Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in NUVL 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+295.9%
Final Value$154.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+262.6%
Final Value$139.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+230.5%
Final Value$128.9K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap65.4 pp
Your timing vs best-33.3%
Your timing vs worst+32.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 31.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$27K~1.5x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$63K~2.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$305K~5.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$4.8M~40.4x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.5x your money
5 Years~2.1x your money
10 Years~5.1x your money
20 Years~40.4x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$2K est. gain
$13K+$7K est. gain
$61K+$49K est. gain
$970K+$946K est. gain
$250/mo
$14K+$5K est. gain
$31K+$16K est. gain
$153K+$123K est. gain
$2.4M+$2.4M est. gain
$500/mo
$27K+$9K est. gain
$63K+$33K est. gain
$305K+$245K est. gain
$4.8M+$4.7M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$55K+$19K est. gain
$126K+$66K est. gain
$610K+$490K est. gain
$9.7M+$9.5M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 31.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
58 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jul 29, 2021
$18.75
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Aug 30, 2021
$34.18
$10,500
$18,729
+78.37%
$8,229
Sep 29, 2021
$21.13
$11,000
$12,078
+9.80%
$1,078
Oct 29, 2021
$24.43
$11,500
$14,465
+25.78%
$2,965
Nov 29, 2021
$20.76
$12,000
$12,792
+6.60%
$792
Dec 29, 2021
$19.09
$12,500
$12,263
-1.90%
$-237
Jan 31, 2022
$13.49
$13,000
$9,166
-29.50%
$-3,834
Mar 1, 2022
$14.89
$13,500
$10,617
-21.36%
$-2,883
Apr 1, 2022
$14.77
$14,000
$11,031
-21.21%
$-2,969
May 2, 2022
$10.30
$14,500
$8,193
-43.50%
$-6,307
Jun 1, 2022
$8.61
$15,000
$7,348
-51.01%
$-7,652
Jul 1, 2022
$13.55
$15,500
$12,065
-22.16%
$-3,435
Aug 1, 2022
$14.40
$16,000
$13,321
-16.74%
$-2,679
Sep 1, 2022
$16.98
$16,500
$16,208
-1.77%
$-292
Oct 3, 2022
$19.42
$17,000
$19,037
+11.98%
$2,037
Nov 1, 2022
$33.70
$17,500
$33,536
+91.63%
$16,036
Dec 1, 2022
$34.50
$18,000
$34,832
+93.51%
$16,832
Jan 3, 2023
$28.97
$18,500
$29,749
+60.80%
$11,249
Feb 1, 2023
$29.01
$19,000
$30,290
+59.42%
$11,290
Mar 1, 2023
$29.33
$19,500
$31,124
+59.61%
$11,624
Apr 3, 2023
$26.95
$20,000
$29,098
+45.49%
$9,098
May 1, 2023
$39.02
$20,500
$42,631
+107.95%
$22,131
Jun 1, 2023
$42.50
$21,000
$46,933
+123.49%
$25,933
Jul 3, 2023
$41.78
$21,500
$46,638
+116.92%
$25,138
Aug 1, 2023
$49.04
$22,000
$55,242
+151.10%
$33,242
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in NUVL
Investing $500 per month in Nuvalent, Inc. (NUVL) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $140K today. That's +262.6% total return on $39K invested, with a +31.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).