Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CEVA 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+31.7%
Final Value$63.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+22.0%
Final Value$58.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+13.3%
Final Value$54.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap18.4 pp
Your timing vs best-9.7%
Your timing vs worst+8.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 3.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$32K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$70K~1.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$167K~1.4x 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~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.2x your money
20 Years~1.4x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$170 est. gain
$6K+$488 est. gain
$14K+$2K est. gain
$33K+$9K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$425 est. gain
$16K+$1K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$83K+$23K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$849 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$70K+$10K est. gain
$167K+$47K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$38K+$2K est. gain
$65K+$5K est. gain
$141K+$21K est. gain
$333K+$93K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 3.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$27.83
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$27.66
$10,500
$10,437
-0.60%
$-63
Mar 2, 2020
$29.69
$11,000
$11,705
+6.41%
$705
Apr 2, 2020
$26.04
$11,500
$10,766
-6.38%
$-734
May 4, 2020
$30.87
$12,000
$13,263
+10.53%
$1,263
Jun 2, 2020
$35.17
$12,500
$15,611
+24.88%
$3,111
Jul 2, 2020
$36.96
$13,000
$16,905
+30.04%
$3,905
Aug 3, 2020
$41.06
$13,500
$19,280
+42.82%
$5,780
Sep 2, 2020
$42.68
$14,000
$20,541
+46.72%
$6,541
Oct 2, 2020
$39.05
$14,500
$19,294
+33.06%
$4,794
Nov 2, 2020
$40.00
$15,000
$20,263
+35.09%
$5,263
Dec 2, 2020
$39.27
$15,500
$20,394
+31.57%
$4,894
Jan 4, 2021
$44.72
$16,000
$23,724
+48.27%
$7,724
Feb 2, 2021
$61.52
$16,500
$33,136
+100.83%
$16,636
Mar 2, 2021
$62.24
$17,000
$34,024
+100.14%
$17,024
Apr 5, 2021
$59.70
$17,500
$33,136
+89.35%
$15,636
May 3, 2021
$53.26
$18,000
$30,061
+67.01%
$12,061
Jun 2, 2021
$43.69
$18,500
$25,160
+36.00%
$6,660
Jul 2, 2021
$46.62
$19,000
$27,347
+43.93%
$8,347
Aug 2, 2021
$48.48
$19,500
$28,938
+48.40%
$9,438
Sep 2, 2021
$47.89
$20,000
$29,086
+45.43%
$9,086
Oct 4, 2021
$40.99
$20,500
$25,395
+23.88%
$4,895
Nov 2, 2021
$46.73
$21,000
$29,451
+40.24%
$8,451
Dec 2, 2021
$44.32
$21,500
$28,432
+32.24%
$6,932
Jan 3, 2022
$45.51
$22,000
$29,696
+34.98%
$7,696
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CEVA
Investing $500 per month in CEVA, Inc. (CEVA) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $59K today. That's +22.0% total return on $48K invested, with a +3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).