Latest Singapore Savings Bonds Allotment – $42,500 per person! Why nobody wants them? (October 2022)

So the latest allotment for the Singapore Savings Bonds are out.

And I mean we all knew this round would be unpopular because the yields are a fair bit lower than the market yields.

But wow, are they unpopular indeed.

Each person who applied can get up to $42,500.

As compared to last month’s Singapore Savings Bonds where each person gets only $13,500.

October 2022 Singapore Savings Bonds – Allotment Results

Diving deeper into the numbers.

The October Singapore Savings Bonds received $1.1 billion worth of applications, which is a fair bit lower than the September Singapore Savings Bonds at $1.9 billion.

Issue size is exactly the same at $900 million.

Each person has a chance of getting either $42,000 or $42,500, with a 71% chance of getting $42,500.

Why are October Singapore Savings Bonds less popular than September / August?

I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to figure this one out.

The October Singapore Savings Bonds yield:

• 2.6% for the first year
• 2.75% for 10 years

Whatever way you spin it, those yields are terrible compared to what the market is offering now.

Latest T-Bills yield 3.32%, which are likely to go up even higher after the Fed Rate Hikes.

Whereas the latest 10 year SGS yields 3.36%, a fair bit higher than the October Singapore Savings Bonds (2.75%).

What am I doing with my Singapore Savings Bonds?

I increased my application for the October Singapore Savings Bonds by quite a bit because I expected them to be unpopular.

That seems to have paid off.

As shared previously, while the yields are lower than market yields, I still like Singapore Savings Bonds for the liquidity they offer.

As long as you submit a redemption before the end of month deadline, you get all the money back (with accrued interest) at the start of the next month.

This liquidity is something that you don’t really get with T-Bills.

And with Singapore Savings Bonds, you’re also given the option to hold up to 10 years, in the event interest rates are cut down the road.

In any case – With this latest round of allotments, I am fully maxxed out on Singapore Savings Bonds.

Going forward, I will be redeeming my 2019 Singapore Savings Bonds, and refreshing them into the latest market yields.

Some of the 2019 Singapore Savings Bonds yield 1.7% even in their 4^th year, so it’s a no brainer to redeem and refresh them.

As always, love to hear what you think!

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