AAVE DeFi Yields
The highest honest AAVE yield right now is 2.70% on uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), among 32 pools above the $100K TVL floor. Rates are live from DefiLlama and exclude anomalous (>1000% APY) pools.
32 live pools above the $100K TVL floor · ranked by TVL
Pool data verified from DefiLlama at generation time: October 18, 2026. Rates change continuously.
AAVE's largest live pool is uniswap-v3 on Ethereum at 5.07% ($11.15M TVL). 32 AAVE pools across 7 chains clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $157.71M in total.
Your idle AAVE could earn ~6.61% — park $3.6K and it could run a $20/mo Claude Pro subscription, forever.
See live AAVE pools →| Protocol | Chain | APY | TVL |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 5.07% | $11.15M |
| balancer-v2 → | Ethereum | 0.43% | $3.08M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 8.25% | $1.92M |
| aerodrome-slipstream → | Base | 32.50% | $1.86M |
| uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 2.70% | $627.4K |
| uniswap-v3 → | Polygon | 10.93% | $508.7K |
| venus-core-pool → | BSC | 0.01% | $408.8K |
| uniswap-v3 → | Arbitrum | 8.14% | $406.5K |
Rate stability from APY history
Based on APY history only, AAVE's lower-variability candidates are venus-core-pool (BSC), 0.01% APY, $408.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2e3895f1-c990-4eb9-82ac-f5b16c236279#src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 8.25% APY, $1.92M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e8812ec-9057-4940-b48f-7e27e188d29c#src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 2.70% APY, $627.4K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e6602ff7-7ada-4120-84f0-65adeb389c1b#src=seo_token; aerodrome-slipstream (Base), 32.50% APY, $1.86M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2641aaa3-d441-4718-b638-029d09ca1d14#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 5.07% APY, $11.15M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=472f422f-f809-4764-8169-b3e40e532bb3#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Arbitrum), 8.14% APY, $406.5K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=95fd15b0-f05e-470f-a87b-ac3d58c2d9a0#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Polygon), 10.93% APY, $508.7K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3556c2a8-b3dc-41ff-b0ff-28fcf07b6832#src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Ethereum), 0.43% APY, $3.08M 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% | $408.8K |
| 2 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 8.25% | $1.92M |
| 3 | uniswap-v4 → | Ethereum | 2.70% | $627.4K |
| 4 | aerodrome-slipstream → | Base | 32.50% | $1.86M |
| 5 | uniswap-v3 → | Ethereum | 5.07% | $11.15M |
| 6 | uniswap-v3 → | Arbitrum | 8.14% | $406.5K |
| 7 | uniswap-v3 → | Polygon | 10.93% | $508.7K |
| 8 | balancer-v2 → | Ethereum | 0.43% | $3.08M |
How this rate has behaved
AAVE shows up in 8 pools here, with rates from 0.01% to 32.50% APY across 5 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 27.56% — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| uniswap-v3 | 5.07% | 42.00% | Base rate |
| balancer-v2 | 0.43% | 1.39% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v4 | 8.25% | 23.66% | Base rate |
| aerodrome-slipstream | 32.50% | 85.37% | 57.56% incentives |
| uniswap-v4 | 2.70% | 4.34% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 10.93% | 35.36% | Base rate |
| venus-core-pool | 0.01% | 0.01% | Base rate |
| uniswap-v3 | 8.14% | 31.45% | 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?
2.70% APY on uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), based on live DefiLlama data.
How many AAVE pools clear the TVL floor?
32 live pools clear this page's $100K TVL floor, $157.71M 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, $408.8K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2e3895f1-c990-4eb9-82ac-f5b16c236279#src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 8.25% APY, $1.92M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=8e8812ec-9057-4940-b48f-7e27e188d29c#src=seo_token; uniswap-v4 (Ethereum), 2.70% APY, $627.4K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=e6602ff7-7ada-4120-84f0-65adeb389c1b#src=seo_token; aerodrome-slipstream (Base), 32.50% APY, $1.86M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=2641aaa3-d441-4718-b638-029d09ca1d14#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Ethereum), 5.07% APY, $11.15M TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=472f422f-f809-4764-8169-b3e40e532bb3#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Arbitrum), 8.14% APY, $406.5K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=95fd15b0-f05e-470f-a87b-ac3d58c2d9a0#src=seo_token; uniswap-v3 (Polygon), 10.93% APY, $508.7K TVL, https://www.defi.garden/?pool=3556c2a8-b3dc-41ff-b0ff-28fcf07b6832#src=seo_token; balancer-v2 (Ethereum), 0.43% APY, $3.08M 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 October 18, 2026
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