Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in MGTX 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+19.8%
Final Value$57.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+8.4%
Final Value$52.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-2.0%
Final Value$47.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap21.9 pp
Your timing vs best-11.4%
Your timing vs worst+10.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 1.3%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$31K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$64K~1.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$137K~1.1x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.1x your money
20 Years~1.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$68 est. gain
$6K+$192 est. gain
$13K+$791 est. gain
$27K+$3K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$169 est. gain
$15K+$480 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$68K+$8K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$338 est. gain
$31K+$959 est. gain
$64K+$4K est. gain
$137K+$17K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$37K+$677 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$128K+$8K est. gain
$273K+$33K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 1.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$19.72
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$19.38
$10,500
$10,328
-1.64%
$-172
Mar 2, 2020
$16.91
$11,000
$9,511
-13.53%
$-1,489
Apr 2, 2020
$11.79
$11,500
$7,131
-37.99%
$-4,369
May 4, 2020
$14.03
$12,000
$8,986
-25.11%
$-3,014
Jun 2, 2020
$13.85
$12,500
$9,371
-25.03%
$-3,129
Jul 2, 2020
$12.32
$13,000
$8,836
-32.03%
$-4,164
Aug 3, 2020
$13.24
$13,500
$9,996
-25.96%
$-3,504
Sep 2, 2020
$12.73
$14,000
$10,111
-27.78%
$-3,889
Oct 2, 2020
$13.45
$14,500
$11,183
-22.88%
$-3,317
Nov 2, 2020
$13.29
$15,000
$11,550
-23.00%
$-3,450
Dec 2, 2020
$14.11
$15,500
$12,762
-17.66%
$-2,738
Jan 4, 2021
$15.53
$16,000
$14,546
-9.08%
$-1,454
Feb 2, 2021
$16.05
$16,500
$15,534
-5.86%
$-966
Mar 2, 2021
$14.40
$17,000
$14,437
-15.08%
$-2,563
Apr 5, 2021
$14.28
$17,500
$14,816
-15.34%
$-2,684
May 3, 2021
$14.40
$18,000
$15,441
-14.22%
$-2,559
Jun 2, 2021
$14.67
$18,500
$16,230
-12.27%
$-2,270
Jul 2, 2021
$16.08
$19,000
$18,290
-3.74%
$-710
Aug 2, 2021
$13.62
$19,500
$15,992
-17.99%
$-3,508
Sep 2, 2021
$12.36
$20,000
$15,013
-24.94%
$-4,987
Oct 4, 2021
$12.92
$20,500
$16,193
-21.01%
$-4,307
Nov 2, 2021
$20.08
$21,000
$25,667
+22.22%
$4,667
Dec 2, 2021
$18.52
$21,500
$24,173
+12.43%
$2,673
Jan 3, 2022
$23.38
$22,000
$31,016
+40.98%
$9,016
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in MGTX
Investing $500 per month in MeiraGTx Holdings plc (MGTX) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $52K today. That's +8.4% total return on $48K invested, with a +1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).