Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in IPX 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+320.8%
Final Value$141.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+293.2%
Final Value$129.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+260.1%
Final Value$120.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap60.6 pp
Your timing vs best-27.6%
Your timing vs worst+33.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 42.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$32K~1.8x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$81K~2.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$556K~9.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$19.6M~163.4x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.8x your money
5 Years~2.7x your money
10 Years~9.3x your money
20 Years~163.4x your money
$100/mo
$6K+$3K est. gain
$16K+$10K est. gain
$111K+$99K est. gain
$3.9M+$3.9M est. gain
$250/mo
$16K+$7K est. gain
$41K+$26K est. gain
$278K+$248K est. gain
$9.8M+$9.7M est. gain
$500/mo
$32K+$14K est. gain
$81K+$51K est. gain
$556K+$496K est. gain
$19.6M+$19.5M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$63K+$27K est. gain
$162K+$102K est. gain
$1.1M+$993K est. gain
$39.2M+$39.0M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 42.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
47 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jun 21, 2022
$7.04
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jul 21, 2022
$4.78
$10,500
$7,290
-30.57%
$-3,210
Aug 22, 2022
$6.94
$11,000
$11,084
+0.76%
$84
Sep 21, 2022
$6.50
$11,500
$10,881
-5.38%
$-619
Oct 21, 2022
$5.00
$12,000
$8,870
-26.08%
$-3,130
Nov 21, 2022
$5.20
$12,500
$9,725
-22.20%
$-2,775
Dec 21, 2022
$4.80
$13,000
$9,477
-27.10%
$-3,523
Jan 23, 2023
$6.25
$13,500
$12,840
-4.89%
$-660
Feb 21, 2023
$6.20
$14,000
$13,237
-5.45%
$-763
Mar 21, 2023
$4.93
$14,500
$11,026
-23.96%
$-3,474
Apr 21, 2023
$8.06
$15,000
$18,518
+23.45%
$3,518
May 22, 2023
$6.11
$15,500
$14,544
-6.17%
$-956
Jun 21, 2023
$8.26
$16,000
$20,161
+26.01%
$4,161
Jul 21, 2023
$7.69
$16,500
$19,270
+16.79%
$2,770
Aug 21, 2023
$7.50
$17,000
$19,294
+13.49%
$2,294
Sep 21, 2023
$9.51
$17,500
$24,965
+42.66%
$7,465
Oct 23, 2023
$7.33
$18,000
$19,742
+9.68%
$1,742
Nov 21, 2023
$9.61
$18,500
$26,383
+42.61%
$7,883
Dec 21, 2023
$9.06
$19,000
$25,373
+33.54%
$6,373
Jan 22, 2024
$10.89
$19,500
$30,998
+58.96%
$11,498
Feb 21, 2024
$15.00
$20,000
$43,197
+115.98%
$23,197
Mar 21, 2024
$14.75
$20,500
$42,977
+109.64%
$22,477
Apr 22, 2024
$13.68
$21,000
$40,359
+92.19%
$19,359
May 21, 2024
$13.85
$21,500
$41,361
+92.38%
$19,861
Jun 21, 2024
$13.27
$22,000
$40,129
+82.40%
$18,129
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in IPX
Investing $500 per month in IperionX Limited (IPX) over the past 4 years would be worth approximately $130K today. That's +293.2% total return on $33K invested, with a +42.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).