Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BKE 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+182.2%
Final Value$135.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+169.4%
Final Value$129.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+152.6%
Final Value$121.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap29.6 pp
Your timing vs best-12.7%
Your timing vs worst+16.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 16.9%/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$45K~1.5x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$144K~2.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$831K~6.9x 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~2.4x your money
20 Years~6.9x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$963 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$29K+$17K est. gain
$166K+$142K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$23K+$8K est. gain
$72K+$42K est. gain
$415K+$355K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$45K+$15K est. gain
$144K+$84K est. gain
$831K+$711K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$46K+$10K est. gain
$90K+$30K est. gain
$288K+$168K est. gain
$1.7M+$1.4M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 16.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$26.05
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$24.70
$10,500
$10,565
+0.62%
$65
Mar 2, 2020
$23.09
$11,000
$10,376
-5.67%
$-624
Apr 2, 2020
$13.22
$11,500
$6,441
-43.99%
$-5,059
May 4, 2020
$14.15
$12,000
$7,394
-38.38%
$-4,606
Jun 2, 2020
$14.79
$12,500
$8,228
-34.17%
$-4,272
Jul 2, 2020
$16.05
$13,000
$9,429
-27.47%
$-3,571
Aug 3, 2020
$15.71
$13,500
$9,730
-27.93%
$-3,770
Sep 2, 2020
$20.10
$14,000
$12,948
-7.51%
$-1,052
Oct 2, 2020
$21.47
$14,500
$14,331
-1.17%
$-169
Nov 2, 2020
$24.90
$15,000
$17,333
+15.55%
$2,333
Dec 2, 2020
$27.86
$15,500
$19,893
+28.34%
$4,393
Jan 4, 2021
$28.67
$16,000
$22,537
+40.86%
$6,537
Feb 2, 2021
$38.09
$16,500
$30,442
+84.50%
$13,942
Mar 2, 2021
$37.39
$17,000
$30,382
+78.72%
$13,382
Apr 5, 2021
$39.68
$17,500
$32,743
+87.10%
$15,243
May 3, 2021
$43.68
$18,000
$36,821
+104.56%
$18,821
Jun 2, 2021
$42.54
$18,500
$36,360
+96.54%
$17,860
Jul 2, 2021
$49.44
$19,000
$42,758
+125.04%
$23,758
Aug 2, 2021
$42.27
$19,500
$37,320
+91.38%
$17,820
Sep 2, 2021
$39.87
$20,000
$35,701
+78.50%
$15,701
Oct 4, 2021
$42.10
$20,500
$38,198
+86.33%
$17,698
Nov 2, 2021
$44.34
$21,000
$41,052
+95.48%
$20,052
Dec 2, 2021
$46.52
$21,500
$43,570
+102.65%
$22,070
Jan 3, 2022
$41.52
$22,000
$44,636
+102.89%
$22,636
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BKE
Investing $500 per month in The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $129K today. That's +169.4% total return on $48K invested, with a +16.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $37K from reinvested dividends.