Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in CVU 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+28.4%
Final Value$61.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+14.3%
Final Value$54.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+3.4%
Final Value$49.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap25.0 pp
Your timing vs best-14.1%
Your timing vs worst+10.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 2.1%/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$67K~1.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$149K~1.2x 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~1.1x your money
20 Years~1.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$113 est. gain
$6K+$321 est. gain
$13K+$1K est. gain
$30K+$6K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$282 est. gain
$16K+$803 est. gain
$33K+$3K est. gain
$75K+$15K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$563 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$67K+$7K est. gain
$149K+$29K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$37K+$1K est. gain
$63K+$3K est. gain
$133K+$13K est. gain
$298K+$58K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 2.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$6.67
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$6.54
$10,500
$10,305
-1.86%
$-195
Mar 2, 2020
$3.05
$11,000
$5,306
-51.76%
$-5,694
Apr 2, 2020
$2.02
$11,500
$4,014
-65.10%
$-7,486
May 4, 2020
$3.37
$12,000
$7,197
-40.03%
$-4,803
Jun 2, 2020
$2.82
$12,500
$6,522
-47.82%
$-5,978
Jul 2, 2020
$3.47
$13,000
$8,526
-34.42%
$-4,474
Aug 3, 2020
$3.20
$13,500
$8,362
-38.06%
$-5,138
Sep 2, 2020
$2.50
$14,000
$7,033
-49.76%
$-6,967
Oct 2, 2020
$2.26
$14,500
$6,858
-52.70%
$-7,642
Nov 2, 2020
$2.30
$15,000
$7,479
-50.14%
$-7,521
Dec 2, 2020
$3.23
$15,500
$11,003
-29.01%
$-4,497
Jan 4, 2021
$3.91
$16,000
$13,820
-13.63%
$-2,180
Feb 2, 2021
$3.88
$16,500
$14,214
-13.86%
$-2,286
Mar 2, 2021
$4.65
$17,000
$17,535
+3.14%
$535
Apr 5, 2021
$4.51
$17,500
$17,507
+0.04%
$7
May 3, 2021
$4.42
$18,000
$17,657
-1.90%
$-343
Jun 2, 2021
$3.75
$18,500
$15,481
-16.32%
$-3,019
Jul 2, 2021
$3.50
$19,000
$14,949
-21.32%
$-4,051
Aug 2, 2021
$3.43
$19,500
$15,150
-22.31%
$-4,350
Sep 2, 2021
$3.14
$20,000
$14,369
-28.16%
$-5,631
Oct 4, 2021
$2.79
$20,500
$13,267
-35.28%
$-7,233
Nov 2, 2021
$3.06
$21,000
$15,051
-28.33%
$-5,949
Dec 2, 2021
$2.63
$21,500
$13,436
-37.51%
$-8,064
Jan 3, 2022
$2.72
$22,000
$14,396
-34.56%
$-7,604
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in CVU
Investing $500 per month in CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (CVU) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $55K today. That's +14.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).