Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BBIO 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+221.7%
Final Value$154.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+179.2%
Final Value$134.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+147.9%
Final Value$119.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap73.8 pp
Your timing vs best-42.4%
Your timing vs worst+31.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 17.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$23K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$46K~1.5x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$149K~2.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$902K~7.5x 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~1.5x your money
10 Years~2.5x your money
20 Years~7.5x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$30K+$18K est. gain
$180K+$156K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$23K+$8K est. gain
$75K+$45K est. gain
$451K+$391K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$149K+$89K est. gain
$902K+$782K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$46K+$10K est. gain
$92K+$32K est. gain
$298K+$178K est. gain
$1.8M+$1.6M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 17.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$33.22
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$34.81
$10,500
$10,979
+4.56%
$479
Mar 2, 2020
$32.21
$11,000
$10,659
-3.10%
$-341
Apr 2, 2020
$24.74
$11,500
$8,687
-24.46%
$-2,813
May 4, 2020
$29.99
$12,000
$11,030
-8.08%
$-970
Jun 2, 2020
$29.00
$12,500
$11,166
-10.67%
$-1,334
Jul 2, 2020
$29.76
$13,000
$11,959
-8.01%
$-1,041
Aug 3, 2020
$27.20
$13,500
$11,430
-15.33%
$-2,070
Sep 2, 2020
$28.38
$14,000
$12,426
-11.24%
$-1,574
Oct 2, 2020
$39.60
$14,500
$17,838
+23.02%
$3,338
Nov 2, 2020
$38.57
$15,000
$17,874
+19.16%
$2,874
Dec 2, 2020
$48.85
$15,500
$23,138
+49.28%
$7,638
Jan 4, 2021
$63.64
$16,000
$30,644
+91.52%
$14,644
Feb 2, 2021
$63.01
$16,500
$30,840
+86.91%
$14,340
Mar 2, 2021
$66.17
$17,000
$32,887
+93.45%
$15,887
Apr 5, 2021
$58.99
$17,500
$29,819
+70.39%
$12,319
May 3, 2021
$55.37
$18,000
$28,489
+58.27%
$10,489
Jun 2, 2021
$59.41
$18,500
$31,067
+67.93%
$12,567
Jul 2, 2021
$63.85
$19,000
$33,889
+78.36%
$14,889
Aug 2, 2021
$52.33
$19,500
$28,275
+45.00%
$8,775
Sep 2, 2021
$51.18
$20,000
$28,153
+40.77%
$8,153
Oct 4, 2021
$47.07
$20,500
$26,393
+28.74%
$5,893
Nov 2, 2021
$51.05
$21,000
$29,124
+38.69%
$8,124
Dec 2, 2021
$40.03
$21,500
$23,337
+8.55%
$1,837
Jan 3, 2022
$17.16
$22,000
$10,504
-52.25%
$-11,496
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BBIO
Investing $500 per month in BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (BBIO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $134K today. That's +179.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +17.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).