• High-yield 4.121%
  • WI level at the time of the auction 4.110%
  • Tail 1.1 basis point versus a six month average of 0.5%
  • Bid to cover 2.40X versus six month average of 2.36X
  • Dealers 13.97% vs six month average of 16.3%
  • Directs (domestic investors) 18.78% vs six month average of 17.9%
  • Indirects (international investors) 67.25% versus the six month average of 65.8%

Overall grade: B

  • The good: Dealers take less than the average because both domestic and international buying was modestly above average levels.
  • The average: Bid to cover was near the 6-month average
  • The not so good: The tail of 1.1 basis points above the WI level at the time of the auction was higher and above the 6 month average.