Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BROS 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+64.3%
Final Value$62.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+51.5%
Final Value$56.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+40.5%
Final Value$53.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap23.8 pp
Your timing vs best-12.8%
Your timing vs worst+11.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 9.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$38K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$97K~1.6x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$334K~2.8x 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~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.6x your money
20 Years~2.8x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$515 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$19K+$7K est. gain
$67K+$43K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$167K+$107K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$38K+$8K est. gain
$97K+$37K est. gain
$334K+$214K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$41K+$5K est. gain
$75K+$15K est. gain
$193K+$73K est. gain
$667K+$427K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 9.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
56 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Sep 15, 2021
$36.68
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Oct 15, 2021
$53.03
$10,500
$14,957
+42.45%
$4,457
Nov 15, 2021
$62.56
$11,000
$18,145
+64.96%
$7,145
Dec 15, 2021
$48.64
$11,500
$14,608
+27.03%
$3,108
Jan 18, 2022
$43.87
$12,000
$13,675
+13.96%
$1,675
Feb 15, 2022
$53.52
$12,500
$17,184
+37.47%
$4,684
Mar 15, 2022
$49.41
$13,000
$16,364
+25.88%
$3,364
Apr 18, 2022
$53.72
$13,500
$18,291
+35.49%
$4,791
May 16, 2022
$25.50
$14,000
$9,183
-34.41%
$-4,817
Jun 15, 2022
$34.17
$14,500
$12,805
-11.69%
$-1,695
Jul 15, 2022
$37.91
$15,000
$14,706
-1.96%
$-294
Aug 15, 2022
$47.12
$15,500
$18,779
+21.15%
$3,279
Sep 15, 2022
$35.33
$16,000
$14,580
-8.87%
$-1,420
Oct 17, 2022
$32.78
$16,500
$14,028
-14.98%
$-2,472
Nov 15, 2022
$33.87
$17,000
$14,994
-11.80%
$-2,006
Dec 15, 2022
$30.82
$17,500
$14,144
-19.18%
$-3,356
Jan 17, 2023
$35.62
$18,000
$16,847
-6.41%
$-1,153
Feb 15, 2023
$40.83
$18,500
$19,811
+7.09%
$1,311
Mar 15, 2023
$30.40
$19,000
$15,250
-19.73%
$-3,750
Apr 17, 2023
$31.88
$19,500
$16,493
-15.42%
$-3,007
May 15, 2023
$27.06
$20,000
$14,499
-27.50%
$-5,501
Jun 15, 2023
$28.79
$20,500
$15,926
-22.31%
$-4,574
Jul 17, 2023
$28.47
$21,000
$16,249
-22.62%
$-4,751
Aug 15, 2023
$32.50
$21,500
$19,049
-11.40%
$-2,451
Sep 15, 2023
$25.43
$22,000
$15,405
-29.98%
$-6,595
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BROS
Investing $500 per month in Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $57K today. That's +51.5% total return on $38K invested, with a +9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).