Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BB 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+37.5%
Final Value$66.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+26.1%
Final Value$60.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+14.7%
Final Value$55.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap22.8 pp
Your timing vs best-11.4%
Your timing vs worst+11.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 3.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$33K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$72K~1.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$177K~1.5x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.2x your money
20 Years~1.5x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$199 est. gain
$7K+$573 est. gain
$14K+$2K est. gain
$35K+$11K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$497 est. gain
$16K+$1K est. gain
$36K+$6K est. gain
$88K+$28K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$995 est. gain
$33K+$3K est. gain
$72K+$12K est. gain
$177K+$57K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$38K+$2K est. gain
$66K+$6K est. gain
$145K+$25K est. gain
$353K+$113K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 3.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$6.52
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$6.21
$10,500
$10,025
-4.53%
$-475
Mar 2, 2020
$5.08
$11,000
$8,700
-20.91%
$-2,300
Apr 2, 2020
$3.23
$11,500
$6,032
-47.55%
$-5,468
May 4, 2020
$4.26
$12,000
$8,455
-29.54%
$-3,545
Jun 2, 2020
$5.36
$12,500
$11,139
-10.89%
$-1,361
Jul 2, 2020
$4.85
$13,000
$10,579
-18.62%
$-2,421
Aug 3, 2020
$4.74
$13,500
$10,839
-19.71%
$-2,661
Sep 2, 2020
$5.52
$14,000
$13,123
-6.27%
$-877
Oct 2, 2020
$4.44
$14,500
$11,055
-23.76%
$-3,445
Nov 2, 2020
$4.48
$15,000
$11,655
-22.30%
$-3,345
Dec 2, 2020
$7.45
$15,500
$19,881
+28.27%
$4,381
Jan 4, 2021
$6.58
$16,000
$18,060
+12.87%
$2,060
Feb 2, 2021
$11.55
$16,500
$32,200
+95.15%
$15,700
Mar 2, 2021
$10.50
$17,000
$29,773
+75.14%
$12,773
Apr 5, 2021
$9.30
$17,500
$26,870
+53.55%
$9,370
May 3, 2021
$8.61
$18,000
$25,377
+40.98%
$7,377
Jun 2, 2021
$15.25
$18,500
$45,447
+145.66%
$26,947
Jul 2, 2021
$11.99
$19,000
$36,232
+90.69%
$17,232
Aug 2, 2021
$10.10
$19,500
$31,021
+59.08%
$11,521
Sep 2, 2021
$11.25
$20,000
$35,053
+75.26%
$15,053
Oct 4, 2021
$9.60
$20,500
$30,412
+48.35%
$9,912
Nov 2, 2021
$11.40
$21,000
$36,614
+74.35%
$15,614
Dec 2, 2021
$9.28
$21,500
$30,305
+40.95%
$8,805
Jan 3, 2022
$9.37
$22,000
$31,099
+41.36%
$9,099
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BB
Investing $500 per month in BlackBerry Limited (BB) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $61K today. That's +26.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).