Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BBAR 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+368.2%
Final Value$224.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+327.3%
Final Value$205.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+287.9%
Final Value$186.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap80.3 pp
Your timing vs best-40.9%
Your timing vs worst+39.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 25.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$26K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$56K~1.9x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$230K~3.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$2.5M~20.9x 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~1.9x your money
10 Years~3.8x your money
20 Years~20.9x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$2K est. gain
$11K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$34K est. gain
$501K+$477K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$28K+$13K est. gain
$115K+$85K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.2M est. gain
$500/mo
$26K+$8K est. gain
$56K+$26K est. gain
$230K+$170K est. gain
$2.5M+$2.4M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$51K+$15K est. gain
$111K+$51K est. gain
$461K+$341K est. gain
$5.0M+$4.8M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 25.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$5.53
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$4.90
$10,500
$9,361
-10.85%
$-1,139
Mar 2, 2020
$4.23
$11,000
$8,581
-21.99%
$-2,419
Apr 2, 2020
$2.60
$11,500
$5,774
-49.79%
$-5,726
May 4, 2020
$2.71
$12,000
$6,519
-45.68%
$-5,481
Jun 2, 2020
$3.74
$12,500
$9,496
-24.03%
$-3,004
Jul 2, 2020
$3.63
$13,000
$9,717
-25.26%
$-3,283
Aug 3, 2020
$4.48
$13,500
$12,492
-7.47%
$-1,008
Sep 2, 2020
$3.32
$14,000
$9,758
-30.30%
$-4,242
Oct 2, 2020
$2.60
$14,500
$8,141
-43.85%
$-6,359
Nov 2, 2020
$2.72
$15,000
$9,017
-39.89%
$-5,983
Dec 2, 2020
$3.49
$15,500
$12,070
-22.13%
$-3,430
Jan 4, 2021
$3.02
$16,000
$10,944
-31.60%
$-5,056
Feb 2, 2021
$2.78
$16,500
$10,575
-35.91%
$-5,925
Mar 2, 2021
$2.69
$17,000
$10,732
-36.87%
$-6,268
Apr 5, 2021
$2.69
$17,500
$11,232
-35.82%
$-6,268
May 3, 2021
$2.54
$18,000
$11,106
-38.30%
$-6,894
Jun 2, 2021
$3.72
$18,500
$16,765
-9.38%
$-1,735
Jul 2, 2021
$3.22
$19,000
$15,012
-20.99%
$-3,988
Aug 2, 2021
$3.01
$19,500
$14,533
-25.47%
$-4,967
Sep 2, 2021
$4.20
$20,000
$20,779
+3.89%
$779
Oct 4, 2021
$3.79
$20,500
$19,250
-6.10%
$-1,250
Nov 2, 2021
$3.85
$21,000
$20,055
-4.50%
$-945
Dec 2, 2021
$3.36
$21,500
$18,002
-16.27%
$-3,498
Jan 3, 2022
$3.19
$22,000
$17,592
-20.04%
$-4,408
Page 1 of 4
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BBAR
Investing $500 per month in Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (BBAR) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $205K today. That's +327.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +25.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $24K from reinvested dividends.