The total volume of the program's stock amounted to R$59.30 billion in January. According to the National Treasury, it was the 3rd consecutive month in which withdrawals exceeded issuances.
According to information from the National Treasury Secretariat, this Wednesday (26), operations carried out in Tesouro Direto in January reached R$2.046 billion in sales. Redemptions reached the mark of R$3.00 billion, with R$2.34 billion in early redemptions (repurchases) and R$669.27 million in bond maturities. In January, there were thus R$958.28 million in net redemptions.
In January, 415,777 investment transactions were carried out in Tesouro Direto, totaling R$2.05 billion. Investments of up to R$1,000 represented 67,67% of these transactions, whose average value was R$4,922.57. Redemptions, in turn, totaled R$3.00 billion, of which R$2.34 billion in repurchases (early redemptions) and R$669.27 million in bond maturities. In the month, there were net redemptions of R$958.28 million.
Tesouro Direto is a program that was created in January 2002 and that allows individuals to purchase government bonds online.
Last month, 415,777 securities sales operations were carried out and the average value per operation was R$ 4,922. Of these, 61.1% of the sales corresponded to securities with maturities of 5 to 10 years; 22% were securities with terms between 1 and 5 years; and 16.9% with terms of more than 10 years.
Increase of 76.2% in the number of participants
According to the National Treasury, 319,460 new investors registered in the program in January. Totaling 5,945,793 the total number of registered investors by the end of the month. This represents an increase of 76.2% in the last twelve months.
“In January 2020, the total number of active investors in Tesouro Direto, that is, those who currently have a balance in investments in the program, reached the mark of 1,211,123 people. The net balance of active investors in the month, considering entries and exits, was 9,942 investors, an increase of 0.83% compared to the previous month. The number of investors registered in the program grew by 319,460, or 5.68% compared to December 2019, reaching the mark of 5,945,793 people,” informed the National Treasury.
Total stock volume
With the redemption of resources from Tesouro Direto in January, the stock (total balance) of securities on the market reached a cumulative total of R$ 59.30 billion last month, a drop of 0.6% compared to the previous month (R$ 59.65 billion).
“Securities remunerated by price indexes remain the most representative of the stock, totaling R$ 29.15 billion, or 49.16% of the total. Next come securities indexed to the Selic rate, totaling R$ 19.92 billion (33.59%), and fixed-rate securities, which totaled R$ 10.23 billion, with 17.25% of the total,” the Institution reported.