Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ARDX 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+288.8%
Final Value$186.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+243.6%
Final Value$164.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+211.6%
Final Value$149.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap77.2 pp
Your timing vs best-45.2%
Your timing vs worst+32.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 21.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$50K~1.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$184K~3.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.5M~12.2x 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~1.7x your money
10 Years~3.1x your money
20 Years~12.2x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$37K+$25K est. gain
$294K+$270K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$25K+$10K est. gain
$92K+$62K est. gain
$735K+$675K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$50K+$20K est. gain
$184K+$124K est. gain
$1.5M+$1.3M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$48K+$12K est. gain
$101K+$41K est. gain
$367K+$247K est. gain
$2.9M+$2.7M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 21.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$1.84
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$1.81
$10,500
$10,337
-1.55%
$-163
Mar 2, 2020
$1.80
$11,000
$10,780
-2.00%
$-220
Apr 2, 2020
$1.44
$11,500
$9,124
-20.66%
$-2,376
May 4, 2020
$1.74
$12,000
$11,525
-3.96%
$-475
Jun 2, 2020
$1.83
$12,500
$12,621
+0.97%
$121
Jul 2, 2020
$1.76
$13,000
$12,638
-2.78%
$-362
Aug 3, 2020
$1.48
$13,500
$11,127
-17.57%
$-2,373
Sep 2, 2020
$1.41
$14,000
$11,101
-20.71%
$-2,899
Oct 2, 2020
$1.32
$14,500
$10,893
-24.88%
$-3,607
Nov 2, 2020
$1.30
$15,000
$11,228
-25.15%
$-3,772
Dec 2, 2020
$1.53
$15,500
$13,714
-11.52%
$-1,786
Jan 4, 2021
$1.62
$16,000
$15,021
-6.12%
$-979
Feb 2, 2021
$1.76
$16,500
$16,819
+1.93%
$319
Mar 2, 2021
$1.69
$17,000
$16,650
-2.06%
$-350
Apr 5, 2021
$1.89
$17,500
$19,120
+9.26%
$1,620
May 3, 2021
$1.69
$18,000
$17,597
-2.24%
$-403
Jun 2, 2021
$1.73
$18,500
$18,513
+0.07%
$13
Jul 2, 2021
$1.97
$19,000
$21,582
+13.59%
$2,582
Aug 2, 2021
$1.68
$19,500
$18,905
-3.05%
$-595
Sep 2, 2021
$1.45
$20,000
$16,817
-15.92%
$-3,183
Oct 4, 2021
$1.37
$20,500
$16,389
-20.05%
$-4,111
Nov 2, 2021
$1.21
$21,000
$14,975
-28.69%
$-6,025
Dec 2, 2021
$1.70
$21,500
$21,539
+0.18%
$39
Jan 3, 2022
$1.18
$22,000
$15,451
-29.77%
$-6,549
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ARDX
Investing $500 per month in Ardelyx, Inc. (ARDX) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $165K today. That's +243.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +21.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).