% | 69,746 | $2.2M | Reduce -17.4% |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | 0.93% | 63,517 | $2.1M | Reduce -35.8% |
| BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF | 0.76% | 23,181 | $1.7M | Reduce -21.0% |
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | 0.72% | 17,133 | $1.6M | New |
| IQLT iShares MSCI International Q | 0.49% | 27,240 | $1.1M | Reduce -6.6% |
| CWI State Street SPDR MSCI Acwi | 0.32% | 24,092 | $733K | Add +2.5% |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.32% | 1,248 | $730K | Reduce -8.2% |
| HD Home Depot Inc. | 0.30% | 1,724 | $699K | No change |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.24% | 3,777 | $556K | Add +11.6% |
| AYI Acuity Inc. | 0.24% | 2,000 | $551K | No change |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.24% | 2,344 | $546K | Reduce -0.2% |
| CVS CVS Health Corp. | 0.23% | 8,567 | $539K | Add +34.4% |
| GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. | 0.21% | 5,859 | $491K | Add +3.3% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.21% | 9,212 | $490K | Add +4.4% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.21% | 2,950 | $478K | Add +4.4% |
| HIO Western Asset Hi Inc. Opport | 0.21% | 117,892 | $477K | Reduce -33.0% |
| JPC Nuveen Prefered & Income Opp | 0.21% | 59,040 | $476K | Reduce -36.2% |
| DE Deere & Co. | 0.21% | 1,140 | $476K | Add +7.7% |
| XEVVX Eaton Vance Ltd. Durat Inc. | 0.21% | 45,107 | $474K | Reduce -29.8% |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | 0.20% | 8,722 | $466K | Reduce -31.3% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | 0.20% | 1,436 | $465K | Reduce -1.1% |
| BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation | 0.20% | 41,009 | $463K | Reduce -35.5% |
| XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp | 0.20% | 81,952 | $462K | Reduce -39.3% |
| AXP American Express Co. | 0.20% | 1,696 | $460K | Reduce -3.9% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 0.19% | 1,021 | $439K | No change |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | 0.17% | 2,309 | $393K | New |
| HON Honeywell International Inc. | 0.17% | 1,867 | $386K | New |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | 0.14% | 4,544 | $327K | Reduce -11.1% |
| SO The Southern Co. | 0.14% | 3,563 | $321K | Add +0.1% |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | 0.12% | 1,535 | $279K | Reduce -38.2% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. | 0.11% | 986 | $245K | No change |
| T AT&T Inc. | 0.10% | 10,606 | $233K | New |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP | 0.09% | 5,190 | $206K | Reduce -4.6% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 0.09% | 1,222 | $203K | No change |
| EXC Exelon Corp. | 0.01% | 18,702 | $19K | Reduce -1.5% |
Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Reduce -8.1% | 24.51% | −1.89 |
| EMLP First Trust North American E | Reduce -35.8% | 0.93% | −0.47 |
| BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B | Reduce -20.4% | 1.15% | −0.33 |
| FLRN SS SPDR BB Ig Float RT ETF | Reduce -17.4% | 0.94% | −0.28 |
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | Reduce -19.0% | 0.96% | −0.27 |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF | Reduce -6.0% | 3.11% | −0.21 |
| EOG EOG Resources Inc. | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.20 |
| BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF | Reduce -21.0% | 0.76% | −0.20 |
| RIO Rio Tinto PLC-Spon ADR | Sold out | 0.00% | −0.19 |
| XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp | Reduce -39.3% | 0.20% | −0.12 |
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth | Reduce -6.1% | 2.60% | −0.12 |
| BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation | Reduce -35.5% | 0.20% | −0.12 |
| JPC Nuveen Prefered & Income Opp | Reduce -36.2% | 0.21% | −0.11 |
| HIO Western Asset Hi Inc. Opport | Reduce -33.0% | 0.21% | −0.10 |
| XEVVX Eaton Vance Ltd. Durat Inc. | Reduce -29.8% | 0.21% | −0.08 |
| IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E | Reduce -7.4% | 1.53% | −0.08 |
| VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Reduce -38.2% | 0.12% | −0.07 |
| NEM Newmont Corp. | Reduce -31.3% | 0.20% | −0.04 |
| IQLT iShares MSCI International Q | Reduce -6.6% | 0.49% | −0.04 |
| BAC Bank of America Corp. | Reduce -4.6% | 0.09% | −0.01 |
| KO The Coca-Cola Co. | Reduce -11.1% | 0.14% | −0.01 |
| EXC Exelon Corp. | Reduce -1.5% | 0.01% | −0.01 |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -0.2% | 0.24% | +0.01 |
| AXP American Express Co. | Reduce -3.9% | 0.20% | +0.01 |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | Reduce -1.1% | 0.20% | +0.02 |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | Reduce -8.2% | 0.32% | +0.02 |
| VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke | Reduce -0.9% | 4.21% | +0.06 |
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF | Reduce -3.8% | 4.50% | +0.20 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | New | 0.72% | +0.72 |
| SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF | Add +9.4% | 11.81% | +0.69 |
| BND Vanguard Total Bond Market | Add +14.9% | 5.32% | +0.57 |
| LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui | Add +7.4% | 10.19% | +0.57 |
| XLI SS Industrial Select Sector | Add +21.6% | 2.19% | +0.46 |
| XLF SS Financial Select Sector | Add +13.0% | 2.25% | +0.32 |
| XLV SS Health Care Select Sector | Add +16.6% | 2.19% | +0.29 |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | New | 0.17% | +0.17 |
| ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD | Add +10.8% | 2.37% | +0.17 |
| HON Honeywell International Inc. | New | 0.17% | +0.17 |
| XLK SS Technology Select Sector | Add +15.1% | 2.26% | +0.16 |
| T AT&T Inc. | New | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF | Add +0.2% | 9.32% | +0.07 |
| CVS CVS Health Corp. | Add +34.4% | 0.23% | +0.06 |
| GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. | Add +3.3% | 0.21% | +0.03 |
| DE Deere & Co. | Add +7.7% | 0.21% | +0.02 |
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | Add +4.4% | 0.21% | +0.02 |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | Add +4.4% | 0.21% | +0.02 |
| SO The Southern Co. | Add +0.1% | 0.14% | +0.01 |
| CWI State Street SPDR MSCI Acwi | Add +2.5% | 0.32% | +0.01 |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | Add +11.6% | 0.24% | −0.00 |
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 55 | $263.7M | IVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND |
| Q2 2025 | 53 | $253.4M | IVV, SPTI, IEFA, LQD, BND |
| Q1 2025 | 52 | $236.9M | IVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND |
| Q4 2024 | 53 | $232.0M | WFC, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, NCLH |
| Q3 2024 | 52 | $229.4M | IVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND |
| Q2 2024 | 50 | $214.7M | IVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND |
| Q1 2024 | 50 | $211.6M | IVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND |