Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in DCTH 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+57.5%
Final Value$75.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+40.0%
Final Value$67.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+25.4%
Final Value$60.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap32.1 pp
Your timing vs best-17.5%
Your timing vs worst+14.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 5.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$34K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$79K~1.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$213K~1.8x 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~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.3x your money
20 Years~1.8x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$294 est. gain
$7K+$856 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$43K+$19K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$734 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$107K+$47K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$1K est. gain
$34K+$4K est. gain
$79K+$19K est. gain
$213K+$93K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$69K+$9K est. gain
$158K+$38K est. gain
$426K+$186K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 5.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$20.00
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$13.00
$10,500
$7,000
-33.33%
$-3,500
Mar 2, 2020
$11.01
$11,000
$6,428
-41.56%
$-4,572
Apr 2, 2020
$10.50
$11,500
$6,631
-42.34%
$-4,869
May 4, 2020
$7.50
$12,000
$5,236
-56.36%
$-6,764
Jun 2, 2020
$7.78
$12,500
$5,932
-52.55%
$-6,568
Jul 2, 2020
$9.87
$13,000
$8,025
-38.27%
$-4,975
Aug 3, 2020
$12.43
$13,500
$10,607
-21.43%
$-2,893
Sep 2, 2020
$11.92
$14,000
$10,671
-23.78%
$-3,329
Oct 2, 2020
$11.63
$14,500
$10,912
-24.75%
$-3,588
Nov 2, 2020
$11.10
$15,000
$10,915
-27.24%
$-4,085
Dec 2, 2020
$15.99
$15,500
$16,223
+4.66%
$723
Jan 4, 2021
$16.91
$16,000
$17,656
+10.35%
$1,656
Feb 2, 2021
$16.85
$16,500
$18,094
+9.66%
$1,594
Mar 2, 2021
$19.28
$17,000
$21,203
+24.72%
$4,203
Apr 5, 2021
$15.10
$17,500
$17,106
-2.25%
$-394
May 3, 2021
$11.62
$18,000
$13,664
-24.09%
$-4,336
Jun 2, 2021
$11.11
$18,500
$13,564
-26.68%
$-4,936
Jul 2, 2021
$12.65
$19,000
$15,944
-16.08%
$-3,056
Aug 2, 2021
$9.97
$19,500
$13,066
-32.99%
$-6,434
Sep 2, 2021
$10.30
$20,000
$13,999
-30.01%
$-6,001
Oct 4, 2021
$9.58
$20,500
$13,520
-34.05%
$-6,980
Nov 2, 2021
$11.39
$21,000
$16,575
-21.07%
$-4,425
Dec 2, 2021
$9.13
$21,500
$13,786
-35.88%
$-7,714
Jan 3, 2022
$7.95
$22,000
$12,504
-43.16%
$-9,496
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in DCTH
Investing $500 per month in Delcath Systems, Inc. (DCTH) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $67K today. That's +40.0% total return on $48K invested, with a +5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).