Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in VTYX 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+189.6%
Final Value$105.7K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+149.4%
Final Value$89.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+100.7%
Final Value$73.2K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap88.9 pp
Your timing vs best-40.2%
Your timing vs worst+48.7%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 23.2%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$25K~1.4x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$52K~1.7x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$202K~3.4x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.8M~15.3x 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~1.7x your money
10 Years~3.4x your money
20 Years~15.3x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$10K+$4K est. gain
$40K+$28K est. gain
$366K+$342K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$26K+$11K est. gain
$101K+$71K est. gain
$916K+$856K est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$52K+$22K est. gain
$202K+$142K est. gain
$1.8M+$1.7M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$50K+$14K est. gain
$105K+$45K est. gain
$403K+$283K est. gain
$3.7M+$3.4M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 23.2% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
53 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Oct 21, 2021
$21.02
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Nov 22, 2021
$21.76
$10,500
$10,852
+3.35%
$352
Dec 21, 2021
$15.14
$11,000
$8,051
-26.81%
$-2,949
Jan 21, 2022
$14.85
$11,500
$8,396
-26.99%
$-3,104
Feb 22, 2022
$10.40
$12,000
$6,380
-46.83%
$-5,620
Mar 21, 2022
$10.11
$12,500
$6,702
-46.38%
$-5,798
Apr 21, 2022
$15.30
$13,000
$10,643
-18.13%
$-2,357
May 23, 2022
$18.23
$13,500
$13,181
-2.36%
$-319
Jun 21, 2022
$13.63
$14,000
$10,355
-26.03%
$-3,645
Jul 21, 2022
$15.94
$14,500
$12,610
-13.03%
$-1,890
Aug 22, 2022
$21.99
$15,000
$17,896
+19.31%
$2,896
Sep 21, 2022
$36.00
$15,500
$29,798
+92.25%
$14,298
Oct 21, 2022
$27.77
$16,000
$23,486
+46.79%
$7,486
Nov 21, 2022
$26.31
$16,500
$22,751
+37.89%
$6,251
Dec 21, 2022
$32.69
$17,000
$28,768
+69.23%
$11,768
Jan 23, 2023
$34.87
$17,500
$31,187
+78.21%
$13,687
Feb 21, 2023
$42.50
$18,000
$38,511
+113.95%
$20,511
Mar 21, 2023
$39.66
$18,500
$36,437
+96.96%
$17,937
Apr 21, 2023
$37.29
$19,000
$34,760
+82.95%
$15,760
May 22, 2023
$35.55
$19,500
$33,638
+72.50%
$14,138
Jun 21, 2023
$33.41
$20,000
$32,113
+60.57%
$12,113
Jul 21, 2023
$35.76
$20,500
$34,872
+70.11%
$14,372
Aug 21, 2023
$31.17
$21,000
$30,896
+47.12%
$9,896
Sep 21, 2023
$36.32
$21,500
$36,501
+69.77%
$15,001
Oct 23, 2023
$15.63
$22,000
$16,208
-26.33%
$-5,792
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in VTYX
Investing $500 per month in Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (VTYX) over the past 4 years would be worth approximately $90K today. That's +149.4% total return on $36K invested, with a +23.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).