Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in PUMP 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+115.2%
Final Value$103.3K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+88.6%
Final Value$90.5K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+68.3%
Final Value$80.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap46.9 pp
Your timing vs best-26.6%
Your timing vs worst+20.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 10.5%/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$39K~1.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$103K~1.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$382K~3.2x 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~1.7x your money
20 Years~3.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$581 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$9K est. gain
$76K+$52K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$4K est. gain
$51K+$21K est. gain
$191K+$131K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$103K+$43K est. gain
$382K+$262K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$42K+$6K est. gain
$78K+$18K est. gain
$205K+$85K est. gain
$764K+$524K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 10.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$11.02
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$9.29
$10,500
$8,930
-14.95%
$-1,570
Mar 2, 2020
$8.85
$11,000
$9,007
-18.12%
$-1,993
Apr 2, 2020
$2.81
$11,500
$3,360
-70.78%
$-8,140
May 4, 2020
$4.08
$12,000
$5,378
-55.18%
$-6,622
Jun 2, 2020
$4.82
$12,500
$6,854
-45.17%
$-5,646
Jul 2, 2020
$4.90
$13,000
$7,468
-42.56%
$-5,532
Aug 3, 2020
$5.53
$13,500
$8,928
-33.87%
$-4,572
Sep 2, 2020
$6.27
$14,000
$10,623
-24.12%
$-3,377
Oct 2, 2020
$4.05
$14,500
$7,361
-49.23%
$-7,139
Nov 2, 2020
$4.18
$15,000
$8,098
-46.02%
$-6,902
Dec 2, 2020
$6.26
$15,500
$12,627
-18.53%
$-2,873
Jan 4, 2021
$7.57
$16,000
$15,770
-1.44%
$-230
Feb 2, 2021
$8.15
$16,500
$17,478
+5.93%
$978
Mar 2, 2021
$11.32
$17,000
$24,776
+45.74%
$7,776
Apr 5, 2021
$10.90
$17,500
$24,357
+39.18%
$6,857
May 3, 2021
$10.72
$18,000
$24,455
+35.86%
$6,455
Jun 2, 2021
$11.37
$18,500
$26,437
+42.90%
$7,937
Jul 2, 2021
$9.48
$19,000
$22,543
+18.65%
$3,543
Aug 2, 2021
$7.58
$19,500
$18,525
-5.00%
$-975
Sep 2, 2021
$7.84
$20,000
$19,660
-1.70%
$-340
Oct 4, 2021
$9.86
$20,500
$25,226
+23.05%
$4,726
Nov 2, 2021
$9.58
$21,000
$25,009
+19.09%
$4,009
Dec 2, 2021
$8.35
$21,500
$22,298
+3.71%
$798
Jan 3, 2022
$8.69
$22,000
$23,706
+7.76%
$1,706
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in PUMP
Investing $500 per month in ProPetro Holding Corp. (PUMP) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $91K today. That's +88.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).