Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PERI 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+10.5%
Final Value$53.1K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+3.2%
Final Value$49.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-3.4%
Final Value$46.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap13.9 pp
Your timing vs best-7.3%
Your timing vs worst+6.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 0.5%/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$62K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$126K~1.1x 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~1.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$26 est. gain
$6K+$75 est. gain
$12K+$303 est. gain
$25K+$1K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$66 est. gain
$15K+$186 est. gain
$31K+$758 est. gain
$63K+$3K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$132 est. gain
$30K+$373 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$126K+$6K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$264 est. gain
$61K+$745 est. gain
$123K+$3K est. gain
$252K+$12K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 0.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$6.50
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$7.90
$10,500
$12,654
+20.51%
$2,154
Mar 2, 2020
$7.28
$11,000
$12,161
+10.55%
$1,161
Apr 2, 2020
$4.48
$11,500
$7,984
-30.58%
$-3,516
May 4, 2020
$4.73
$12,000
$8,929
-25.59%
$-3,071
Jun 2, 2020
$5.51
$12,500
$10,901
-12.79%
$-1,599
Jul 2, 2020
$5.06
$13,000
$10,511
-19.14%
$-2,489
Aug 3, 2020
$6.25
$13,500
$13,483
-0.12%
$-17
Sep 2, 2020
$6.13
$14,000
$13,724
-1.97%
$-276
Oct 2, 2020
$6.71
$14,500
$15,523
+7.05%
$1,023
Nov 2, 2020
$7.08
$15,000
$16,879
+12.53%
$1,879
Dec 2, 2020
$7.60
$15,500
$18,618
+20.12%
$3,118
Jan 4, 2021
$12.24
$16,000
$30,486
+90.53%
$14,486
Feb 2, 2021
$15.23
$16,500
$38,433
+132.92%
$21,933
Mar 2, 2021
$25.69
$17,000
$65,328
+284.28%
$48,328
Apr 5, 2021
$18.46
$17,500
$47,443
+171.10%
$29,943
May 3, 2021
$17.62
$18,000
$45,784
+154.36%
$27,784
Jun 2, 2021
$15.93
$18,500
$41,893
+126.45%
$23,393
Jul 2, 2021
$20.24
$19,000
$53,727
+182.77%
$34,727
Aug 2, 2021
$18.59
$19,500
$49,847
+155.63%
$30,347
Sep 2, 2021
$21.31
$20,000
$57,640
+188.20%
$37,640
Oct 4, 2021
$19.00
$20,500
$51,892
+153.13%
$31,392
Nov 2, 2021
$28.60
$21,000
$78,611
+274.34%
$57,611
Dec 2, 2021
$23.59
$21,500
$65,341
+203.91%
$43,841
Jan 3, 2022
$23.99
$22,000
$66,949
+204.31%
$44,949
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PERI
Investing $500 per month in Perion Network Ltd. (PERI) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $50K today. That's +3.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).