Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in TCRX 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-53.4%
Final Value$18.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-60.0%
Final Value$15.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-64.8%
Final Value$13.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap11.5 pp
Your timing vs best-6.6%
Your timing vs worst+4.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -17.3%/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$60K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$120K~1.0x 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~1.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$0 est. gain
$6K+$0 est. gain
$12K+$0 est. gain
$24K+$0 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$0 est. gain
$15K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$240K+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -17.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
58 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jul 16, 2021
$10.50
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Aug 16, 2021
$11.25
$10,500
$11,214
+6.80%
$714
Sep 16, 2021
$6.73
$11,000
$7,209
-34.47%
$-3,791
Oct 18, 2021
$6.54
$11,500
$7,505
-34.74%
$-3,995
Nov 16, 2021
$8.51
$12,000
$10,266
-14.45%
$-1,734
Dec 16, 2021
$4.74
$12,500
$6,218
-50.26%
$-6,282
Jan 18, 2022
$4.85
$13,000
$6,862
-47.21%
$-6,138
Feb 16, 2022
$5.18
$13,500
$7,829
-42.01%
$-5,671
Mar 16, 2022
$3.49
$14,000
$5,775
-58.75%
$-8,225
Apr 18, 2022
$2.50
$14,500
$4,637
-68.02%
$-9,863
May 16, 2022
$2.76
$15,000
$5,619
-62.54%
$-9,381
Jun 16, 2022
$3.18
$15,500
$6,974
-55.01%
$-8,526
Jul 18, 2022
$3.41
$16,000
$7,978
-50.13%
$-8,022
Aug 16, 2022
$3.15
$16,500
$7,870
-52.30%
$-8,630
Sep 16, 2022
$2.92
$17,000
$7,795
-54.14%
$-9,205
Oct 17, 2022
$3.18
$17,500
$8,990
-48.63%
$-8,510
Nov 16, 2022
$2.86
$18,000
$8,585
-52.31%
$-9,415
Dec 16, 2022
$1.89
$18,500
$6,173
-66.63%
$-12,327
Jan 17, 2023
$2.26
$19,000
$7,882
-58.52%
$-11,118
Feb 16, 2023
$2.72
$19,500
$9,986
-48.79%
$-9,514
Mar 16, 2023
$2.77
$20,000
$10,670
-46.65%
$-9,330
Apr 17, 2023
$2.02
$20,500
$8,281
-59.61%
$-12,219
May 16, 2023
$3.99
$21,000
$16,857
-19.73%
$-4,143
Jun 16, 2023
$2.71
$21,500
$11,949
-44.42%
$-9,551
Jul 17, 2023
$2.15
$22,000
$9,980
-54.64%
$-12,020
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in TCRX
Investing $500 per month in TScan Therapeutics, Inc. (TCRX) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $15K today. That's -60.0% total return on $39K invested, with a -17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).