Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CALX 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+132.6%
Final Value$111.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+121.1%
Final Value$106.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+108.8%
Final Value$100.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap23.8 pp
Your timing vs best-11.5%
Your timing vs worst+12.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 13.3%/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$41K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$119K~2.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$535K~4.5x 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~2.0x your money
20 Years~4.5x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$746 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$24K+$12K est. gain
$107K+$83K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$6K est. gain
$60K+$30K est. gain
$267K+$207K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$41K+$11K est. gain
$119K+$59K est. gain
$535K+$415K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$43K+$7K est. gain
$83K+$23K est. gain
$238K+$118K est. gain
$1.1M+$830K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 13.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$7.99
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$9.13
$10,500
$11,927
+13.59%
$1,427
Mar 2, 2020
$8.98
$11,000
$12,231
+11.19%
$1,231
Apr 2, 2020
$7.14
$11,500
$10,225
-11.09%
$-1,275
May 4, 2020
$11.28
$12,000
$16,653
+38.78%
$4,653
Jun 2, 2020
$14.20
$12,500
$21,464
+71.71%
$8,964
Jul 2, 2020
$14.46
$13,000
$22,357
+71.98%
$9,357
Aug 3, 2020
$21.66
$13,500
$33,990
+151.78%
$20,490
Sep 2, 2020
$21.64
$14,000
$34,458
+146.13%
$20,458
Oct 2, 2020
$19.11
$14,500
$30,930
+113.31%
$16,430
Nov 2, 2020
$23.78
$15,000
$38,988
+159.92%
$23,988
Dec 2, 2020
$22.70
$15,500
$37,717
+143.34%
$22,217
Jan 4, 2021
$29.19
$16,000
$49,001
+206.26%
$33,001
Feb 2, 2021
$32.84
$16,500
$55,628
+237.14%
$39,128
Mar 2, 2021
$42.23
$17,000
$72,034
+323.73%
$55,034
Apr 5, 2021
$36.70
$17,500
$63,101
+260.58%
$45,601
May 3, 2021
$43.04
$18,000
$74,502
+313.90%
$56,502
Jun 2, 2021
$46.27
$18,500
$80,593
+335.64%
$62,093
Jul 2, 2021
$46.57
$19,000
$81,616
+329.56%
$62,616
Aug 2, 2021
$45.46
$19,500
$80,170
+311.13%
$60,670
Sep 2, 2021
$46.41
$20,000
$82,346
+311.73%
$62,346
Oct 4, 2021
$52.27
$20,500
$93,243
+354.84%
$72,743
Nov 2, 2021
$69.36
$21,000
$124,230
+491.57%
$103,230
Dec 2, 2021
$68.16
$21,500
$122,580
+470.14%
$101,080
Jan 3, 2022
$77.70
$22,000
$140,237
+537.44%
$118,237
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CALX
Investing $500 per month in Calix, Inc. (CALX) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $106K today. That's +121.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +13.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).