Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PKX 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+85.0%
Final Value$88.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+74.9%
Final Value$84.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+64.9%
Final Value$79.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap20.1 pp
Your timing vs best-10.1%
Your timing vs worst+10.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 9.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$38K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$96K~1.6x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$328K~2.7x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.6x your money
20 Years~2.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$506 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$19K+$7K est. gain
$66K+$42K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$164K+$104K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$38K+$8K est. gain
$96K+$36K est. gain
$328K+$208K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$41K+$5K est. gain
$75K+$15K est. gain
$192K+$72K est. gain
$656K+$416K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 9.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$51.21
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$44.60
$10,500
$9,209
-12.29%
$-1,291
Mar 2, 2020
$40.51
$11,000
$8,865
-19.41%
$-2,135
Apr 2, 2020
$31.95
$11,500
$7,558
-34.28%
$-3,942
May 4, 2020
$36.23
$12,000
$9,070
-24.42%
$-2,930
Jun 2, 2020
$39.25
$12,500
$10,326
-17.39%
$-2,174
Jul 2, 2020
$38.14
$13,000
$10,562
-18.75%
$-2,438
Aug 3, 2020
$40.38
$13,500
$11,683
-13.46%
$-1,817
Sep 2, 2020
$39.46
$14,000
$11,917
-14.88%
$-2,083
Oct 2, 2020
$42.17
$14,500
$13,338
-8.01%
$-1,162
Nov 2, 2020
$47.86
$15,000
$15,638
+4.25%
$638
Dec 2, 2020
$56.98
$15,500
$19,118
+23.34%
$3,618
Jan 4, 2021
$62.39
$16,000
$21,771
+36.07%
$5,771
Feb 2, 2021
$59.16
$16,500
$21,143
+28.14%
$4,643
Mar 2, 2021
$63.76
$17,000
$23,287
+36.98%
$6,287
Apr 5, 2021
$74.91
$17,500
$28,118
+60.68%
$10,618
May 3, 2021
$83.02
$18,000
$31,663
+75.90%
$13,663
Jun 2, 2021
$79.32
$18,500
$30,751
+66.22%
$12,251
Jul 2, 2021
$76.38
$19,000
$30,443
+60.23%
$11,443
Aug 2, 2021
$77.15
$19,500
$31,250
+60.26%
$11,750
Sep 2, 2021
$73.81
$20,000
$30,397
+51.99%
$10,397
Oct 4, 2021
$68.30
$20,500
$29,052
+41.72%
$8,552
Nov 2, 2021
$63.28
$21,000
$27,416
+30.55%
$6,416
Dec 2, 2021
$60.15
$21,500
$26,560
+23.54%
$5,060
Jan 3, 2022
$58.98
$22,000
$26,997
+22.71%
$4,997
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PKX
Investing $500 per month in POSCO Holdings Inc. (PKX) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $84K today. That's +74.9% total return on $48K invested, with a +9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $7K from reinvested dividends.