Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in UNIT 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+38.5%
Final Value$66.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+26.7%
Final Value$60.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+17.7%
Final Value$56.5K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap20.8 pp
Your timing vs best-11.8%
Your timing vs worst+9.0%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 3.8%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$19K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$33K~1.1x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$73K~1.2x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$178K~1.5x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.1x your money
5 Years~1.1x your money
10 Years~1.2x your money
20 Years~1.5x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$203 est. gain
$7K+$586 est. gain
$15K+$3K est. gain
$36K+$12K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$509 est. gain
$16K+$1K est. gain
$36K+$6K est. gain
$89K+$29K est. gain
$500/mo
$19K+$1K est. gain
$33K+$3K est. gain
$73K+$13K est. gain
$178K+$58K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$38K+$2K est. gain
$66K+$6K est. gain
$145K+$25K est. gain
$356K+$116K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 3.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$13.95
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$10.76
$10,500
$8,213
-21.78%
$-2,287
Mar 2, 2020
$17.16
$11,000
$13,598
+23.62%
$2,598
Apr 2, 2020
$9.78
$11,500
$8,446
-26.56%
$-3,054
May 4, 2020
$11.22
$12,000
$10,189
-15.09%
$-1,811
Jun 2, 2020
$14.62
$12,500
$13,777
+10.22%
$1,277
Jul 2, 2020
$15.80
$13,000
$15,641
+20.31%
$2,641
Aug 3, 2020
$16.46
$13,500
$16,794
+24.40%
$3,294
Sep 2, 2020
$16.68
$14,000
$17,518
+25.13%
$3,518
Oct 2, 2020
$17.57
$14,500
$19,244
+32.72%
$4,744
Nov 2, 2020
$15.48
$15,000
$17,455
+16.37%
$2,455
Dec 2, 2020
$17.34
$15,500
$20,052
+29.37%
$4,552
Jan 4, 2021
$19.37
$16,000
$23,205
+45.03%
$7,205
Feb 2, 2021
$20.96
$16,500
$25,610
+55.21%
$9,110
Mar 2, 2021
$19.13
$17,000
$23,874
+40.43%
$6,874
Apr 5, 2021
$18.71
$17,500
$24,167
+38.10%
$6,667
May 3, 2021
$18.74
$18,000
$24,706
+37.26%
$6,706
Jun 2, 2021
$18.59
$18,500
$25,008
+35.18%
$6,508
Jul 2, 2021
$17.44
$19,000
$24,289
+27.84%
$5,289
Aug 2, 2021
$19.30
$19,500
$27,380
+40.41%
$7,880
Sep 2, 2021
$21.79
$20,000
$31,412
+57.06%
$11,412
Oct 4, 2021
$20.66
$20,500
$30,633
+49.43%
$10,133
Nov 2, 2021
$23.64
$21,000
$35,551
+69.29%
$14,551
Dec 2, 2021
$22.31
$21,500
$34,051
+58.38%
$12,551
Jan 3, 2022
$23.07
$22,000
$36,123
+64.20%
$14,123
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in UNIT
Investing $500 per month in Uniti Group Inc. (UNIT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $61K today. That's +26.7% total return on $48K invested, with a +3.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $8K from reinvested dividends.