Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in GANX 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-35.7%
Final Value$26.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-44.3%
Final Value$22.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-52.2%
Final Value$19.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap16.5 pp
Your timing vs best-8.7%
Your timing vs worst+7.8%
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$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+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -10.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
62 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Mar 18, 2021
$11.20
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Apr 19, 2021
$13.97
$10,500
$12,973
+23.55%
$2,473
May 18, 2021
$9.85
$11,000
$9,647
-12.30%
$-1,353
Jun 18, 2021
$9.08
$11,500
$9,393
-18.32%
$-2,107
Jul 19, 2021
$8.98
$12,000
$9,790
-18.42%
$-2,210
Aug 18, 2021
$7.80
$12,500
$8,998
-28.02%
$-3,502
Sep 20, 2021
$7.01
$13,000
$8,592
-33.91%
$-4,408
Oct 18, 2021
$6.75
$13,500
$8,773
-35.02%
$-4,727
Nov 18, 2021
$8.76
$14,000
$11,885
-15.10%
$-2,115
Dec 20, 2021
$5.48
$14,500
$7,935
-45.27%
$-6,565
Jan 18, 2022
$4.67
$15,000
$7,262
-51.59%
$-7,738
Feb 18, 2022
$3.77
$15,500
$6,363
-58.95%
$-9,137
Mar 18, 2022
$3.80
$16,000
$6,913
-56.79%
$-9,087
Apr 18, 2022
$3.83
$16,500
$7,468
-54.74%
$-9,032
May 18, 2022
$2.66
$17,000
$5,687
-66.55%
$-11,313
Jun 21, 2022
$3.78
$17,500
$8,581
-50.97%
$-8,919
Jul 18, 2022
$3.89
$18,000
$9,331
-48.16%
$-8,669
Aug 18, 2022
$3.82
$18,500
$9,663
-47.77%
$-8,837
Sep 19, 2022
$3.51
$19,000
$9,379
-50.64%
$-9,621
Oct 18, 2022
$3.15
$19,500
$8,917
-54.27%
$-10,583
Nov 18, 2022
$3.08
$20,000
$9,231
-53.84%
$-10,769
Dec 19, 2022
$2.97
$20,500
$9,389
-54.20%
$-11,111
Jan 18, 2023
$3.71
$21,000
$12,228
-41.77%
$-8,772
Feb 21, 2023
$4.06
$21,500
$13,881
-35.44%
$-7,619
Mar 20, 2023
$4.90
$22,000
$17,253
-21.58%
$-4,747
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in GANX
Investing $500 per month in Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (GANX) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $23K today. That's -44.3% total return on $41K invested, with a -10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).