Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in GCO 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+15.3%
Final Value$55.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+2.4%
Final Value$49.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-9.3%
Final Value$43.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap24.6 pp
Your timing vs best-12.9%
Your timing vs worst+11.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 0.4%/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$61K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$125K~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+$20 est. gain
$6K+$55 est. gain
$12K+$225 est. gain
$25K+$915 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$49 est. gain
$15K+$138 est. gain
$31K+$562 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$98 est. gain
$30K+$277 est. gain
$61K+$1K est. gain
$125K+$5K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$197 est. gain
$61K+$554 est. gain
$122K+$2K est. gain
$249K+$9K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 0.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$47.51
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$40.40
$10,500
$9,003
-14.25%
$-1,497
Mar 2, 2020
$34.18
$11,000
$8,117
-26.21%
$-2,883
Apr 2, 2020
$10.76
$11,500
$3,055
-73.43%
$-8,445
May 4, 2020
$17.30
$12,000
$5,412
-54.90%
$-6,588
Jun 2, 2020
$21.06
$12,500
$7,089
-43.29%
$-5,411
Jul 2, 2020
$21.31
$13,000
$7,673
-40.98%
$-5,327
Aug 3, 2020
$14.38
$13,500
$5,678
-57.94%
$-7,822
Sep 2, 2020
$21.86
$14,000
$9,131
-34.78%
$-4,869
Oct 2, 2020
$22.71
$14,500
$9,986
-31.13%
$-4,514
Nov 2, 2020
$18.14
$15,000
$8,477
-43.49%
$-6,523
Dec 2, 2020
$30.25
$15,500
$14,635
-5.58%
$-865
Jan 4, 2021
$28.23
$16,000
$14,158
-11.51%
$-1,842
Feb 2, 2021
$40.32
$16,500
$20,722
+25.58%
$4,222
Mar 2, 2021
$47.73
$17,000
$25,030
+47.23%
$8,030
Apr 5, 2021
$46.57
$17,500
$24,921
+42.41%
$7,421
May 3, 2021
$52.92
$18,000
$28,820
+60.11%
$10,820
Jun 2, 2021
$58.09
$18,500
$32,135
+73.70%
$13,635
Jul 2, 2021
$62.74
$19,000
$35,207
+85.30%
$16,207
Aug 2, 2021
$57.30
$19,500
$32,655
+67.46%
$13,155
Sep 2, 2021
$57.75
$20,000
$33,411
+67.06%
$13,411
Oct 4, 2021
$60.24
$20,500
$35,352
+72.45%
$14,852
Nov 2, 2021
$63.87
$21,000
$37,982
+80.87%
$16,982
Dec 2, 2021
$63.76
$21,500
$38,417
+78.68%
$16,917
Jan 3, 2022
$63.57
$22,000
$38,802
+76.37%
$16,802
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in GCO
Investing $500 per month in Genesco Inc. (GCO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $49K today. That's +2.4% total return on $48K invested, with a +0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).