Ranger Earn
Overview
Ranger Earn provides curated access to institutional-grade yield strategies managed by professional asset managers and hedge funds. The platform simplifies access to sophisticated trading strategies that traditionally require specialized tools and expertise, making them available through a one-click interface.
Built on Ranger's vault infrastructure, the platform enables curators to execute trading strategies within secure, non-custodial frameworks and established risk parameters. Ranger Earn delivers sustainable, real yield opportunities across stablecoins and real-world assets, supporting the next generation of DeFi growth on Solana.
How It Works
Transparent Yield Generation
Ranger Earn abstracts the complexities of DeFi yield generation while maintaining full transparency. Users gain access to diverse strategies including funding rate arbitrage, lending optimization, and cross-exchange strategies without requiring deep technical knowledge.
All vault positions and protocol interactions are visible on-chain, ensuring users understand exactly how yield is generated and can assess the protocols involved. This transparency allows informed decision-making around protocol risk exposure.
Non-Custodial Security
Ranger vaults operate on a non-custodial basis. For fully on-chain strategies, neither Ranger nor curators can withdraw user deposits. Strategy execution is restricted to whitelisted protocols and functions, ensuring funds remain under programmatic control.
For strategies involving off-chain execution on centralized exchanges or cross-chain DEXs, curators may withdraw funds to whitelisted addresses. These addresses are typically third-party custodians or curator-managed exchange accounts, with withdrawal permissions clearly disclosed in vault documentation.
Professional Curation
All vault curators featured on Ranger Earn have completed KYC/KYB verification and demonstrated proven track records in strategy execution. This vetting process helps mitigate counterparty risk and ensures only quality strategies are presented to users.
Yield Strategies
Ranger Earn goes beyond simple yield optimization and pool rebalancing. Curators employ sophisticated trading strategies designed to generate sustainable real yield that does not rely solely on token emissions.
Example strategy types include:
Cross-Exchange Funding Rate Arbitrage: Capturing rate differentials between trading platforms
Funding Rate Farming: Optimizing delta neutral positions to collect funding payments
Yield Optimization: Automatic rebalancing to capture highest lending yields based on risk profile
Each vault's specific strategy, risk profile, and yield sources are documented in detail on its respective vault page. Browse all available vaults in the Vaults section.
Vault Architecture
Ranger's vault infrastructure consists of modular, composable programs that enable flexible strategy execution across multiple protocols.
Vault Program (voltr-vault) — Manages user deposits and withdrawals, share price calculation, fee collection, AUM accounting, and security controls through role separation and deposit caps.
Adapter Programs — Specialized modules that handle protocol-specific interactions. Curators can combine multiple adapters to execute complex, multi-protocol strategies.
Lending Adaptor
Kamino Lending Market, Marginfi Lending Market, and Save Lending Market
Drift Adaptor
All Existing Drift Vaults
Raydium Adaptor
All Raydium CLMM Pools
Swaps
Jupiter Spot
Trustful Adaptor
CEX
The adapter architecture is extensible, allowing for integration with additional protocols as the Solana DeFi ecosystem evolves. For technical details, see the For Vault Managers and For DeFi Protocols sections.
Vault Tokens (LP Tokens)
Vault deposits are represented by SPL tokens (LP tokens). Each LP token represents a proportional claim on the vault's Net Asset Value (NAV).
Vault tokens are yield-bearing and automatically compound returns. As the underlying strategies generate profits, the NAV per LP token increases. Users realize gains through the appreciation of their LP tokens rather than receiving separate yield distributions.
Fee Structure
Issuance Fee
Deposit
Percentage deducted from deposits before LP tokens are minted
Redemption Fee
Withdrawal
Percentage deducted from assets during withdrawal
Management Fee
Assets Under Management (AUM)
Annual percentage fee that accrues continuously based on time elapsed
Performance Fee
Net Profit
Percentage of profits generated, subject to High Water Mark
Performance fees use a High Water Mark mechanism — fees are only charged on new profits exceeding the historical peak. For detailed fee mechanics, see Fees & Accounting.
For Curators
Ranger's vault infrastructure enables hedge funds, asset managers, and protocols to deploy and manage their own vaults without extensive blockchain development. Key benefits include rapid deployment, integrated operations (built-in accounting, NAV calculation, fee distribution), non-custodial security, and flexible multi-protocol integration via TypeScript SDK.
Curators interested in deploying vaults on Ranger should see the For Vault Managers guide or contact the team for onboarding support.
Security
Ranger's vault infrastructure has undergone professional security audits to ensure the safety of user funds.
For detailed security information, see the Security section.
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