Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BOF 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+69.1%
Final Value$46.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+49.1%
Final Value$40.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+23.3%
Final Value$33.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap45.8 pp
Your timing vs best-20.0%
Your timing vs worst+25.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 14.8%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$43K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$129K~2.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$640K~5.3x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.4x your money
10 Years~2.1x your money
20 Years~5.3x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$834 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$14K est. gain
$128K+$104K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$6K est. gain
$64K+$34K est. gain
$320K+$260K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$43K+$13K est. gain
$129K+$69K est. gain
$640K+$520K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$44K+$8K est. gain
$86K+$26K est. gain
$257K+$137K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.0M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 14.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
35 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jun 16, 2023
$4.43
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jul 17, 2023
$3.20
$10,500
$7,723
-26.44%
$-2,777
Aug 16, 2023
$2.06
$11,000
$5,472
-50.25%
$-5,528
Sep 18, 2023
$2.40
$11,500
$6,875
-40.22%
$-4,625
Oct 16, 2023
$1.76
$12,000
$5,542
-53.82%
$-6,458
Nov 16, 2023
$1.37
$12,500
$4,814
-61.49%
$-7,686
Dec 18, 2023
$1.31
$13,000
$5,103
-60.75%
$-7,897
Jan 16, 2024
$1.28
$13,500
$5,486
-59.36%
$-8,014
Feb 16, 2024
$2.63
$14,000
$11,772
-15.91%
$-2,228
Mar 18, 2024
$2.40
$14,500
$11,243
-22.46%
$-3,257
Apr 16, 2024
$1.13
$15,000
$5,793
-61.38%
$-9,207
May 16, 2024
$1.80
$15,500
$9,728
-37.24%
$-5,772
Jun 17, 2024
$1.43
$16,000
$8,229
-48.57%
$-7,771
Jul 16, 2024
$0.77
$16,500
$4,924
-70.16%
$-11,576
Aug 16, 2024
$0.66
$17,000
$4,734
-72.16%
$-12,266
Sep 16, 2024
$2.10
$17,500
$15,538
-11.21%
$-1,962
Oct 16, 2024
$1.68
$18,000
$12,931
-28.16%
$-5,069
Nov 18, 2024
$1.91
$18,500
$15,201
-17.83%
$-3,299
Dec 16, 2024
$1.73
$19,000
$14,268
-24.90%
$-4,732
Jan 16, 2025
$1.80
$19,500
$15,346
-21.30%
$-4,154
Feb 18, 2025
$2.17
$20,000
$19,000
-5.00%
$-1,000
Mar 17, 2025
$1.90
$20,500
$17,136
-16.41%
$-3,364
Apr 16, 2025
$1.81
$21,000
$16,824
-19.88%
$-4,176
May 16, 2025
$2.15
$21,500
$20,485
-4.72%
$-1,015
Jun 16, 2025
$1.96
$22,000
$19,175
-12.84%
$-2,825
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BOF
Investing $500 per month in BranchOut Food Inc. (BOF) over the past 3 years would be worth approximately $40K today. That's +49.1% total return on $27K invested, with a +14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).