Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in SUN 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+156.2%
Final Value$123.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+144.2%
Final Value$117.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+133.6%
Final Value$112.1K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap22.7 pp
Your timing vs best-12.1%
Your timing vs worst+10.6%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 15.1%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$43K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$131K~2.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$665K~5.5x 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~1.4x your money
10 Years~2.2x your money
20 Years~5.5x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$853 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$14K est. gain
$133K+$109K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$22K+$7K est. gain
$65K+$35K est. gain
$333K+$273K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$43K+$13K est. gain
$131K+$71K est. gain
$665K+$545K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$45K+$9K est. gain
$87K+$27K est. gain
$262K+$142K est. gain
$1.3M+$1.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 15.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$30.82
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$31.62
$10,500
$10,760
+2.47%
$260
Mar 2, 2020
$28.41
$11,000
$10,422
-5.26%
$-578
Apr 2, 2020
$14.81
$11,500
$5,933
-48.41%
$-5,567
May 4, 2020
$24.44
$12,000
$10,291
-14.24%
$-1,709
Jun 2, 2020
$26.37
$12,500
$11,994
-4.05%
$-506
Jul 2, 2020
$23.27
$13,000
$11,084
-14.74%
$-1,916
Aug 3, 2020
$25.88
$13,500
$12,827
-4.98%
$-673
Sep 2, 2020
$26.18
$14,000
$13,884
-0.83%
$-116
Oct 2, 2020
$24.51
$14,500
$13,498
-6.91%
$-1,002
Nov 2, 2020
$25.46
$15,000
$14,521
-3.19%
$-479
Dec 2, 2020
$28.16
$15,500
$17,071
+10.14%
$1,571
Jan 4, 2021
$28.61
$16,000
$17,844
+11.53%
$1,844
Feb 2, 2021
$31.98
$16,500
$20,446
+23.92%
$3,946
Mar 2, 2021
$31.56
$17,000
$21,193
+24.66%
$4,193
Apr 5, 2021
$32.52
$17,500
$22,337
+27.64%
$4,837
May 3, 2021
$35.66
$18,000
$24,994
+38.86%
$6,994
Jun 2, 2021
$36.24
$18,500
$26,491
+43.20%
$7,991
Jul 2, 2021
$38.08
$19,000
$28,336
+49.14%
$9,336
Aug 2, 2021
$38.07
$19,500
$28,829
+47.84%
$9,329
Sep 2, 2021
$37.26
$20,000
$29,337
+46.69%
$9,337
Oct 4, 2021
$38.00
$20,500
$30,420
+48.39%
$9,920
Nov 2, 2021
$41.60
$21,000
$33,802
+60.96%
$12,802
Dec 2, 2021
$38.31
$21,500
$32,269
+50.09%
$10,769
Jan 3, 2022
$41.10
$22,000
$35,120
+59.63%
$13,120
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in SUN
Investing $500 per month in Sunoco LP (SUN) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $117K today. That's +144.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +15.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $23K from reinvested dividends.