Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PEPG 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-57.1%
Final Value$14.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-65.4%
Final Value$11.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-71.7%
Final Value$9.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap14.6 pp
Your timing vs best-8.4%
Your timing vs worst+6.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -23.3%/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+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -23.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
49 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
May 6, 2022
$12.89
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jun 6, 2022
$10.85
$10,500
$8,917
-15.07%
$-1,583
Jul 6, 2022
$11.52
$11,000
$9,968
-9.38%
$-1,032
Aug 8, 2022
$11.60
$11,500
$10,537
-8.37%
$-963
Sep 6, 2022
$10.33
$12,000
$9,884
-17.64%
$-2,116
Oct 6, 2022
$11.30
$12,500
$11,312
-9.51%
$-1,188
Nov 7, 2022
$11.72
$13,000
$12,232
-5.91%
$-768
Dec 6, 2022
$13.87
$13,500
$14,976
+10.93%
$1,476
Jan 6, 2023
$15.06
$14,000
$16,761
+19.72%
$2,761
Feb 6, 2023
$16.96
$14,500
$19,376
+33.62%
$4,876
Mar 6, 2023
$16.37
$15,000
$19,202
+28.01%
$4,202
Apr 6, 2023
$11.40
$15,500
$13,872
-10.50%
$-1,628
May 8, 2023
$14.98
$16,000
$18,728
+17.05%
$2,728
Jun 6, 2023
$16.26
$16,500
$20,828
+26.23%
$4,328
Jul 6, 2023
$7.89
$17,000
$10,607
-37.61%
$-6,393
Aug 7, 2023
$5.00
$17,500
$7,222
-58.73%
$-10,278
Sep 6, 2023
$6.03
$18,000
$9,209
-48.84%
$-8,791
Oct 6, 2023
$4.96
$18,500
$8,075
-56.35%
$-10,425
Nov 6, 2023
$5.10
$19,000
$8,803
-53.67%
$-10,197
Dec 6, 2023
$6.40
$19,500
$11,547
-40.78%
$-7,953
Jan 8, 2024
$7.62
$20,000
$14,248
-28.76%
$-5,752
Feb 6, 2024
$10.64
$20,500
$20,395
-0.51%
$-105
Mar 6, 2024
$15.41
$21,000
$30,038
+43.04%
$9,038
Apr 8, 2024
$12.36
$21,500
$24,593
+14.39%
$3,093
May 6, 2024
$13.95
$22,000
$28,257
+28.44%
$6,257
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PEPG
Investing $500 per month in PepGen Inc. (PEPG) over the past 4 years would be worth approximately $12K today. That's -65.4% total return on $34K invested, with a -23.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).