Treasury auctions · 1-Year 10-Month FRN, reopening

2-year FRN auction of 28 June 2023 (reopening)

The 2-year FRN sold $22 billion at a high discount margin of 0.134% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.39.

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, 26 Aug 2020 to 28 Jun 2023
Discount margin at each 2-year FRN auction, 28 Jul 2021 to 28 Jun 2023

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year FRN auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year FRN auction, 26 Aug 2020 to 28 Jun 2023
Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year FRN auction, 28 Jul 2021 to 28 Jun 2023

Who bought the 2-year FRN of 28 Jun 2023

Shares of the competitive bids accepted

  • Indirect bidders 61.1%
  • Direct bidders 0.0%
  • Primary dealers 38.9%
This auction, 28 Jun 2023
  • Indirect bidders 71.9%
  • Direct bidders 1.0%
  • Primary dealers 27.1%
The 2-year FRN auction before, 24 May 2023

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  • Indirect bidders61.1%
Inspect and compare dates
Discount margin and bid-to-cover of the last 36 2-year FRN auctions, newest first
AuctionDiscount margin, %Bid-to-cover
0.1343.39
0.1702.88
0.1693.04
0.1903.51
0.1603.29
0.2002.80
0.2393.40
0.2202.45
0.1402.65
0.0922.84
0.0902.57
0.0373.13
-0.0105.32
-0.0033.49
0.0003.22
-0.0752.51
-0.0553.75
-0.0503.22
-0.0153.34
0.0304.03
0.0382.80
0.0352.99
0.0262.84
0.0263.17
0.0293.04
0.0303.23
0.0303.03
0.0342.91
0.0353.25
0.0452.88
0.0492.82
0.0602.83
0.0532.90
0.0553.22
0.0582.88
0.0552.85

Observed .

Right now

The high discount margin of 0.134% on 28 June 2023 was the lowest for a 2-year FRN since 28 September 2022.

Higher than 75 of the 115 since 29 January 2014

Its own history

Against the previous 24 2-year FRN auctions, the primary dealers' share was higher than 19 of the 24.

The direct bidders' share was higher than 7 of them.

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Who bought

Indirect bidders took the largest share of the competitive bids accepted.

  • Indirect bidders 61.1%
  • Direct bidders 0.0%
  • Primary dealers 38.9%

Size

Treasury sold $22 billion of the $22 billion offered.

Bids received came to $74.587 billion; the bid-to-cover ratio was 3.39.

Its bid-to-cover of 3.39 compares with the 24 auctions before it: lowest 2.45 on , highest 5.32 on ; 32.8% of the way from the low to the high.

3.39

Low 2.45 Midpoint 3.885 High 5.32

The security1-Year 10-Month, reopening

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It adds to the debt that matures in April 2025.

Understanding this result

Where it stands today

The high discount margin was 0.134% at this 2-year FRN auction, the median discount margin 0.105% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.39.

What do these figures measure?

The high discount margin 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.

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What these figures cannot tell

  • 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 numbers behind the chart

What did Treasury publish for this auction?Every field, to the dollar
2-year FRN auction of 28 June 2023: Treasury's published result, with our shares and spread marked "ours"
FieldValue
Offered as1-Year 10-Month, reopening
Offering amount$22,000,000,000
Bids received$74,587,334,700
Sold$22,000,084,700
Competitive bids accepted$21,973,750,000
Non-competitive bids accepted$26,334,700
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$0
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$0
Discount margin, %0.134
Median rate, %0.105
Low rate, %0.040
Interest rate (coupon), %–
Spread, %0.169
Bids at the high rate filled, %69.00
Bid-to-cover ratio3.39
Indirect bidders accepted$13,417,750,000
Direct bidders accepted$1,000,000
Primary dealers accepted$8,555,000,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)61.1
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)0.0
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)38.9
High minus median, basis points (ours)2.9
How does it compare with earlier auctions?The previous 12 auctions, then every window
Against the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year FRN
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio3.392.963 of 129 of 12
High discount margin0.1340.1648 of 124 of 12
Indirect bidders' share61.167.88 of 124 of 12
Direct bidders' share0.01.09 of 123 of 12
Primary dealers' share38.932.13 of 129 of 12
High minus median, basis points2.92.86 of 126 of 12

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The longer windows

Each measure against earlier 2-year FRN auctions: how many were higher and lower, and their median
MeasureThis auctionWindowHigherLowerMedian
Bid-to-cover ratio3.39Last 24 auctions6 of 2418 of 243.08
Bid-to-cover ratio3.39All 115 since 29 January 201440 of 11575 of 1153.22
High discount margin0.134Last 24 auctions8 of 2416 of 240.036
High discount margin0.134All 115 since 29 January 201440 of 11575 of 1150.074
Indirect bidders' share61.1Last 24 auctions17 of 247 of 2468.7
Indirect bidders' share61.1All 115 since 29 January 201428 of 11587 of 11549.6
Direct bidders' share0.0Last 24 auctions17 of 247 of 241.0
Direct bidders' share0.0All 115 since 29 January 201499 of 11516 of 1151.3
Primary dealers' share38.9Last 24 auctions5 of 2419 of 2430.2
Primary dealers' share38.9All 115 since 29 January 201481 of 11534 of 11547.9
High minus median, basis points2.9Last 24 auctions6 of 2418 of 242.0
High minus median, basis points2.9All 115 since 29 January 201414 of 115101 of 1151.0

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When are the figures from, and how are they cited?Dates and how to cite

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 to cite this

U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data, auction of 28 June 2023. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2023/R_20230628_1.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year FRN auction of 28 June 2023 (reopening)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-frn/2023-06-28.

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