Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VGZ 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+240.0%
Final Value$163.2K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+210.4%
Final Value$149.0K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+185.1%
Final Value$136.8K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap55.0 pp
Your timing vs best-29.7%
Your timing vs worst+25.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 19.5%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$24K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$48K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$166K~2.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.2M~9.6x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.3x your money
5 Years~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.8x your money
20 Years~9.6x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$33K+$21K est. gain
$230K+$206K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$83K+$53K est. gain
$576K+$516K est. gain
$500/mo
$24K+$6K est. gain
$48K+$18K est. gain
$166K+$106K est. gain
$1.2M+$1.0M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$47K+$11K est. gain
$96K+$36K est. gain
$331K+$211K est. gain
$2.3M+$2.1M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 19.5% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$0.75
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$0.68
$10,500
$9,575
-8.81%
$-925
Mar 2, 2020
$0.67
$11,000
$9,883
-10.15%
$-1,117
Apr 2, 2020
$0.50
$11,500
$7,855
-31.69%
$-3,645
May 4, 2020
$0.78
$12,000
$12,850
+7.09%
$850
Jun 2, 2020
$0.94
$12,500
$15,924
+27.39%
$3,424
Jul 2, 2020
$0.87
$13,000
$15,299
+17.68%
$2,299
Aug 3, 2020
$1.27
$13,500
$22,845
+69.22%
$9,345
Sep 2, 2020
$1.20
$14,000
$22,086
+57.76%
$8,086
Oct 2, 2020
$1.06
$14,500
$20,009
+38.00%
$5,509
Nov 2, 2020
$1.11
$15,000
$21,453
+43.02%
$6,453
Dec 2, 2020
$1.02
$15,500
$20,214
+30.41%
$4,714
Jan 4, 2021
$1.11
$16,000
$22,497
+40.61%
$6,497
Feb 2, 2021
$0.97
$16,500
$20,059
+21.57%
$3,559
Mar 2, 2021
$0.99
$17,000
$21,078
+23.99%
$4,078
Apr 5, 2021
$1.06
$17,500
$23,069
+31.82%
$5,569
May 3, 2021
$1.09
$18,000
$24,221
+34.56%
$6,221
Jun 2, 2021
$1.20
$18,500
$27,166
+46.84%
$8,666
Jul 2, 2021
$1.23
$19,000
$28,345
+49.18%
$9,345
Aug 2, 2021
$0.91
$19,500
$21,367
+9.57%
$1,867
Sep 2, 2021
$0.83
$20,000
$20,024
+0.12%
$24
Oct 4, 2021
$0.73
$20,500
$18,167
-11.38%
$-2,333
Nov 2, 2021
$0.74
$21,000
$18,878
-10.10%
$-2,122
Dec 2, 2021
$0.72
$21,500
$18,957
-11.83%
$-2,543
Jan 3, 2022
$0.72
$22,000
$19,404
-11.80%
$-2,596
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VGZ
Investing $500 per month in Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $149K today. That's +210.4% total return on $48K invested, with a +19.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).