Stratos Reshuffles Treasury ETFs, Ups Its IBTG Stake to $34 Million
Stratos Wealth Advisors re-jigged its treasury bond holdings, but the IBTG buy does not look like a major shift in strategy.
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC bought 975,298 shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF (IBTG 0.02%) in Q3 2025, increasing its holdings by $22.39 million. The position now accounts for 1.6% of the firm’s assets under management (AUM).
What happened
According to a Nov. 6 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Stratos Wealth Advisors bought an additional 975,298 shares of iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF. The move increased its IBTG holdings from $11.6 million in Q2 to $34.03 million in Q3. It now holds 1,482,998 IBTG shares.
What else to know
As of Sept. 30, 2025, Stratos Wealth Advisors had 677 reportable holdings worth $2.08 billion. Its IBTG stake represents 1.6% of its 13F reportable assets under management.
Top holdings after the filing as of Sept. 30, 2025:
- SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY +0.36%): $77.00 million (3.7% of AUM)
- Nvidia (NVDA +0.74%): $62.15 million (3.0% of AUM) as of September 30, 2025
- Apple (AAPL +1.13%): $59.69 million (2.9% of AUM)
- Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO +0.34%): $34.67 million (1.7% of AUM)
- Alphabet (GOOGL +0.12%) (GOOG +0.17%): $34.28 million (1.6% of AUM)
ETF overview
IBTG shares closed at $22.88 on Dec. 1, 2025. The fund’s expense ratio is 0.07%.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| 12m Trailing Yield | 4.04% |
| Price | $22.88 |
| Net Assets of Fund | $2.2 billion |
Data as of Dec. 1, 2025.
Company snapshot
The iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF contains a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities that mature in December 2026. It is designed to offer a transparent, cost-efficient solution for those seeking targeted duration exposure and efficient access to U.S. government bonds.
- IBTG focuses on U.S. Treasury bonds maturing in December 2026.
- It operates as a passively managed exchange-traded fund with a fixed maturity date.
- The fund targets investors seeking defined-maturity exposure and predictable cash flows from U.S. government securities.
Foolish take
Stratos Wealth Advisors reorganized its treasury holdings in Q3 2025. The IBTG buy does not seem to represent a major shift in strategy. Indeed, its total exposure to treasuries dipped very slightly between Q2 and Q3.
It sold the majority of its holdings in iShares® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF (IBTF +0.02%), which contains treasury bonds that mature this year. It increased its exposure to IBTG, with treasuries that mature next year.
Stratos Wealth Advisors holds a number of ETFs containing treasuries and bonds. These include short-, medium-, and long-term treasuries, with a weighting toward short-term. They made up about 6.6% of its holdings by the end of Q3 2025.
Treasury bonds are low-risk fixed-income investments that can balance a portfolio. In this case, they offset Stratos Wealth Advisors’ other biggest holdings of large-cap U.S. companies, particularly tech giants. Holding a portion of funds in treasuries is a way to diversify and can provide stability if equity markets become volatile.
Glossary
ETF (Exchange-traded fund): An investment fund traded on stock exchanges, holding assets like stocks or bonds.
AUM (Assets under management): The total market value of assets a fund or investment manager oversees for clients.
Dividend yield: Annual dividends paid by an investment, expressed as a percentage of its current price.
13F reportable assets: Securities that institutional investment managers must disclose quarterly in SEC Form 13F filings.
Term Treasury ETF: An ETF investing in U.S. Treasury bonds with a set maturity date, after which it liquidates.
Top holdings: The largest investments or positions within a fund’s portfolio, ranked by value or percentage of AUM.
One-year total return: The investment’s total gain or loss, including price changes and dividends, over the past year.
Alpha: The difference in return between an investment and a benchmark index, such as the S&P 500.
