Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in TSAT 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+242.0%
Final Value$164.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+204.7%
Final Value$146.2K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+172.0%
Final Value$130.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap70.0 pp
Your timing vs best-37.3%
Your timing vs worst+32.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 19.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$48K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$163K~2.7x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.1M~9.2x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.7x your money
20 Years~9.2x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$33K+$21K est. gain
$221K+$197K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$81K+$51K est. gain
$552K+$492K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$163K+$103K est. gain
$1.1M+$984K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$47K+$11K est. gain
$95K+$35K est. gain
$325K+$205K est. gain
$2.2M+$2.0M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 19.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$32.64
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$32.31
$10,500
$10,399
-0.96%
$-101
Mar 2, 2020
$31.40
$11,000
$10,606
-3.58%
$-394
Apr 2, 2020
$15.00
$11,500
$5,567
-51.60%
$-5,933
May 4, 2020
$22.49
$12,000
$8,846
-26.28%
$-3,154
Jun 2, 2020
$18.71
$12,500
$10,109
-19.13%
$-2,391
Jul 2, 2020
$19.66
$13,000
$11,123
-14.44%
$-1,877
Aug 3, 2020
$20.10
$13,500
$11,871
-12.06%
$-1,629
Sep 2, 2020
$24.28
$14,000
$14,840
+6.00%
$840
Oct 2, 2020
$18.29
$14,500
$11,679
-19.45%
$-2,821
Nov 2, 2020
$17.08
$15,000
$11,406
-23.96%
$-3,594
Dec 2, 2020
$22.68
$15,500
$15,646
+0.94%
$146
Jan 4, 2021
$20.50
$16,000
$15,654
-2.16%
$-346
Feb 2, 2021
$26.35
$16,500
$20,621
+24.98%
$4,121
Mar 2, 2021
$47.65
$17,000
$37,790
+122.29%
$20,790
Apr 5, 2021
$39.18
$17,500
$31,573
+80.42%
$14,073
May 3, 2021
$41.49
$18,000
$33,934
+88.52%
$15,934
Jun 2, 2021
$37.54
$18,500
$31,204
+68.67%
$12,704
Jul 2, 2021
$39.18
$19,000
$33,067
+74.04%
$14,067
Aug 2, 2021
$35.60
$19,500
$30,545
+56.64%
$11,045
Sep 2, 2021
$43.99
$20,000
$38,244
+91.22%
$18,244
Oct 4, 2021
$43.73
$20,500
$38,518
+87.89%
$18,018
Nov 2, 2021
$52.21
$21,000
$46,487
+121.37%
$25,487
Dec 2, 2021
$27.57
$21,500
$25,048
+16.50%
$3,548
Jan 3, 2022
$30.11
$22,000
$27,856
+26.62%
$5,856
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in TSAT
Investing $500 per month in Telesat Corporation (TSAT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $146K today. That's +204.7% total return on $48K invested, with a +19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $3K from reinvested dividends.