Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ANVS 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-54.1%
Final Value$22.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-60.9%
Final Value$18.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-66.7%
Final Value$16.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap12.6 pp
Your timing vs best-6.8%
Your timing vs worst+5.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -13.9%/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$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$60K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$120K~1.0x 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~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$0 est. gain
$6K+$0 est. gain
$12K+$0 est. gain
$24K+$0 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$0 est. gain
$15K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$240K+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -13.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
76 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 29, 2020
$9.59
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Mar 2, 2020
$5.17
$10,500
$5,891
-43.89%
$-4,609
Mar 30, 2020
$3.44
$11,000
$4,420
-59.82%
$-6,580
Apr 29, 2020
$3.66
$11,500
$5,196
-54.82%
$-6,304
May 29, 2020
$4.44
$12,000
$6,812
-43.23%
$-5,188
Jun 29, 2020
$4.70
$12,500
$7,711
-38.31%
$-4,789
Jul 29, 2020
$5.85
$13,000
$10,098
-22.33%
$-2,902
Aug 31, 2020
$4.75
$13,500
$8,699
-35.56%
$-4,801
Sep 29, 2020
$4.77
$14,000
$9,236
-34.03%
$-4,764
Oct 29, 2020
$4.88
$14,500
$9,939
-31.46%
$-4,561
Nov 30, 2020
$5.45
$15,000
$11,611
-22.59%
$-3,389
Dec 29, 2020
$6.60
$15,500
$14,561
-6.06%
$-939
Jan 29, 2021
$9.98
$16,000
$22,518
+40.74%
$6,518
Mar 1, 2021
$26.80
$16,500
$60,970
+269.51%
$44,470
Apr 1, 2021
$28.23
$17,000
$64,723
+280.72%
$47,723
May 3, 2021
$21.65
$17,500
$50,137
+186.50%
$32,637
Jun 1, 2021
$57.47
$18,000
$133,589
+642.16%
$115,589
Jul 1, 2021
$88.86
$18,500
$207,055
+1019.21%
$188,555
Aug 2, 2021
$41.20
$19,000
$96,501
+407.90%
$77,501
Sep 1, 2021
$37.12
$19,500
$87,445
+348.43%
$67,945
Oct 1, 2021
$31.74
$20,000
$75,271
+276.35%
$55,271
Nov 1, 2021
$27.94
$20,500
$66,759
+225.65%
$46,259
Dec 1, 2021
$21.60
$21,000
$52,110
+148.15%
$31,110
Jan 3, 2022
$19.78
$21,500
$48,220
+124.28%
$26,720
Feb 1, 2022
$15.37
$22,000
$37,969
+72.59%
$15,969
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ANVS
Investing $500 per month in Annovis Bio, Inc. (ANVS) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $19K today. That's -60.9% total return on $48K invested, with a -13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).