Interactive Tool

Yield Reality Check

Advertised APYs rarely tell the full story. Enter the numbers and see what you actually take home after gas fees, impermanent loss, reward token depreciation, and compounding friction.

Your Position
Advertised Returns
Hidden Costs
Entry + exit + each compound/claim
Claims, compounds, rebalances
Set to 0 for single-sided staking/lending
Expected price drop of reward token over your holding period
Deposit/withdrawal fees, performance fees
Average slippage on entry, exit, and swaps

Why Advertised APY Is Misleading

Most DeFi protocols display APY assuming perfect daily compounding with zero costs and stable reward token prices. In practice, gas fees erode returns on smaller positions, reward tokens frequently lose value as they are farmed and sold, impermanent loss reduces LP positions when prices diverge, and compounding requires manual transactions that cost gas each time.

This tool models these real-world frictions to show what your actual return looks like. The gap between advertised and real yield often surprises even experienced DeFi users.

This calculator provides estimates based on your inputs. Actual results will vary based on market conditions, gas price fluctuations, protocol changes, and other factors. Past yields do not predict future returns. This is not financial advice.