Following the Curators

How Morpho reached $5.4B of loans: who allocates the capital, who earns the fees, and what borrowers make on the carry.

18 built, 0 planned, draft

Built

Lending supply and loans

Updated Oct 12, 2026MorphoSumcap Research

Morpho architecture

1

Variable-rate lending

open term
Depositorsdeposit one loan asset, get vault shares
Vaultthe curator sets markets and caps, the allocator moves capital, the sentinel can cut risk
Morpho Blue marketsone loan asset, one collateral, an oracle, a rate model, an LLTV
Borrowerspost collateral, borrow the loan asset
CapitalInterest
2

Two kinds of vault

Vaults V1Allocate only to Morpho Blue markets.
Vaults V2Allocate through adapters, add timelocks and optional gates, and let depositors exit into the underlying positions.
3

Fixed-rate loans (Midnight)

fixed rate and term
Lender's signed offerthe funds keep earning in Morpho Blue
Callbackwithdraws the liquidity when the offer is taken
Fixed-term loanrate and repayment date set at the start
Updated Oct 6, 2026Morpho docsSumcap Research

Listed vault assets by curator

Updated Oct 12, 2026MorphoSumcap Research

Curator vault assets by month

Updated Oct 12, 2026Sumcap Research

Vault assets by curator and version

Updated Oct 12, 2026MorphoSumcap Research

Vault assets by curator and loan asset

Updated Oct 12, 2026MorphoSumcap Research

Curator fees by curator, 12 months

Updated Sep 30, 2026Sumcap Research

Curator fees by month

Updated Sep 30, 2026Sumcap Research

Listed and unlisted vault assets

Updated Sep 27, 2026Sumcap Research

Largest unlisted vaults

  • Grove x Steakhouse USDC High Yield$63.4M
    Asset
    USDC V1
    Chain
    Base
  • msETH Vault$21.4M
    Asset
    msETH V2
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Trezor Steakhouse USDC Prime$18.5M
    Asset
    USDC V2
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Trezor Steakhouse USDT Prime$18.1M
    Asset
    USDT V2
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Metronome msUSD$8.9M
    Asset
    msUSD V2
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Utorg USD Yield$7.2M
    Asset
    USDC V2
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • WETH ARM Vault$7.1M
    Asset
    WETH V1
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Aerie x Plume USDC Core$5.2M
    Asset
    USDC V2
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Metronome msETH Vault$4.6M
    Asset
    msETH V1
    Chain
    Ethereum
  • Splits Earn USDC$4.4M
    Asset
    USDC V2
    Chain
    Base
Updated Oct 12, 2026MorphoSumcap Research

Rewards by campaign creator

Updated Sep 30, 2026MerklSumcap Research

Utilisation by loan asset group

Updated Oct 11, 2026Sumcap Research

Lending supply by utilisation band

Four-week average

Updated Oct 11, 2026Sumcap Research

Utilisation by chain

Updated Oct 12, 2026MorphoSumcap Research

Carry spread by collateral (estimates)

sUSDS

sUSDe

USDe

Updated Oct 4, 2026MerklSumcap Research

PT carry, oracle vs market price (estimates)

Updated Oct 4, 2026PendleSumcap Research

Equity return by LTV (estimates)

Updated Oct 5, 2026MerklSumcap Research

Carry-market debt by LTV

Updated Oct 5, 2026Sumcap Research