Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ACLX means investing a fixed amount at regular intervals, regardless of share price. This strategy reduces timing risk and builds wealth steadily through market ups and downs.
How This Calculator Works
Our DCA calculator simulates real market conditions using historical price data. It accounts for dividend reinvestment (DRIP), where each dividend payment automatically purchases additional shares. You can adjust the investment amount, frequency, time period, and compare against benchmarks like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100.
Same amount invested each month — only the day of purchase changes. How much does intra-month timing actually matter?
Best Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly low
Total Return+349.4%
Final Value$157.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+319.0%
Final Value$146.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+288.9%
Final Value$136.1K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap60.5 pp
Your timing vs best-30.4%
Your timing vs worst+30.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 40.3%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$31K~1.7x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$78K~2.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$499K~8.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$15.3M~127.2x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.7x your money
5 Years~2.6x your money
10 Years~8.3x your money
20 Years~127.2x your money
$100/mo
$6K+$3K est. gain
$16K+$10K est. gain
$100K+$88K est. gain
$3.1M+$3.0M est. gain
$250/mo
$15K+$6K est. gain
$39K+$24K est. gain
$250K+$220K est. gain
$7.6M+$7.6M est. gain
$500/mo
$31K+$13K est. gain
$78K+$48K est. gain
$499K+$439K est. gain
$15.3M+$15.1M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$62K+$26K est. gain
$155K+$95K est. gain
$998K+$878K est. gain
$30.5M+$30.3M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 40.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
51 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Feb 4, 2022
$16.80
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Mar 4, 2022
$18.00
$10,500
$11,214
+6.80%
$714
Apr 4, 2022
$13.12
$11,000
$8,674
-21.15%
$-2,326
May 4, 2022
$9.31
$11,500
$6,655
-42.13%
$-4,845
Jun 6, 2022
$15.79
$12,000
$11,787
-1.77%
$-213
Jul 5, 2022
$19.08
$12,500
$14,743
+17.95%
$2,243
Aug 4, 2022
$19.55
$13,000
$15,606
+20.05%
$2,606
Sep 6, 2022
$18.54
$13,500
$15,300
+13.33%
$1,800
Oct 4, 2022
$18.99
$14,000
$16,171
+15.51%
$2,171
Nov 4, 2022
$22.23
$14,500
$19,431
+34.00%
$4,931
Dec 5, 2022
$19.47
$15,000
$17,518
+16.79%
$2,518
Jan 4, 2023
$32.43
$15,500
$29,679
+91.48%
$14,179
Feb 6, 2023
$32.13
$16,000
$29,904
+86.90%
$13,904
Mar 6, 2023
$27.64
$16,500
$26,225
+58.94%
$9,725
Apr 4, 2023
$28.33
$17,000
$27,380
+61.06%
$10,380
May 4, 2023
$43.26
$17,500
$42,309
+141.77%
$24,809
Jun 5, 2023
$41.00
$18,000
$40,599
+125.55%
$22,599
Jul 5, 2023
$32.22
$18,500
$32,405
+75.16%
$13,905
Aug 4, 2023
$34.95
$19,000
$35,651
+87.63%
$16,651
Sep 5, 2023
$36.50
$19,500
$37,732
+93.50%
$18,232
Oct 4, 2023
$34.13
$20,000
$35,782
+78.91%
$15,782
Nov 6, 2023
$45.30
$20,500
$47,992
+134.11%
$27,492
Dec 4, 2023
$55.19
$21,000
$58,970
+180.81%
$37,970
Jan 4, 2024
$54.35
$21,500
$58,572
+172.43%
$37,072
Feb 5, 2024
$66.47
$22,000
$72,134
+227.88%
$50,134
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ACLX
Investing $500 per month in Arcellx, Inc. (ACLX) over the past 4 years would be worth approximately $147K today. That's +319.0% total return on $35K invested, with a +40.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).