Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VEON 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+88.5%
Final Value$90.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+68.6%
Final Value$80.9K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+54.1%
Final Value$74.0K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap34.4 pp
Your timing vs best-19.9%
Your timing vs worst+14.5%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 8.6%/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$37K~1.2x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$93K~1.5x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$305K~2.5x 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~1.2x your money
10 Years~1.5x your money
20 Years~2.5x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$470 est. gain
$7K+$1K est. gain
$19K+$7K est. gain
$61K+$37K est. gain
$250/mo
$10K+$1K est. gain
$18K+$3K est. gain
$46K+$16K est. gain
$152K+$92K est. gain
$500/mo
$20K+$2K est. gain
$37K+$7K est. gain
$93K+$33K est. gain
$305K+$185K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$41K+$5K est. gain
$74K+$14K est. gain
$186K+$66K est. gain
$609K+$369K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 8.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$63.75
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$63.00
$10,500
$10,382
-1.12%
$-118
Mar 2, 2020
$48.75
$11,000
$9,082
-17.44%
$-1,918
Apr 2, 2020
$37.50
$11,500
$7,486
-34.90%
$-4,014
May 4, 2020
$38.25
$12,000
$8,136
-32.20%
$-3,864
Jun 2, 2020
$39.00
$12,500
$8,795
-29.64%
$-3,705
Jul 2, 2020
$44.75
$13,000
$10,592
-18.52%
$-2,408
Aug 3, 2020
$42.00
$13,500
$10,441
-22.66%
$-3,059
Sep 2, 2020
$34.00
$14,000
$8,952
-36.06%
$-5,048
Oct 2, 2020
$31.25
$14,500
$8,728
-39.81%
$-5,772
Nov 2, 2020
$33.25
$15,000
$9,787
-34.75%
$-5,213
Dec 2, 2020
$37.00
$15,500
$11,391
-26.51%
$-4,109
Jan 4, 2021
$39.25
$16,000
$12,583
-21.35%
$-3,417
Feb 2, 2021
$41.00
$16,500
$13,644
-17.31%
$-2,856
Mar 2, 2021
$44.00
$17,000
$15,143
-10.93%
$-1,857
Apr 5, 2021
$43.75
$17,500
$15,557
-11.11%
$-1,943
May 3, 2021
$44.75
$18,000
$16,412
-8.82%
$-1,588
Jun 2, 2021
$47.00
$18,500
$17,737
-4.12%
$-763
Jul 2, 2021
$51.25
$19,000
$19,841
+4.43%
$841
Aug 2, 2021
$43.75
$19,500
$17,438
-10.58%
$-2,062
Sep 2, 2021
$53.75
$20,000
$21,923
+9.62%
$1,923
Oct 4, 2021
$53.00
$20,500
$22,117
+7.89%
$1,617
Nov 2, 2021
$51.50
$21,000
$21,992
+4.72%
$992
Dec 2, 2021
$45.50
$21,500
$19,929
-7.31%
$-1,571
Jan 3, 2022
$43.00
$22,000
$19,334
-12.12%
$-2,666
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VEON
Investing $500 per month in VEON Ltd. (VEON) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $81K today. That's +68.6% total return on $48K invested, with a +8.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $618 from reinvested dividends.