Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in AORT 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+71.4%
Final Value$82.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+58.9%
Final Value$76.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+49.2%
Final Value$71.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap22.2 pp
Your timing vs best-12.5%
Your timing vs worst+9.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 7.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$36K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$88K~1.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$271K~2.3x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.5x your money
20 Years~2.3x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$412 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$6K est. gain
$54K+$30K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$44K+$14K est. gain
$135K+$75K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$36K+$6K est. gain
$88K+$28K est. gain
$271K+$151K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$40K+$4K est. gain
$72K+$12K est. gain
$176K+$56K est. gain
$542K+$302K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 7.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$27.23
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$30.11
$10,500
$11,558
+10.07%
$1,058
Mar 2, 2020
$25.27
$11,000
$10,200
-7.27%
$-800
Apr 2, 2020
$16.47
$11,500
$7,148
-37.84%
$-4,352
May 4, 2020
$22.03
$12,000
$10,061
-16.16%
$-1,939
Jun 2, 2020
$22.58
$12,500
$10,812
-13.50%
$-1,688
Jul 2, 2020
$19.62
$13,000
$9,895
-23.89%
$-3,105
Aug 3, 2020
$20.20
$13,500
$10,687
-20.84%
$-2,813
Sep 2, 2020
$20.22
$14,000
$11,198
-20.02%
$-2,802
Oct 2, 2020
$18.27
$14,500
$10,618
-26.77%
$-3,882
Nov 2, 2020
$17.62
$15,000
$10,740
-28.40%
$-4,260
Dec 2, 2020
$21.00
$15,500
$13,300
-14.19%
$-2,200
Jan 4, 2021
$23.44
$16,000
$15,346
-4.09%
$-654
Feb 2, 2021
$24.83
$16,500
$16,756
+1.55%
$256
Mar 2, 2021
$25.69
$17,000
$17,836
+4.92%
$836
Apr 5, 2021
$22.42
$17,500
$16,066
-8.20%
$-1,434
May 3, 2021
$28.32
$18,000
$20,794
+15.52%
$2,794
Jun 2, 2021
$28.74
$18,500
$21,602
+16.77%
$3,102
Jul 2, 2021
$28.17
$19,000
$21,674
+14.07%
$2,674
Aug 2, 2021
$26.95
$19,500
$21,235
+8.90%
$1,735
Sep 2, 2021
$26.45
$20,000
$21,341
+6.70%
$1,341
Oct 4, 2021
$22.39
$20,500
$18,565
-9.44%
$-1,935
Nov 2, 2021
$20.82
$21,000
$17,763
-15.41%
$-3,237
Dec 2, 2021
$18.61
$21,500
$16,378
-23.82%
$-5,122
Jan 3, 2022
$21.72
$22,000
$19,615
-10.84%
$-2,385
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in AORT
Investing $500 per month in Artivion, Inc. (AORT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $76K today. That's +58.9% total return on $48K invested, with a +7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).