ADA-USD Crypto — Cardano

Cardano (ADA-USD)

Updated October 4, 2026.

ADA-USD is a Crypto. Total return is 841.7% over the past 9 years, 591.6 points ahead of SPY at 250.1%.

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform designed with peer-reviewed research and a layered architecture; ADA is the native cryptocurrency used for transactions, staking, and governance on the network. As a cryptocurrency, it does not have a traditional distribution structure or expense ratio. It may appeal to those interested in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency holdings rather than income-focused investors.

ADA-USD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-03.

Total return is 841.7% over the past 9 years, 591.6 points ahead of SPY at 250.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -71.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 83.5%.

ADA-USD key facts

Asset type

Crypto

Asset class

Crypto

Inception date

09/29/2017

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$0.26 (as of 2026-10-04)

Market cap

$9,979,737,088

Average volume

440130149.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ADA-USD risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 83.5%.

Who may consider ADA-USD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ADA-USD does not currently distribute); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions