Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ERAS 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+221.8%
Final Value$125.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+186.2%
Final Value$110.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+145.9%
Final Value$95.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap75.9 pp
Your timing vs best-35.6%
Your timing vs worst+40.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 24.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$25K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$54K~1.8x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$215K~3.6x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$2.1M~17.8x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.4x your money
5 Years~1.8x your money
10 Years~3.6x your money
20 Years~17.8x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$11K+$5K est. gain
$43K+$31K est. gain
$427K+$403K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$27K+$12K est. gain
$108K+$78K est. gain
$1.1M+$1.0M est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$54K+$24K est. gain
$215K+$155K est. gain
$2.1M+$2.0M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$50K+$14K est. gain
$108K+$48K est. gain
$430K+$310K est. gain
$4.3M+$4.0M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 24.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
58 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jul 16, 2021
$17.43
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Aug 16, 2021
$19.52
$10,500
$11,699
+11.42%
$1,199
Sep 16, 2021
$20.61
$11,000
$12,852
+16.84%
$1,852
Oct 18, 2021
$16.98
$11,500
$11,089
-3.58%
$-411
Nov 16, 2021
$19.55
$12,000
$13,267
+10.56%
$1,267
Dec 16, 2021
$14.30
$12,500
$10,204
-18.37%
$-2,296
Jan 18, 2022
$12.17
$13,000
$9,184
-29.35%
$-3,816
Feb 16, 2022
$12.36
$13,500
$9,828
-27.20%
$-3,672
Mar 16, 2022
$10.87
$14,000
$9,143
-34.69%
$-4,857
Apr 18, 2022
$8.26
$14,500
$7,448
-48.64%
$-7,052
May 16, 2022
$5.99
$15,000
$5,901
-60.66%
$-9,099
Jun 16, 2022
$4.58
$15,500
$5,012
-67.67%
$-10,488
Jul 18, 2022
$6.72
$16,000
$7,854
-50.91%
$-8,146
Aug 16, 2022
$9.95
$16,500
$12,129
-26.49%
$-4,371
Sep 16, 2022
$8.12
$17,000
$10,398
-38.84%
$-6,602
Oct 17, 2022
$7.53
$17,500
$10,142
-42.04%
$-7,358
Nov 16, 2022
$7.50
$18,000
$10,602
-41.10%
$-7,398
Dec 16, 2022
$4.55
$18,500
$6,932
-62.53%
$-11,568
Jan 17, 2023
$4.02
$19,000
$6,624
-65.13%
$-12,376
Feb 16, 2023
$3.72
$19,500
$6,630
-66.00%
$-12,870
Mar 16, 2023
$3.23
$20,000
$6,257
-68.72%
$-13,743
Apr 17, 2023
$3.10
$20,500
$6,505
-68.27%
$-13,995
May 16, 2023
$2.84
$21,000
$6,459
-69.24%
$-14,541
Jun 16, 2023
$2.84
$21,500
$6,959
-67.63%
$-14,541
Jul 17, 2023
$2.59
$22,000
$6,847
-68.88%
$-15,153
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ERAS
Investing $500 per month in Erasca, Inc. (ERAS) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $110K today. That's +186.2% total return on $39K invested, with a +24.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).