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2-year note auction of 26 June 2023 (new issue)

The 2-year note sold $42 billion at a high yield of 4.670% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.86.

Coupon
4.625%
Announced
Issued
Matures

High yield

4.670%

Median yield 4.625%

Bid-to-cover

2.86

▼ −0.04 since 23 May

Sold

$42.00 billion

$42 billion offered

Indirect bidders

68.5%

Of competitive bids accepted

High yield at the last 36 2-year note auctions

High yield at each 2-year note auction, %

High yield at the last 36 2-year note auctions36 auctions from 27 July 2020 to 26 June 2023; the latest at 4.670%.0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%2020202120222023This auction, 4.670%High yield at the last 36 2-year note auctions36 auctions from 27 July 2020 to 26 June 2023; the latest at 4.670%.0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%2021202220234.670%

Source: U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data. Observed .

The 36 auctions as a table
High yield and bid-to-cover of the last 36 2-year note auctions, newest first
AuctionHigh yield, %Bid-to-cover
4.6702.86
4.3002.90
3.9692.68
3.9542.44
4.6732.61
4.1392.94
4.3732.71
4.5052.64
4.4602.59
4.2902.51
3.3072.49
3.0152.58
3.0842.51
2.5192.61
2.5852.74
2.3652.46
1.5532.64
0.9902.81
0.7692.55
0.6232.36
0.4812.69
0.3102.28
0.2422.65
0.2132.47
0.2492.54
0.1522.74
0.1752.34
0.1522.54
0.1192.44
0.1252.67
0.1372.45
0.1652.71
0.1512.41
0.1362.42
0.1552.78
0.1552.34

Against its own history

Against the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year note
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio2.862.602 of 1210 of 12
High yield4.6704.2141 of 1211 of 12
Indirect bidders' share68.560.50 of 1212 of 12
Direct bidders' share18.221.210 of 122 of 12
Primary dealers' share13.319.812 of 120 of 12
High minus median, basis points4.56.09 of 121 of 12

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  • Indirect bidders' share: Highest for a 2-year note since 23 June 2009 (158 auctions in between).
  • Primary dealers' share: Lowest for a 2-year note since 26 April 2022 (13 auctions in between).

Who bought the 2-year note?

Indirect bidders took 68.5% of the competitive bids accepted

Share of competitive bids accepted, %. Grey: the previous 2-year note auction, 23 May 2023

Indirect bidders took 68.5% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 68.5%, Direct bidders 18.2%, Primary dealers 13.3%Indirect bidders68.5%68.2%Direct bidders18.2%15.6%Primary dealers13.3%16.2%Indirect bidders took 68.5% of the competitive bids acceptedIndirect bidders 68.5%, Direct bidders 18.2%, Primary dealers 13.3%Indirect bidders68.5%68.2%Direct bidders18.2%15.6%Primary dealers13.3%16.2%
The shares as a table
Shares of competitive bids accepted, %
BidderThis auctionPrevious
Indirect bidders68.568.2
Direct bidders18.215.6
Primary dealers13.316.2

About these figures

Treasury's full result, how to read it, its limits and sources

Treasury's published result

FieldValue
Offered as2-Year, new issue
Offering amount$42,000,000,000
Bids received$120,126,760,500
Sold$42,000,044,500
Competitive bids accepted$41,536,569,000
Non-competitive bids accepted$460,475,500
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$3,000,000
High yield, %4.670
Median rate, %4.625
Low rate, %4.500
Interest rate (coupon), %4.625
Bids at the high rate filled, %86.20
Bid-to-cover ratio2.86
Indirect bidders accepted$28,447,281,000
Direct bidders accepted$7,548,350,000
Primary dealers accepted$5,540,938,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)68.5
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)18.2
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)13.3
High minus median, basis points (ours)4.5
Treasury par yield curve, 2-year point, same day, %4.65
High yield minus that point, basis points (ours)2.0

Treasury's own files: announcement (PDF) · results (PDF)

How to read this result

The high yield is the highest rate Treasury accepted; every winning bidder gets it. The bid-to-cover ratio is bids received divided by the amount sold. Shares are of competitive bids accepted. High minus median shows how far the accepted cut-off sat above the middle accepted bid; it is not the market's auction tail, which needs a when-issued price that is not public.

The par yield curve comparison sets the high yield against Treasury's own par yield curve on the auction day, at the point nearest this security's maturity (2-year). Treasury fixes that curve from market quotes in the late afternoon, after the auction closed, so the gap mixes the auction's pricing with the afternoon's market move. It is not the auction tail either.

What this number cannot tell you

  • Why it sold where it did. Results show what was bid and accepted, not the reasons behind any bid.
  • The auction tail as markets quote it. That compares the high yield with the when-issued yield just before bids closed, a market price that is not public; we show high minus median instead, a different measure.
  • Who the bidders are. Indirect bidders include foreign and international accounts bidding through the New York Fed and investors bidding through dealers; Treasury does not publish names.
  • Demand on another day. A bid-to-cover ratio counts bids at one auction against the amount offered, and the amount offered changes from auction to auction.

The longer windows

Each measure against earlier 2-year note auctions: how many were higher and lower, and their median
MeasureThis auctionWindowHigherLowerMedian
Bid-to-cover ratio2.86Last 24 auctions2 of 2422 of 242.60
Bid-to-cover ratio2.86Since 23 April 200887 of 17385 of 1732.88
Bid-to-cover ratio2.86All 272 since 27 October 199996 of 272174 of 2722.66
High yield4.670Last 24 auctions1 of 2423 of 242.800
High yield4.670Since 23 April 20081 of 173172 of 1730.769
High yield4.670All 506 since 23 January 1980242 of 506264 of 5064.388
Indirect bidders' share68.5Last 24 auctions0 of 2424 of 2460.1
Indirect bidders' share68.5All 173 since 23 April 20081 of 173172 of 17343.1
Direct bidders' share18.2Last 24 auctions19 of 245 of 2421.2
Direct bidders' share18.2All 173 since 23 April 200865 of 173108 of 17315.6
Primary dealers' share13.3Last 24 auctions23 of 241 of 2420.1
Primary dealers' share13.3All 173 since 23 April 2008172 of 1731 of 17342.6
High minus median, basis points4.5Last 24 auctions13 of 249 of 244.8
High minus median, basis points4.5Since 23 April 200834 of 173134 of 1733.0
High minus median, basis points4.5All 506 since 23 January 198060 of 506438 of 5062.2

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Sources

Source: U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data. Observed .

Shares of competitive bids, grades against earlier auctions and the high-minus-median spread are computed by 500metrics from Treasury's published fields; how.

Source: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury par yield curve rates. Observed .

How to cite this

U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data, auction of 26 June 2023. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2023/R_20230626_3.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year note auction of 26 June 2023 (new issue)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-note/2023-06-26.

Sources and licence

Sources and licence

  • U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data (source). Licence: Public domain, a work of the US federal government
  • U.S. Treasury, daily par yield curve rates (source). Licence: Public domain, a work of the US federal government

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