Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in TSLA 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+376.7%
Final Value$228.8K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+350.8%
Final Value$216.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+326.7%
Final Value$204.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap50.0 pp
Your timing vs best-25.9%
Your timing vs worst+24.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 26.8%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$26K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$57K~1.9x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$244K~4.1x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$2.9M~23.9x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.4x your money
5 Years~1.9x your money
10 Years~4.1x your money
20 Years~23.9x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$2K est. gain
$11K+$5K est. gain
$49K+$37K est. gain
$574K+$550K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$29K+$14K est. gain
$122K+$92K est. gain
$1.4M+$1.4M est. gain
$500/mo
$26K+$8K est. gain
$57K+$27K est. gain
$244K+$184K est. gain
$2.9M+$2.7M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$52K+$16K est. gain
$114K+$54K est. gain
$488K+$368K est. gain
$5.7M+$5.5M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 26.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$28.68
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$52.00
$10,500
$18,631
+77.44%
$8,131
Mar 2, 2020
$49.57
$11,000
$18,260
+66.00%
$7,260
Apr 2, 2020
$30.30
$11,500
$11,662
+1.41%
$162
May 4, 2020
$50.75
$12,000
$20,033
+66.94%
$8,033
Jun 2, 2020
$58.77
$12,500
$23,698
+89.59%
$11,198
Jul 2, 2020
$80.58
$13,000
$32,993
+153.79%
$19,993
Aug 3, 2020
$99.00
$13,500
$41,035
+203.96%
$27,535
Sep 2, 2020
$149.12
$14,000
$62,309
+345.07%
$48,309
Oct 2, 2020
$138.36
$14,500
$58,313
+302.16%
$43,813
Nov 2, 2020
$133.50
$15,000
$56,765
+278.43%
$41,765
Dec 2, 2020
$189.61
$15,500
$81,123
+423.38%
$65,623
Jan 4, 2021
$243.26
$16,000
$104,577
+553.61%
$88,577
Feb 2, 2021
$290.93
$16,500
$125,570
+661.03%
$109,070
Mar 2, 2021
$228.81
$17,000
$99,258
+483.87%
$82,258
Apr 5, 2021
$230.35
$17,500
$100,426
+473.87%
$82,926
May 3, 2021
$228.30
$18,000
$100,033
+455.74%
$82,033
Jun 2, 2021
$201.71
$18,500
$88,882
+380.44%
$70,382
Jul 2, 2021
$226.30
$19,000
$100,217
+427.46%
$81,217
Aug 2, 2021
$236.56
$19,500
$105,261
+439.80%
$85,761
Sep 2, 2021
$244.13
$20,000
$109,129
+445.65%
$89,129
Oct 4, 2021
$260.51
$20,500
$116,951
+470.49%
$96,451
Nov 2, 2021
$390.67
$21,000
$175,885
+737.55%
$154,885
Dec 2, 2021
$361.53
$21,500
$163,265
+659.37%
$141,765
Jan 3, 2022
$399.93
$22,000
$181,107
+723.21%
$159,107
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in TSLA
Investing $500 per month in Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $216K today. That's +350.8% total return on $48K invested, with a +26.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).