Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SCSC 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+30.3%
Final Value$62.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+21.8%
Final Value$58.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+14.9%
Final Value$55.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap15.4 pp
Your timing vs best-8.6%
Your timing vs worst+6.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 3.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$32K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$70K~1.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$166K~1.4x 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~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.2x your money
20 Years~1.4x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$168 est. gain
$6K+$482 est. gain
$14K+$2K est. gain
$33K+$9K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$420 est. gain
$16K+$1K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$83K+$23K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$841 est. gain
$32K+$2K est. gain
$70K+$10K est. gain
$166K+$46K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$38K+$2K est. gain
$65K+$5K est. gain
$141K+$21K est. gain
$332K+$92K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 3.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$36.78
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$35.24
$10,500
$10,081
-3.99%
$-419
Mar 2, 2020
$29.22
$11,000
$8,859
-19.46%
$-2,141
Apr 2, 2020
$20.70
$11,500
$6,776
-41.08%
$-4,724
May 4, 2020
$25.12
$12,000
$8,723
-27.31%
$-3,277
Jun 2, 2020
$24.87
$12,500
$9,136
-26.91%
$-3,364
Jul 2, 2020
$23.21
$13,000
$9,026
-30.57%
$-3,974
Aug 3, 2020
$23.44
$13,500
$9,616
-28.77%
$-3,884
Sep 2, 2020
$22.24
$14,000
$9,623
-31.26%
$-4,377
Oct 2, 2020
$20.10
$14,500
$9,197
-36.57%
$-5,303
Nov 2, 2020
$20.44
$15,000
$9,853
-34.31%
$-5,147
Dec 2, 2020
$25.72
$15,500
$12,898
-16.79%
$-2,602
Jan 4, 2021
$26.71
$16,000
$13,895
-13.16%
$-2,105
Feb 2, 2021
$26.56
$16,500
$14,317
-13.23%
$-2,183
Mar 2, 2021
$29.53
$17,000
$16,418
-3.43%
$-582
Apr 5, 2021
$31.04
$17,500
$17,757
+1.47%
$257
May 3, 2021
$31.13
$18,000
$18,308
+1.71%
$308
Jun 2, 2021
$28.72
$18,500
$17,391
-5.99%
$-1,109
Jul 2, 2021
$27.61
$19,000
$17,219
-9.37%
$-1,781
Aug 2, 2021
$27.14
$19,500
$17,426
-10.64%
$-2,074
Sep 2, 2021
$36.76
$20,000
$24,103
+20.51%
$4,103
Oct 4, 2021
$35.79
$20,500
$23,967
+16.91%
$3,467
Nov 2, 2021
$37.86
$21,000
$25,853
+23.11%
$4,853
Dec 2, 2021
$32.07
$21,500
$22,399
+4.18%
$899
Jan 3, 2022
$35.59
$22,000
$25,358
+15.26%
$3,358
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SCSC
Investing $500 per month in ScanSource, Inc. (SCSC) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $58K today. That's +21.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).