Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in EXTR 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+170.6%
Final Value$129.9K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+147.6%
Final Value$118.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+127.9%
Final Value$109.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap42.8 pp
Your timing vs best-23.0%
Your timing vs worst+19.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 15.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$44K~1.5x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$133K~2.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$687K~5.7x 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~1.5x your money
10 Years~2.2x your money
20 Years~5.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$869 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$27K+$15K est. gain
$137K+$113K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$22K+$7K est. gain
$66K+$36K est. gain
$344K+$284K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$44K+$14K est. gain
$133K+$73K est. gain
$687K+$567K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$45K+$9K est. gain
$87K+$27K est. gain
$265K+$145K est. gain
$1.4M+$1.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 15.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$7.34
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$5.86
$10,500
$8,484
-19.20%
$-2,016
Mar 2, 2020
$5.12
$11,000
$7,912
-28.07%
$-3,088
Apr 2, 2020
$2.72
$11,500
$4,703
-59.10%
$-6,797
May 4, 2020
$3.19
$12,000
$6,016
-49.87%
$-5,984
Jun 2, 2020
$3.90
$12,500
$7,855
-37.16%
$-4,645
Jul 2, 2020
$4.12
$13,000
$8,798
-32.32%
$-4,202
Aug 3, 2020
$4.59
$13,500
$10,291
-23.77%
$-3,209
Sep 2, 2020
$4.63
$14,000
$10,892
-22.20%
$-3,108
Oct 2, 2020
$4.00
$14,500
$9,910
-31.65%
$-4,590
Nov 2, 2020
$3.95
$15,000
$10,286
-31.42%
$-4,714
Dec 2, 2020
$5.88
$15,500
$15,812
+2.01%
$312
Jan 4, 2021
$6.93
$16,000
$19,136
+19.60%
$3,136
Feb 2, 2021
$8.57
$16,500
$24,164
+46.45%
$7,664
Mar 2, 2021
$9.08
$17,000
$26,102
+53.54%
$9,102
Apr 5, 2021
$8.91
$17,500
$26,114
+49.22%
$8,614
May 3, 2021
$11.34
$18,000
$33,736
+87.42%
$15,736
Jun 2, 2021
$11.41
$18,500
$34,444
+86.18%
$15,944
Jul 2, 2021
$11.21
$19,000
$34,340
+80.74%
$15,340
Aug 2, 2021
$11.12
$19,500
$34,565
+77.25%
$15,065
Sep 2, 2021
$11.01
$20,000
$34,723
+73.61%
$14,723
Oct 4, 2021
$10.14
$20,500
$32,479
+58.43%
$11,979
Nov 2, 2021
$11.37
$21,000
$36,919
+75.80%
$15,919
Dec 2, 2021
$13.48
$21,500
$44,270
+105.91%
$22,770
Jan 3, 2022
$15.76
$22,000
$52,258
+137.53%
$30,258
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in EXTR
Investing $500 per month in Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $119K today. That's +147.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +15.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).