| Dividend Date | Yield | Income on $100K |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | 1.09% | $1,090 |
| January 28, 2026 | 2.23% | $2,230 |
| March 5, 2026 | 0.99% | $990 |
| March 25, 2026 | 0.64% | $640 |
| April 10, 2026 | 0.65% | $650 |
| April 29, 2026 | 0.65% | $650 |
| 2026 Total | 6.25% | $6,250 |
Our income comes from market-making fees — we provide liquidity to a major decentralized exchange and earn on every trade that crosses our quotes. We hedge our positions to stay neutral to price direction. Income fluctuates with how active the marketplace is, but it's not tied to interest rates, government debt, corporate defaults, or property values.
Even at our current ~19% pace — ~2x the best income fund on Wall Street, and ~5x a bank savings account. From a fundamentally different source.
Past Halfway Through the Cycle. Strongest Day Yet.
DFI: $985.58, +0.17% today — the biggest single-day gain since Wednesday's dividend reset. We've covered $5.58 of the $10 cycle, putting us past the halfway mark and only $4.42 from dividend #7. The pace has picked up noticeably.
→ Day 4 of the new cycle. The clock keeps ticking down.
The Cycle So Far: $980 → $985.58 in Four Sessions.
Last Wednesday's dividend reset us cleanly to $980. Since then, every trading session has been positive:
| Thu Apr 30 | $980.85 (+0.09%) |
| Fri May 1 | $981.42 (+0.06%) |
| Mon May 4 | $983.91 (+0.25% wknd) |
| Tue May 5 — today | $985.58 (+0.17%) |
No big moves. Just steady, day-after-day grind higher — exactly what the strategy is designed for. Today's +0.17% is the strongest single session of the new cycle.
→ Four positive sessions, no red days. Pace accelerating.
The Strategy Doesn't Need a Bull Market. It Needs Activity.
The single most important thing about DeFi Income is also the simplest: we are not a directional bet. We don't need BTC to go up. We don't need stocks to go up. We don't need any asset to go up. We provide market-making liquidity, hedge our positions, and earn fees on every trade that crosses our quotes. Whether the broader market is climbing, falling, or chopping sideways, our income is a function of activity — not direction.
That's why a quiet, steady tape produces a quiet, steady grind higher in the share price — exactly what we're seeing this week. 28 dividends since launch. ~19% annualized in 2026. Hedged, not directional.
→ Hedged. Diversified. Volume-driven. Dividend #7 is closing in.
Think of it like running a stall at a busy marketplace. We post bids and offers on a major decentralized exchange. Every time a trader hits our quote, we collect a fee and hedge our inventory immediately so we stay neutral to price direction. We don't care whether any asset goes up or down — we care how many people are trading.
28 dividends. ~19% annualized pace. Hedged, not directional.
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~19% annualized. Hedged, uncorrelated to stocks and bonds. 28 dividends paid since launch. Cycle-entry at $985.58.
| Date | Yield | Per Share |
|---|---|---|
| November 16, 2023 | 1.88% | $18.83 |
| December 7, 2023 | 4.25% | $41.64 |
| December 14, 2023 | 1.31% | $13.11 |
| December 28, 2023 | 1.71% | $16.75 |
| January 4, 2024 | 1.38% | $13.56 |
| January 11, 2024 | 1.83% | $17.83 |
| February 15, 2024 | 1.63% | $15.97 |
| February 27, 2024 | 2.71% | $26.60 |
| March 7, 2024 | 11.56% | $113.31 |
| March 14, 2024 | 6.24% | $61.14 |
| December 5, 2024 | 6.07% | $59.44 |
| January 9, 2025 | 26.28% | $257.50 |
| May 21, 2025 | 2.06% | $20.58 |
| June 12, 2025 | 1.49% | $14.88 |
| June 27, 2025 | 0.68% | $6.69 |
| July 11, 2025 | 1.71% | $16.71 |
| July 30, 2025 | 2.48% | $24.30 |
| August 8, 2025 | 0.77% | $7.78 |
| August 22, 2025 | 1.18% | $11.61 |
| September 3, 2025 | 0.54% | $5.27 |
| September 18, 2025 | 0.76% | $7.41 |
| September 30, 2025 | 2.30% | $22.50 |
| January 7, 2026 | 1.09% | $10.65 |
| January 28, 2026 | 2.23% | $21.82 |
| March 5, 2026 | 0.99% | $9.73 |
| March 25, 2026 | 0.64% | $6.28 |
| April 10, 2026 | 0.65% | $6.39 |
| April 29, 2026 | 0.65% | $6.32 |