USDC-denominated exposure to Lighter's LLP, the liquidity provider vault powering the Lighter perp DEX. Actively managed by DACM to optimise allocation and target consistent risk-adjusted returns from market-making and liquidation fees.

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Share token price

Other metrics

3M Sharpe
11.3
3M volatility
0.8%
Age
0.2 years
Maximum drawdown
-0.1%
Protocol Technical Risk
Lockup period
Unknown
Denomination

Returns and fees

1M3M6M1YLifetime
Gross Gross 13.4% 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 9.9%
Performance fee Performance 10.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%10.0%
Management fee Management 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Deposit fee Deposit 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Withdrawal fee Withdrawal 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Net Net 12.0% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 8.9%

About the vault

Overview

The DACM LIT Strategy provides USDC-denominated exposure to Lighter's Liquidity Provider (LLP) vault — the market-making backbone of the Lighter decentralised perpetual exchange on Arbitrum.

LLP earns yield primarily from:

  • Maker rebates and trading fees from perp activity on Lighter
  • Liquidation fees when leveraged traders are closed out
  • Funding rate capture on the resulting market-neutral inventory

DACM actively manages the position — sizing exposure, monitoring structural metrics (notably the OI/TVL ratio as a leading indicator of fee-driven profitability), and rotating capital based on changes in vault economics.

Why Lighter

  • Order-book DEX with a strong CEX-like execution profile
  • Growing open interest with maker-friendly fee structure
  • Transparent on-chain accounting of LLP performance

Risk Considerations

  • Smart contract risk — Lighter protocol and Lagoon vault contracts
  • Drawdown risk — LLP can absorb losses during adverse market events or coordinated trading flow
  • Manipulation risk — perp LP vaults have known structural vulnerabilities under thin liquidity
  • Liquidity risk — weekly settlement; redemptions are not instant

This vault is suitable for investors comfortable with DeFi smart contract exposure and the specific risks of perp DEX liquidity provision.

Settlement: strategy has a 3-day unlock so settles Request+3

Running on Lagoon Finance protocol

This vault is running on Lagoon Finance:

Open, general-purpose, secure vault infrastructure for on-chain yield products.

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Performance metrics

MetricWeekMonth3 months6 monthsYearLifetime
Ranking overall#115#100#170#160#176#191
Ranking on Arbitrum One#7#6#9#11#14#20
Ranking on Lagoon Finance#5#3#5#5#5#5
CAGR (net)11.5%12.0%8.9%8.9%8.9%8.9%
CAGR (gross)12.8%13.4%9.9%9.9%9.9%9.9%
Returns (net)0.2%0.9%1.9%1.9%1.9%1.9%
Returns (gross)0.2%1.0%2.1%2.1%2.1%2.1%
Sharpe ratio24.7312.9111.3111.3111.3111.31
Max drawdown-0.0%-0.0%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%-0.1%
Volatility0.5%1.0%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.8%
TVL low$434.84K$431.10K$401.11K$401.11K$401.11K$401.11K
TVL high$435.93K$435.93K$435.93K$435.93K$435.93K$435.93K
Share price start (USDC)1.030241.022031.011431.011431.011431.01143
Share price end (USDC)1.032631.032631.032631.032631.032631.03263
Period data availability8 days31 days81 days81 days81 days81 days
Period start2026-07-312026-07-082026-05-192026-05-192026-05-192026-05-19
Period end2026-08-072026-08-072026-08-072026-08-072026-08-072026-08-07
Xerberus
58

Xerberus risk rating

Xerberus score 58 / 100
Assessment levelProtocol-level
Rated entityLagoon Finance v0

Technical Details

Vault nameSandbox
Vault address0x018282d5b510f00dcacb8f4a81c3901d2fc9da51
Chain Arbitrum One (42161)
Denomination Circle USDC (USDC)
Exchange rate used1 USDC = $1.0000
Share tokenUSDACM
ProtocolLagoon Finance
HomepageView vault on protocol website
Current TVL435,931.17 USDC
Peak TVL435,931.17 USDC
Last share price1.033 USDC
Last updated
Last updated block492,092,860
Data refreshed at
Data starts2026-05-19 00:00:00 UTC
Fee modeExternalised
Fees internalisedNo
Featureserc_7540_like, erc_7575_like, lagoon_like
Flags---
Whitelist statusPermissionless
Deposit statusOpen
Redemption statusOpen
Deposit/redemption events11

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