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Treasury sold $19 billion of 9-year 10-month TIPS at a 2.653 percent high yield

The Treasury Department's 9-year 10-month TIPS auction on September 17 sold $19 billion of the reopened D-2036 10-year TIPS (CUSIP 91282CRE3) at a high yield of 2.653 percent. The coupon is 2.375 percent. Median yield was 2.577 percent and low yield was 2.529 percent. Price was 97.598142. Bid-to-cover was 2.24, with 93.14 percent allotted at the high yield. Total tenders were $45,346,430,000 and total accepted $21,860,454,000, including $2,860,448,000 accepted by SOMA. The July 23 original 10-year TIPS auction of the same CUSIP stopped at a 2.438 percent high yield with bid-to-cover 2.30. The notes issue September 30 and mature July 15, 2036.

Offering amount
$19,000,000,000 2026-09-17
High yield
2.65% 2026-09-17 · prior 2.44% (2026-07-23)
Median yield
2.58% 2026-09-17
Coupon rate
2.38% 2026-09-17
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.24 2026-09-17 · prior 2.30 (2026-07-23)
Price per 100
97.598 2026-09-17
Total accepted
$21,860,454,000 2026-09-17
Total tendered
$45,346,430,000 2026-09-17
SOMA accepted
$2,860,448,000 2026-09-17
Share allotted at the high yield
93.14% 2026-09-17

Source: Treasury auction results, 9-year 10-month TIPS, September 17, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 10-year TIPS, July 23, 2026.

all 10 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $19,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High yield = 2.65% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Median yield = 2.58% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Coupon rate = 2.38% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.24 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 97.598 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $21,860,454,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $45,346,430,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found SOMA accepted = $2,860,448,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high yield = 93.14% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 17, 2026.

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