Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in GIII 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+49.9%
Final Value$72.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+35.1%
Final Value$64.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+21.3%
Final Value$58.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap28.6 pp
Your timing vs best-14.8%
Your timing vs worst+13.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 4.9%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$34K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$77K~1.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$200K~1.7x 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~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.3x your money
20 Years~1.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$261 est. gain
$7K+$759 est. gain
$15K+$3K est. gain
$40K+$16K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$653 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$38K+$8K est. gain
$100K+$40K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$1K est. gain
$34K+$4K est. gain
$77K+$17K est. gain
$200K+$80K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$68K+$8K est. gain
$153K+$33K est. gain
$400K+$160K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 4.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$33.62
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$27.97
$10,500
$8,819
-16.01%
$-1,681
Mar 2, 2020
$22.08
$11,000
$7,462
-32.16%
$-3,538
Apr 2, 2020
$5.87
$11,500
$2,484
-78.40%
$-9,016
May 4, 2020
$9.99
$12,000
$4,727
-60.61%
$-7,273
Jun 2, 2020
$11.87
$12,500
$6,117
-51.07%
$-6,383
Jul 2, 2020
$12.94
$13,000
$7,168
-44.86%
$-5,832
Aug 3, 2020
$9.63
$13,500
$5,835
-56.78%
$-7,665
Sep 2, 2020
$11.67
$14,000
$7,571
-45.92%
$-6,429
Oct 2, 2020
$14.43
$14,500
$9,861
-31.99%
$-4,639
Nov 2, 2020
$14.01
$15,000
$10,074
-32.84%
$-4,926
Dec 2, 2020
$21.79
$15,500
$16,168
+4.31%
$668
Jan 4, 2021
$23.21
$16,000
$17,722
+10.76%
$1,722
Feb 2, 2021
$26.31
$16,500
$20,589
+24.78%
$4,089
Mar 2, 2021
$30.17
$17,000
$24,110
+41.82%
$7,110
Apr 5, 2021
$29.84
$17,500
$24,346
+39.12%
$6,846
May 3, 2021
$34.10
$18,000
$28,322
+57.34%
$10,322
Jun 2, 2021
$32.50
$18,500
$27,493
+48.61%
$8,993
Jul 2, 2021
$32.35
$19,000
$27,866
+46.66%
$8,866
Aug 2, 2021
$29.76
$19,500
$26,135
+34.02%
$6,635
Sep 2, 2021
$32.70
$20,000
$29,217
+46.08%
$9,217
Oct 4, 2021
$29.14
$20,500
$26,536
+29.44%
$6,036
Nov 2, 2021
$28.95
$21,000
$26,863
+27.92%
$5,863
Dec 2, 2021
$29.40
$21,500
$27,780
+29.21%
$6,280
Jan 3, 2022
$28.27
$22,000
$27,213
+23.69%
$5,213
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in GIII
Investing $500 per month in G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (GIII) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $65K today. That's +35.1% total return on $48K invested, with a +4.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $401 from reinvested dividends.