Wela Strategies, Inc.

In its 13F for Q4 2024 (holdings as of December 31, 2024, filed January 13, 2025), Wela Strategies, Inc. reported 53 stock positions worth $232.0 million. Its top holding was Wells Fargo (WFC) at 25.6% of the portfolio, followed by SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF (SPTI, 11.7%) and Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui (LQD, 9.9%). Compared with Q3 2024, it opened 24 new positions, sold out of 23, added to 19 and reduced 10. The biggest buy was a new position in Wells Fargo (WFC) and the biggest sale iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV, shares −56%).

Most Recent 13F
Q3 2025
Location
ATLANTA, GA
CIK
0001644329
Portfolio Value
$232.0M (Q4 2024)
SEC Filing
0001062993-25-000723 ↗ filed Jan 13, 2025

Holdings Value

0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M Q1 2024: $211.6M Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $214.7M Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $229.4M Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $232.0M $232.0M Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $236.9M Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $253.4M Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $263.7M Q3 2025

Holdings 53 stocks · $232.0M

WFC Wells Fargo & Co. 25.62% 100,974 $59.4M New
SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF 11.66% 970,337 $27.1M Add +4.1%
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui 9.91% 215,283 $23.0M Add +4.0%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF 8.69% 286,723 $20.2M Add +4.7%
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin 5.13% 165,654 $11.9M New
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF 4.27% 111,304 $9.9M Add +5.0%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 3.97% 208,958 $9.2M Add +3.6%
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd 3.18% 118,421 $7.4M New
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth 2.53% 95,820 $5.9M Add +0.8%
NKE Nike Inc. Class B 2.52% 120,928 $5.8M New
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 2.46% 24,532 $5.7M New
ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD 2.38% 192,587 $5.5M Add +4.2%
BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation 2.26% 39,799 $5.2M Reduce -3.0%
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector 2.13% 35,999 $5.0M Add +10.6%
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth 1.56% 31,321 $3.6M New
EMLP First Trust North American E 1.07% 69,320 $2.5M Add +9.1%
GEV GE Vernova Inc. 1.05% 32,700 $2.4M New
DAL Delta Air Lines Inc. 0.90% 27,070 $2.1M New
CWI State Street SPDR MSCI Acwi 0.89% 67,320 $2.1M Add +179.4%
DLB Dolby Laboratories Inc. Class A 0.67% 16,921 $1.6M New
BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF 0.67% 22,557 $1.5M Reduce -2.7%
DE Deere & Co. 0.43% 26,702 $991K Add +2242.3%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.29% 1,398 $679K New
HD Home Depot Inc. 0.28% 1,696 $660K Reduce -1.6%
KR Kroger Co. 0.28% 23,356 $653K New
COP Conocophillips 0.27% 4,383 $635K New
DOV Dover Corp. 0.27% 10,617 $629K New
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.27% 6,675 $617K Add +13.9%
NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR 0.25% 2,357 $590K New
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.25% 2,000 $584K New
AXP American Express Co. 0.25% 1,947 $578K Add +14.8%
CMI Cummins Inc. 0.25% 1,657 $577K Add +15.4%
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi 0.25% 1,347 $571K New
HON Honeywell International Inc. 0.24% 2,477 $560K Add +32.7%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 0.22% 3,475 $503K Add +17.8%
GGG Graco Inc. 0.22% 3,262 $501K New
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate 0.20% 60,170 $473K New
HIO Western Asset Hi Inc. Opport 0.20% 120,196 $472K Add +1.9%
XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp 0.20% 83,935 $455K Add +2.4%
VLO Valero Energy Corp. 0.20% 10,085 $453K New
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.19% 46,113 $451K New
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 0.19% 41,991 $439K Reduce -55.9%
CSX CSX Corp. 0.19% 1,027 $433K New
EXC Exelon Corp. 0.18% 11,093 $413K Reduce -40.7%
GEHC GE Healthcare Technology 0.15% 5,650 $345K New
KO The Coca-Cola Co. 0.13% 4,691 $292K Add +3.2%
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF 0.12% 1,486 $282K Reduce -3.2%
SO The Southern Co. 0.11% 3,115 $256K Reduce -12.6%
ADBE Adobe Inc. 0.10% 1,239 $235K New
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B 0.10% 10,173 $232K Reduce -69.8%
XLF SS Financial Select Sector 0.10% 986 $231K Reduce -99.1%
BAC Bank of America Corp. filed as BANK AMERICA CORP 0.09% 4,989 $219K Reduce -3.9%
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.01% 18,702 $19K New

