Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BFLY 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+75.7%
Final Value$79.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+51.8%
Final Value$67.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+29.4%
Final Value$58.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap46.4 pp
Your timing vs best-23.9%
Your timing vs worst+22.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 7.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$36K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$88K~1.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$267K~2.2x 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~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.5x your money
20 Years~2.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$405 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$6K est. gain
$53K+$29K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$44K+$14K est. gain
$133K+$73K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$36K+$6K est. gain
$88K+$28K est. gain
$267K+$147K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$40K+$4K est. gain
$72K+$12K est. gain
$175K+$55K est. gain
$534K+$294K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 7.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
70 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jul 13, 2020
$9.90
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Aug 13, 2020
$9.89
$10,500
$10,490
-0.10%
$-10
Sep 14, 2020
$9.85
$11,000
$10,947
-0.48%
$-53
Oct 13, 2020
$9.34
$11,500
$10,881
-5.39%
$-619
Nov 13, 2020
$9.78
$12,000
$11,893
-0.89%
$-107
Dec 14, 2020
$15.51
$12,500
$19,361
+54.89%
$6,861
Jan 13, 2021
$20.00
$13,000
$25,466
+95.89%
$12,466
Feb 16, 2021
$22.50
$13,500
$29,150
+115.92%
$15,650
Mar 15, 2021
$18.32
$14,000
$24,234
+73.10%
$10,234
Apr 13, 2021
$16.36
$14,500
$22,141
+52.70%
$7,641
May 13, 2021
$9.45
$15,000
$13,290
-11.40%
$-1,710
Jun 14, 2021
$13.87
$15,500
$20,005
+29.07%
$4,505
Jul 13, 2021
$11.70
$16,000
$17,375
+8.60%
$1,375
Aug 13, 2021
$10.72
$16,500
$16,420
-0.48%
$-80
Sep 13, 2021
$12.60
$17,000
$19,800
+16.47%
$2,800
Oct 13, 2021
$10.91
$17,500
$17,644
+0.82%
$144
Nov 15, 2021
$7.52
$18,000
$12,662
-29.66%
$-5,338
Dec 13, 2021
$7.09
$18,500
$12,438
-32.77%
$-6,062
Jan 13, 2022
$6.80
$19,000
$12,429
-34.58%
$-6,571
Feb 14, 2022
$5.62
$19,500
$10,772
-44.76%
$-8,728
Mar 14, 2022
$3.74
$20,000
$7,669
-61.66%
$-12,331
Apr 13, 2022
$4.31
$20,500
$9,337
-54.45%
$-11,163
May 13, 2022
$3.05
$21,000
$7,108
-66.15%
$-13,892
Jun 13, 2022
$3.20
$21,500
$7,957
-62.99%
$-13,543
Jul 13, 2022
$3.70
$22,000
$9,701
-55.91%
$-12,299
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BFLY
Investing $500 per month in Butterfly Network, Inc. (BFLY) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $68K today. That's +51.8% total return on $45K invested, with a +7.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).