Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in AURA 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-31.4%
Final Value$26.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-36.8%
Final Value$23.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-41.8%
Final Value$22.1K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap10.4 pp
Your timing vs best-5.4%
Your timing vs worst+5.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -9.5%/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+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -9.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
56 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Oct 29, 2021
$14.80
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Nov 29, 2021
$17.75
$10,500
$12,493
+18.98%
$1,993
Dec 29, 2021
$16.51
$11,000
$12,120
+10.19%
$1,120
Jan 31, 2022
$18.25
$11,500
$13,898
+20.85%
$2,398
Mar 1, 2022
$18.78
$12,000
$14,801
+23.35%
$2,801
Apr 1, 2022
$21.86
$12,500
$17,729
+41.83%
$5,229
May 2, 2022
$17.87
$13,000
$14,993
+15.33%
$1,993
Jun 1, 2022
$16.41
$13,500
$14,268
+5.69%
$768
Jul 1, 2022
$14.21
$14,000
$12,855
-8.18%
$-1,145
Aug 1, 2022
$13.35
$14,500
$12,577
-13.26%
$-1,923
Sep 1, 2022
$13.29
$15,000
$13,021
-13.20%
$-1,979
Oct 3, 2022
$14.59
$15,500
$14,794
-4.55%
$-706
Nov 1, 2022
$12.51
$16,000
$13,185
-17.59%
$-2,815
Dec 1, 2022
$13.42
$16,500
$14,644
-11.25%
$-1,856
Jan 3, 2023
$10.67
$17,000
$12,143
-28.57%
$-4,857
Feb 1, 2023
$10.30
$17,500
$12,222
-30.16%
$-5,278
Mar 1, 2023
$10.10
$18,000
$12,485
-30.64%
$-5,515
Apr 3, 2023
$9.32
$18,500
$12,021
-35.02%
$-6,479
May 1, 2023
$9.06
$19,000
$12,185
-35.87%
$-6,815
Jun 1, 2023
$12.08
$19,500
$16,747
-14.12%
$-2,753
Jul 3, 2023
$12.29
$20,000
$17,538
-12.31%
$-2,462
Aug 1, 2023
$11.87
$20,500
$17,439
-14.93%
$-3,061
Sep 1, 2023
$10.44
$21,000
$15,838
-24.58%
$-5,162
Oct 2, 2023
$8.30
$21,500
$13,092
-39.11%
$-8,408
Nov 1, 2023
$8.97
$22,000
$14,648
-33.42%
$-7,352
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in AURA
Investing $500 per month in Aura Biosciences, Inc. (AURA) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $24K today. That's -36.8% total return on $38K invested, with a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).