Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PRE 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+51.8%
Final Value$59.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+32.2%
Final Value$50.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+14.1%
Final Value$44.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap37.7 pp
Your timing vs best-19.6%
Your timing vs worst+18.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 6.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$35K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$81K~1.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$227K~1.9x 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~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.4x your money
20 Years~1.9x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$324 est. gain
$7K+$948 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$45K+$21K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$810 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$41K+$11K est. gain
$113K+$53K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$81K+$21K est. gain
$227K+$107K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$69K+$9K est. gain
$162K+$42K est. gain
$453K+$213K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 6.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
58 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jul 19, 2021
$113.95
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Aug 19, 2021
$111.86
$10,500
$10,317
-1.75%
$-183
Sep 20, 2021
$114.30
$11,000
$11,042
+0.38%
$42
Oct 19, 2021
$114.88
$11,500
$11,598
+0.85%
$98
Nov 19, 2021
$115.12
$12,000
$12,122
+1.02%
$122
Dec 20, 2021
$115.47
$12,500
$12,659
+1.27%
$159
Jan 19, 2022
$115.00
$13,000
$13,107
+0.82%
$107
Feb 22, 2022
$115.47
$13,500
$13,661
+1.19%
$161
Mar 21, 2022
$114.88
$14,000
$14,091
+0.65%
$91
Apr 19, 2022
$115.81
$14,500
$14,705
+1.41%
$205
May 19, 2022
$84.45
$15,000
$11,223
-25.18%
$-3,777
Jun 21, 2022
$63.15
$15,500
$8,892
-42.63%
$-6,608
Jul 19, 2022
$59.25
$16,000
$8,843
-44.73%
$-7,157
Aug 19, 2022
$58.65
$16,500
$9,254
-43.92%
$-7,246
Sep 19, 2022
$54.75
$17,000
$9,138
-46.25%
$-7,862
Oct 19, 2022
$52.65
$17,500
$9,288
-46.93%
$-8,212
Nov 21, 2022
$34.20
$18,000
$6,533
-63.70%
$-11,467
Dec 19, 2022
$36.00
$18,500
$7,377
-60.12%
$-11,123
Jan 19, 2023
$23.10
$19,000
$5,234
-72.45%
$-13,766
Feb 21, 2023
$15.00
$19,500
$3,898
-80.01%
$-15,602
Mar 20, 2023
$12.00
$20,000
$3,619
-81.91%
$-16,381
Apr 19, 2023
$12.23
$20,500
$4,188
-79.57%
$-16,312
May 19, 2023
$13.79
$21,000
$5,222
-75.13%
$-15,778
Jun 20, 2023
$12.68
$21,500
$5,302
-75.34%
$-16,198
Jul 19, 2023
$12.60
$22,000
$5,768
-73.78%
$-16,232
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PRE
Investing $500 per month in Prenetics Global Limited (PRE) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $51K today. That's +32.2% total return on $39K invested, with a +6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).