Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SPRO 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+16.7%
Final Value$56.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+3.4%
Final Value$49.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-10.0%
Final Value$43.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap26.7 pp
Your timing vs best-13.3%
Your timing vs worst+13.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 0.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$62K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$127K~1.1x 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~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.1x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$28 est. gain
$6K+$78 est. gain
$12K+$319 est. gain
$25K+$1K est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$70 est. gain
$15K+$196 est. gain
$31K+$799 est. gain
$63K+$3K est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$139 est. gain
$30K+$392 est. gain
$62K+$2K est. gain
$127K+$7K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$278 est. gain
$61K+$785 est. gain
$123K+$3K est. gain
$253K+$13K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 0.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$9.87
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$9.34
$10,500
$9,963
-5.11%
$-537
Mar 2, 2020
$9.22
$11,000
$10,335
-6.05%
$-665
Apr 2, 2020
$7.30
$11,500
$8,683
-24.50%
$-2,817
May 4, 2020
$12.03
$12,000
$14,809
+23.41%
$2,809
Jun 2, 2020
$13.00
$12,500
$16,503
+32.02%
$4,003
Jul 2, 2020
$13.37
$13,000
$17,473
+34.40%
$4,473
Aug 3, 2020
$12.47
$13,500
$16,796
+24.42%
$3,296
Sep 2, 2020
$9.35
$14,000
$13,094
-6.47%
$-906
Oct 2, 2020
$12.06
$14,500
$17,389
+19.92%
$2,889
Nov 2, 2020
$13.10
$15,000
$19,389
+29.26%
$4,389
Dec 2, 2020
$17.28
$15,500
$26,075
+68.23%
$10,575
Jan 4, 2021
$17.93
$16,000
$27,556
+72.23%
$11,556
Feb 2, 2021
$19.00
$16,500
$29,701
+80.00%
$13,201
Mar 2, 2021
$17.91
$17,000
$28,497
+67.63%
$11,497
Apr 5, 2021
$14.30
$17,500
$23,253
+32.87%
$5,753
May 3, 2021
$13.86
$18,000
$23,037
+27.99%
$5,037
Jun 2, 2021
$14.73
$18,500
$24,983
+35.05%
$6,483
Jul 2, 2021
$15.79
$19,000
$27,281
+43.59%
$8,281
Aug 2, 2021
$13.82
$19,500
$24,378
+25.01%
$4,878
Sep 2, 2021
$18.49
$20,000
$33,115
+65.58%
$13,115
Oct 4, 2021
$18.08
$20,500
$32,881
+60.39%
$12,381
Nov 2, 2021
$17.55
$21,000
$32,417
+54.37%
$11,417
Dec 2, 2021
$14.05
$21,500
$26,452
+23.03%
$4,952
Jan 3, 2022
$15.15
$22,000
$29,023
+31.92%
$7,023
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SPRO
Investing $500 per month in Spero Therapeutics, Inc. (SPRO) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $50K today. That's +3.4% total return on $48K invested, with a +0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).