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Treasury auctions · 5-Year Note

5-year note auction of 27 October 2010 (new issue)

The 5-year note sold $35.718 billion at a high yield of 1.330% on , with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.82.

High yield at each 5-year note auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

High yield at each 5-year note auction, 29 Nov 2007 to 27 Oct 2010
High yield at each 5-year note auction, 30 Oct 2008 to 27 Oct 2010

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 5-year note auction

The last 36 auctions, this one last

Bid-to-cover ratio at each 5-year note auction, 29 Nov 2007 to 27 Oct 2010
Bid-to-cover ratio at each 5-year note auction, 30 Oct 2008 to 27 Oct 2010

Who bought the 5-year note of 27 Oct 2010

Shares of the competitive bids accepted

  • Indirect bidders 39.5%
  • Direct bidders 11.7%
  • Primary dealers 48.8%
This auction, 27 Oct 2010
  • Indirect bidders 50.1%
  • Direct bidders 8.7%
  • Primary dealers 41.2%
The 5-year note auction before, 28 Sep 2010

Each point is one 5-year note auction, this one last; pointing at the chart shows its date and figures.

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  • Indirect bidders39.5%
Inspect and compare dates
High yield and bid-to-cover of the last 36 5-year note auctions, newest first
AuctionHigh yield, %Bid-to-cover
1.3302.82
1.2602.96
1.3742.83
1.7963.06
1.9952.58
2.1302.71
2.5402.75
2.6052.55
2.3952.75
2.3702.80
2.6652.59
2.1752.81
2.3882.63
2.4702.40
2.4942.51
2.6891.92
2.7002.58
2.3102.32
1.9402.22
1.8492.02
1.9852.21
1.8201.98
1.5392.06
2.1102.44
2.8252.28
3.1291.91
3.1292.14
3.4402.46
3.4402.48
3.5201.84
3.1591.65
2.5951.98
2.7552.29
2.9092.16
3.6512.31
3.4152.26

Observed .

Right now

The high yield was 1.330% on 27 October 2010, up from 1.260% at the auction before.

Higher than 1 of the 30 since 24 April 2008

Its own history

Against the previous 24 5-year note auctions, the bid-to-cover ratio was higher than 21 of the 24.

The high yield was higher than 1 of them.

See every measure against earlier auctions

Who bought

Primary dealers took the largest share of the competitive bids accepted.

  • Indirect bidders 39.5%
  • Direct bidders 11.7%
  • Primary dealers 48.8%

Size

Treasury sold $35.718 billion of the $35 billion offered.

Bids received came to $99.408 billion; the bid-to-cover ratio was 2.82.

Its bid-to-cover of 2.82 compares with the 24 auctions before it: lowest 1.92 on , highest 3.06 on ; 78.9% of the way from the low to the high.

2.82

Low 1.92 Midpoint 2.490 High 3.06

The security5-Year, new issue

Coupon
1.250%
Announced
Issued
Matures

It adds to the debt that matures in October 2015.

Understanding this result

Where it stands today

The high yield was 1.330% at this 5-year note auction, the median yield 1.288% and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.82.

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 (5-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 as5-Year, new issue
Offering amount$35,000,000,000
Bids received$99,407,565,900
Sold$35,717,506,500
Competitive bids accepted$34,845,790,600
Non-competitive bids accepted$54,241,400
Federal Reserve (SOMA) add-on$717,474,500
Foreign and international (FIMA) non-competitive$100,000,000
High yield, %1.330
Median rate, %1.288
Low rate, %1.197
Interest rate (coupon), %1.250
Bids at the high rate filled, %83.81
Bid-to-cover ratio2.82
Indirect bidders accepted$13,746,850,000
Direct bidders accepted$4,085,362,100
Primary dealers accepted$17,013,578,500
Indirect bidders' share, % (ours)39.5
Direct bidders' share, % (ours)11.7
Primary dealers' share, % (ours)48.8
High minus median, basis points (ours)4.2
Treasury par yield curve, 5-year point, same day, %1.34
High yield minus that point, basis points (ours)-1.0
How does it compare with earlier auctions?The previous 12 auctions, then every window
Against the previous 12 auctions of the 5-year note
MeasureThis auctionMedianHigherLower
Bid-to-cover ratio2.822.753 of 129 of 12
High yield1.3302.27211 of 121 of 12
Indirect bidders' share39.548.111 of 121 of 12
Direct bidders' share11.710.74 of 128 of 12
Primary dealers' share48.841.82 of 1210 of 12
High minus median, basis points4.26.211 of 121 of 12

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The longer windows

Each measure against earlier 5-year note auctions: how many were higher and lower, and their median
MeasureThis auctionWindowHigherLowerMedian
Bid-to-cover ratio2.82Last 24 auctions3 of 2421 of 242.56
Bid-to-cover ratio2.82Since 24 April 20083 of 3027 of 302.47
Bid-to-cover ratio2.82All 107 since 28 September 199411 of 10796 of 1072.33
High yield1.330Last 24 auctions23 of 241 of 242.242
High yield1.330Since 24 April 200829 of 301 of 302.392
High yield1.330All 203 since 24 January 1991202 of 2031 of 2034.995
Indirect bidders' share39.5Last 24 auctions16 of 248 of 2444.1
Indirect bidders' share39.5All 30 since 24 April 200816 of 3014 of 3040.0
Direct bidders' share11.7Last 24 auctions5 of 2419 of 247.5
Direct bidders' share11.7All 30 since 24 April 20085 of 3025 of 302.9
Primary dealers' share48.8Last 24 auctions11 of 2413 of 2445.6
Primary dealers' share48.8All 30 since 24 April 200817 of 3013 of 3051.3
High minus median, basis points4.2Last 24 auctions22 of 242 of 246.6
High minus median, basis points4.2Since 24 April 200827 of 303 of 306.6
High minus median, basis points4.2All 203 since 24 January 199145 of 203158 of 2032.6

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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 27 October 2010. Results file: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/annceresult/press/preanre/2010/R_20101027_2.pdf. Compiled by 500metrics, "5-year note auction of 27 October 2010 (new issue)", https://500metrics.com/treasury/auctions/5-year-note/2010-10-27.

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