Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in AMBA 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+19.9%
Final Value$57.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+10.7%
Final Value$53.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+1.7%
Final Value$48.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap18.2 pp
Your timing vs best-9.2%
Your timing vs worst+9.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 1.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$31K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$65K~1.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$141K~1.2x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.1x your money
20 Years~1.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$86 est. gain
$6K+$244 est. gain
$13K+$1K est. gain
$28K+$4K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$215 est. gain
$16K+$609 est. gain
$33K+$3K est. gain
$71K+$11K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$429 est. gain
$31K+$1K est. gain
$65K+$5K est. gain
$141K+$21K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$37K+$858 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$130K+$10K est. gain
$283K+$43K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 1.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$62.76
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$59.37
$10,500
$9,960
-5.14%
$-540
Mar 2, 2020
$59.87
$11,000
$10,544
-4.15%
$-456
Apr 2, 2020
$46.61
$11,500
$8,709
-24.27%
$-2,791
May 4, 2020
$49.53
$12,000
$9,754
-18.72%
$-2,246
Jun 2, 2020
$61.55
$12,500
$12,621
+0.97%
$121
Jul 2, 2020
$45.21
$13,000
$9,771
-24.84%
$-3,229
Aug 3, 2020
$45.91
$13,500
$10,422
-22.80%
$-3,078
Sep 2, 2020
$55.90
$14,000
$13,190
-5.79%
$-810
Oct 2, 2020
$51.92
$14,500
$12,751
-12.07%
$-1,749
Nov 2, 2020
$54.09
$15,000
$13,783
-8.11%
$-1,217
Dec 2, 2020
$85.68
$15,500
$22,333
+44.09%
$6,833
Jan 4, 2021
$91.34
$16,000
$24,309
+51.93%
$8,309
Feb 2, 2021
$108.59
$16,500
$29,400
+78.18%
$12,900
Mar 2, 2021
$113.71
$17,000
$31,286
+84.03%
$14,286
Apr 5, 2021
$105.26
$17,500
$29,461
+68.35%
$11,961
May 3, 2021
$94.31
$18,000
$26,896
+49.42%
$8,896
Jun 2, 2021
$99.65
$18,500
$28,919
+56.32%
$10,419
Jul 2, 2021
$106.00
$19,000
$31,262
+64.54%
$12,262
Aug 2, 2021
$97.77
$19,500
$29,335
+50.43%
$9,835
Sep 2, 2021
$132.67
$20,000
$40,306
+101.53%
$20,306
Oct 4, 2021
$148.83
$20,500
$45,715
+123.00%
$25,215
Nov 2, 2021
$189.72
$21,000
$58,775
+179.88%
$37,775
Dec 2, 2021
$200.35
$21,500
$62,569
+191.02%
$41,069
Jan 3, 2022
$216.16
$22,000
$68,006
+209.12%
$46,006
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in AMBA
Investing $500 per month in Ambarella, Inc. (AMBA) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $53K today. That's +10.7% total return on $48K invested, with a +1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).