Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PDYN 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+121.4%
Final Value$84.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+80.0%
Final Value$67.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+40.8%
Final Value$53.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap80.6 pp
Your timing vs best-41.3%
Your timing vs worst+39.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 13.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$42K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$121K~2.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$554K~4.6x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.4x your money
10 Years~2.0x your money
20 Years~4.6x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$763 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$24K+$12K est. gain
$111K+$87K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$6K est. gain
$60K+$30K est. gain
$277K+$217K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$42K+$12K est. gain
$121K+$61K est. gain
$554K+$434K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$44K+$8K est. gain
$84K+$24K est. gain
$242K+$122K est. gain
$1.1M+$868K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 13.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
56 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Sep 27, 2021
$54.60
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Oct 27, 2021
$42.84
$10,500
$8,346
-20.51%
$-2,154
Nov 29, 2021
$43.92
$11,000
$9,057
-17.67%
$-1,943
Dec 27, 2021
$59.04
$11,500
$12,674
+10.21%
$1,174
Jan 27, 2022
$34.98
$12,000
$8,009
-33.26%
$-3,991
Feb 28, 2022
$36.18
$12,500
$8,784
-29.73%
$-3,716
Mar 28, 2022
$34.80
$13,000
$8,949
-31.16%
$-4,051
Apr 27, 2022
$27.96
$13,500
$7,690
-43.04%
$-5,810
May 27, 2022
$25.20
$14,000
$7,431
-46.92%
$-6,569
Jun 27, 2022
$16.56
$14,500
$5,383
-62.87%
$-9,117
Jul 27, 2022
$19.68
$15,000
$6,897
-54.02%
$-8,103
Aug 29, 2022
$20.22
$15,500
$7,587
-51.05%
$-7,913
Sep 27, 2022
$13.44
$16,000
$5,543
-65.36%
$-10,457
Oct 27, 2022
$11.16
$16,500
$5,102
-69.08%
$-11,398
Nov 28, 2022
$6.42
$17,000
$3,435
-79.79%
$-13,565
Dec 27, 2022
$3.30
$17,500
$2,266
-87.05%
$-15,234
Jan 27, 2023
$3.74
$18,000
$3,068
-82.96%
$-14,932
Feb 27, 2023
$3.77
$18,500
$3,593
-80.58%
$-14,907
Mar 27, 2023
$2.63
$19,000
$3,006
-84.18%
$-15,994
Apr 27, 2023
$2.54
$19,500
$3,403
-82.55%
$-16,097
May 30, 2023
$2.30
$20,000
$3,582
-82.09%
$-16,418
Jun 27, 2023
$2.05
$20,500
$3,692
-81.99%
$-16,808
Jul 27, 2023
$1.68
$21,000
$3,526
-83.21%
$-17,474
Aug 28, 2023
$1.10
$21,500
$2,809
-86.94%
$-18,691
Sep 27, 2023
$0.67
$22,000
$2,211
-89.95%
$-19,789
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PDYN
Investing $500 per month in Palladyne AI Corp. (PDYN) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $68K today. That's +80.0% total return on $38K invested, with a +13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).