# Assets

Nest vaults are powered by **institutional tokenized assets**. These assets span categories like U.S. Treasuries, private credit, secured debt, and yield-bearing ETFs—bringing real-world financial instruments onchain.

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### Why These Assets

Each asset in a Nest vault is selected based on:

* **Regulatory compliance**
* **Yield reliability**
* **Custodial security**
* **Onchain transparency**
* **Partner institution quality**

Nest vaults combine assets in a type of index product that offers diversified, risk adjust returns to our users.

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### Notable Assets

#### BlackRock BUIDL

* **Type:** Tokenized U.S. Treasuries
* **Issuer:** BlackRock
* **Custodian:** BNY Mellon
* **APY:** \~4.50%
* **Used In:** Nest Elixir Vault
* [**View Asset**](https://app.rwa.xyz/assets/BUIDL)

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#### Blackstone SRLN

* **Type:** Floating-rate loan ETF
* **Issuer:** Dinari
* **Custodian:** Alpaca Securities
* **APY:** \~7.89%
* **Used In:** Nest Alpha Vault, Nest ETF Vault
* [**Risk Assessment**](https://docsend.com/view/hs2qudgh89rfic5t)

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#### BUCK (Simplify)

* **Type:** Treasury options income ETF
* **Issuer:** Simplify
* **Custodian:** BNY Mellon
* **APY:** \~8.00%
* **Used In:** Nest ETF Vault
* [**More Info**](https://www.simplify.us/etfs/buck-simplify-treasury-etf)

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#### DigiFT iSNR

* **Type:** Senior secured private debt
* **Issuer:** Invesco (via DigiFT)
* **Custodian:** State Street, DigiFT
* **APY:** \~8%
* **Used In:** Nest Alpha Vault, Institutional Vault
* [**Risk Assessment**](https://docsend.com/view/7icwums9uysdjumj)

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#### Goldfinch Prime

* **Type:** Private fintech credit
* **Issuer:** Goldfinch
* **Custodian:** Fireblocks
* **APY:** \~10.00%
* **Used In:** Nest Credit Vault
* [**Risk Assessment**](https://docsend.com/view/x4hh6u9nfvg4z6jf)

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### Related Pages

* [Meet the Institutions Behind These Assets](https://docs.nest.credit/about/asset-selection)
* [Browse Vaults Using These Assets](https://docs.nest.credit/about/vaults)
* [Understand Vault Liquidity](https://docs.nest.credit/about/liquidity-and-redemptions)