Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VSAT 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+157.4%
Final Value$123.6K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+125.5%
Final Value$108.3K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+100.6%
Final Value$96.3K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap56.8 pp
Your timing vs best-31.9%
Your timing vs worst+24.9%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 13.7%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$22K~1.2x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$42K~1.4x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$121K~2.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$559K~4.7x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.2x your money
5 Years~1.4x your money
10 Years~2.0x your money
20 Years~4.7x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$768 est. gain
$8K+$2K est. gain
$24K+$12K est. gain
$112K+$88K est. gain
$250/mo
$11K+$2K est. gain
$21K+$6K est. gain
$61K+$31K est. gain
$279K+$219K est. gain
$500/mo
$22K+$4K est. gain
$42K+$12K est. gain
$121K+$61K est. gain
$559K+$439K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$44K+$8K est. gain
$84K+$24K est. gain
$243K+$123K est. gain
$1.1M+$878K est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 13.7% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$73.60
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$65.20
$10,500
$9,359
-10.87%
$-1,141
Mar 2, 2020
$59.02
$11,000
$8,972
-18.44%
$-2,028
Apr 2, 2020
$34.18
$11,500
$5,696
-50.47%
$-5,804
May 4, 2020
$39.38
$12,000
$7,062
-41.15%
$-4,938
Jun 2, 2020
$43.74
$12,500
$8,344
-33.25%
$-4,156
Jul 2, 2020
$36.68
$13,000
$7,497
-42.33%
$-5,503
Aug 3, 2020
$37.50
$13,500
$8,165
-39.52%
$-5,335
Sep 2, 2020
$39.10
$14,000
$9,013
-35.62%
$-4,987
Oct 2, 2020
$34.48
$14,500
$8,448
-41.74%
$-6,052
Nov 2, 2020
$34.68
$15,000
$8,997
-40.02%
$-6,003
Dec 2, 2020
$34.30
$15,500
$9,399
-39.36%
$-6,101
Jan 4, 2021
$31.93
$16,000
$9,249
-42.19%
$-6,751
Feb 2, 2021
$46.21
$16,500
$13,886
-15.84%
$-2,614
Mar 2, 2021
$52.79
$17,000
$16,363
-3.75%
$-637
Apr 5, 2021
$51.37
$17,500
$16,423
-6.15%
$-1,077
May 3, 2021
$53.00
$18,000
$17,444
-3.09%
$-556
Jun 2, 2021
$53.57
$18,500
$18,132
-1.99%
$-368
Jul 2, 2021
$48.64
$19,000
$16,963
-10.72%
$-2,037
Aug 2, 2021
$48.09
$19,500
$17,271
-11.43%
$-2,229
Sep 2, 2021
$52.15
$20,000
$19,229
-3.85%
$-771
Oct 4, 2021
$56.45
$20,500
$21,315
+3.97%
$815
Nov 2, 2021
$62.02
$21,000
$23,918
+13.90%
$2,918
Dec 2, 2021
$43.87
$21,500
$17,418
-18.98%
$-4,082
Jan 3, 2022
$46.04
$22,000
$18,780
-14.64%
$-3,220
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VSAT
Investing $500 per month in Viasat, Inc. (VSAT) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $108K today. That's +125.5% total return on $48K invested, with a +13.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).