Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in TSEM 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+610.2%
Final Value$340.9K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+574.3%
Final Value$323.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+538.3%
Final Value$306.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap71.9 pp
Your timing vs best-35.9%
Your timing vs worst+36.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 35.1%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$29K~1.6x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$69K~2.3x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$380K~6.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$8.1M~67.3x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.6x your money
5 Years~2.3x your money
10 Years~6.3x your money
20 Years~67.3x your money
$100/mo
$6K+$2K est. gain
$14K+$8K est. gain
$76K+$64K est. gain
$1.6M+$1.6M est. gain
$250/mo
$14K+$5K est. gain
$34K+$19K est. gain
$190K+$160K est. gain
$4.0M+$4.0M est. gain
$500/mo
$29K+$11K est. gain
$69K+$39K est. gain
$380K+$320K est. gain
$8.1M+$8.0M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$58K+$22K est. gain
$138K+$78K est. gain
$759K+$639K est. gain
$16.2M+$15.9M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 35.1% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$24.61
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$22.00
$10,500
$9,439
-10.10%
$-1,061
Mar 2, 2020
$20.34
$11,000
$9,227
-16.12%
$-1,773
Apr 2, 2020
$15.63
$11,500
$7,591
-34.00%
$-3,909
May 4, 2020
$18.49
$12,000
$9,479
-21.00%
$-2,521
Jun 2, 2020
$20.09
$12,500
$10,800
-13.60%
$-1,700
Jul 2, 2020
$19.16
$13,000
$10,800
-16.92%
$-2,200
Aug 3, 2020
$21.87
$13,500
$12,827
-4.98%
$-673
Sep 2, 2020
$19.95
$14,000
$12,201
-12.85%
$-1,799
Oct 2, 2020
$18.30
$14,500
$11,692
-19.37%
$-2,808
Nov 2, 2020
$21.07
$15,000
$13,962
-6.92%
$-1,038
Dec 2, 2020
$25.66
$15,500
$17,503
+12.93%
$2,003
Jan 4, 2021
$26.00
$16,000
$18,235
+13.97%
$2,235
Feb 2, 2021
$30.75
$16,500
$22,067
+33.74%
$5,567
Mar 2, 2021
$30.30
$17,000
$22,244
+30.85%
$5,244
Apr 5, 2021
$30.13
$17,500
$22,619
+29.25%
$5,119
May 3, 2021
$28.47
$18,000
$21,873
+21.52%
$3,873
Jun 2, 2021
$27.13
$18,500
$21,343
+15.37%
$2,843
Jul 2, 2021
$29.50
$19,000
$23,708
+24.78%
$4,708
Aug 2, 2021
$29.32
$19,500
$24,063
+23.40%
$4,563
Sep 2, 2021
$29.03
$20,000
$24,325
+21.63%
$4,325
Oct 4, 2021
$29.09
$20,500
$24,875
+21.34%
$4,375
Nov 2, 2021
$34.37
$21,000
$29,890
+42.34%
$8,890
Dec 2, 2021
$37.57
$21,500
$33,173
+54.30%
$11,673
Jan 3, 2022
$40.22
$22,000
$36,013
+63.70%
$14,013
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in TSEM
Investing $500 per month in Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $324K today. That's +574.3% total return on $48K invested, with a +35.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).