💴Deposit Assets
Make your first vault deposit in five steps
Depositing into a vault mints vault shares to your wallet — your claim on the vault's assets, whose value changes with strategy performance. How shares work is covered in Vault System Overview; this page is the hands-on walkthrough.
Before you start, make sure:
Your wallet is connected to the right network (Ethereum for JPYC, Filecoin for USDFC)
You hold the vault's base asset, plus a little native token for gas
A vault is not a savings account. Returns are variable and not guaranteed — the value of your position can decrease if the strategy takes losses. Review the strategy's risk notes and the Risk Disclaimer, and deposit only what fits your risk tolerance.
Step 1 — Connect your wallet
Open the SF Yield Vault app and click Connect Wallet — either in the top-right corner or in the Portfolio card — then approve the connection. Your address and balances appear once connected.
Step 2 — Select a vault
Pick the vault for your asset — for example, JPYC Vault.
Step 3 — Enter the amount
Enter how much you want to deposit and review the estimated vault shares you will receive.
Step 4 — Approve the asset
The app asks you to approve the deposit amount first: click Approve and confirm in your wallet. Approvals are granted for the exact amount, so this step appears before every deposit.
Step 5 — Confirm the deposit
Once approved, the same button turns into Deposit. Click it and confirm in your wallet — when the transaction finalizes, your vault shares are credited.
What happens next
Your position appears in the app and yield starts accruing automatically — no further action needed. Your share count stays the same; it is the price per share that grows as the strategy earns.
Troubleshooting
Approve succeeds but Deposit stays disabled — refresh the page and re-check the amount against your balance and any deposit limit shown.
Transaction pending for a long time — network congestion; wait, or speed the transaction up in your wallet.
Asset not showing in the app — confirm the wallet is on the vault's network (Ethereum for JPYC, Filecoin for USDFC).
Related
Withdraw assets — redeeming shares for the underlying asset
Manage your position — what to watch after depositing
Vault System Overview — how shares and accounting work
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