Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ECVT 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+58.0%
Final Value$75.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+48.3%
Final Value$71.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+40.3%
Final Value$67.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap17.7 pp
Your timing vs best-9.6%
Your timing vs worst+8.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 6.4%/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$83K~1.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$238K~2.0x 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~2.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$347 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$17K+$5K est. gain
$48K+$24K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$869 est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$41K+$11K est. gain
$119K+$59K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$83K+$23K est. gain
$238K+$118K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$70K+$10K est. gain
$166K+$46K est. gain
$475K+$235K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 6.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$16.84
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$15.88
$10,500
$9,930
-5.43%
$-570
Mar 2, 2020
$12.94
$11,000
$8,592
-21.90%
$-2,408
Apr 2, 2020
$10.87
$11,500
$7,717
-32.89%
$-3,783
May 4, 2020
$11.08
$12,000
$8,366
-30.28%
$-3,634
Jun 2, 2020
$13.04
$12,500
$10,346
-17.23%
$-2,154
Jul 2, 2020
$13.29
$13,000
$11,045
-15.04%
$-1,955
Aug 3, 2020
$12.22
$13,500
$10,655
-21.07%
$-2,845
Sep 2, 2020
$12.43
$14,000
$11,338
-19.01%
$-2,662
Oct 2, 2020
$10.39
$14,500
$9,978
-31.19%
$-4,522
Nov 2, 2020
$11.72
$15,000
$11,755
-21.63%
$-3,245
Dec 2, 2020
$13.05
$15,500
$13,589
-12.33%
$-1,911
Jan 4, 2021
$13.93
$16,000
$17,000
+6.25%
$1,000
Feb 2, 2021
$14.61
$16,500
$18,329
+11.09%
$1,829
Mar 2, 2021
$16.68
$17,000
$21,426
+26.04%
$4,426
Apr 5, 2021
$17.32
$17,500
$22,749
+29.99%
$5,249
May 3, 2021
$14.09
$18,000
$19,006
+5.59%
$1,006
Jun 2, 2021
$16.30
$18,500
$22,487
+21.55%
$3,987
Jul 2, 2021
$15.25
$19,000
$21,539
+13.36%
$2,539
Aug 2, 2021
$15.65
$19,500
$22,604
+15.92%
$3,104
Sep 2, 2021
$13.37
$20,000
$24,471
+22.35%
$4,471
Oct 4, 2021
$11.75
$20,500
$22,006
+7.35%
$1,506
Nov 2, 2021
$11.83
$21,000
$22,656
+7.88%
$1,656
Dec 2, 2021
$9.85
$21,500
$19,364
-9.94%
$-2,136
Jan 3, 2022
$10.20
$22,000
$20,552
-6.58%
$-1,448
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ECVT
Investing $500 per month in Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $71K today. That's +48.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $6K from reinvested dividends.