Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in APG 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+246.9%
Final Value$163.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+232.6%
Final Value$154.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+220.9%
Final Value$150.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap26.0 pp
Your timing vs best-14.3%
Your timing vs worst+11.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 21.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$51K~1.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$186K~3.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.5M~12.6x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.4x your money
5 Years~1.7x your money
10 Years~3.1x your money
20 Years~12.6x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$37K+$25K est. gain
$302K+$278K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$25K+$10K est. gain
$93K+$63K est. gain
$754K+$694K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$51K+$21K est. gain
$186K+$126K est. gain
$1.5M+$1.4M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$49K+$13K est. gain
$101K+$41K est. gain
$371K+$251K est. gain
$3.0M+$2.8M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 21.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
74 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Apr 29, 2020
$6.93
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
May 29, 2020
$7.51
$10,500
$11,337
+7.97%
$837
Jun 29, 2020
$8.16
$11,000
$12,818
+16.53%
$1,818
Jul 29, 2020
$9.19
$11,500
$14,936
+29.88%
$3,436
Aug 31, 2020
$9.43
$12,000
$15,826
+31.89%
$3,826
Sep 29, 2020
$9.46
$12,500
$16,377
+31.01%
$3,877
Oct 29, 2020
$9.40
$13,000
$16,773
+29.02%
$3,773
Nov 30, 2020
$10.33
$13,500
$18,932
+40.24%
$5,432
Dec 29, 2020
$11.77
$14,000
$22,071
+57.65%
$8,071
Jan 29, 2021
$11.94
$14,500
$22,890
+57.86%
$8,390
Mar 1, 2021
$13.03
$15,000
$25,480
+69.86%
$10,480
Apr 1, 2021
$14.40
$15,500
$28,659
+84.89%
$13,159
May 3, 2021
$14.31
$16,000
$28,980
+81.12%
$12,980
Jun 1, 2021
$14.33
$16,500
$29,520
+78.91%
$13,020
Jul 1, 2021
$14.38
$17,000
$30,123
+77.19%
$13,123
Aug 2, 2021
$14.97
$17,500
$31,859
+82.05%
$14,359
Sep 1, 2021
$15.43
$18,000
$33,338
+85.21%
$15,338
Oct 1, 2021
$14.13
$18,500
$31,029
+67.73%
$12,529
Nov 1, 2021
$14.82
$19,000
$33,044
+73.92%
$14,044
Dec 1, 2021
$15.23
$19,500
$34,459
+76.71%
$14,959
Jan 3, 2022
$17.17
$20,000
$39,348
+96.74%
$19,348
Feb 1, 2022
$14.83
$20,500
$34,485
+68.22%
$13,985
Mar 1, 2022
$13.71
$21,000
$32,381
+54.20%
$11,381
Apr 1, 2022
$14.03
$21,500
$33,637
+56.45%
$12,137
May 2, 2022
$12.52
$22,000
$30,517
+38.71%
$8,517
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in APG
Investing $500 per month in APi Group Corporation (APG) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $155K today. That's +232.6% total return on $47K invested, with a +21.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).