Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SOR 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+61.7%
Final Value$77.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+57.9%
Final Value$75.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+54.9%
Final Value$74.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap6.8 pp
Your timing vs best-3.8%
Your timing vs worst+3.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 7.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$36K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$88K~1.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$268K~2.2x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.5x your money
20 Years~2.2x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$406 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$6K est. gain
$54K+$30K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$44K+$14K est. gain
$134K+$74K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$36K+$6K est. gain
$88K+$28K est. gain
$268K+$148K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$40K+$4K est. gain
$72K+$12K est. gain
$175K+$55K est. gain
$535K+$295K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 7.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$39.00
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$38.99
$10,500
$10,497
-0.02%
$-3
Mar 2, 2020
$37.33
$11,000
$10,618
-3.47%
$-382
Apr 2, 2020
$29.27
$11,500
$8,826
-23.25%
$-2,674
May 4, 2020
$31.50
$12,000
$9,998
-16.68%
$-2,002
Jun 2, 2020
$33.17
$12,500
$11,108
-11.13%
$-1,392
Jul 2, 2020
$33.54
$13,000
$11,732
-9.75%
$-1,268
Aug 3, 2020
$35.97
$13,500
$13,082
-3.09%
$-418
Sep 2, 2020
$37.50
$14,000
$14,231
+1.65%
$231
Oct 2, 2020
$37.04
$14,500
$14,557
+0.39%
$57
Nov 2, 2020
$36.26
$15,000
$14,750
-1.67%
$-250
Dec 2, 2020
$39.67
$15,500
$17,007
+9.72%
$1,507
Jan 4, 2021
$39.84
$16,000
$17,580
+9.88%
$1,580
Feb 2, 2021
$40.93
$16,500
$18,598
+12.71%
$2,098
Mar 2, 2021
$42.71
$17,000
$19,945
+17.32%
$2,945
Apr 5, 2021
$44.08
$17,500
$21,172
+20.98%
$3,672
May 3, 2021
$44.96
$18,000
$22,184
+23.25%
$4,184
Jun 2, 2021
$45.46
$18,500
$23,023
+24.45%
$4,523
Jul 2, 2021
$45.74
$19,000
$23,760
+25.05%
$4,760
Aug 2, 2021
$45.41
$19,500
$24,185
+24.02%
$4,685
Sep 2, 2021
$46.25
$20,000
$25,232
+26.16%
$5,232
Oct 4, 2021
$44.87
$20,500
$25,079
+22.34%
$4,579
Nov 2, 2021
$46.19
$21,000
$26,421
+25.82%
$5,421
Dec 2, 2021
$45.74
$21,500
$26,767
+24.50%
$5,267
Jan 3, 2022
$43.92
$22,000
$27,875
+26.70%
$5,875
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SOR
Investing $500 per month in Source Capital, Inc. (SOR) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $76K today. That's +57.9% total return on $48K invested, with a +7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $19K from reinvested dividends.