Stay on top of current and historical data relating to U.S. 5-Year Bond Yield. The yield on a Treasury bill represents the return an investor will receive by holding the bond to maturity, and should be monitored closely as an indicator of the government debt situation. You can find more information such as historical data, charts, technical analysis and sentiment overviews from our users by going to each of the section tabs on this page. By definition the U.S. 5-Year Bond is actually a treasury note, since notes are issued for the terms of 2, 3, 5, and 10 years, unlike treasury bills and bonds.