Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CBRE 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+92.8%
Final Value$92.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+82.6%
Final Value$87.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+73.8%
Final Value$83.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap18.9 pp
Your timing vs best-10.1%
Your timing vs worst+8.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 10.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$38K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$100K~1.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$358K~3.0x 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~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.7x your money
20 Years~3.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$549 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$20K+$8K est. gain
$72K+$48K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$50K+$20K est. gain
$179K+$119K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$38K+$8K est. gain
$100K+$40K est. gain
$358K+$238K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$41K+$5K est. gain
$77K+$17K est. gain
$200K+$80K est. gain
$716K+$476K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 10.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$61.48
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$62.02
$10,500
$10,588
+0.84%
$88
Mar 2, 2020
$58.19
$11,000
$10,434
-5.15%
$-566
Apr 2, 2020
$36.67
$11,500
$7,075
-38.48%
$-4,425
May 4, 2020
$39.39
$12,000
$8,100
-32.50%
$-3,900
Jun 2, 2020
$45.99
$12,500
$9,957
-20.34%
$-2,543
Jul 2, 2020
$45.51
$13,000
$10,353
-20.36%
$-2,647
Aug 3, 2020
$41.35
$13,500
$9,907
-26.62%
$-3,593
Sep 2, 2020
$49.04
$14,000
$12,249
-12.50%
$-1,751
Oct 2, 2020
$48.07
$14,500
$12,507
-13.74%
$-1,993
Nov 2, 2020
$52.67
$15,000
$14,204
-5.31%
$-796
Dec 2, 2020
$61.85
$15,500
$17,180
+10.84%
$1,680
Jan 4, 2021
$59.50
$16,000
$17,027
+6.42%
$1,027
Feb 2, 2021
$65.44
$16,500
$19,227
+16.53%
$2,727
Mar 2, 2021
$77.99
$17,000
$23,414
+37.73%
$6,414
Apr 5, 2021
$80.93
$17,500
$24,797
+41.69%
$7,297
May 3, 2021
$85.39
$18,000
$26,663
+48.13%
$8,663
Jun 2, 2021
$90.01
$18,500
$28,606
+54.63%
$10,106
Jul 2, 2021
$85.92
$19,000
$27,806
+46.35%
$8,806
Aug 2, 2021
$95.65
$19,500
$31,455
+61.31%
$11,955
Sep 2, 2021
$97.90
$20,000
$32,695
+63.47%
$12,695
Oct 4, 2021
$99.04
$20,500
$33,575
+63.78%
$13,075
Nov 2, 2021
$102.12
$21,000
$35,120
+67.24%
$14,120
Dec 2, 2021
$99.92
$21,500
$34,863
+62.15%
$13,363
Jan 3, 2022
$108.67
$22,000
$38,416
+74.62%
$16,416
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CBRE
Investing $500 per month in CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $88K today. That's +82.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).