Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PRPO 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+128.6%
Final Value$109.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+102.7%
Final Value$97.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+80.2%
Final Value$86.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap48.4 pp
Your timing vs best-25.9%
Your timing vs worst+22.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 11.8%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$21K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$40K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$110K~1.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$444K~3.7x 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~1.3x your money
10 Years~1.8x your money
20 Years~3.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$654 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$22K+$10K est. gain
$89K+$65K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$20K+$5K est. gain
$55K+$25K est. gain
$222K+$162K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$40K+$10K est. gain
$110K+$50K est. gain
$444K+$324K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$43K+$7K est. gain
$80K+$20K est. gain
$219K+$99K est. gain
$887K+$647K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 11.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$39.80
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$38.00
$10,500
$10,048
-4.31%
$-452
Mar 2, 2020
$32.00
$11,000
$8,961
-18.53%
$-2,039
Apr 2, 2020
$12.64
$11,500
$4,040
-64.87%
$-7,460
May 4, 2020
$14.06
$12,000
$4,994
-58.39%
$-7,006
Jun 2, 2020
$20.80
$12,500
$7,887
-36.90%
$-4,613
Jul 2, 2020
$26.00
$13,000
$10,359
-20.31%
$-2,641
Aug 3, 2020
$63.40
$13,500
$25,760
+90.82%
$12,260
Sep 2, 2020
$42.60
$14,000
$17,809
+27.21%
$3,809
Oct 2, 2020
$52.80
$14,500
$22,573
+55.68%
$8,073
Nov 2, 2020
$41.40
$15,000
$18,199
+21.33%
$3,199
Dec 2, 2020
$43.80
$15,500
$19,754
+27.45%
$4,254
Jan 4, 2021
$42.00
$16,000
$19,443
+21.52%
$3,443
Feb 2, 2021
$56.60
$16,500
$26,701
+61.83%
$10,201
Mar 2, 2021
$50.20
$17,000
$24,182
+42.25%
$7,182
Apr 5, 2021
$47.40
$17,500
$23,333
+33.33%
$5,833
May 3, 2021
$99.00
$18,000
$49,234
+173.52%
$31,234
Jun 2, 2021
$67.20
$18,500
$33,919
+83.35%
$15,419
Jul 2, 2021
$70.80
$19,000
$36,236
+90.72%
$17,236
Aug 2, 2021
$62.00
$19,500
$32,232
+65.29%
$12,732
Sep 2, 2021
$68.00
$20,000
$35,852
+79.26%
$15,852
Oct 4, 2021
$53.60
$20,500
$28,760
+40.29%
$8,260
Nov 2, 2021
$49.80
$21,000
$27,221
+29.62%
$6,221
Dec 2, 2021
$37.80
$21,500
$21,161
-1.57%
$-339
Jan 3, 2022
$34.20
$22,000
$19,646
-10.70%
$-2,354
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PRPO
Investing $500 per month in Precipio, Inc. (PRPO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $97K today. That's +102.7% total return on $48K invested, with a +11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).