AAVE DeFi Yields
The highest honest AAVE yield right now is 28.82% on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), among 36 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
36 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
AAVE's largest live pool is balancer-v2 on Ethereum at 1.67% ($11.09M TVL). 36 AAVE pools across 3 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $152.52M in total.
Your idle AAVE could earn ~22.57% — park $1.1K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live AAVE pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| balancer-v2 → | Ethereum | 1.67% | $11.09M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 22.63% | $5.81M |
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 28.82% | $5.47M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 54.56% | $3.15M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 2.87% | $2.11M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 22.52% | $1.33M |
| aerodrome-slipstream → | Base | 138.36% | $1.2M |
| venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.01% | $643.2K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, AAVE's lower-variability candidates are venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.01% APY, $643.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2e3895f1-c990-4eb9-82ac-f5b16c236279&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 22.52% APY, $1.33M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=fc1683a5-9292-4539-9ba6-3230c3898f86&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 22.63% APY, $5.81M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e8812ec-9057-4940-b48f-7e27e188d29c&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 2.87% APY, $2.11M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e6602ff7-7ada-4120-84f0-65adeb389c1b&src=seo_token; aerodrome-slipstream (Base), 138.36% APY, $1.2M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2641aaa3-d441-4718-b638-029d09ca1d14&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 28.82% APY, $5.47M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=472f422f-f809-4764-8169-b3e40e532bb3&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 54.56% APY, $3.15M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4bda7d26-3d08-4898-9845-0c861cfe3879&src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Ethereum), 1.67% APY, $11.09M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=201e5f6e-cf75-4d0e-b07f-d58da3cee23a&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
| Rank | Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.01% | $643.2K |
| 2 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 22.52% | $1.33M |
| 3 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 22.63% | $5.81M |
| 4 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 2.87% | $2.11M |
| 5 | aerodrome-slipstream → | Base | 138.36% | $1.2M |
| 6 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 28.82% | $5.47M |
| 7 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 54.56% | $3.15M |
| 8 | balancer-v2 → | Ethereum | 1.67% | $11.09M |
How this rate has behaved
AAVE shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 0.01% to 138.36% APY across 3 chains — the rate depends on which protocol and chain you pick, not just the token.
8 of these 8 pools have a trustworthy 30-day average on file, with a median of 17.36% — a useful check against today's number for whether the rate is steady or just having a good day.
1 of 8 pools blends in incentive or reward APY on top of the base rate. Incentive yield decays over time as reward programs run down — the base rate is the more durable number.
7 of 8 pools carry impermanent-loss risk, meaning a two-sided position can lose value against just holding, even while it earns yield.
| Protocol | APY | 30d Mean APY | Yield mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| balancer-v2 | 1.67% | 1.05% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 22.63% | 15.15% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 28.82% | 27.07% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 54.56% | 30.25% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 2.87% | 14.11% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 22.52% | 19.56% | Base rate |
| aerodrome-slipstream | 138.36% | 76.25% | 87.96% incentives |
| venus-core-pool | 0.01% | 0.01% | Base rate |
The 30-day average comes straight from DefiLlama and only appears when it passes the same sanity rail as every other number on this page — a dash means it didn't clear that bar, not that it's being hidden. Every pool here already clears a $100K minimum TVL. Rates move daily, so treat this as a snapshot, not a promise.
Frequently asked questions
What's the highest AAVE yield today?
28.82% APY on uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many AAVE pools clear the TVL floor?
36 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $152.52M in total.
Are these rates safe?
Pools listed on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) rates — that is this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. This is education, not financial advice; DeFi carries smart-contract and market risk regardless of the rate shown.
Which AAVE pools have the most stable APY history?
Based on APY history only, AAVE's lower-variability candidates are venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.01% APY, $643.2K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2e3895f1-c990-4eb9-82ac-f5b16c236279&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 22.52% APY, $1.33M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=fc1683a5-9292-4539-9ba6-3230c3898f86&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 22.63% APY, $5.81M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e8812ec-9057-4940-b48f-7e27e188d29c&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 2.87% APY, $2.11M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e6602ff7-7ada-4120-84f0-65adeb389c1b&src=seo_token; aerodrome-slipstream (Base), 138.36% APY, $1.2M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2641aaa3-d441-4718-b638-029d09ca1d14&src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 28.82% APY, $5.47M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=472f422f-f809-4764-8169-b3e40e532bb3&src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 54.56% APY, $3.15M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=4bda7d26-3d08-4898-9845-0c861cfe3879&src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Ethereum), 1.67% APY, $11.09M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=201e5f6e-cf75-4d0e-b07f-d58da3cee23a&src=seo_token. This comparison does not measure protocol, exploit, depeg, liquidity, governance, or principal-loss risk.
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Yields are live from DefiLlama. Pools on this page clear a $100K minimum TVL and exclude anomalous rates — that's this page's listing bar, not a safety guarantee. Education only, not financial advice.
Last updated September 2, 2026
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