Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in GFS 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+64.6%
Final Value$61.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+54.5%
Final Value$57.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+45.5%
Final Value$54.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap19.1 pp
Your timing vs best-10.1%
Your timing vs worst+9.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 10.1%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$38K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$100K~1.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$364K~3.0x 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~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.7x your money
20 Years~3.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$557 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$20K+$8K est. gain
$73K+$49K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$50K+$20K est. gain
$182K+$122K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$38K+$8K est. gain
$100K+$40K est. gain
$364K+$244K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$42K+$6K est. gain
$77K+$17K est. gain
$201K+$81K est. gain
$727K+$487K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 10.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
55 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Oct 28, 2021
$46.40
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Nov 29, 2021
$70.54
$10,500
$15,703
+49.55%
$5,203
Dec 28, 2021
$65.38
$11,000
$15,054
+36.85%
$4,054
Jan 28, 2022
$46.09
$11,500
$11,112
-3.37%
$-388
Feb 28, 2022
$60.78
$12,000
$15,154
+26.28%
$3,154
Mar 28, 2022
$73.90
$12,500
$18,925
+51.40%
$6,425
Apr 28, 2022
$54.06
$13,000
$14,344
+10.34%
$1,344
May 31, 2022
$59.69
$13,500
$16,338
+21.02%
$2,838
Jun 28, 2022
$44.37
$14,000
$12,645
-9.68%
$-1,355
Jul 28, 2022
$47.40
$14,500
$14,008
-3.39%
$-492
Aug 29, 2022
$59.04
$15,000
$17,948
+19.66%
$2,948
Sep 28, 2022
$52.45
$15,500
$16,445
+6.10%
$945
Oct 28, 2022
$57.25
$16,000
$18,450
+15.31%
$2,450
Nov 28, 2022
$63.90
$16,500
$21,093
+27.84%
$4,593
Dec 28, 2022
$52.29
$17,000
$17,761
+4.48%
$761
Jan 30, 2023
$57.51
$17,500
$20,034
+14.48%
$2,534
Feb 28, 2023
$65.34
$18,000
$23,261
+29.23%
$5,261
Mar 28, 2023
$66.25
$18,500
$24,085
+30.19%
$5,585
Apr 28, 2023
$58.80
$19,000
$21,877
+15.14%
$2,877
May 30, 2023
$60.69
$19,500
$23,080
+18.36%
$3,580
Jun 28, 2023
$62.97
$20,000
$24,447
+22.24%
$4,447
Jul 28, 2023
$62.75
$20,500
$24,862
+21.28%
$4,362
Aug 28, 2023
$52.74
$21,000
$21,396
+1.88%
$396
Sep 28, 2023
$58.60
$21,500
$24,273
+12.90%
$2,773
Oct 30, 2023
$49.91
$22,000
$21,174
-3.76%
$-826
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in GFS
Investing $500 per month in GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $57K today. That's +54.5% total return on $37K invested, with a +10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).