Net yield
Yield & returnsWhat you actually keep: gross APY minus gas, bridging, swap slippage, protocol fees and any withholding — over your real holding period.
On a short holding period, fixed costs dominate. Bridging and two swaps can consume an entire quarter of yield on a modest position.
Net yield is the only figure that makes a chain-hopping strategy comparable to simply holding a yield-bearing token on one chain.
Why it matters
Gross APY rankings systematically favour strategies that are unprofitable after costs at retail size.
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Related terms
Annualised return of a pool or product, usually the trailing rate as reported by the protocol. It is a backward-looking observation, not a promise.
The difference between the quoted price and the executed price on a trade, driven by depth, volatility and routing.
Native supply is minted by the issuer directly on that chain. Bridged supply is a wrapped claim whose safety depends on the bridge, not the issuer.