Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CURI 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+72.1%
Final Value$82.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+53.6%
Final Value$73.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+30.5%
Final Value$62.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap41.6 pp
Your timing vs best-18.5%
Your timing vs worst+23.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 7.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$36K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$86K~1.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$254K~2.1x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.4x your money
20 Years~2.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$382 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$17K+$5K est. gain
$51K+$27K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$954 est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$43K+$13K est. gain
$127K+$67K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$36K+$6K est. gain
$86K+$26K est. gain
$254K+$134K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$40K+$4K est. gain
$71K+$11K est. gain
$171K+$51K est. gain
$509K+$269K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 7.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
76 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 8, 2020
$10.00
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 10, 2020
$9.97
$10,500
$10,470
-0.29%
$-30
Mar 9, 2020
$9.70
$11,000
$10,686
-2.85%
$-314
Apr 8, 2020
$9.73
$11,500
$11,220
-2.44%
$-280
May 8, 2020
$9.75
$12,000
$11,743
-2.15%
$-257
Jun 8, 2020
$9.75
$12,500
$12,243
-2.06%
$-257
Jul 8, 2020
$10.05
$13,000
$13,119
+0.92%
$119
Aug 10, 2020
$10.13
$13,500
$13,724
+1.66%
$224
Sep 8, 2020
$10.01
$14,000
$14,061
+0.44%
$61
Oct 8, 2020
$9.90
$14,500
$14,407
-0.64%
$-93
Nov 9, 2020
$9.22
$15,000
$13,917
-7.22%
$-1,083
Dec 8, 2020
$8.90
$15,500
$13,934
-10.10%
$-1,566
Jan 8, 2021
$16.33
$16,000
$26,067
+62.92%
$10,067
Feb 8, 2021
$17.93
$16,500
$29,121
+76.49%
$12,621
Mar 8, 2021
$14.72
$17,000
$24,407
+43.57%
$7,407
Apr 8, 2021
$12.99
$17,500
$22,039
+25.94%
$4,539
May 10, 2021
$11.57
$18,000
$20,130
+11.83%
$2,130
Jun 8, 2021
$13.56
$18,500
$24,092
+30.23%
$5,592
Jul 8, 2021
$12.82
$19,000
$23,277
+22.51%
$4,277
Aug 9, 2021
$10.99
$19,500
$20,454
+4.89%
$954
Sep 8, 2021
$12.33
$20,000
$23,448
+17.24%
$3,448
Oct 8, 2021
$10.11
$20,500
$19,726
-3.77%
$-774
Nov 8, 2021
$9.67
$21,000
$19,368
-7.77%
$-1,632
Dec 8, 2021
$6.97
$21,500
$14,460
-32.74%
$-7,040
Jan 10, 2022
$5.57
$22,000
$12,056
-45.20%
$-9,944
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CURI
Investing $500 per month in CuriosityStream Inc. (CURI) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $73K today. That's +53.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $11K from reinvested dividends.