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
8.0
3M volatility
1.6%
Age
0.3 years
Maximum drawdown
-0.2%
Xerberus risk
58 / 100
Lockup period
Unknown
Denomination

Performance and fees

1M3M6M1YLifetime
Gross Gross 23.2% 13.6% 13.0% 13.0% 13.0%
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 20.7% 12.2% 11.6% 11.6% 11.6%

About the vault

Overview

The DACM LIT Strategy provides USDC-denominated exposure to Lighter's Liquidity Provider (LLP) vault โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” Lighter protocol and Lagoon vault contracts
  • Drawdown risk โ€” LLP can absorb losses during adverse market events or coordinated trading flow
  • Manipulation risk โ€” perp LP vaults have known structural vulnerabilities under thin liquidity
  • Liquidity risk โ€” 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#177#207#208#229#137#192
Ranking on Arbitrum One#100#106#83#92#25#61
Ranking on Lagoon Finance#2#3#3#5#5#5
CAGR (net)66.0%20.7%12.2%11.6%11.6%11.6%
CAGR (gross)75.6%23.2%13.6%13.0%13.0%13.0%
Returns (net)1.0%1.6%2.9%3.1%3.1%3.1%
Returns (gross)1.1%1.7%3.2%3.4%3.4%3.4%
Sharpe ratio13.908.328.007.987.987.98
Max drawdown0.0%-0.2%-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 TVL442,125.16 USDC
Peak TVL442,125.16 USDC
Last share price1.046 USDC
Last updated
Last updated block499,019,260
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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