September 21, 2026 · last fitted close

6 month US Treasury rate

Fitted from Treasury bills alone on a bond-equivalent basis, because the zero curve is not fitted below one year.

Rate
4.262%
+1.8 bp on the day

Where it sits in 18 years

4.262% today
0.012% low · Sep 19, 20115.537% high · Oct 17, 2023

Today’s rate is higher than 86.6% of the 4,516 trading days fitted since September 2, 2008. That is a count of days, not a position on the scale above: a rate can sit near the top of its range while only a few days ever reached it.

Every month since September 2, 2008

0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Sep 30, 2008Sep 21, 2026Sep 30, 20086 month rate1.364%Oct 31, 20086 month rate0.926%Nov 28, 20086 month rate0.474%Dec 31, 20086 month rate0.174%Jan 30, 20096 month rate0.337%Feb 27, 20096 month rate0.464%Mar 31, 20096 month rate0.382%Apr 30, 20096 month rate0.258%May 29, 20096 month rate0.281%Jun 30, 20096 month rate0.321%Jul 31, 20096 month rate0.264%Aug 31, 20096 month rate0.226%Sep 30, 20096 month rate0.174%Oct 30, 20096 month rate0.160%Nov 30, 20096 month rate0.146%Dec 31, 20096 month rate0.213%Jan 29, 20106 month rate0.147%Feb 26, 20106 month rate0.187%Mar 31, 20106 month rate0.230%Apr 30, 20106 month rate0.235%May 31, 20106 month rate0.216%Jun 30, 20106 month rate0.202%Jul 30, 20106 month rate0.192%Aug 31, 20106 month rate0.182%Sep 30, 20106 month rate0.180%Oct 29, 20106 month rate0.164%Nov 30, 20106 month rate0.202%Dec 31, 20106 month rate0.188%Jan 31, 20116 month rate0.177%Feb 28, 20116 month rate0.172%Mar 31, 20116 month rate0.170%Apr 29, 20116 month rate0.101%May 31, 20116 month rate0.104%Jun 30, 20116 month rate0.083%Jul 29, 20116 month rate0.154%Aug 31, 20116 month rate0.035%Sep 30, 20116 month rate0.057%Oct 31, 20116 month rate0.049%Nov 30, 20116 month rate0.053%Dec 30, 20116 month rate0.056%Jan 31, 20126 month rate0.081%Feb 29, 20126 month rate0.124%Mar 30, 20126 month rate0.138%Apr 30, 20126 month rate0.149%May 31, 20126 month rate0.132%Jun 29, 20126 month rate0.153%Jul 31, 20126 month rate0.139%Aug 31, 20126 month rate0.134%Sep 28, 20126 month rate0.135%Oct 31, 20126 month rate0.150%Nov 30, 20126 month rate0.130%Dec 31, 20126 month rate0.118%Jan 31, 20136 month rate0.106%Feb 28, 20136 month rate0.130%Mar 28, 20136 month rate0.098%Apr 30, 20136 month rate0.085%May 31, 20136 month rate0.076%Jun 28, 20136 month rate0.084%Jul 31, 20136 month rate0.068%Aug 30, 20136 month rate0.055%Sep 30, 20136 month rate0.029%Oct 31, 20136 month rate0.070%Nov 29, 20136 month rate0.095%Dec 31, 20136 month rate0.076%Jan 31, 20146 month rate0.052%Feb 28, 20146 month rate0.072%Mar 31, 20146 month rate0.065%Apr 30, 20146 month rate0.046%May 30, 20146 month rate0.047%Jun 30, 20146 month rate0.053%Jul 31, 20146 month rate0.051%Aug 29, 20146 month rate0.039%Sep 30, 20146 month rate0.036%Oct 31, 20146 month rate0.052%Nov 28, 20146 month rate0.074%Dec 31, 20146 month rate0.098%Jan 30, 20156 month rate0.060%Feb 27, 20156 month rate0.063%Mar 31, 20156 month rate0.108%Apr 30, 20156 month rate0.057%May 29, 20156 month rate0.068%Jun 30, 20156 month rate0.067%Jul 31, 20156 month rate0.142%Aug 31, 20156 month rate0.218%Sep 30, 20156 month rate0.062%Oct 30, 20156 month rate0.197%Nov 30, 20156 month rate0.339%Dec 31, 20156 month rate0.456%Jan 29, 20166 month rate0.401%Feb 29, 20166 month rate0.426%Mar 31, 20166 month rate0.355%Apr 29, 20166 month rate0.359%May 31, 20166 month rate0.462%Jun 30, 20166 month rate0.316%Jul 29, 20166 month rate0.366%Aug 31, 20166 month rate0.447%Sep 30, 20166 month rate0.430%Oct 31, 20166 month rate0.462%Nov 30, 20166 month rate0.613%Dec 30, 20166 month rate0.652%Jan 31, 20176 month rate0.614%Feb 28, 20176 month rate0.665%Mar 31, 20176 month rate0.885%Apr 28, 20176 month rate0.944%May 31, 20176 month rate1.057%Jun 30, 20176 month rate1.113%Jul 31, 20176 month rate1.127%Aug 31, 20176 month rate1.071%Sep 29, 20176 month rate1.171%Oct 31, 20176 month rate1.273%Nov 30, 20176 month rate1.417%Dec 29, 20176 month rate1.545%Jan 31, 20186 month rate1.619%Feb 28, 20186 month rate1.830%Mar 29, 20186 month rate1.871%Apr 30, 20186 month rate1.991%May 31, 20186 month rate2.059%Jun 29, 20186 month rate2.110%Jul 31, 20186 month rate2.193%Aug 31, 20186 month rate2.273%Sep 28, 20186 month rate2.381%Oct 31, 20186 month rate2.478%Nov 30, 20186 month rate2.535%Dec 31, 20186 month rate2.507%Jan 31, 20196 month rate2.466%Feb 28, 20196 month rate2.490%Mar 29, 20196 month rate2.414%Apr 30, 20196 month rate2.418%May 31, 20196 month rate2.335%Jun 28, 20196 month rate2.047%Jul 31, 20196 month rate2.057%Aug 30, 20196 month rate1.848%Sep 30, 20196 month rate1.826%Oct 31, 20196 month rate1.556%Nov 29, 20196 month rate1.597%Dec 31, 20196 month rate1.569%Jan 31, 20206 month rate1.521%Feb 28, 20206 month rate1.122%Mar 31, 20206 month rate0.140%Apr 30, 20206 month rate0.130%May 29, 20206 month rate0.174%Jun 30, 20206 month rate0.161%Jul 31, 20206 month rate0.106%Aug 31, 20206 month rate0.113%Sep 30, 20206 month rate0.107%Oct 30, 20206 month rate0.105%Nov 30, 20206 month rate0.094%Dec 31, 20206 month rate0.096%Jan 29, 20216 month rate0.076%Feb 26, 20216 month rate0.055%Mar 31, 20216 month rate0.032%Apr 30, 20216 month rate0.026%May 28, 20216 month rate0.024%Jun 30, 20216 month rate0.054%Jul 30, 20216 month rate0.054%Aug 31, 20216 month rate0.054%Sep 30, 20216 month rate0.049%Oct 29, 20216 month rate0.070%Nov 30, 20216 month rate0.103%Dec 31, 20216 month rate0.165%Jan 31, 20226 month rate0.457%Feb 28, 20226 month rate0.664%Mar 31, 20226 month rate1.041%Apr 29, 20226 month rate1.394%May 31, 20226 month rate1.559%Jun 30, 20226 month rate2.375%Jul 29, 20226 month rate2.802%Aug 31, 20226 month rate3.215%Sep 30, 20226 month rate3.759%Oct 31, 20226 month rate4.432%Nov 30, 20226 month rate4.570%Dec 30, 20226 month rate4.653%Jan 31, 20236 month rate4.745%Feb 28, 20236 month rate4.963%Mar 31, 20236 month rate4.841%Apr 28, 20236 month rate4.930%May 31, 20236 month rate5.298%Jun 30, 20236 month rate5.389%Jul 31, 20236 month rate5.442%Aug 31, 20236 month rate5.469%Sep 29, 20236 month rate5.504%Oct 31, 20236 month rate5.489%Nov 30, 20236 month rate5.316%Dec 29, 20236 month rate5.154%Jan 31, 20246 month rate5.129%Feb 29, 20246 month rate5.269%Mar 29, 20246 month rate5.255%Apr 30, 20246 month rate5.354%May 31, 20246 month rate5.335%Jun 28, 20246 month rate5.269%Jul 31, 20246 month rate5.046%Aug 30, 20246 month rate4.761%Sep 30, 20246 month rate4.334%Oct 31, 20246 month rate4.435%Nov 29, 20246 month rate4.408%Dec 31, 20246 month rate4.261%Jan 31, 20256 month rate4.269%Feb 28, 20256 month rate4.256%Mar 31, 20256 month rate4.201%Apr 30, 20256 month rate4.157%May 30, 20256 month rate4.291%Jun 30, 20256 month rate4.183%Jul 31, 20256 month rate4.266%Aug 29, 20256 month rate3.971%Sep 30, 20256 month rate3.798%Oct 31, 20256 month rate3.787%Nov 28, 20256 month rate3.719%Dec 31, 20256 month rate3.573%Jan 30, 20266 month rate3.615%Feb 27, 20266 month rate3.606%Mar 31, 20266 month rate3.686%Apr 30, 20266 month rate3.689%May 29, 20266 month rate3.734%Jun 30, 20266 month rate3.894%Jul 31, 20266 month rate3.926%Aug 31, 20266 month rate3.972%Sep 21, 20266 month rate4.262%

