S&P 500 Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) Calculator
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy where you invest a fixed amount of money at regular intervals, regardless of the asset's price. This calculator shows how investing the same amount regularly into the S&P 500 would have performed historically, helping demonstrate how DCA can help reduce the impact of market volatility over time.
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Investment Summary
If you had invested $100 monthly from 2012-02-01 to 2025-01-02, you would have:
Total Invested: $15,600
Accumulated Shares: 6.151
Current Value: $36,099.212
2012-02-01
$1,324.09
$100
0.0755
0.0755
$1,324.09
2012-03-01
$1,374.09
$200
0.0728
0.1483
$1,348.63
2012-04-02
$1,419.04
$300
0.0705
0.2188
$1,371.31
2012-05-01
$1,405.82
$400
0.0711
0.2899
$1,379.78
2012-06-01
$1,278.04
$500
0.0782
0.3681
$1,358.15
2012-07-02
$1,365.51
$600
0.0732
0.4414
$1,359.37
2012-08-01
$1,375.32
$700
0.0727
0.5141
$1,361.63
2012-09-04
$1,404.94
$800
0.0712
0.5853
$1,366.90
2012-10-01
$1,444.49
$900
0.0692
0.6545
$1,375.10
2012-11-01
$1,427.59
$1,000
0.0700
0.7245
$1,380.18
2012-12-03
$1,409.46
$1,100
0.0709
0.7955
$1,382.79
2013-01-02
$1,462.42
$1,200
0.0684
0.8639
$1,389.09
2013-02-01
$1,513.17
$1,300
0.0661
0.9300
$1,397.91
2013-03-01
$1,518.20
$1,400
0.0659
0.9958
$1,405.87
2013-04-01
$1,562.17
$1,500
0.0640
1.0598
$1,415.31
2013-05-01
$1,582.70
$1,600
0.0632
1.1230
$1,424.73
Data source: MacroTrends S&P 500 Historical Data