Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ENTG 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+102.4%
Final Value$97.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+91.8%
Final Value$92.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+80.1%
Final Value$86.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap22.3 pp
Your timing vs best-10.6%
Your timing vs worst+11.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 10.8%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$39K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$104K~1.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$396K~3.3x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.7x your money
20 Years~3.3x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$599 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$9K est. gain
$79K+$55K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$20K+$5K est. gain
$52K+$22K est. gain
$198K+$138K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$104K+$44K est. gain
$396K+$276K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$42K+$6K est. gain
$78K+$18K est. gain
$209K+$89K est. gain
$792K+$552K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 10.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$50.97
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$52.40
$10,500
$10,796
+2.82%
$296
Mar 2, 2020
$55.16
$11,000
$11,864
+7.86%
$864
Apr 2, 2020
$42.03
$11,500
$9,540
-17.04%
$-1,960
May 4, 2020
$52.36
$12,000
$12,403
+3.36%
$403
Jun 2, 2020
$60.21
$12,500
$14,762
+18.10%
$2,262
Jul 2, 2020
$59.63
$13,000
$15,120
+16.31%
$2,120
Aug 3, 2020
$74.01
$13,500
$19,288
+42.88%
$5,788
Sep 2, 2020
$70.74
$14,000
$18,936
+35.26%
$4,936
Oct 2, 2020
$75.92
$14,500
$20,823
+43.60%
$6,323
Nov 2, 2020
$77.05
$15,000
$21,654
+44.36%
$6,654
Dec 2, 2020
$93.19
$15,500
$26,691
+72.20%
$11,191
Jan 4, 2021
$95.20
$16,000
$27,766
+73.54%
$11,766
Feb 2, 2021
$98.11
$16,500
$29,137
+76.59%
$12,637
Mar 2, 2021
$104.06
$17,000
$31,404
+84.73%
$14,404
Apr 5, 2021
$120.41
$17,500
$36,838
+110.50%
$19,338
May 3, 2021
$111.36
$18,000
$34,593
+92.18%
$16,593
Jun 2, 2021
$114.83
$18,500
$36,171
+95.52%
$17,671
Jul 2, 2021
$118.58
$19,000
$37,852
+99.22%
$18,852
Aug 2, 2021
$121.31
$19,500
$39,250
+101.28%
$19,750
Sep 2, 2021
$121.07
$20,000
$39,672
+98.36%
$19,672
Oct 4, 2021
$120.15
$20,500
$39,871
+94.49%
$19,371
Nov 2, 2021
$144.24
$21,000
$48,394
+130.45%
$27,394
Dec 2, 2021
$153.25
$21,500
$51,917
+141.47%
$30,417
Jan 3, 2022
$138.39
$22,000
$47,383
+115.38%
$25,383
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ENTG
Investing $500 per month in Entegris, Inc. (ENTG) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $92K today. That's +91.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $1K from reinvested dividends.