Portfolio Sells Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -55.9% 0.19% −24.32
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Sold out 0.00% −5.32
IJH iShares Core S&P Midcap ETF Sold out 0.00% −3.11
XLK SS Technology Select Sector Sold out 0.00% −2.26
XLI SS Industrial Select Sector Sold out 0.00% −2.19
XLF SS Financial Select Sector Reduce -99.1% 0.10% −2.15
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap E Sold out 0.00% −1.53
BIV Vanguard Intermediate-Term B Reduce -69.8% 0.10% −1.05
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.96
FLRN SS SPDR BB Ig Float RT ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.94
MBB iShares MBS ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.72
IQLT iShares MSCI International Q Sold out 0.00% −0.49
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.32
CVX Chevron Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.24
AYI Acuity Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.24
AAPL Apple Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.24
CVS CVS Health Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.23
CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.21
JPC Nuveen Prefered & Income Opp Sold out 0.00% −0.21
XEVVX Eaton Vance Ltd. Durat Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.21
NEM Newmont Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.20
MSFT Microsoft Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.19
QCOM Qualcomm Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.17
NSC Norfolk Southern Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.11
T AT&T Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.10
BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF Reduce -2.7% 0.67% −0.09
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.09
SO The Southern Co. Reduce -12.6% 0.11% −0.03
HD Home Depot Inc. Reduce -1.6% 0.28% −0.02
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF Reduce -3.2% 0.12% −0.00
BAC Bank of America Corp. Reduce -3.9% 0.09% +0.00
EXC Exelon Corp. Reduce -40.7% 0.18% +0.17
BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation Reduce -3.0% 2.26% +2.06

Portfolio Buys Q3 2024 → Q4 2024

WFC Wells Fargo & Co. New 25.62% +25.62
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line Holdin New 5.13% +5.13
XLU St Sr Utl SL SE SPDR ETF-Usd New 3.18% +3.18
NKE Nike Inc. Class B New 2.52% +2.52
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 New 2.46% +2.46
SCHG Schwab US Large-Cap Growth New 1.56% +1.56
GEV GE Vernova Inc. New 1.05% +1.05
DAL Delta Air Lines Inc. New 0.90% +0.90
DLB Dolby Laboratories Inc. Class A New 0.67% +0.67
CWI State Street SPDR MSCI Acwi Add +179.4% 0.89% +0.57
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. New 0.29% +0.29
KR Kroger Co. New 0.28% +0.28
COP Conocophillips New 0.27% +0.27
DOV Dover Corp. New 0.27% +0.27
NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR New 0.25% +0.25
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF New 0.25% +0.25
EMB iShares JP Morgan Usd Emergi New 0.25% +0.25
DE Deere & Co. Add +2242.3% 0.43% +0.22
GGG Graco Inc. New 0.22% +0.22
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate New 0.20% +0.20
VLO Valero Energy Corp. New 0.20% +0.20
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. New 0.19% +0.19
CSX CSX Corp. New 0.19% +0.19
GEHC GE Healthcare Technology New 0.15% +0.15
EMLP First Trust North American E Add +9.1% 1.07% +0.13
ADBE Adobe Inc. New 0.10% +0.10
HON Honeywell International Inc. Add +32.7% 0.24% +0.07
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. Add +13.9% 0.27% +0.05
AXP American Express Co. Add +14.8% 0.25% +0.05
CMI Cummins Inc. Add +15.4% 0.25% +0.05
ANGL Vaneck Fallen Angel High YLD Add +4.2% 2.38% +0.01
JNJ Johnson & Johnson Add +17.8% 0.22% +0.01
BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B New 0.01% +0.01
HIO Western Asset Hi Inc. Opport Add +1.9% 0.20% −0.00
XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp Add +2.4% 0.20% −0.01
KO The Coca-Cola Co. Add +3.2% 0.13% −0.02
XLV SS Health Care Select Sector Add +10.6% 2.13% −0.05
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth Add +0.8% 2.53% −0.07
SPTI SS SPDR P Int Term TSY ETF Add +4.1% 11.66% −0.14
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF Add +5.0% 4.27% −0.23
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Add +3.6% 3.97% −0.24
LQD Ishr Ibx Usd Invgd CB ETF-Ui Add +4.0% 9.91% −0.28
IEFA iShares Core MSCI Eafe ETF Add +4.7% 8.69% −0.63

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q3 2025 55$263.7MIVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND
Q2 2025 53$253.4MIVV, SPTI, IEFA, LQD, BND
Q1 2025 52$236.9MIVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND
Q4 2024 53$232.0MWFC, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, NCLH
Q3 2024 52$229.4MIVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND
Q2 2024 50$214.7MIVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND
Q1 2024 50$211.6MIVV, SPTI, LQD, IEFA, BND