Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PUBM 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-34.2%
Final Value$28.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-39.9%
Final Value$25.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-45.1%
Final Value$23.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap10.9 pp
Your timing vs best-5.7%
Your timing vs worst+5.2%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -9.0%/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+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -9.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
65 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Dec 9, 2020
$29.45
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jan 11, 2021
$25.70
$10,500
$9,227
-12.13%
$-1,273
Feb 9, 2021
$49.30
$11,000
$18,199
+65.45%
$7,199
Mar 9, 2021
$50.20
$11,500
$19,032
+65.49%
$7,532
Apr 9, 2021
$57.12
$12,000
$22,155
+84.63%
$10,155
May 10, 2021
$36.99
$12,500
$14,847
+18.78%
$2,347
Jun 9, 2021
$32.13
$13,000
$13,397
+3.05%
$397
Jul 9, 2021
$35.41
$13,500
$15,264
+13.07%
$1,764
Aug 9, 2021
$31.41
$14,000
$14,040
+0.28%
$40
Sep 9, 2021
$28.99
$14,500
$13,458
-7.19%
$-1,042
Oct 11, 2021
$22.79
$15,000
$11,080
-26.13%
$-3,920
Nov 9, 2021
$32.11
$15,500
$16,111
+3.94%
$611
Dec 9, 2021
$38.66
$16,000
$19,897
+24.36%
$3,897
Jan 10, 2022
$27.24
$16,500
$14,520
-12.00%
$-1,980
Feb 9, 2022
$29.00
$17,000
$15,958
-6.13%
$-1,042
Mar 9, 2022
$21.64
$17,500
$12,408
-29.10%
$-5,092
Apr 11, 2022
$24.72
$18,000
$14,674
-18.48%
$-3,326
May 9, 2022
$19.00
$18,500
$11,779
-36.33%
$-6,721
Jun 9, 2022
$19.47
$19,000
$12,570
-33.84%
$-6,430
Jul 11, 2022
$16.03
$19,500
$10,849
-44.36%
$-8,651
Aug 9, 2022
$21.98
$20,000
$15,376
-23.12%
$-4,624
Sep 9, 2022
$19.04
$20,500
$13,819
-32.59%
$-6,681
Oct 10, 2022
$17.82
$21,000
$13,434
-36.03%
$-7,566
Nov 9, 2022
$13.86
$21,500
$10,949
-49.08%
$-10,551
Dec 9, 2022
$13.41
$22,000
$11,093
-49.58%
$-10,907
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PUBM
Investing $500 per month in PubMatic, Inc. (PUBM) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $25K today. That's -39.9% total return on $42K invested, with a -9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).