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Norway’s enormous sovereign wealth fund is preparing to reduce its exposure to United States government debt, a consequential signal for a Treasury market already wrestling with rising yields and mounting fiscal anxiety.

The proposed overhaul would reshape the fixed income allocation of a portfolio valued at roughly $2.3 trillion.

Norges Bank Investment Management, known as NBIM, wants to lower the share of United States Treasurys in its government bond holdings from 34.1 percent to 21.9 percent.

Although the adjustment would occur gradually, it represents a substantial retreat from the debt issued by Washington.

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The fund also proposes reducing its allocation to euro area government bonds from 16.8 percent to 14.1 percent.

Meanwhile, Japanese government bonds would increase from 4.6 percent to 7.4 percent, giving Japan a considerably larger role in the portfolio.

NBIM is seeking broader diversification, stronger potential returns and less dependence on the fiscal policies of any single developed country.

That objective has become more urgent as governments across advanced economies continue accumulating debt at a pace that raises questions about long term sustainability.

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The fund also wants to weight government bond holdings according to market value rather than gross domestic product.

Its leadership argues that widespread debt burdens have weakened the usefulness of economic output as the primary guide for allocating sovereign bond investments.

Any reduction by such a prominent investor comes at an uncomfortable moment for the Treasury market.

Long dated yields have climbed to levels not seen in roughly a decade as investors confront persistent deficits, elevated borrowing requirements and a relentless expansion of federal debt.

Economist Mohamed El Erian told CNBC that several traditional sources of Treasury demand are facing their own pressures.

“Reliable buyers and holders of U.S. Treasurys are under pressure,” he said, pointing to Japan, China and Gulf countries.

El Erian cautioned that NBIM’s proposed reduction matters less for its immediate market impact than for what it suggests about changing global demand.

“The size isn’t big, but the signal that traditional holders and buyers are becoming less reliable is a very important one.”

Rather than abandoning United States fixed income broadly, NBIM plans to redirect capital toward nongovernment American debt.

The proposed allocation to assets such as corporate bonds would rise sharply from 16.2 percent to 27.6 percent.

Chief Executive Nicolai Tangen and Norway central bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache believe the fund can capture higher premiums by accepting carefully selected risks.

Their strategy includes greater exposure to mortgage backed securities, an asset class forever associated with the financial crisis of 2008.

The officials argue that the fund’s vast size and long investment horizon leave it well equipped to tolerate temporary turbulence.

They also contend that mortgage backed securities often move opposite to equities during periods of crisis, potentially delivering an “additional reduction of volatility” that resembles the defensive behavior of government bonds more closely than corporate debt does.

NBIM currently owns about $1.65 trillion in equities and approximately $592 billion in fixed income. Its stock portfolio represents ownership of nearly 1.5 percent of all shares in listed companies worldwide, making the fund an extraordinary force across global capital markets.

Norway established the fund in 1998 to invest national oil revenue while preserving wealth for future generations.

Strict rules were designed to protect its longevity, but its huge scale means even measured portfolio adjustments can send meaningful signals to investors, governments and central bankers.

Recent performance has been powered by enormous positions in United States and Asian technology companies.

Semiconductor producers and other beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence investment boom helped the fund generate record profits during several recent quarters.

That success has also produced a dangerous concentration.

Tangen has warned that recent returns cannot be expected to continue indefinitely, particularly if enthusiasm for technology shares fades or markets enter a deeper correction.

The vulnerability became visible during the first quarter of 2025, when the fund swung to a loss of roughly $40 billion as investors reduced risk.

A recent NBIM stress test estimated that a major artificial intelligence correction could erase $740 billion, equivalent to about 35 percent of the fund’s value.

The proposed bond overhaul therefore reflects more than a search for incremental yield.

It is an effort to protect Norway’s national wealth from excessive dependence on Treasurys, heavily indebted governments and richly valued technology companies, while acknowledging that supposedly safe assets are no longer free from serious fiscal and market risk.

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