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Treasury auctions · 2-Year Note

2-year note auction of 25 June 2019 (new issue)

The 2-year note sold $42.288 billion at a high yield of 1.695% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.58.

High yield at each 2-year note auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

High yield at each 2-year note auction, 28 Mar 2016 to 25 Jun 2019
High yield at each 2-year note auction, 26 Jun 2017 to 25 Jun 2019

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

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year note auction, 28 Mar 2016 to 25 Jun 2019
Bid-to-cover ratio at each 2-year note auction, 26 Jun 2017 to 25 Jun 2019

Who bought the 2-year note of 25 Jun 2019

Shares of the competitive bids accepted

  • Indirect bidders 48.5%
  • Direct bidders 24.2%
  • Primary dealers 27.3%
This auction, 25 Jun 2019
  • Indirect bidders 46.6%
  • Direct bidders 27.2%
  • Primary dealers 26.2%
The 2-year note auction before, 28 May 2019

Each point is one 2-year note auction, this one last; pointing at the chart shows its date and figures.

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  • Indirect bidders48.5%
Inspect and compare dates
High yield and bid-to-cover of the last 36 2-year note auctions, newest first
AuctionHigh yield, %Bid-to-cover
1.6952.58
2.1252.75
2.5032.50
2.6002.56
2.6192.31
2.8362.65
2.8802.67
2.8292.44
2.6552.89
2.6572.92
2.5382.73
2.5902.88
2.4982.61
2.3102.91
2.2552.72
2.0663.22
1.9222.52
1.7652.73
1.4622.88
1.3452.86
1.3953.06
1.3483.03
1.3162.90
1.2612.73
1.2302.82
1.2102.68
1.2802.44
1.0852.73
0.8552.53
0.7502.65
0.7602.83
0.7602.52
0.7452.72
0.9203.00
0.8422.64
0.8772.58

Observed .

Right now

The high yield of 1.695% on 25 June 2019 was the lowest for a 2-year note since 26 September 2017.

Higher than 102 of the 125 since 23 April 2008

Its own history

Against the previous 24 2-year note auctions, the direct bidders' share was higher than 23 of the 24.

The primary dealers' share was higher than 4 of them.

See every measure against earlier auctions

Who bought

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

  • Indirect bidders 48.5%
  • Direct bidders 24.2%
  • Primary dealers 27.3%

Size

Treasury sold $42.288 billion of the $40 billion offered.

Bids received came to $105.308 billion; the bid-to-cover ratio was 2.58.

Its bid-to-cover of 2.58 compares with the 24 auctions before it: lowest 2.31 on , highest 3.22 on ; 29.7% of the way from the low to the high.

2.58

Low 2.31 Midpoint 2.765 High 3.22

The security2-Year, new issue

Coupon
1.625%
Announced
Issued
Matures

It adds to the debt that matures in June 2021.

Understanding this result

Where it stands today

The high yield was 1.695% at this 2-year note auction, the median yield 1.664% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.58.

What do these figures measure?

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.

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How does it compare with the par yield curve?

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 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
FieldValue
Offered as2-Year, new issue
Offering amount$40,000,000,000
Bids received$105,307,885,200
Sold$42,287,660,200
Competitive bids accepted$39,645,985,000
Non-competitive bids accepted$154,062,400
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$2,287,612,800
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$200,000,000
High yield, %1.695
Median rate, %1.664
Low rate, %1.570
Interest rate (coupon), %1.625
Bids at the high rate filled, %25.35
Bid-to-cover ratio2.58
Indirect bidders accepted$19,222,960,000
Direct bidders accepted$9,589,000,000
Primary dealers accepted$10,834,025,000
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)48.5
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)24.2
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)27.3
High minus median, basis points (ours)3.1
Treasury par yield curve, 2-year point, same day, %1.71
High yield minus that point, basis points (ours)-1.5
How does it compare with earlier auctions?The previous 12 auctions, then every window
Against the previous 12 auctions of the 2-year note
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio2.582.668 of 124 of 12
High yield1.6952.61012 of 120 of 12
Indirect bidders' share48.544.32 of 1210 of 12
Direct bidders' share24.215.31 of 1211 of 12
Primary dealers' share27.342.111 of 121 of 12
High minus median, basis points3.12.83 of 129 of 12

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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 ratio2.58Last 24 auctions19 of 245 of 242.74
Bid-to-cover ratio2.58Since 23 April 2008108 of 12516 of 1253.09
Bid-to-cover ratio2.58All 224 since 27 October 1999133 of 22488 of 2242.70
High yield1.695Last 24 auctions17 of 247 of 242.282
High yield1.695Since 23 April 200823 of 125102 of 1250.760
High yield1.695All 458 since 23 January 1980348 of 458109 of 4584.890
Indirect bidders' share48.5Last 24 auctions8 of 2416 of 2445.0
Indirect bidders' share48.5All 125 since 23 April 200819 of 125106 of 12536.7
Direct bidders' share24.2Last 24 auctions1 of 2423 of 2415.3
Direct bidders' share24.2All 125 since 23 April 200815 of 125110 of 12514.4
Primary dealers' share27.3Last 24 auctions20 of 244 of 2440.5
Primary dealers' share27.3All 125 since 23 April 2008120 of 1255 of 12547.6
High minus median, basis points3.1Last 24 auctions12 of 2412 of 243.2
High minus median, basis points3.1Since 23 April 200849 of 12574 of 1252.6
High minus median, basis points3.1All 458 since 23 January 1980103 of 458352 of 4582.0

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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.

Observed .

How to cite this

U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data, Treasury Securities Auctions Data, auction of 25 June 2019. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2019/R_20190625_1.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "2-year note auction of 25 June 2019 (new issue)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/2-year-note/2019-06-25.

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