diff --git a/dbt_macros/shared/balances_incremental_subset_daily.sql b/dbt_macros/shared/balances_incremental_subset_daily.sql
index d397380b258..a8566504dd6 100644
--- a/dbt_macros/shared/balances_incremental_subset_daily.sql
+++ b/dbt_macros/shared/balances_incremental_subset_daily.sql
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
     @NOTICE this macro constructs the address level token balances table for given input table
     @NOTICE aka, you give lists of tokens and/or address, it generates table with daily balances of the address-token pair
+    
+    @WARN this macro has a dependancy on erc20.tokens. 
+    @WARN if your token is not in the default list, manually add it via spellbook/dbt_subprojects/tokens/models/tokens/<chain>/tokens_<chain>_erc20.sql
 
     @PARAM blockchain               -- blockchain name
     @PARAM address_list             -- must have an address column, can be none if only filtering on tokens
diff --git a/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/models/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets.sql b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/models/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66bf403601c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/models/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{{
+  config(
+        schema = 'swell_balances_ethereum',
+        alias = 'core_assets',
+        materialized = 'incremental',
+        file_format = 'delta',
+        incremental_strategy = 'merge',
+        unique_key = ['day', 'wallet_address', 'token_address'],
+        incremental_predicates = [incremental_predicate('DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.day')],
+        post_hook='{{ expose_spells(\'["ethereum"]\',
+                                "project",
+                                "swell",
+                                \'["maybeYonas"]\') }}'
+  )
+}}
+
+with
+tokens as (
+  select * from (values
+    (0xf951E335afb289353dc249e82926178EaC7DEd78,   'swETH', 'Swell LRT'),
+    (0xFAe103DC9cf190eD75350761e95403b7b8aFa6c0,  'rswETH', 'Swell LRT'),
+    (0x0a6E7Ba5042B38349e437ec6Db6214AEC7B35676,   'SWELL', 'Swell LRT'),
+    (0x358d94b5b2F147D741088803d932Acb566acB7B6,  'rSWELL', 'Swell LRT'),
+    (0x9Ed15383940CC380fAEF0a75edacE507cC775f22, 'earnETH', 'Swell LRT'),
+    (0x66E47E6957B85Cf62564610B76dD206BB04d831a, 'earnBTC', 'Swell LRT'),
+    (0x8DB2350D78aBc13f5673A411D4700BCF87864dDE,   'swBTC', 'Swell LRT')
+  ) as t(
+    token_address,
+    symbol,
+    name
+  )
+),
+balances as (
+    {{
+      balances_incremental_subset_daily(
+            blockchain = 'ethereum',
+            token_list = 'tokens',
+            start_date = '2023-04-12'
+      )
+    }}
+)
+
+select 
+    -- t.name,
+    b.blockchain,
+    b.day,
+    b.address as wallet_address,
+    b.token_symbol,
+    b.token_address,
+    b.token_standard,
+    b.token_id,
+    b.balance,
+    b.balance_usd,
+    b.last_updated,
+    b.next_update
+from balances b
+-- left join tokens t
+--     on b.token_address = t.token_address
diff --git a/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/models/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_schema.yml b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/models/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..733fd566ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/models/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+version: 2
+
+models:
+  - name: swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets
+
+    meta:
+      blockchain: ethereum
+      project: swell
+      contributors: maybeYonas
+
+    config:
+      tags: ['swell', 'restaking', 'lrt', 'lst', 'vaults', 'balances']
+    description: "balances of swell asset holders"
+    data_tests:
+      - dbt_utils.unique_combination_of_columns:
+          combination_of_columns:
+            - day
+            - wallet_address
+            - token_address
+      - check_seed:
+          seed_file: ref('swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets_seed')
+          match_columns: 
+            - blockchain
+            - day
+            - wallet_address
+            - token_address
+          check_columns:
+            - balance
+            - last_updated
+    columns:
+    - &blockchain
+      name: blockchain
+      description: "blockchain"
+    - &day
+      name: day
+      description: "date on which the token balance is logged"
+    - &wallet_address
+      name: wallet_address
+      description: "wallet address of the holder"
+    - &token_symbol
+      name: token_symbol
+      description: "token symbol"
+    - &token_address
+      name: token_address
+      description: "token address"
+    - &token_standard
+      name: token_standard
+      description: "standard of the token (erc20)"
+    - &token_id
+      name: token_id
+      description: "ID of the token"
+    - &balance
+      name: balance
+      description: "asset balance of the wallet"
+    - &balance_usd
+      name: balance_usd
+      description: "usd value of token balance of the wallet"
+    - &last_updated
+      name: last_updated
+      description: "UTC timestamp when balance was last updated"
+    - &next_update
+      name: next_update
+      description: "UTC timestamp when balance is next updated"
diff --git a/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/seeds/swell/balances/ethereum/schema.yml b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/seeds/swell/balances/ethereum/schema.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5bf343416bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/seeds/swell/balances/ethereum/schema.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+version: 2
+
+seeds:
+  - name: swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets_seed
+    config:
+      column_types:
+        blockchain: varchar 
+        day: timestamp
+        wallet_address: varbinary
+        token_address: varbinary
+        balance: double
+        last_updated: timestamp
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diff --git a/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/seeds/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets_seed.csv b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/seeds/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets_seed.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56bd9d1d361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt_subprojects/daily_spellbook/seeds/swell/balances/ethereum/swell_balances_ethereum_core_assets_seed.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+blockchain,day,wallet_address,token_address,balance,last_updated
+ethereum,2024-08-13 00:00:00.000 UTC,0x4589Ef5d52a152C25Daa513cF43b1389Bd1f3C00,0xf951E335afb289353dc249e82926178EaC7DEd78,0.004752378895635013,2024-02-29 00:00:00.000 UTC
+ethereum,2024-12-04 00:00:00.000 UTC,0xaf1ec97ea59e9052ee563e4265c39291c020e3dd,0x0a6e7ba5042b38349e437ec6db6214aec7b35676,1074.616281,2024-11-08 00:00:00.000 UTC
+ethereum,2024-12-05 00:00:00.000 UTC,0x841ea52b74c94420a61d41ba790e710e1af8ee0a,0xFAe103DC9cf190eD75350761e95403b7b8aFa6c0,0.050121577326075153,2024-11-24 00:00:00.000 UTC
+ethereum,2024-08-13 00:00:00.000 UTC,0xfee2d4498085581dde097b9924e4e3544682d767,0x8db2350d78abc13f5673a411d4700bcf87864dde,0.04096165,2024-08-13 00:00:00.000 UTC
+ethereum,2024-12-04 00:00:00.000 UTC,0xbdD5d655ad781FB9929BFe515EB4A50090444C21,0x9Ed15383940CC380fAEF0a75edacE507cC775f22,89.828941195874851394,2024-11-08 00:00:00.000 UTC
+ethereum,2024-12-01 00:00:00.000 UTC,0x84a6a7c0674A3AA03e09c026600cb46181821f07,0x66E47E6957B85Cf62564610B76dD206BB04d831a,1,2024-11-25 00:00:00.000 UTC
+ethereum,2024-12-04 00:00:00.000 UTC,0x22aA3f5D1daFfe1a9DF298e79a0CF2f98C1b92FF,0x358d94b5b2F147D741088803d932Acb566acB7B6,278707.960865665406065408,2024-12-02 00:00:00.000 UTC
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