Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in DCGO 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-80.3%
Final Value$8.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-83.3%
Final Value$7.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-84.1%
Final Value$6.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap3.8 pp
Your timing vs best-2.9%
Your timing vs worst+0.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -28.3%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$60K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$120K~1.0x 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~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$0 est. gain
$6K+$0 est. gain
$12K+$0 est. gain
$24K+$0 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$0 est. gain
$15K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$240K+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -28.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
65 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Dec 17, 2020
$10.30
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jan 19, 2021
$10.37
$10,500
$10,568
+0.65%
$68
Feb 17, 2021
$10.52
$11,000
$11,221
+2.01%
$221
Mar 17, 2021
$9.90
$11,500
$11,060
-3.83%
$-440
Apr 19, 2021
$9.89
$12,000
$11,548
-3.76%
$-452
May 17, 2021
$10.00
$12,500
$12,177
-2.59%
$-323
Jun 17, 2021
$9.94
$13,000
$12,604
-3.05%
$-396
Jul 19, 2021
$9.94
$13,500
$13,104
-2.94%
$-396
Aug 17, 2021
$9.90
$14,000
$13,551
-3.21%
$-449
Sep 17, 2021
$9.95
$14,500
$14,119
-2.62%
$-381
Oct 18, 2021
$10.00
$15,000
$14,690
-2.06%
$-310
Nov 17, 2021
$9.57
$15,500
$14,559
-6.07%
$-941
Dec 17, 2021
$8.53
$16,000
$13,477
-15.77%
$-2,523
Jan 18, 2022
$7.30
$16,500
$12,033
-27.07%
$-4,467
Feb 17, 2022
$7.15
$17,000
$12,286
-27.73%
$-4,714
Mar 17, 2022
$8.63
$17,500
$15,329
-12.40%
$-2,171
Apr 18, 2022
$7.93
$18,000
$14,586
-18.97%
$-3,414
May 17, 2022
$5.91
$18,500
$11,370
-38.54%
$-7,130
Jun 17, 2022
$7.80
$19,000
$15,507
-18.39%
$-3,493
Jul 18, 2022
$7.41
$19,500
$15,231
-21.89%
$-4,269
Aug 17, 2022
$10.42
$20,000
$21,918
+9.59%
$1,918
Sep 19, 2022
$9.77
$20,500
$21,051
+2.69%
$551
Oct 17, 2022
$10.70
$21,000
$23,555
+12.17%
$2,555
Nov 17, 2022
$7.13
$21,500
$16,196
-24.67%
$-5,304
Dec 19, 2022
$6.69
$22,000
$15,696
-28.65%
$-6,304
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in DCGO
Investing $500 per month in DocGo Inc. (DCGO) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $7K today. That's -83.3% total return on $42K invested, with a -28.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).