Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in WCC 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+353.1%
Final Value$217.5K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+318.0%
Final Value$200.6K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+286.6%
Final Value$185.6K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap66.5 pp
Your timing vs best-35.1%
Your timing vs worst+31.4%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 25.3%/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$55K~1.8x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$225K~3.8x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$2.4M~19.8x 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~19.8x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$11K+$5K est. gain
$45K+$33K est. gain
$475K+$451K est. gain
$250/mo
$13K+$4K est. gain
$28K+$13K est. gain
$113K+$83K est. gain
$1.2M+$1.1M est. gain
$500/mo
$25K+$7K est. gain
$55K+$25K est. gain
$225K+$165K est. gain
$2.4M+$2.3M est. gain
$1,000/mo
$51K+$15K est. gain
$110K+$50K est. gain
$450K+$330K est. gain
$4.7M+$4.5M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 25.3% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
77 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jan 2, 2020
$58.88
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Feb 3, 2020
$48.50
$10,500
$8,737
-16.79%
$-1,763
Mar 2, 2020
$41.57
$11,000
$7,989
-27.38%
$-3,011
Apr 2, 2020
$22.75
$11,500
$4,872
-57.64%
$-6,628
May 4, 2020
$25.85
$12,000
$6,036
-49.70%
$-5,964
Jun 2, 2020
$36.06
$12,500
$8,920
-28.64%
$-3,580
Jul 2, 2020
$32.18
$13,000
$8,460
-34.92%
$-4,540
Aug 3, 2020
$39.35
$13,500
$10,845
-19.67%
$-2,655
Sep 2, 2020
$47.27
$14,000
$13,528
-3.37%
$-472
Oct 2, 2020
$46.19
$14,500
$13,719
-5.39%
$-781
Nov 2, 2020
$43.95
$15,000
$13,553
-9.64%
$-1,447
Dec 2, 2020
$66.35
$15,500
$20,961
+35.23%
$5,461
Jan 4, 2021
$76.58
$16,000
$24,693
+54.33%
$8,693
Feb 2, 2021
$82.59
$16,500
$27,131
+64.43%
$10,631
Mar 2, 2021
$85.82
$17,000
$28,692
+68.78%
$11,692
Apr 5, 2021
$89.15
$17,500
$30,305
+73.17%
$12,805
May 3, 2021
$91.46
$18,000
$31,591
+75.50%
$13,591
Jun 2, 2021
$108.01
$18,500
$37,807
+104.36%
$19,307
Jul 2, 2021
$103.74
$19,000
$36,812
+93.75%
$17,812
Aug 2, 2021
$105.34
$19,500
$37,880
+94.26%
$18,380
Sep 2, 2021
$116.73
$20,000
$42,476
+112.38%
$22,476
Oct 4, 2021
$119.81
$20,500
$44,097
+115.11%
$23,597
Nov 2, 2021
$133.44
$21,000
$49,613
+136.25%
$28,613
Dec 2, 2021
$126.24
$21,500
$47,436
+120.63%
$25,936
Jan 3, 2022
$131.42
$22,000
$49,883
+126.74%
$27,883
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in WCC
Investing $500 per month in WESCO International, Inc. (WCC) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $201K today. That's +318.0% total return on $48K invested, with a +25.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). This includes $3K from reinvested dividends.