Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in DAKT 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+246.7%
Final Value$166.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+222.8%
Final Value$154.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+199.4%
Final Value$143.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap47.3 pp
Your timing vs best-23.9%
Your timing vs worst+23.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 20.3%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$49K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$172K~2.9x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.3M~10.5x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.9x your money
20 Years~10.5x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$34K+$22K est. gain
$253K+$229K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$86K+$56K est. gain
$633K+$573K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$49K+$19K est. gain
$172K+$112K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.1M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$48K+$12K est. gain
$98K+$38K est. gain
$345K+$225K est. gain
$2.5M+$2.3M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 20.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$6.07
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$5.88
$10,500
$10,187
-2.98%
$-313
Mar 2, 2020
$5.25
$11,000
$9,596
-12.77%
$-1,404
Apr 2, 2020
$4.38
$11,500
$8,583
-25.36%
$-2,917
May 4, 2020
$4.37
$12,000
$9,064
-24.47%
$-2,936
Jun 2, 2020
$4.31
$12,500
$9,439
-24.48%
$-3,061
Jul 2, 2020
$4.35
$13,000
$10,027
-22.87%
$-2,973
Aug 3, 2020
$4.26
$13,500
$10,320
-23.56%
$-3,180
Sep 2, 2020
$4.15
$14,000
$10,553
-24.62%
$-3,447
Oct 2, 2020
$4.00
$14,500
$10,672
-26.40%
$-3,828
Nov 2, 2020
$4.01
$15,000
$11,198
-25.34%
$-3,802
Dec 2, 2020
$4.49
$15,500
$13,039
-15.88%
$-2,461
Jan 4, 2021
$4.81
$16,000
$14,468
-9.57%
$-1,532
Feb 2, 2021
$4.93
$16,500
$15,329
-7.10%
$-1,171
Mar 2, 2021
$5.75
$17,000
$18,379
+8.11%
$1,379
Apr 5, 2021
$6.42
$17,500
$21,020
+20.12%
$3,520
May 3, 2021
$6.33
$18,000
$21,225
+17.92%
$3,225
Jun 2, 2021
$6.92
$18,500
$23,704
+28.13%
$5,204
Jul 2, 2021
$6.43
$19,000
$22,525
+18.55%
$3,525
Aug 2, 2021
$6.10
$19,500
$21,869
+12.15%
$2,369
Sep 2, 2021
$5.66
$20,000
$20,792
+3.96%
$792
Oct 4, 2021
$5.49
$20,500
$20,667
+0.82%
$167
Nov 2, 2021
$5.50
$21,000
$21,205
+0.98%
$205
Dec 2, 2021
$4.74
$21,500
$18,775
-12.68%
$-2,725
Jan 3, 2022
$5.28
$22,000
$21,414
-2.66%
$-586
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in DAKT
Investing $500 per month in Daktronics, Inc. (DAKT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $155K today. That's +222.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +20.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $91 from reinvested dividends.