> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tiltprotocol.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a Fund

> Full guide to naming, configuring assets, setting weights, and deploying your vault

# Create a Fund — Full Guide

This page covers every detail of fund creation on Tilt Protocol.

## Fund Identity

### Name

Your fund's display name. Choose something descriptive that communicates your strategy:

* "Tech Growth Fund"
* "AI Momentum Strategy"
* "Blue Chip Dividend Mix"

### Symbol

A short ticker symbol (2-10 characters) that becomes your vault's ERC-20 share token. The protocol prefixes it with `tilt`:

* Symbol: `TECH` → Token: `tiltTECH`
* Symbol: `AIMF` → Token: `tiltAIMF`

## Portfolio Construction

### Selecting Assets

Choose from 100+ available tokenized assets. You can search by ticker or company name. Assets span:

* **Mega-cap tech**: AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOGL, META, AMZN
* **Financials**: JPM, V, MA, GS, BLK
* **Healthcare**: LLY, UNH, JNJ, MRK, PFE
* **Consumer**: TSLA, HD, WMT, COST, SBUX
* **Crypto-adjacent**: ETH, COIN, MSTR, HOOD
* And many more across all sectors

Only tokens approved by the vault factory can be included. This prevents funds from holding unpriced or illiquid assets.

### Setting Weights

Weights are specified in percentages (internally stored as basis points, where 100% = 10,000 BPS).

**Rules:**

* Each asset weight must be > 0% (you can't add a 0% allocation)
* Total weights must sum to between 1% and 100%
* The unallocated portion (100% minus total weight) remains as idle tiltUSDC

**Example allocations:**

| Strategy           | Allocation                           | Idle Cash |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ | --------- |
| Concentrated tech  | NVDA 40%, AAPL 30%, MSFT 30%         | 0%        |
| Balanced with cash | NVDA 25%, AAPL 20%, JPM 15%, JNJ 10% | 30%       |
| Single-asset       | ETH 100%                             | 0%        |
| Cash-heavy         | TSLA 10%, AMZN 10%                   | 80%       |

### Token Limit

Vaults can hold up to **30 different tokens** at once. This cap prevents excessive gas costs during rebalancing and withdrawal operations.

## Seed Deposit

Every fund requires a minimum seed deposit to initialize. This:

* Creates the initial vault shares
* Burns the first 1,000 shares to `address(1)` (inflation attack protection)
* Gives the vault its starting NAV
* Demonstrates the curator's skin-in-the-game

The seed deposit is invested alongside future depositors — you're aligned with your investors.

## Vault Creation Fee

A small creation fee (in ETH) is charged to deploy the vault. This covers:

* BeaconProxy deployment gas
* VaultRegistry registration
* RebalanceEngine authorization
* FeeManager configuration

## After Deployment

Once deployed, your fund is immediately:

1. **Discoverable** — listed on the Tilt app for investors to find
2. **Depositable** — anyone can deposit tiltUSDC and receive shares
3. **Manageable** — you can update weights and trigger rebalancing