Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VIAV 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+349.3%
Final Value$215.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+325.2%
Final Value$204.1K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+301.5%
Final Value$192.7K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap47.9 pp
Your timing vs best-24.1%
Your timing vs worst+23.8%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 25.7%/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$55K~1.8x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$229K~3.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$2.5M~20.7x 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~1.8x your money
10 Years~3.8x your money
20 Years~20.7x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$2K est. gain
$11K+$5K est. gain
$46K+$34K est. gain
$496K+$472K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$28K+$13K est. gain
$115K+$85K est. gain
$1.2M+$1.2M est. gain
$500/mo
$26K+$8K est. gain
$55K+$25K est. gain
$229K+$169K est. gain
$2.5M+$2.4M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$51K+$15K est. gain
$111K+$51K est. gain
$459K+$339K est. gain
$5.0M+$4.7M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 25.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$15.31
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$14.41
$10,500
$9,915
-5.57%
$-585
Mar 2, 2020
$13.55
$11,000
$9,823
-10.70%
$-1,177
Apr 2, 2020
$10.63
$11,500
$8,207
-28.64%
$-3,293
May 4, 2020
$11.83
$12,000
$9,633
-19.73%
$-2,367
Jun 2, 2020
$12.21
$12,500
$10,442
-16.46%
$-2,058
Jul 2, 2020
$12.65
$13,000
$11,319
-12.93%
$-1,681
Aug 3, 2020
$14.20
$13,500
$13,206
-2.18%
$-294
Sep 2, 2020
$13.40
$14,000
$12,962
-7.42%
$-1,038
Oct 2, 2020
$11.81
$14,500
$11,924
-17.77%
$-2,576
Nov 2, 2020
$12.21
$15,000
$12,827
-14.48%
$-2,173
Dec 2, 2020
$13.59
$15,500
$14,777
-4.66%
$-723
Jan 4, 2021
$14.74
$16,000
$16,528
+3.30%
$528
Feb 2, 2021
$16.07
$16,500
$18,519
+12.24%
$2,019
Mar 2, 2021
$16.36
$17,000
$19,353
+13.84%
$2,353
Apr 5, 2021
$16.19
$17,500
$19,652
+12.30%
$2,152
May 3, 2021
$16.34
$18,000
$20,334
+12.97%
$2,334
Jun 2, 2021
$17.36
$18,500
$22,104
+19.48%
$3,604
Jul 2, 2021
$17.47
$19,000
$22,744
+19.70%
$3,744
Aug 2, 2021
$16.60
$19,500
$22,111
+13.39%
$2,611
Sep 2, 2021
$17.00
$20,000
$23,144
+15.72%
$3,144
Oct 4, 2021
$15.34
$20,500
$21,384
+4.31%
$884
Nov 2, 2021
$16.47
$21,000
$23,459
+11.71%
$2,459
Dec 2, 2021
$15.12
$21,500
$22,036
+2.49%
$536
Jan 3, 2022
$17.83
$22,000
$26,486
+20.39%
$4,486
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VIAV
Investing $500 per month in Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $204K today. That's +325.2% total return on $48K invested, with a +25.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).