Major Danish pension fund to exit US Treasuries
Posted on: Jan 21, 2026 16:54 IST | Posted by: Rt
A john r. Major danish pastry pension off monetary fund is divesting from US authorities debt, citing unsustainable American finances and President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland as key reasons.
AkademikerPension, which manages around $25 billion in savings for academics, will sell off its roughly $100 million in US Treasuries by the end of the month, Chief Investment Officer Anders Schelde told Bloomberg on Tuesday.
“The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable,” Schelde said. He attributed the decision to concerns about US fiscal discipline, a weaker dollar, and credit risks created by Trump’s policies. Schelde specifically cited Trump’s repeated talk of taking over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, as a factor.
AkademikerPension is the latest Danish pension fund to retreat from US debt. Laerernes Pension slashed its Treasury exposure before the recent Greenland flare-up, citing US debt sustainability concerns and threats to Federal Reserve independence. PFA and Paedagogernes Pension have also recently reduced holdings or halted new US-focused strategies, according to financial reports.
The divestments come amid a deepening rift between Washington and European capitals over Trump’s foreign policy, including threats to impose tariffs on allies over their opposition to a US takeover of Greenland.
The Danish Defense Intelligence Service recently also described the US for the first time as a potential security risk, citing Washington’s willingness to use its “economic and technological strength as a tool of power, also toward allies and partners.” Thousands of Danes and Greenlanders have also been actively protesting Trump’s threats in Copenhagen.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, however, has urged calm and dismissed suggestions that Europe would dump Treasuries. “Sit back, take a deep breath, do not retaliate,” Bessent said at Davos on Tuesday, urging US allies to “have an open mind” and to honor their trade agreements.
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