217 month ends. The high, low, mean and percentile above are computed over all 4,516 fitted days, not over these 217 points. Mean across the whole history is 1.479%.

The last 30 trading days

The 6 month US Treasury rate on each of the last 30 fitted trading days.
DateRate
Sep 21, 20264.262%
Sep 18, 20264.243%
Sep 17, 20264.214%
Sep 16, 20264.237%
Sep 15, 20264.184%
Sep 14, 20264.172%
Sep 11, 20264.153%
Sep 10, 20264.084%
Sep 9, 20264.016%
Sep 8, 20263.998%
Sep 4, 20263.981%
Sep 3, 20263.955%
Sep 2, 20263.986%
Sep 1, 20263.984%
Aug 31, 20263.972%
Aug 28, 20263.965%
Aug 27, 20263.888%
Aug 26, 20263.890%
Aug 25, 20263.891%
Aug 24, 20263.900%
Aug 21, 20263.898%
Aug 20, 20263.877%
Aug 19, 20263.876%
Aug 18, 20263.876%
Aug 17, 20263.875%
Aug 14, 20263.872%
Aug 13, 20263.869%
Aug 12, 20263.881%
Aug 11, 20263.905%
Aug 10, 20263.909%

Each date links to every family fitted on that day.

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Index levels before September 30, 2026 are back-tested. They were computed after the fact by applying the rules to historical data, which benefits from hindsight in the choice of rules, and an index cannot be invested in directly. Methodology v1.0 takes effect at that rebalance, when levels begin to be struck on the day; the rulebook is identical either way, and the version is published on every row.

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