# Fees Shift uses a performance-based fee model. Fees are applied only to generated yield — not to your initial deposit. In practice: * the system periodically collects rewards from strategies (harvest) * converts them into underlying assets * reinvests the profit * takes a percentage as a fee This aligns incentives: Shift earns only when users earn. The fee is dynamic: * higher when yields are strong * lower (or zero) during weaker market conditions --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.shiftdefi.com/user-docs/invest-with-confidence/the-platform/fees.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.