Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in DASH 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+48.6%
Final Value$63.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+37.0%
Final Value$57.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+25.3%
Final Value$53.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap23.2 pp
Your timing vs best-11.6%
Your timing vs worst+11.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 6.0%/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$35K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$81K~1.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$227K~1.9x 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~1.9x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$324 est. gain
$7K+$948 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$45K+$21K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$810 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$41K+$11K est. gain
$113K+$53K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$81K+$21K est. gain
$227K+$107K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$69K+$9K est. gain
$162K+$42K est. gain
$453K+$213K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 6.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
65 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Dec 9, 2020
$189.51
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jan 11, 2021
$167.00
$10,500
$9,312
-11.31%
$-1,188
Feb 9, 2021
$187.75
$11,000
$10,969
-0.28%
$-31
Mar 9, 2021
$141.48
$11,500
$8,766
-23.77%
$-2,734
Apr 9, 2021
$140.50
$12,000
$9,205
-23.29%
$-2,795
May 10, 2021
$120.45
$12,500
$8,392
-32.87%
$-4,108
Jun 9, 2021
$136.98
$13,000
$10,043
-22.74%
$-2,957
Jul 9, 2021
$180.23
$13,500
$13,714
+1.59%
$214
Aug 9, 2021
$183.15
$14,000
$14,436
+3.12%
$436
Sep 9, 2021
$207.74
$14,500
$16,875
+16.38%
$2,375
Oct 11, 2021
$195.30
$15,000
$16,364
+9.09%
$1,364
Nov 9, 2021
$192.01
$15,500
$16,589
+7.02%
$1,089
Dec 9, 2021
$164.86
$16,000
$14,743
-7.86%
$-1,257
Jan 10, 2022
$133.45
$16,500
$12,434
-24.64%
$-4,066
Feb 9, 2022
$108.13
$17,000
$10,575
-37.79%
$-6,425
Mar 9, 2022
$91.84
$17,500
$9,482
-45.82%
$-8,018
Apr 11, 2022
$104.72
$18,000
$11,312
-37.16%
$-6,688
May 9, 2022
$64.18
$18,500
$7,433
-59.82%
$-11,067
Jun 9, 2022
$68.65
$19,000
$8,450
-55.53%
$-10,550
Jul 11, 2022
$71.32
$19,500
$9,279
-52.42%
$-10,221
Aug 9, 2022
$73.03
$20,000
$10,001
-49.99%
$-9,999
Sep 9, 2022
$64.31
$20,500
$9,307
-54.60%
$-11,193
Oct 10, 2022
$47.71
$21,000
$7,405
-64.74%
$-13,595
Nov 9, 2022
$53.25
$21,500
$8,765
-59.23%
$-12,735
Dec 9, 2022
$55.27
$22,000
$9,597
-56.38%
$-12,403
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in DASH
Investing $500 per month in DoorDash, Inc. (DASH) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $58K today. That's +37.0% total return on $42K invested, with a +6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).