Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VCYT 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+56.8%
Final Value$75.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+42.9%
Final Value$68.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+31.8%
Final Value$63.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap24.9 pp
Your timing vs best-13.8%
Your timing vs worst+11.1%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 5.8%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$20K~1.1x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$35K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$80K~1.3x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$222K~1.8x 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~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.3x your money
20 Years~1.8x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$313 est. gain
$7K+$914 est. gain
$16K+$4K est. gain
$44K+$20K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$782 est. gain
$17K+$2K est. gain
$40K+$10K est. gain
$111K+$51K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$35K+$5K est. gain
$80K+$20K est. gain
$222K+$102K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$39K+$3K est. gain
$69K+$9K est. gain
$161K+$41K est. gain
$443K+$203K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 5.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$27.51
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$26.95
$10,500
$10,296
-1.94%
$-204
Mar 2, 2020
$26.10
$11,000
$10,472
-4.80%
$-528
Apr 2, 2020
$20.94
$11,500
$8,901
-22.60%
$-2,599
May 4, 2020
$27.31
$12,000
$12,109
+0.91%
$109
Jun 2, 2020
$26.01
$12,500
$12,033
-3.74%
$-467
Jul 2, 2020
$27.71
$13,000
$13,319
+2.46%
$319
Aug 3, 2020
$35.30
$13,500
$17,468
+29.39%
$3,968
Sep 2, 2020
$34.16
$14,000
$17,403
+24.31%
$3,403
Oct 2, 2020
$32.49
$14,500
$17,053
+17.60%
$2,553
Nov 2, 2020
$35.00
$15,000
$18,870
+25.80%
$3,870
Dec 2, 2020
$55.08
$15,500
$30,196
+94.81%
$14,696
Jan 4, 2021
$47.34
$16,000
$26,453
+65.33%
$10,453
Feb 2, 2021
$65.03
$16,500
$36,838
+123.26%
$20,338
Mar 2, 2021
$62.15
$17,000
$35,706
+110.04%
$18,706
Apr 5, 2021
$56.62
$17,500
$33,029
+88.74%
$15,529
May 3, 2021
$45.99
$18,000
$27,328
+51.82%
$9,328
Jun 2, 2021
$36.07
$18,500
$21,934
+18.56%
$3,434
Jul 2, 2021
$39.50
$19,000
$24,519
+29.05%
$5,519
Aug 2, 2021
$43.94
$19,500
$27,775
+42.44%
$8,275
Sep 2, 2021
$52.97
$20,000
$33,983
+69.92%
$13,983
Oct 4, 2021
$43.20
$20,500
$28,215
+37.64%
$7,715
Nov 2, 2021
$52.53
$21,000
$34,809
+65.76%
$13,809
Dec 2, 2021
$39.22
$21,500
$26,489
+23.21%
$4,989
Jan 3, 2022
$42.51
$22,000
$29,211
+32.78%
$7,211
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VCYT
Investing $500 per month in Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $69K today. That's +42.9% total return on $48K invested, with a +5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).