Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BLBD 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+234.9%
Final Value$160.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+205.1%
Final Value$146.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+178.1%
Final Value$133.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap56.8 pp
Your timing vs best-29.8%
Your timing vs worst+27.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 19.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$48K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$163K~2.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.1M~9.2x 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~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.7x your money
20 Years~9.2x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$33K+$21K est. gain
$222K+$198K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$81K+$51K est. gain
$554K+$494K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$163K+$103K est. gain
$1.1M+$988K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$47K+$11K est. gain
$95K+$35K est. gain
$326K+$206K est. gain
$2.2M+$2.0M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 19.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$23.03
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$20.43
$10,500
$9,371
-10.75%
$-1,129
Mar 2, 2020
$17.71
$11,000
$8,623
-21.61%
$-2,377
Apr 2, 2020
$9.44
$11,500
$5,097
-55.68%
$-6,403
May 4, 2020
$11.30
$12,000
$6,601
-44.99%
$-5,399
Jun 2, 2020
$14.01
$12,500
$8,684
-30.53%
$-3,816
Jul 2, 2020
$14.24
$13,000
$9,326
-28.26%
$-3,674
Aug 3, 2020
$12.80
$13,500
$8,883
-34.20%
$-4,617
Sep 2, 2020
$11.89
$14,000
$8,752
-37.49%
$-5,248
Oct 2, 2020
$12.06
$14,500
$9,377
-35.33%
$-5,123
Nov 2, 2020
$11.73
$15,000
$9,620
-35.87%
$-5,380
Dec 2, 2020
$16.36
$15,500
$13,917
-10.21%
$-1,583
Jan 4, 2021
$17.86
$16,000
$15,693
-1.92%
$-307
Feb 2, 2021
$20.77
$16,500
$18,751
+13.64%
$2,251
Mar 2, 2021
$26.00
$17,000
$23,972
+41.01%
$6,972
Apr 5, 2021
$26.97
$17,500
$25,366
+44.95%
$7,866
May 3, 2021
$27.21
$18,000
$26,092
+44.96%
$8,092
Jun 2, 2021
$25.98
$18,500
$25,413
+37.37%
$6,913
Jul 2, 2021
$23.14
$19,000
$23,135
+21.76%
$4,135
Aug 2, 2021
$24.50
$19,500
$24,994
+28.18%
$5,494
Sep 2, 2021
$20.93
$20,000
$21,852
+9.26%
$1,852
Oct 4, 2021
$20.88
$20,500
$22,300
+8.78%
$1,800
Nov 2, 2021
$21.40
$21,000
$23,355
+11.22%
$2,355
Dec 2, 2021
$19.21
$21,500
$21,465
-0.16%
$-35
Jan 3, 2022
$15.80
$22,000
$18,155
-17.48%
$-3,845
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BLBD
Investing $500 per month in Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $146K today. That's +205.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).