Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in ORKA 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+256.8%
Final Value$171.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+225.7%
Final Value$156.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+198.0%
Final Value$143.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap58.9 pp
Your timing vs best-31.1%
Your timing vs worst+27.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 20.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$49K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$174K~2.9x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.3M~10.8x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.9x your money
20 Years~10.8x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$35K+$23K est. gain
$259K+$235K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$25K+$10K est. gain
$87K+$57K est. gain
$647K+$587K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$49K+$19K est. gain
$174K+$114K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.2M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$48K+$12K est. gain
$98K+$38K est. gain
$348K+$228K est. gain
$2.6M+$2.3M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 20.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$68.16
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$68.76
$10,500
$10,588
+0.84%
$88
Mar 2, 2020
$46.08
$11,000
$7,596
-30.95%
$-3,404
Apr 2, 2020
$33.84
$11,500
$6,078
-47.15%
$-5,422
May 4, 2020
$44.64
$12,000
$8,518
-29.02%
$-3,482
Jun 2, 2020
$109.08
$12,500
$21,314
+70.51%
$8,814
Jul 2, 2020
$80.88
$13,000
$16,304
+25.41%
$3,304
Aug 3, 2020
$79.44
$13,500
$16,513
+22.32%
$3,013
Sep 2, 2020
$61.08
$14,000
$13,197
-5.74%
$-803
Oct 2, 2020
$54.60
$14,500
$12,297
-15.19%
$-2,203
Nov 2, 2020
$48.60
$15,000
$11,445
-23.70%
$-3,555
Dec 2, 2020
$51.24
$15,500
$12,567
-18.92%
$-2,933
Jan 4, 2021
$49.92
$16,000
$12,743
-20.35%
$-3,257
Feb 2, 2021
$53.16
$16,500
$14,071
-14.72%
$-2,429
Mar 2, 2021
$54.24
$17,000
$14,856
-12.61%
$-2,144
Apr 5, 2021
$44.04
$17,500
$12,563
-28.21%
$-4,937
May 3, 2021
$40.32
$18,000
$12,001
-33.33%
$-5,999
Jun 2, 2021
$42.72
$18,500
$13,216
-28.56%
$-5,284
Jul 2, 2021
$41.64
$19,000
$13,382
-29.57%
$-5,618
Aug 2, 2021
$38.28
$19,500
$12,802
-34.35%
$-6,698
Sep 2, 2021
$37.44
$20,000
$13,021
-34.89%
$-6,979
Oct 4, 2021
$34.68
$20,500
$12,561
-38.73%
$-7,939
Nov 2, 2021
$31.80
$21,000
$12,018
-42.77%
$-8,982
Dec 2, 2021
$27.00
$21,500
$10,704
-50.21%
$-10,796
Jan 3, 2022
$27.60
$22,000
$11,442
-47.99%
$-10,558
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in ORKA
Investing $500 per month in Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. (ORKA) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $156K today. That's +225.7% total return on $48K invested, with a +20.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $20K from reinvested dividends.