Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SNPS 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+102.0%
Final Value$97.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+93.7%
Final Value$93.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+85.1%
Final Value$88.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap16.9 pp
Your timing vs best-8.3%
Your timing vs worst+8.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 11.0%/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$105K~1.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$404K~3.4x 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~3.4x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$608 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$9K est. gain
$81K+$57K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$20K+$5K est. gain
$53K+$23K est. gain
$202K+$142K est. gain
$500/mo
$21K+$3K est. gain
$39K+$9K est. gain
$105K+$45K est. gain
$404K+$284K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$42K+$6K est. gain
$78K+$18K est. gain
$210K+$90K est. gain
$808K+$568K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 11.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$142.87
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$150.26
$10,500
$11,017
+4.93%
$517
Mar 2, 2020
$141.63
$11,000
$10,884
-1.05%
$-116
Apr 2, 2020
$128.65
$11,500
$10,387
-9.68%
$-1,113
May 4, 2020
$151.08
$12,000
$12,698
+5.82%
$698
Jun 2, 2020
$183.02
$12,500
$15,882
+27.06%
$3,382
Jul 2, 2020
$197.58
$13,000
$17,646
+35.74%
$4,646
Aug 3, 2020
$202.80
$13,500
$18,612
+37.87%
$5,112
Sep 2, 2020
$229.36
$14,000
$21,550
+53.93%
$7,550
Oct 2, 2020
$212.05
$14,500
$20,423
+40.85%
$5,923
Nov 2, 2020
$215.78
$15,000
$21,283
+41.88%
$6,283
Dec 2, 2020
$224.72
$15,500
$22,664
+46.22%
$7,164
Jan 4, 2021
$254.70
$16,000
$26,188
+63.67%
$10,188
Feb 2, 2021
$269.76
$16,500
$28,236
+71.13%
$11,736
Mar 2, 2021
$247.87
$17,000
$26,445
+55.56%
$9,445
Apr 5, 2021
$260.11
$17,500
$28,251
+61.43%
$10,751
May 3, 2021
$244.81
$18,000
$27,089
+50.50%
$9,089
Jun 2, 2021
$253.05
$18,500
$28,501
+54.06%
$10,001
Jul 2, 2021
$279.16
$19,000
$31,942
+68.11%
$12,942
Aug 2, 2021
$287.61
$19,500
$33,409
+71.33%
$13,909
Sep 2, 2021
$337.74
$20,000
$39,732
+98.66%
$19,732
Oct 4, 2021
$289.25
$20,500
$34,527
+68.43%
$14,027
Nov 2, 2021
$333.19
$21,000
$40,272
+91.77%
$19,272
Dec 2, 2021
$349.67
$21,500
$42,764
+98.90%
$21,264
Jan 3, 2022
$361.10
$22,000
$44,662
+103.01%
$22,662
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SNPS
Investing $500 per month in Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $93K today. That's +93.7% total return on $48K invested, with a +11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).