Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in FBK 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+55.2%
Final Value$74.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+46.5%
Final Value$70.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+38.6%
Final Value$66.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap16.6 pp
Your timing vs best-8.7%
Your timing vs worst+7.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 6.1%/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$82K~1.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$230K~1.9x 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~1.9x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$332 est. gain
$7K+$973 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$46K+$22K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$831 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$41K+$11K est. gain
$115K+$55K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$82K+$22K est. gain
$230K+$110K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$70K+$10K est. gain
$164K+$44K est. gain
$461K+$221K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 6.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$39.54
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$35.94
$10,500
$9,590
-8.67%
$-910
Mar 2, 2020
$33.26
$11,000
$9,396
-14.58%
$-1,604
Apr 1, 2020
$18.40
$11,500
$5,698
-50.45%
$-5,802
May 1, 2020
$21.98
$12,000
$7,307
-39.11%
$-4,693
Jun 1, 2020
$23.23
$12,500
$8,253
-33.97%
$-4,247
Jul 1, 2020
$23.98
$13,000
$9,020
-30.62%
$-3,980
Aug 3, 2020
$25.08
$13,500
$9,934
-26.42%
$-3,566
Sep 1, 2020
$27.62
$14,000
$11,476
-18.03%
$-2,524
Oct 1, 2020
$25.64
$14,500
$11,153
-23.08%
$-3,347
Nov 2, 2020
$30.43
$15,000
$13,737
-8.42%
$-1,263
Dec 2, 2020
$33.10
$15,500
$15,488
-0.07%
$-12
Jan 4, 2021
$34.42
$16,000
$16,606
+3.79%
$606
Feb 2, 2021
$37.73
$16,500
$18,703
+13.35%
$2,203
Mar 2, 2021
$42.90
$17,000
$21,827
+28.39%
$4,827
Apr 1, 2021
$44.72
$17,500
$23,253
+32.87%
$5,753
May 3, 2021
$42.98
$18,000
$22,848
+26.93%
$4,848
Jun 1, 2021
$42.07
$18,500
$22,923
+23.91%
$4,423
Jul 1, 2021
$37.83
$19,000
$21,113
+11.12%
$2,113
Aug 2, 2021
$37.61
$19,500
$21,490
+10.20%
$1,990
Sep 1, 2021
$41.33
$20,000
$24,180
+20.90%
$4,180
Oct 1, 2021
$43.65
$20,500
$26,038
+27.01%
$5,538
Nov 2, 2021
$45.67
$21,000
$27,743
+32.11%
$6,743
Dec 2, 2021
$44.15
$21,500
$27,382
+27.36%
$5,882
Jan 3, 2022
$44.36
$22,000
$28,012
+27.33%
$6,012
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in FBK
Investing $500 per month in FB Financial Corporation (FBK) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $70K today. That's +46.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $3K from reinvested dividends.