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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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Other metrics

3M Sharpe
7.9
3M volatility
1.6%
Age
0.4 years
Xerberus risk
58 / 100
Lockup period
Unknown
Denomination

Performance and fees

1M3M6M1YLifetime
Gross Gross 9.9% 14.0% --- --- 11.8%
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 8.8% 12.5% --- --- 10.5%

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

Curated by DACM

This vault is curated by DACM.

DACM is a specialist investor in blockchain technology and digital assets.

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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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Returns and period details

MetricWeekMonth3 months6 monthsYearLifetime
Ranking overall#672#331#247------#250
Ranking on Arbitrum One#73#97#114------#78
Ranking on Lagoon Finance#23#13#4------#8
CAGR (net)3.6%8.8%12.5%------10.5%
CAGR (gross)4.0%9.9%14.0%------11.8%
Returns (net)0.1%0.7%3.0%3.9%3.9%3.9%
Returns (gross)0.1%0.8%3.3%4.4%4.4%4.4%
Sharpe ratio---8.507.897.927.927.92
Max drawdown0.0%-0.1%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%

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 TVL446,683.45 USDC
Peak TVL446,683.45 USDC
Last share price1.056 USDC
Last updated
Last updated block512,526,466
Data refreshed at
Data starts2026-05-19 19:35:55 UTC
Fee modeExternalised
Fees internalisedNo
Featureserc_7540_like, erc_7575_like, lagoon_like
Strategy tagscarry_trade, delta_neutral, liquidity_provider, market_making, market_making_clob, perpetual_futures
Flags---
Whitelist statusPermissionless
Deposit statusOpen
Redemption statusOpen
Deposit/redemption events18

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