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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
7.2
3M volatility
1.6%
Age
0.3 years
Xerberus risk
58 / 100
Lockup period
Unknown
Denomination

Performance and fees

1M3M6M1YLifetime
Gross Gross 24.4% 12.4% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%
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 21.7% 11.1% 10.8% 10.8% 10.8%

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#154#237#272#267#160#224
Ranking on Arbitrum One#68#114#109#111#29#73
Ranking on Lagoon Finance#2#3#4#5#5#5
CAGR (net)14.7%21.7%11.1%10.8%10.8%10.8%
CAGR (gross)16.4%24.4%12.4%12.0%12.0%12.0%
Returns (net)0.3%1.6%2.6%3.4%3.4%3.4%
Returns (gross)0.3%1.8%2.9%3.8%3.8%3.8%
Sharpe ratio14.899.057.197.857.857.85
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 TVL443,981.46 USDC
Peak TVL443,981.46 USDC
Last share price1.05 USDC
Last updated
Last updated block505,916,860
Data refreshed at
Data starts2026-05-19 00:00:00 UTC
Fee modeExternalised
Fees internalisedNo
Featureserc_7540_like, erc_7575_like, lagoon_like
Strategy tags---
Flags---
Whitelist statusPermissionless
Deposit statusOpen
Redemption statusOpen
Deposit/redemption events14

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