Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in BRSL 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+13.3%
Final Value$54.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+3.8%
Final Value$49.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-3.8%
Final Value$46.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap17.1 pp
Your timing vs best-9.5%
Your timing vs worst+7.5%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 0.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$62K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$127K~1.1x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$31 est. gain
$6K+$87 est. gain
$12K+$353 est. gain
$25K+$1K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$77 est. gain
$15K+$216 est. gain
$31K+$881 est. gain
$64K+$4K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$153 est. gain
$30K+$433 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$127K+$7K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$307 est. gain
$61K+$866 est. gain
$124K+$4K est. gain
$254K+$14K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 0.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$15.08
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$13.74
$10,500
$9,611
-8.46%
$-889
Mar 2, 2020
$10.00
$11,000
$7,495
-31.86%
$-3,505
Apr 2, 2020
$4.98
$11,500
$4,372
-61.98%
$-7,128
May 4, 2020
$7.12
$12,000
$6,751
-43.74%
$-5,249
Jun 2, 2020
$9.25
$12,500
$9,271
-25.84%
$-3,229
Jul 2, 2020
$10.11
$13,000
$10,632
-18.21%
$-2,368
Aug 3, 2020
$10.56
$13,500
$11,606
-14.03%
$-1,894
Sep 2, 2020
$11.98
$14,000
$13,666
-2.38%
$-334
Oct 2, 2020
$11.64
$14,500
$13,778
-4.98%
$-722
Nov 2, 2020
$8.46
$15,000
$10,514
-29.91%
$-4,486
Dec 2, 2020
$12.57
$15,500
$16,122
+4.01%
$622
Jan 4, 2021
$15.39
$16,000
$20,239
+26.49%
$4,239
Feb 2, 2021
$17.13
$16,500
$23,027
+39.56%
$6,527
Mar 2, 2021
$18.37
$17,000
$25,194
+48.20%
$8,194
Apr 5, 2021
$16.53
$17,500
$23,171
+32.40%
$5,671
May 3, 2021
$17.31
$18,000
$24,764
+37.58%
$6,764
Jun 2, 2021
$25.73
$18,500
$37,310
+101.68%
$18,810
Jul 2, 2021
$23.83
$19,000
$35,055
+84.50%
$16,055
Aug 2, 2021
$18.98
$19,500
$28,420
+45.75%
$8,920
Sep 2, 2021
$21.49
$20,000
$32,679
+63.39%
$12,679
Oct 4, 2021
$27.73
$20,500
$42,668
+108.13%
$22,168
Nov 2, 2021
$31.90
$21,000
$49,584
+136.11%
$28,584
Dec 2, 2021
$25.16
$21,500
$39,885
+85.51%
$18,385
Jan 3, 2022
$29.02
$22,000
$46,504
+111.38%
$24,504
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in BRSL
Investing $500 per month in Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $50K today. That's +3.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $17K from reinvested dividends.