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Treasury sold $54 billion of 52-week bills at a 4.400 percent high rate

The Treasury Department's 52-week bill auction on September 29 sold $54 billion of 364-day bills (CUSIP 912797WJ2) at a high discount rate of 4.400 percent and an investment rate of 4.616 percent. Bid-to-cover was 3.07. Price was 95.551111. Total tenders were $171,170,537,700 and total accepted $59,167,062,200, including $5,166,182,400 accepted by SOMA outside the offering. The prior 52-week bill on September 1 stopped at a 3.980 percent high discount rate and a 4.161 percent investment rate, with bid-to-cover 3.61. The new bills issue October 1 and mature September 30, 2027.

Offering amount
$54,000,000,000 2026-09-29
High discount rate
4.4% 2026-09-29 · prior 3.98% (2026-09-01)
High investment rate
4.62% 2026-09-29 · prior 4.16% (2026-09-01)
Bid-to-cover ratio
3.07 2026-09-29 · prior 3.61 (2026-09-01)
Price per 100
95.551 2026-09-29
Total accepted
$59,167,062,200 2026-09-29
Total tendered
$171,170,537,700 2026-09-29
SOMA accepted
$5,166,182,400 2026-09-29
Share allotted at the high rate
70.21% 2026-09-29

Source: Treasury auction results, 52-week bill, September 29, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results, 52-week bill, September 1, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $54,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High discount rate = 4.4% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High investment rate = 4.62% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 3.07 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 95.551 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $59,167,062,200 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $171,170,537,700 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found SOMA accepted = $5,166,182,400 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high rate = 70.21% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 29, 2026.

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