Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VNOM 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+189.5%
Final Value$139.0K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+165.5%
Final Value$127.4K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+144.1%
Final Value$117.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap45.4 pp
Your timing vs best-24.0%
Your timing vs worst+21.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 16.6%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$23K~1.3x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$45K~1.5x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$142K~2.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$803K~6.7x 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~1.5x your money
10 Years~2.4x your money
20 Years~6.7x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$947 est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$28K+$16K est. gain
$161K+$137K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$22K+$7K est. gain
$71K+$41K est. gain
$402K+$342K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$45K+$15K est. gain
$142K+$82K est. gain
$803K+$683K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$45K+$9K est. gain
$90K+$30K est. gain
$284K+$164K est. gain
$1.6M+$1.4M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 16.6% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$25.81
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$21.71
$10,500
$8,911
-15.13%
$-1,589
Mar 2, 2020
$17.84
$11,000
$7,968
-27.57%
$-3,032
Apr 2, 2020
$8.00
$11,500
$4,073
-64.58%
$-7,427
May 4, 2020
$8.60
$12,000
$4,878
-59.35%
$-7,122
Jun 2, 2020
$11.16
$12,500
$6,906
-44.75%
$-5,594
Jul 2, 2020
$10.36
$13,000
$6,911
-46.84%
$-6,089
Aug 3, 2020
$10.55
$13,500
$7,538
-44.16%
$-5,962
Sep 2, 2020
$9.73
$14,000
$7,470
-46.64%
$-6,530
Oct 2, 2020
$7.46
$14,500
$6,228
-57.05%
$-8,272
Nov 2, 2020
$7.22
$15,000
$6,527
-56.49%
$-8,473
Dec 2, 2020
$11.52
$15,500
$11,027
-28.86%
$-4,473
Jan 4, 2021
$12.18
$16,000
$12,158
-24.01%
$-3,842
Feb 2, 2021
$14.19
$16,500
$14,665
-11.12%
$-1,835
Mar 2, 2021
$15.39
$17,000
$16,405
-3.50%
$-595
Apr 5, 2021
$14.57
$17,500
$16,170
-7.60%
$-1,330
May 3, 2021
$18.37
$18,000
$20,888
+16.04%
$2,888
Jun 2, 2021
$18.67
$18,500
$22,020
+19.02%
$3,520
Jul 2, 2021
$18.83
$19,000
$22,708
+19.52%
$3,708
Aug 2, 2021
$17.99
$19,500
$22,195
+13.82%
$2,695
Sep 2, 2021
$19.20
$20,000
$24,607
+23.04%
$4,607
Oct 4, 2021
$22.97
$20,500
$29,939
+46.05%
$9,439
Nov 2, 2021
$22.55
$21,000
$29,892
+42.34%
$8,892
Dec 2, 2021
$21.35
$21,500
$29,272
+36.15%
$7,772
Jan 3, 2022
$22.44
$22,000
$31,267
+42.12%
$9,267
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VNOM
Investing $500 per month in Viper Energy, Inc. (VNOM) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $127K today. That's +165.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +16.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $21K from reinvested dividends.