Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in AXSM 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+255.0%
Final Value$170.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+213.1%
Final Value$150.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+181.7%
Final Value$135.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap73.3 pp
Your timing vs best-41.9%
Your timing vs worst+31.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 19.7%/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$48K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$167K~2.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.2M~9.8x 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~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.8x your money
20 Years~9.8x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$33K+$21K est. gain
$236K+$212K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$84K+$54K est. gain
$590K+$530K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$167K+$107K est. gain
$1.2M+$1.1M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$47K+$11K est. gain
$97K+$37K est. gain
$334K+$214K est. gain
$2.4M+$2.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 19.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$101.31
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$93.87
$10,500
$9,766
-6.99%
$-734
Mar 2, 2020
$88.87
$11,000
$9,745
-11.40%
$-1,255
Apr 2, 2020
$55.66
$11,500
$6,604
-42.58%
$-4,896
May 4, 2020
$91.72
$12,000
$11,382
-5.15%
$-618
Jun 2, 2020
$75.80
$12,500
$9,906
-20.75%
$-2,594
Jul 2, 2020
$80.97
$13,000
$11,082
-14.75%
$-1,918
Aug 3, 2020
$76.54
$13,500
$10,976
-18.70%
$-2,524
Sep 2, 2020
$73.76
$14,000
$11,077
-20.88%
$-2,923
Oct 2, 2020
$70.50
$14,500
$11,087
-23.53%
$-3,413
Nov 2, 2020
$66.86
$15,000
$11,015
-26.57%
$-3,985
Dec 2, 2020
$73.96
$15,500
$12,685
-18.16%
$-2,815
Jan 4, 2021
$81.44
$16,000
$14,468
-9.58%
$-1,532
Feb 2, 2021
$73.73
$16,500
$13,598
-17.59%
$-2,902
Mar 2, 2021
$69.76
$17,000
$13,366
-21.38%
$-3,634
Apr 5, 2021
$57.00
$17,500
$11,421
-34.74%
$-6,079
May 3, 2021
$61.55
$18,000
$12,833
-28.71%
$-5,167
Jun 2, 2021
$60.56
$18,500
$13,126
-29.05%
$-5,374
Jul 2, 2021
$66.04
$19,000
$14,814
-22.03%
$-4,186
Aug 2, 2021
$50.32
$19,500
$11,788
-39.55%
$-7,712
Sep 2, 2021
$26.92
$20,000
$6,806
-65.97%
$-13,194
Oct 4, 2021
$32.63
$20,500
$8,750
-57.32%
$-11,750
Nov 2, 2021
$39.55
$21,000
$11,105
-47.12%
$-9,895
Dec 2, 2021
$33.35
$21,500
$9,864
-54.12%
$-11,636
Jan 3, 2022
$37.83
$22,000
$11,690
-46.87%
$-10,310
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in AXSM
Investing $500 per month in Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (AXSM) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $150K today. That's +213.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +19.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).