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Only 18% of Uniswap v3 positions under $1,000 beat holding after gas, study finds
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Gas charges tipped many small Uniswap liquidity positions behind simply holding the tokens, according to blockchain data firm Bitquery’s October 16 study.
Key facts
- The study’s aggregate collected-fee comparison, which includes positions still open at the cutoff, reports $41.6 million in fees, a $60.6 million inventory shortfall against holding and $1.4 million
- Among closed regular positions below $1,000 in eight sampled Ethereum v3 pools, 51% finished ahead before gas, compared with 18% afterward
- Bitquery estimates that the pools generated $59.5 million in total fees, while the position analysis counts $41.6 million collected
- Bitquery’s return study covers October 14, 2025, through October 13, 2026, in eight Ethereum v3 pools selected for their new-position counts in mid-2026
Summary
01 In eight sampled Ethereum v3 pools, 18% of closed regular positions below $1,000 beat holding after gas. 02 V4 nets token transfers while standard pools retain inventory changes and stop earning swap fees outside their price ranges. 03 VolatilePair Hook launched after the study cutoff, leaving a live test of how changing fees affect LP returns. Uniswap v4’s flash accounting can reduce transfer overhead for liquidity providers, or LPs, who supply tokens for traders to swap.