Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in LNW 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+173.9%
Final Value$127.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+137.2%
Final Value$110.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+113.7%
Final Value$99.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap60.2 pp
Your timing vs best-36.7%
Your timing vs worst+23.5%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 15.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$43K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$131K~2.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$670K~5.6x 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~1.4x your money
10 Years~2.2x your money
20 Years~5.6x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$857 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$14K est. gain
$134K+$110K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$22K+$7K est. gain
$66K+$36K est. gain
$335K+$275K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$43K+$13K est. gain
$131K+$71K est. gain
$670K+$550K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$45K+$9K est. gain
$87K+$27K est. gain
$262K+$142K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 15.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
74 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$26.90
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$26.87
$10,500
$10,489
-0.11%
$-11
Mar 2, 2020
$17.77
$11,000
$7,437
-32.39%
$-3,563
Apr 2, 2020
$7.27
$11,500
$3,542
-69.20%
$-7,958
May 4, 2020
$11.55
$12,000
$6,128
-48.93%
$-5,872
Jun 2, 2020
$16.24
$12,500
$9,116
-27.07%
$-3,384
Jul 2, 2020
$16.25
$13,000
$9,622
-25.99%
$-3,378
Aug 3, 2020
$18.69
$13,500
$11,567
-14.32%
$-1,933
Sep 2, 2020
$21.36
$14,000
$13,719
-2.01%
$-281
Oct 2, 2020
$36.48
$14,500
$23,930
+65.04%
$9,430
Nov 2, 2020
$33.24
$15,000
$22,305
+48.70%
$7,305
Dec 2, 2020
$36.89
$15,500
$25,254
+62.93%
$9,754
Jan 4, 2021
$39.47
$16,000
$27,520
+72.00%
$11,520
Feb 2, 2021
$41.79
$16,500
$29,638
+79.62%
$13,138
Mar 2, 2021
$50.01
$17,000
$35,968
+111.57%
$18,968
Apr 5, 2021
$40.04
$17,500
$29,297
+67.41%
$11,797
May 3, 2021
$57.56
$18,000
$42,616
+136.76%
$24,616
Jun 2, 2021
$74.15
$18,500
$55,399
+199.46%
$36,899
Jul 2, 2021
$76.73
$19,000
$57,827
+204.35%
$38,827
Aug 2, 2021
$63.01
$19,500
$47,987
+146.09%
$28,487
Sep 2, 2021
$71.30
$20,000
$54,800
+174.00%
$34,800
Oct 4, 2021
$82.51
$20,500
$63,916
+211.79%
$43,416
Nov 2, 2021
$82.60
$21,000
$64,486
+207.08%
$43,486
Dec 2, 2021
$61.85
$21,500
$48,787
+126.91%
$27,287
Jan 3, 2022
$67.03
$22,000
$53,372
+142.60%
$31,372
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in LNW
Investing $500 per month in Light & Wonder, Inc. (LNW) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $110K today. That's +137.2% total return on $47K invested, with a +15.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).