Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in NFGC 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-12.7%
Final Value$38.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-20.3%
Final Value$34.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-26.3%
Final Value$32.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap13.6 pp
Your timing vs best-7.5%
Your timing vs worst+6.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -3.9%/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$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$60K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$120K~1.0x 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~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$0 est. gain
$6K+$0 est. gain
$12K+$0 est. gain
$24K+$0 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$0 est. gain
$15K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$240K+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -3.9% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
68 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Sep 14, 2020
$1.87
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Oct 14, 2020
$2.75
$10,500
$15,222
+44.97%
$4,722
Nov 16, 2020
$3.37
$11,000
$19,148
+74.08%
$8,148
Dec 14, 2020
$3.08
$11,500
$18,005
+56.57%
$6,505
Jan 14, 2021
$3.20
$12,000
$19,224
+60.20%
$7,224
Feb 16, 2021
$2.70
$12,500
$16,694
+33.55%
$4,194
Mar 15, 2021
$3.14
$13,000
$19,918
+53.22%
$6,918
Apr 14, 2021
$3.79
$13,500
$24,522
+81.64%
$11,022
May 14, 2021
$7.02
$14,000
$45,987
+228.48%
$31,987
Jun 14, 2021
$10.40
$14,500
$68,595
+373.07%
$54,095
Jul 14, 2021
$8.57
$15,000
$57,073
+280.49%
$42,073
Aug 16, 2021
$8.28
$15,500
$55,614
+258.80%
$40,114
Sep 14, 2021
$6.17
$16,000
$41,974
+162.34%
$25,974
Oct 14, 2021
$7.30
$16,500
$50,123
+203.78%
$33,623
Nov 15, 2021
$6.89
$17,000
$47,808
+181.22%
$30,808
Dec 14, 2021
$5.52
$17,500
$38,802
+121.73%
$21,302
Jan 14, 2022
$6.22
$18,000
$44,222
+145.68%
$26,222
Feb 14, 2022
$6.33
$18,500
$45,505
+145.97%
$27,005
Mar 14, 2022
$5.76
$19,000
$41,907
+120.56%
$22,907
Apr 14, 2022
$7.05
$19,500
$51,792
+165.60%
$32,292
May 16, 2022
$5.38
$20,000
$40,024
+100.12%
$20,024
Jun 14, 2022
$5.22
$20,500
$39,334
+91.87%
$18,834
Jul 14, 2022
$4.05
$21,000
$31,017
+47.70%
$10,017
Aug 15, 2022
$4.33
$21,500
$33,662
+56.57%
$12,162
Sep 14, 2022
$3.86
$22,000
$30,508
+38.67%
$8,508
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in NFGC
Investing $500 per month in New Found Gold Corp. (NFGC) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $35K today. That's -20.3% total return on $44K invested, with a -3.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).