Is UltraYield Vaults Safe?
Risk Grade: B- (31/100)
UltraYield Vaults is rated as moderate risk — some novel mechanisms, generally well-understood.
Moderate risk — institutional-grade managed vaults with professional oversight, but layered protocol dependencies and centralized management introduce concentrated trust assumptions.
UltraYield Vaults by Edge Capital are professionally managed DeFi yield vaults that deploy capital across multiple lending and yield protocols on Ethereum. With $24M TVL, they offer institutional-grade strategy access. The B- risk grade reflects professional management but notes layered smart contract risk from multi-protocol deployment and centralized strategy decisions.
TVL
$29M
Mechanisms
5
Interactions
4
Value Grade
D
Key Risks for UltraYield Vaults Users
Your funds are spread across multiple DeFi protocols by a fund manager — if any get hacked, you could lose money.
A professional team manages the strategy, but you have no direct control over where your funds go.
Limited public documentation makes it hard to independently assess your specific risk exposure.
Top Risk Factors
- •Vault strategies deploy capital across multiple DeFi protocols, creating layered smart contract risk where an exploit in any underlying protocol affects vault depositors.
- •Institutional-grade strategies managed by Edge Capital introduce centralized decision-making risk.
- •Limited public documentation makes independent risk assessment difficult for retail users.
How UltraYield Vaults Compares to Peers
UltraYield Vaults ranks #28 of 116 Yield protocols (top quartile — safer than most). At a risk score of 31/100, it's 6 points safer than the sector average of 37/100.
Adjacent peers: Upshift (B-, 30/100) is ranked just safer, and RockSolid Network (B-, 31/100) is ranked just riskier.
See the full Yield sector leaderboard or the UltraYield Vaults vs RockSolid Network comparison.
Common Questions about UltraYield Vaults
Plain-English answers based on UltraYield Vaults's scores across Hindenrank's 8 risk dimensions. The highest-scoring (riskiest) dimension is Documentation Gaps (4/10).
Has UltraYield Vaults ever been hacked or exploited?
UltraYield Vaults has had some operational issues or moderate incidents in its history. The track record dimension scored 6/15 — not catastrophic, but enough to flag. Look at the specific events and whether they were addressed by the team before drawing conclusions.
How much money is at stake in UltraYield Vaults?
UltraYield Vaults currently holds roughly $29M in user deposits. Smaller TVL means individual depositors carry a larger share of any loss event, and it can be harder to exit a position quickly during stress.
What's the worst-case scenario for UltraYield Vaults?
Hindenrank has identified specific collapse scenarios for UltraYield Vaults. The most prominent: "Underlying Protocol Exploit Cascading to Vault". The trigger condition is A DeFi protocol where vault capital is deployed suffers a smart contract exploit.. Reading through the full scenario list on the protocol page is the single best way to understand the actual failure modes — generic "smart contract risk" is rarely the thing that takes a protocol down.
Is UltraYield Vaults regulated or insured?
UltraYield Vaults has some regulatory exposure (4/10), typical of mid-sized DeFi protocols. There is no specific enforcement action on record, but the structure includes elements that regulators have flagged in similar protocols. No DeFi protocol carries FDIC-style insurance — even with low regulatory risk, depositors are not protected in the way bank customers are.
What are the biggest red flags for UltraYield Vaults?
Hindenrank's retail-focused risk audit flagged: Your funds are spread across multiple DeFi protocols by a fund manager — if any get hacked, you could lose money. A professional team manages the strategy, but you have no direct control over where your funds go. Limited public documentation makes it hard to independently assess your specific risk exposure.
Should beginners deposit into UltraYield Vaults?
UltraYield Vaults is rated B-, which is acceptable for users who understand the protocol's mechanism. Beginners should read the full risk breakdown and only deposit after they can articulate the top three failure modes. If you cannot explain how the protocol works, do not deposit.
How does UltraYield Vaults compare to safer Yield alternatives?
UltraYield Vaults is one protocol in Hindenrank's Yield coverage. The safest Yield protocols on the leaderboard tend to share three traits: a long incident-free track record, conservative mechanism design, and high-quality public documentation. Compare UltraYield Vaults against the full Yield ranking before committing capital.
For the full 8-dimension score breakdown, the radar chart, and dependency graph, see the UltraYield Vaults risk report.
Read the Full UltraYield Vaults Risk Report
This protocol has 2 collapse scenarios. 1 high-severity interaction risks identified. See the full mechanism classification, interaction matrix, and deep-dive recommendations.
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