Federal Treasury Notes

With a maturity of 2 years, Federal Treasury notes (Schatz) are the capital market instruments of the Federal Republic as an issuer with the shortest original maturity. After Federal bonds, they are among the most important financing instruments of the Federal government.

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Understanding Federal Treasury Notes - 
basic knowledge for private investors

Issuance

In 2023, 13 issues of Federal treasury notes (Schatz) are planned, with a total volume of € 73.5 bn. The issuance pattern of previous years will be continued: In addition to the reopening of the Federal Treasury note due in December 2024, four new issues are planned, each of which will be topped up twice. Their outstanding volume will be around € 17 bn each.

In the current year, Federal treasury notes will therefore account for around 14 % of the annual issuance volume, € 6.5 bn more than in 2022.

Upcoming Auctions

Upcoming AuctionsN: New Issue    R: Reopening

TenderIssuanceVolumeCouponMaturity
17.10.2023 Schatz (N)
DE000BU22031
6.0 € bn - 12.12.2025
14.11.2023 Schatz (R)
DE000BU22031
5.5 € bn - 12.12.2025
05.12.2023 Schatz (R)
DE000BU22031
5.0 € bn - 12.12.2025

Latest Auction Results

Latest Auction ResultsN: New Issue     R: Reopening     A: Allotment     B: Bids

TenderIssuanceBid/CoverVolumesYield
12.09.2023 Schatz (R)
DE000BU22023
1.6
(A)
(B)
3.10%
15.08.2023 Schatz (R)
DE000BU22023
1.3
(A)
(B)
3.12%
18.07.2023 Schatz (N)
DE000BU22023
1.5
(A)
(B)
3.07%

Bid/Cover Ratio: Ratio of offered and allocated volume

Trading

The share of Schatz in the total trading volume of all Federal securities increased by four percentage points to around 14 % in 2022 compared with the weak prior year. The absolute level of their trading volume doubled from € 464 bn in 2021 to € 946 bn in 2022.

Federal Treasury Notes Outstanding

Due to the four new issues per year, eight Federal Treasury notes are permanently outstanding. At the end of 2022, their total volume amounted to € 130.5 bn - compared with € 116 bn in the previous year. Proportionately, this corresponds to around 8 % of the volume of all German Government securities in 2022.

The outstanding volume of the individual securities varied between € 11 bn and € 19.5 bn at the end of 2022.

Current share of Federal Treasury Notes in the Volume of all Federal Securities Outstanding

The share of 10-year Federal bonds (Bund 10) includes the 7- and 15-year Federal bonds.

Current Outstanding of Federal Treasury Notes

Bond Maturity Coupon Outstanding Last Issuance ISIN
Total volume 139,500 € mn -
2023 Schatz 13.03.2025 2.50% 17,500 € mn 28.03.2023 DE000BU22007
2023 Schatz 12.06.2025 2.80% 17,500 € mn 20.06.2023 DE000BU22015
2023 Schatz 18.09.2025 3.10% 17,000 € mn 12.09.2023 DE000BU22023
2022 (2024) Schatz 14.06.2024 0.20% 17,000 € mn 12.07.2022 DE0001104883
2022 (2024) Schatz 13.09.2024 0.40% 17,000 € mn 11.10.2022 DE0001104891
2022 (2024) Schatz 12.12.2024 2.20% 16,000 € mn 04.01.2023 DE0001104909
2022 Schatz 15.03.2024 0.00% 19,500 € mn 12.04.2022 DE0001104875
2021 IV Schatz 15.12.2023 0.00% 18,000 € mn 21.10.2022 DE0001104867

Understanding Federal Treasury Notes