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# The "BreakEven" Calculation

### The "BreakEven" Calculation

To help you understand the real-world return on your investments we have put together a couple of **possible** return rates and break even times. This allows you to see approximately how much yield you need to earn to "break even" and start seeing actual profit on your XRP. (This for informational purposes only. These are not guaranteed rates.)

**Scenario 1** \
\
**2.5%** Gross APY

| **Deposit Amount** | **Total Entry Fees** | **Gross APY** | **Net APY** | **Time to Break Even** |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- |
| 100 XRP            | \~2.61 XRP           | 2.5%          | 1.35%       | \~25.6 Months          |
| 500 XRP            | \~5.05 XRP           | 2.5%          | 1.35%       | \~10.9 Months          |
| 1,000 XRP          | \~8.09 XRP           | 2.5%          | 1.35%       | \~9.0 Months           |
| 5,000 XRP          | \~32.47 XRP          | 2.5%          | 1.35%       | \~7.6 Months           |
| 10,000 XRP         | \~62.94 XRP          | 2.5%          | 1.35%       | \~7.4 Months           |

*Note: At this conservative rate, your Net APY is 1.35%.*<br>

**Scenario 2** \
\
**3.5%** Gross APY

| **Deposit Amount** | **Total Entry Fees** | **Gross APY** | **Net APY** | **Time to Break Even** |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- |
| 100 XRP            | \~2.61 XRP           | 3.5%          | 2.25%       | \~15.4 Months          |
| 500 XRP            | \~5.05 XRP           | 3.5%          | 2.25%       | \~6.5 Months           |
| 1,000 XRP          | \~8.09 XRP           | 3.5%          | 2.25%       | \~5.4 Months           |
| 5,000 XRP          | \~32.47 XRP          | 3.5%          | 2.25%       | \~4.6 Months           |
| 10,000 XRP         | \~62.94 XRP          | 3.5%          | 2.25%       | \~4.5 Months           |

*Note: At this rate, your Net APY is 2.25%.*

**Scenario 3** \
\
**6.5%** Gross APY

| **Deposit Amount** | **Total Entry Fees** | **Gross APY** | **Net APY** | **Time to Break Even** |
| ------------------ | -------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ---------------------- |
| 100 XRP            | \~2.61 XRP           | 6.5%          | 4.95%       | \~7.1 Months           |
| 500 XRP            | \~5.05 XRP           | 6.5%          | 4.95%       | \~3.0 Months           |
| 1,000 XRP          | \~8.09 XRP           | 6.5%          | 4.95%       | \~2.5 Months           |
| 5,000 XRP          | \~32.47 XRP          | 6.5%          | 4.95%       | \~2.1 Months           |
| 10,000 XRP         | \~62.94 XRP          | 6.5%          | 4.95%       | \~2.1 Months           |

*Note: At this rate, your Net APY is 4.95%.*

#### Yield & Break-Even Analysis&#x20;

These calculations account for the 0.5% Xaman fee, the 2 XRP fixed setup fee, and the 0.11% Flare minting fee upon entry, as well as the 0.2% redemption fee upon exit.

The Net APY is the actual rate your balance grows at after Upshift deducts its 1% management fee and 10% performance fee.

***

### **Important Disclaimer**

**Flare Smart Accounts, FAssets, and any associated vault products are developed, operated, and managed by Flare and their respective third-party partners. They are not developed, operated, or controlled by XRPL Labs or Xaman.** Xaman serves solely as a signing interface for XRPL transactions.

While the Flare Smart Accounts architecture is designed to maintain user custody through XRPL key governance, interacting with DeFi protocols and vault strategies still carries inherent risks including but not limited to: smart contract vulnerabilities, cross-chain execution failures, counterparty exposure at the protocol level, liquidity constraints, and market volatility. Self-custody of keys does not eliminate protocol-level risk. Estimated returns are not guarantees of future results.

**Do your own research.** Before interacting with any third-party product through an xApp, understand how it works, what the risks are, where your assets go, and what you are agreeing to. Xaman does not endorse, guarantee, or take responsibility for the performance, security, or outcomes of any third-party xApp, protocol, or platform.


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