Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in MXL 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+299.3%
Final Value$191.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+263.3%
Final Value$174.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+228.2%
Final Value$157.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap71.1 pp
Your timing vs best-36.0%
Your timing vs worst+35.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 22.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$25K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$52K~1.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$194K~3.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.7M~14.0x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.4x your money
5 Years~1.7x your money
10 Years~3.2x your money
20 Years~14.0x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$39K+$27K est. gain
$336K+$312K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$11K est. gain
$97K+$67K est. gain
$841K+$781K est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$52K+$22K est. gain
$194K+$134K est. gain
$1.7M+$1.6M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$49K+$13K est. gain
$103K+$43K est. gain
$389K+$269K est. gain
$3.4M+$3.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 22.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$21.55
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$19.34
$10,500
$9,474
-9.77%
$-1,026
Mar 2, 2020
$15.28
$11,000
$7,986
-27.40%
$-3,014
Apr 2, 2020
$10.90
$11,500
$6,196
-46.12%
$-5,304
May 4, 2020
$15.66
$12,000
$9,402
-21.65%
$-2,598
Jun 2, 2020
$18.42
$12,500
$11,560
-7.52%
$-940
Jul 2, 2020
$21.20
$13,000
$13,804
+6.19%
$804
Aug 3, 2020
$27.75
$13,500
$18,569
+37.55%
$5,069
Sep 2, 2020
$25.12
$14,000
$17,309
+23.64%
$3,309
Oct 2, 2020
$22.75
$14,500
$16,176
+11.56%
$1,676
Nov 2, 2020
$27.20
$15,000
$19,840
+32.27%
$4,840
Dec 2, 2020
$31.21
$15,500
$23,265
+50.10%
$7,765
Jan 4, 2021
$35.86
$16,000
$27,232
+70.20%
$11,232
Feb 2, 2021
$32.71
$16,500
$25,340
+53.57%
$8,840
Mar 2, 2021
$38.62
$17,000
$30,418
+78.93%
$13,418
Apr 5, 2021
$36.38
$17,500
$29,154
+66.59%
$11,654
May 3, 2021
$35.94
$18,000
$29,301
+62.78%
$11,301
Jun 2, 2021
$38.33
$18,500
$31,750
+71.62%
$13,250
Jul 2, 2021
$42.21
$19,000
$35,463
+86.65%
$16,463
Aug 2, 2021
$48.47
$19,500
$41,223
+111.40%
$21,723
Sep 2, 2021
$54.21
$20,000
$46,605
+133.02%
$26,605
Oct 4, 2021
$47.83
$20,500
$41,620
+103.02%
$21,120
Nov 2, 2021
$66.02
$21,000
$57,948
+175.94%
$36,948
Dec 2, 2021
$68.50
$21,500
$60,625
+181.98%
$39,125
Jan 3, 2022
$76.98
$22,000
$68,630
+211.95%
$46,630
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in MXL
Investing $500 per month in MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $174K today. That's +263.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +22.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).