Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SKYT 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+237.0%
Final Value$136.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+196.7%
Final Value$118.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+153.1%
Final Value$102.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap83.9 pp
Your timing vs best-40.4%
Your timing vs worst+43.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 24.1%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$25K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$53K~1.8x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$211K~3.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$2.0M~16.9x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.4x your money
5 Years~1.8x your money
10 Years~3.5x your money
20 Years~16.9x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$11K+$5K est. gain
$42K+$30K est. gain
$407K+$383K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$27K+$12K est. gain
$105K+$75K est. gain
$1.0M+$957K est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$53K+$23K est. gain
$211K+$151K est. gain
$2.0M+$1.9M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$50K+$14K est. gain
$107K+$47K est. gain
$422K+$302K est. gain
$4.1M+$3.8M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 24.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
61 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Apr 21, 2021
$17.74
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
May 21, 2021
$26.61
$10,500
$15,500
+47.62%
$5,000
Jun 21, 2021
$28.02
$11,000
$16,821
+52.92%
$5,821
Jul 21, 2021
$28.86
$11,500
$17,826
+55.01%
$6,326
Aug 23, 2021
$20.59
$12,000
$13,218
+10.15%
$1,218
Sep 21, 2021
$27.04
$12,500
$17,858
+42.86%
$5,358
Oct 21, 2021
$29.85
$13,000
$20,214
+55.49%
$7,214
Nov 22, 2021
$18.82
$13,500
$13,245
-1.89%
$-255
Dec 21, 2021
$15.17
$14,000
$11,176
-20.17%
$-2,824
Jan 21, 2022
$10.78
$14,500
$8,442
-41.78%
$-6,058
Feb 22, 2022
$10.08
$15,000
$8,394
-44.04%
$-6,606
Mar 21, 2022
$10.83
$15,500
$9,518
-38.59%
$-5,982
Apr 21, 2022
$6.54
$16,000
$6,248
-60.95%
$-9,752
May 23, 2022
$4.93
$16,500
$5,210
-68.43%
$-11,290
Jun 21, 2022
$7.14
$17,000
$8,045
-52.68%
$-8,955
Jul 21, 2022
$13.16
$17,500
$15,328
-12.41%
$-2,172
Aug 22, 2022
$15.00
$18,000
$17,971
-0.16%
$-29
Sep 21, 2022
$8.02
$18,500
$10,109
-45.36%
$-8,391
Oct 21, 2022
$7.32
$19,000
$9,726
-48.81%
$-9,274
Nov 21, 2022
$9.17
$19,500
$12,685
-34.95%
$-6,815
Dec 21, 2022
$8.07
$20,000
$11,663
-41.69%
$-8,337
Jan 23, 2023
$9.43
$20,500
$14,128
-31.08%
$-6,372
Feb 21, 2023
$13.00
$21,000
$19,977
-4.87%
$-1,023
Mar 21, 2023
$11.24
$21,500
$17,773
-17.34%
$-3,727
Apr 21, 2023
$9.90
$22,000
$16,154
-26.57%
$-5,846
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SKYT
Investing $500 per month in SkyWater Technology, Inc. (SKYT) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $119K today. That's +196.7% total return on $40K invested, with a +24.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).