Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in NTRA 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+306.6%
Final Value$195.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+273.6%
Final Value$179.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+249.7%
Final Value$167.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap56.9 pp
Your timing vs best-33.1%
Your timing vs worst+23.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 23.1%/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$200K~3.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.8M~15.0x 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~3.3x your money
20 Years~15.0x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$40K+$28K est. gain
$360K+$336K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$11K est. gain
$100K+$70K est. gain
$900K+$840K est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$52K+$22K est. gain
$200K+$140K est. gain
$1.8M+$1.7M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$50K+$14K est. gain
$105K+$45K est. gain
$400K+$280K est. gain
$3.6M+$3.4M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 23.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$33.29
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$36.11
$10,500
$11,347
+8.07%
$847
Mar 2, 2020
$36.96
$11,000
$12,114
+10.13%
$1,114
Apr 2, 2020
$27.71
$11,500
$9,582
-16.68%
$-1,918
May 4, 2020
$36.07
$12,000
$12,973
+8.11%
$973
Jun 2, 2020
$45.01
$12,500
$16,689
+33.51%
$4,189
Jul 2, 2020
$48.08
$13,000
$18,327
+40.98%
$5,327
Aug 3, 2020
$49.78
$13,500
$19,475
+44.26%
$5,975
Sep 2, 2020
$64.32
$14,000
$25,663
+83.31%
$11,663
Oct 2, 2020
$70.78
$14,500
$28,741
+98.21%
$14,241
Nov 2, 2020
$67.52
$15,000
$27,917
+86.11%
$12,917
Dec 2, 2020
$90.76
$15,500
$38,026
+145.33%
$22,526
Jan 4, 2021
$96.31
$16,000
$40,852
+155.32%
$24,852
Feb 2, 2021
$119.03
$16,500
$50,989
+209.02%
$34,489
Mar 2, 2021
$118.02
$17,000
$51,056
+200.33%
$34,056
Apr 5, 2021
$105.99
$17,500
$46,352
+164.87%
$28,852
May 3, 2021
$109.55
$18,000
$48,409
+168.94%
$30,409
Jun 2, 2021
$93.45
$18,500
$41,794
+125.91%
$23,294
Jul 2, 2021
$116.86
$19,000
$52,764
+177.71%
$33,764
Aug 2, 2021
$112.33
$19,500
$51,219
+162.66%
$31,719
Sep 2, 2021
$123.57
$20,000
$56,844
+184.22%
$36,844
Oct 4, 2021
$109.46
$20,500
$50,853
+148.06%
$30,353
Nov 2, 2021
$114.11
$21,000
$53,513
+154.82%
$32,513
Dec 2, 2021
$91.78
$21,500
$43,541
+102.52%
$22,041
Jan 3, 2022
$91.33
$22,000
$43,828
+99.22%
$21,828
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in NTRA
Investing $500 per month in Natera, Inc. (NTRA) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $179K today. That's +273.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +23.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).