Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ARLO 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+148.7%
Final Value$119.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+125.3%
Final Value$108.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+106.1%
Final Value$98.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap42.5 pp
Your timing vs best-23.3%
Your timing vs worst+19.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 13.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$42K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$121K~2.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$557K~4.6x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.4x your money
10 Years~2.0x your money
20 Years~4.6x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$766 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$24K+$12K est. gain
$111K+$87K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$6K est. gain
$61K+$31K est. gain
$279K+$219K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$42K+$12K est. gain
$121K+$61K est. gain
$557K+$437K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$44K+$8K est. gain
$84K+$24K est. gain
$242K+$122K est. gain
$1.1M+$875K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 13.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$4.97
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$4.41
$10,500
$9,373
-10.73%
$-1,127
Mar 2, 2020
$3.31
$11,000
$7,535
-31.50%
$-3,465
Apr 2, 2020
$1.99
$11,500
$5,030
-56.26%
$-6,470
May 4, 2020
$2.49
$12,000
$6,794
-43.38%
$-5,206
Jun 2, 2020
$2.59
$12,500
$7,567
-39.46%
$-4,933
Jul 2, 2020
$2.62
$13,000
$8,155
-37.27%
$-4,845
Aug 3, 2020
$4.63
$13,500
$14,911
+10.45%
$1,411
Sep 2, 2020
$5.95
$14,000
$19,662
+40.44%
$5,662
Oct 2, 2020
$5.17
$14,500
$17,584
+21.27%
$3,084
Nov 2, 2020
$4.67
$15,000
$16,384
+9.22%
$1,384
Dec 2, 2020
$5.63
$15,500
$20,252
+30.65%
$4,752
Jan 4, 2021
$7.49
$16,000
$27,442
+71.51%
$11,442
Feb 2, 2021
$9.03
$16,500
$33,584
+103.54%
$17,084
Mar 2, 2021
$7.54
$17,000
$28,543
+67.90%
$11,543
Apr 5, 2021
$6.35
$17,500
$24,538
+40.22%
$7,038
May 3, 2021
$6.15
$18,000
$24,265
+34.81%
$6,265
Jun 2, 2021
$6.78
$18,500
$27,251
+47.30%
$8,751
Jul 2, 2021
$6.66
$19,000
$27,269
+43.52%
$8,269
Aug 2, 2021
$6.24
$19,500
$26,049
+33.58%
$6,549
Sep 2, 2021
$6.38
$20,000
$27,133
+35.67%
$7,133
Oct 4, 2021
$6.30
$20,500
$27,293
+33.14%
$6,793
Nov 2, 2021
$6.66
$21,000
$29,353
+39.77%
$8,353
Dec 2, 2021
$7.91
$21,500
$35,362
+64.47%
$13,862
Jan 3, 2022
$10.39
$22,000
$46,949
+113.40%
$24,949
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ARLO
Investing $500 per month in Arlo Technologies, Inc. (ARLO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $108K today. That's +125.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +13.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).