Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in NEWP 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+156.4%
Final Value$123.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+126.8%
Final Value$108.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+102.4%
Final Value$97.1K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap54.0 pp
Your timing vs best-29.6%
Your timing vs worst+24.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 13.8%/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$42K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$122K~2.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$565K~4.7x 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~2.0x your money
20 Years~4.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$773 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$24K+$12K est. gain
$113K+$89K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$6K est. gain
$61K+$31K est. gain
$283K+$223K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$42K+$12K est. gain
$122K+$62K est. gain
$565K+$445K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$44K+$8K est. gain
$84K+$24K est. gain
$244K+$124K est. gain
$1.1M+$891K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 13.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$4.42
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$4.80
$10,500
$11,354
+8.13%
$854
Mar 2, 2020
$3.94
$11,000
$9,819
-10.73%
$-1,181
Apr 2, 2020
$3.52
$11,500
$9,273
-19.37%
$-2,227
May 4, 2020
$4.64
$12,000
$12,723
+6.03%
$723
Jun 2, 2020
$4.25
$12,500
$12,154
-2.77%
$-346
Jul 2, 2020
$4.00
$13,000
$11,939
-8.16%
$-1,061
Aug 3, 2020
$4.58
$13,500
$14,170
+4.96%
$670
Sep 2, 2020
$4.83
$14,000
$15,450
+10.36%
$1,450
Oct 2, 2020
$4.91
$14,500
$16,199
+11.72%
$1,699
Nov 2, 2020
$4.31
$15,000
$14,714
-1.91%
$-286
Dec 2, 2020
$5.50
$15,500
$19,284
+24.41%
$3,784
Jan 4, 2021
$6.54
$16,000
$23,430
+46.44%
$7,430
Feb 2, 2021
$5.80
$16,500
$21,279
+28.96%
$4,779
Mar 2, 2021
$5.11
$17,000
$19,248
+13.22%
$2,248
Apr 5, 2021
$4.05
$17,500
$15,755
-9.97%
$-1,745
May 3, 2021
$5.21
$18,000
$20,767
+15.37%
$2,767
Jun 2, 2021
$5.70
$18,500
$23,221
+25.52%
$4,721
Jul 2, 2021
$4.96
$19,000
$20,706
+8.98%
$1,706
Aug 2, 2021
$4.08
$19,500
$17,532
-10.09%
$-1,968
Sep 2, 2021
$3.90
$20,000
$17,259
-13.71%
$-2,741
Oct 4, 2021
$2.97
$20,500
$13,643
-33.45%
$-6,857
Nov 2, 2021
$3.67
$21,000
$17,359
-17.34%
$-3,641
Dec 2, 2021
$2.81
$21,500
$13,791
-35.86%
$-7,709
Jan 3, 2022
$2.88
$22,000
$14,635
-33.48%
$-7,365
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in NEWP
Investing $500 per month in New Pacific Metals Corp. (NEWP) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $109K today. That's +126.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).