Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in JAZZ 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+74.7%
Final Value$83.9K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+66.4%
Final Value$79.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+59.1%
Final Value$76.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap15.7 pp
Your timing vs best-8.4%
Your timing vs worst+7.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 8.4%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$37K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$92K~1.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$297K~2.5x 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~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.5x your money
20 Years~2.5x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$457 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$6K est. gain
$59K+$35K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$148K+$88K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$37K+$7K est. gain
$92K+$32K est. gain
$297K+$177K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$41K+$5K est. gain
$74K+$14K est. gain
$184K+$64K est. gain
$593K+$353K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 8.4% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$148.43
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$141.55
$10,500
$10,036
-4.41%
$-464
Mar 2, 2020
$125.11
$11,000
$9,371
-14.81%
$-1,629
Apr 2, 2020
$99.53
$11,500
$7,955
-30.83%
$-3,545
May 4, 2020
$108.73
$12,000
$9,190
-23.42%
$-2,810
Jun 2, 2020
$117.87
$12,500
$10,463
-16.30%
$-2,037
Jul 2, 2020
$109.75
$13,000
$10,242
-21.22%
$-2,758
Aug 3, 2020
$111.93
$13,500
$10,945
-18.92%
$-2,555
Sep 2, 2020
$136.15
$14,000
$13,814
-1.33%
$-186
Oct 2, 2020
$143.50
$14,500
$15,060
+3.86%
$560
Nov 2, 2020
$147.25
$15,000
$15,953
+6.35%
$953
Dec 2, 2020
$144.55
$15,500
$16,161
+4.26%
$661
Jan 4, 2021
$160.40
$16,000
$18,433
+15.20%
$2,433
Feb 2, 2021
$157.29
$16,500
$18,575
+12.58%
$2,075
Mar 2, 2021
$165.75
$17,000
$20,074
+18.08%
$3,074
Apr 5, 2021
$164.71
$17,500
$20,448
+16.85%
$2,948
May 3, 2021
$165.14
$18,000
$21,002
+16.68%
$3,002
Jun 2, 2021
$173.82
$18,500
$22,606
+22.19%
$4,106
Jul 2, 2021
$181.50
$19,000
$24,104
+26.87%
$5,104
Aug 2, 2021
$170.71
$19,500
$23,171
+18.83%
$3,671
Sep 2, 2021
$135.67
$20,000
$18,915
-5.42%
$-1,085
Oct 4, 2021
$127.21
$20,500
$18,236
-11.05%
$-2,264
Nov 2, 2021
$135.20
$21,000
$19,881
-5.33%
$-1,119
Dec 2, 2021
$122.70
$21,500
$18,543
-13.75%
$-2,957
Jan 3, 2022
$131.01
$22,000
$20,299
-7.73%
$-1,701
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in JAZZ
Investing $500 per month in Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (JAZZ) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $80K today. That's +66.4% total return on $48K invested, with a +8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).