Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CREX 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+36.0%
Final Value$65.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+21.5%
Final Value$58.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+6.7%
Final Value$51.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap29.3 pp
Your timing vs best-14.5%
Your timing vs worst+14.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 3.1%/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$165K~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+$166 est. gain
$6K+$476 est. gain
$14K+$2K est. gain
$33K+$9K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$415 est. gain
$16K+$1K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$83K+$23K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$830 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$70K+$10K est. gain
$165K+$45K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$38K+$2K est. gain
$65K+$5K est. gain
$140K+$20K est. gain
$331K+$91K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 3.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$4.80
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$4.71
$10,500
$10,313
-1.79%
$-188
Mar 2, 2020
$4.29
$11,000
$9,893
-10.06%
$-1,107
Apr 2, 2020
$2.34
$11,500
$5,896
-48.73%
$-5,604
May 4, 2020
$8.40
$12,000
$21,666
+80.55%
$9,666
Jun 2, 2020
$7.77
$12,500
$20,541
+64.33%
$8,041
Jul 2, 2020
$6.84
$13,000
$18,582
+42.94%
$5,582
Aug 3, 2020
$6.84
$13,500
$19,082
+41.35%
$5,582
Sep 2, 2020
$3.45
$14,000
$10,125
-27.68%
$-3,875
Oct 2, 2020
$3.24
$14,500
$10,008
-30.98%
$-4,492
Nov 2, 2020
$2.82
$15,000
$9,211
-38.59%
$-5,789
Dec 2, 2020
$3.18
$15,500
$10,887
-29.76%
$-4,613
Jan 4, 2021
$4.65
$16,000
$16,420
+2.62%
$420
Feb 2, 2021
$5.10
$16,500
$18,509
+12.17%
$2,009
Mar 2, 2021
$8.07
$17,000
$29,787
+75.22%
$12,787
Apr 5, 2021
$5.22
$17,500
$19,768
+12.96%
$2,268
May 3, 2021
$4.14
$18,000
$16,178
-10.12%
$-1,822
Jun 2, 2021
$6.15
$18,500
$24,532
+32.61%
$6,032
Jul 2, 2021
$6.84
$19,000
$27,784
+46.23%
$8,784
Aug 2, 2021
$5.01
$19,500
$20,851
+6.93%
$1,351
Sep 2, 2021
$4.62
$20,000
$19,728
-1.36%
$-272
Oct 4, 2021
$4.02
$20,500
$17,666
-13.83%
$-2,834
Nov 2, 2021
$4.77
$21,000
$21,462
+2.20%
$462
Dec 2, 2021
$4.86
$21,500
$22,367
+4.03%
$867
Jan 3, 2022
$4.35
$22,000
$20,519
-6.73%
$-1,481
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CREX
Investing $500 per month in Creative Realities, Inc. (CREX) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $58K today. That's +21.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +3.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).