Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in EVO 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-54.6%
Final Value$21.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-59.0%
Final Value$19.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-61.9%
Final Value$18.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap7.3 pp
Your timing vs best-4.4%
Your timing vs worst+2.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -13.1%/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+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -13.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$12.85
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$13.41
$10,500
$10,936
+4.15%
$436
Mar 2, 2020
$12.32
$11,000
$10,547
-4.12%
$-453
Apr 2, 2020
$11.31
$11,500
$10,182
-11.46%
$-1,318
May 4, 2020
$12.24
$12,000
$11,520
-4.00%
$-480
Jun 2, 2020
$13.48
$12,500
$13,187
+5.49%
$687
Jul 2, 2020
$13.55
$13,000
$13,755
+5.81%
$755
Aug 3, 2020
$13.42
$13,500
$14,123
+4.62%
$623
Sep 2, 2020
$13.53
$14,000
$14,739
+5.28%
$739
Oct 2, 2020
$13.26
$14,500
$14,945
+3.07%
$445
Nov 2, 2020
$13.25
$15,000
$15,433
+2.89%
$433
Dec 2, 2020
$15.80
$15,500
$18,904
+21.96%
$3,404
Jan 4, 2021
$18.35
$16,000
$22,455
+40.34%
$6,455
Feb 2, 2021
$19.25
$16,500
$24,056
+45.79%
$7,556
Mar 2, 2021
$19.67
$17,000
$25,081
+47.53%
$8,081
Apr 5, 2021
$18.47
$17,500
$24,051
+37.43%
$6,551
May 3, 2021
$20.92
$18,000
$27,741
+54.12%
$9,741
Jun 2, 2021
$21.86
$18,500
$29,487
+59.39%
$10,987
Jul 2, 2021
$22.08
$19,000
$30,284
+59.39%
$11,284
Aug 2, 2021
$20.31
$19,500
$28,356
+45.42%
$8,856
Sep 2, 2021
$25.01
$20,000
$35,418
+77.09%
$15,418
Oct 4, 2021
$23.45
$20,500
$33,709
+64.44%
$13,209
Nov 2, 2021
$22.97
$21,000
$33,519
+59.62%
$12,519
Dec 2, 2021
$23.10
$21,500
$34,209
+59.11%
$12,709
Jan 3, 2022
$23.46
$22,000
$35,242
+60.19%
$13,242
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in EVO
Investing $500 per month in Evotec SE (EVO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $20K today. That's -59.0% total return on $48K invested, with a -13.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).