Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in OTLY 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-56.3%
Final Value$17.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-61.7%
Final Value$15.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-65.9%
Final Value$13.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap9.6 pp
Your timing vs best-5.4%
Your timing vs worst+4.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -17.6%/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+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -17.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
60 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
May 20, 2021
$404.00
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jun 21, 2021
$526.60
$10,500
$13,535
+28.90%
$3,035
Jul 20, 2021
$389.00
$11,000
$10,498
-4.56%
$-502
Aug 20, 2021
$312.60
$11,500
$8,936
-22.29%
$-2,564
Sep 20, 2021
$321.00
$12,000
$9,676
-19.36%
$-2,324
Oct 20, 2021
$290.20
$12,500
$9,248
-26.02%
$-3,252
Nov 22, 2021
$184.00
$13,000
$6,364
-51.05%
$-6,636
Dec 20, 2021
$153.80
$13,500
$5,819
-56.90%
$-7,681
Jan 20, 2022
$136.60
$14,000
$5,668
-59.51%
$-8,332
Feb 22, 2022
$136.60
$14,500
$6,168
-57.46%
$-8,332
Mar 21, 2022
$109.80
$15,000
$5,458
-63.61%
$-9,542
Apr 20, 2022
$81.20
$15,500
$4,536
-70.73%
$-10,964
May 20, 2022
$73.20
$16,000
$4,590
-71.32%
$-11,410
Jun 21, 2022
$78.80
$16,500
$5,441
-67.03%
$-11,059
Jul 20, 2022
$83.60
$17,000
$6,272
-63.11%
$-10,728
Aug 22, 2022
$65.60
$17,500
$5,422
-69.02%
$-12,078
Sep 20, 2022
$55.00
$18,000
$5,046
-71.97%
$-12,954
Oct 20, 2022
$42.20
$18,500
$4,371
-76.37%
$-14,129
Nov 21, 2022
$36.60
$19,000
$4,291
-77.41%
$-14,709
Dec 20, 2022
$27.40
$19,500
$3,713
-80.96%
$-15,787
Jan 20, 2023
$50.80
$20,000
$7,383
-63.08%
$-12,617
Feb 21, 2023
$41.20
$20,500
$6,488
-68.35%
$-14,012
Mar 20, 2023
$48.60
$21,000
$8,153
-61.18%
$-12,847
Apr 20, 2023
$44.40
$21,500
$7,949
-63.03%
$-13,551
May 22, 2023
$37.00
$22,000
$7,124
-67.62%
$-14,876
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in OTLY
Investing $500 per month in Oatly Group AB (OTLY) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $15K today. That's -61.7% total return on $40K invested, with a -17.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).