Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in AXGN 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+299.6%
Final Value$191.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+260.8%
Final Value$173.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+226.5%
Final Value$156.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap73.1 pp
Your timing vs best-38.8%
Your timing vs worst+34.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 22.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$25K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$51K~1.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$193K~3.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.7M~13.8x 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~3.2x your money
20 Years~13.8x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$39K+$27K est. gain
$331K+$307K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$11K est. gain
$97K+$67K est. gain
$827K+$767K est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$51K+$21K est. gain
$193K+$133K est. gain
$1.7M+$1.5M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$49K+$13K est. gain
$103K+$43K est. gain
$386K+$266K est. gain
$3.3M+$3.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 22.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$17.34
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$12.71
$10,500
$7,830
-25.43%
$-2,670
Mar 2, 2020
$11.88
$11,000
$7,819
-28.92%
$-3,181
Apr 2, 2020
$8.27
$11,500
$5,943
-48.32%
$-5,557
May 4, 2020
$9.71
$12,000
$7,477
-37.69%
$-4,523
Jun 2, 2020
$9.85
$12,500
$8,085
-35.32%
$-4,415
Jul 2, 2020
$11.49
$13,000
$9,931
-23.60%
$-3,069
Aug 3, 2020
$11.47
$13,500
$10,414
-22.86%
$-3,086
Sep 2, 2020
$11.92
$14,000
$11,323
-19.12%
$-2,677
Oct 2, 2020
$11.51
$14,500
$11,433
-21.15%
$-3,067
Nov 2, 2020
$12.83
$15,000
$13,245
-11.70%
$-1,755
Dec 2, 2020
$15.30
$15,500
$16,294
+5.12%
$794
Jan 4, 2021
$17.51
$16,000
$19,148
+19.67%
$3,148
Feb 2, 2021
$18.50
$16,500
$20,731
+25.64%
$4,231
Mar 2, 2021
$22.50
$17,000
$25,713
+51.25%
$8,713
Apr 5, 2021
$19.92
$17,500
$23,264
+32.94%
$5,764
May 3, 2021
$19.35
$18,000
$23,099
+28.33%
$5,099
Jun 2, 2021
$19.16
$18,500
$23,372
+26.33%
$4,872
Jul 2, 2021
$21.46
$19,000
$26,678
+40.41%
$7,678
Aug 2, 2021
$20.38
$19,500
$25,835
+32.49%
$6,335
Sep 2, 2021
$17.66
$20,000
$22,887
+14.43%
$2,887
Oct 4, 2021
$14.97
$20,500
$19,901
-2.92%
$-599
Nov 2, 2021
$15.24
$21,000
$20,760
-1.14%
$-240
Dec 2, 2021
$10.11
$21,500
$14,272
-33.62%
$-7,228
Jan 3, 2022
$9.98
$22,000
$14,588
-33.69%
$-7,412
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in AXGN
Investing $500 per month in AxoGen, Inc. (AXGN) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $173K today. That's +260.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +22.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).