Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in AER 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+181.9%
Final Value$135.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+160.8%
Final Value$125.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+140.7%
Final Value$115.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap41.2 pp
Your timing vs best-21.1%
Your timing vs worst+20.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 16.3%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$23K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$45K~1.5x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$139K~2.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$771K~6.4x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.5x your money
10 Years~2.3x your money
20 Years~6.4x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$926 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$28K+$16K est. gain
$154K+$130K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$22K+$7K est. gain
$70K+$40K est. gain
$386K+$326K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$45K+$15K est. gain
$139K+$79K est. gain
$771K+$651K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$45K+$9K est. gain
$89K+$29K est. gain
$279K+$159K est. gain
$1.5M+$1.3M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 16.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$61.67
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$57.10
$10,500
$9,759
-7.06%
$-741
Mar 2, 2020
$52.63
$11,000
$9,495
-13.68%
$-1,505
Apr 2, 2020
$19.46
$11,500
$4,011
-65.12%
$-7,489
May 4, 2020
$27.23
$12,000
$6,112
-49.06%
$-5,888
Jun 2, 2020
$32.91
$12,500
$7,887
-36.90%
$-4,613
Jul 2, 2020
$29.43
$13,000
$7,553
-41.90%
$-5,447
Aug 3, 2020
$28.26
$13,500
$7,753
-42.57%
$-5,747
Sep 2, 2020
$29.78
$14,000
$8,670
-38.07%
$-5,330
Oct 2, 2020
$26.60
$14,500
$8,244
-43.14%
$-6,256
Nov 2, 2020
$26.26
$15,000
$8,639
-42.41%
$-6,361
Dec 2, 2020
$37.94
$15,500
$12,981
-16.25%
$-2,519
Jan 4, 2021
$43.45
$16,000
$15,366
-3.96%
$-634
Feb 2, 2021
$40.80
$16,500
$14,929
-9.52%
$-1,571
Mar 2, 2021
$46.71
$17,000
$17,592
+3.48%
$592
Apr 5, 2021
$59.00
$17,500
$22,720
+29.83%
$5,220
May 3, 2021
$58.73
$18,000
$23,116
+28.42%
$5,116
Jun 2, 2021
$58.68
$18,500
$23,597
+27.55%
$5,097
Jul 2, 2021
$51.77
$19,000
$21,318
+12.20%
$2,318
Aug 2, 2021
$52.52
$19,500
$22,127
+13.47%
$2,627
Sep 2, 2021
$54.01
$20,000
$23,254
+16.27%
$3,254
Oct 4, 2021
$59.87
$20,500
$26,278
+28.18%
$5,778
Nov 2, 2021
$64.68
$21,000
$28,889
+37.57%
$7,889
Dec 2, 2021
$56.91
$21,500
$25,918
+20.55%
$4,418
Jan 3, 2022
$67.70
$22,000
$31,332
+42.42%
$9,332
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in AER
Investing $500 per month in AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $125K today. That's +160.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +16.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $2K from reinvested dividends.