Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in XMTR 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+159.3%
Final Value$102.4K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return+130.2%
Final Value$89.8K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return+100.9%
Final Value$79.4K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap58.4 pp
Your timing vs best-29.1%
Your timing vs worst+29.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of 18.8%/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$47K~1.6x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$159K~2.6x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$1.0M~8.7x 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~1.6x your money
10 Years~2.6x your money
20 Years~8.7x your money
$100/mo
$5K+$1K est. gain
$9K+$3K est. gain
$32K+$20K est. gain
$209K+$185K est. gain
$250/mo
$12K+$3K est. gain
$24K+$9K est. gain
$79K+$49K est. gain
$522K+$462K est. gain
$500/mo
$23K+$5K est. gain
$47K+$17K est. gain
$159K+$99K est. gain
$1.0M+$924K est. gain
$1,000/mo
$47K+$11K est. gain
$94K+$34K est. gain
$317K+$197K est. gain
$2.1M+$1.8M est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of 18.8% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
59 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Jun 30, 2021
$87.39
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Jul 30, 2021
$79.17
$10,500
$9,559
-8.96%
$-941
Aug 30, 2021
$73.11
$11,000
$9,328
-15.20%
$-1,672
Sep 30, 2021
$57.46
$11,500
$7,831
-31.90%
$-3,669
Nov 1, 2021
$55.02
$12,000
$7,998
-33.35%
$-4,002
Nov 30, 2021
$49.71
$12,500
$7,727
-38.19%
$-4,773
Dec 30, 2021
$52.97
$13,000
$8,733
-32.82%
$-4,267
Jan 31, 2022
$51.60
$13,500
$9,007
-33.28%
$-4,493
Mar 2, 2022
$49.09
$14,000
$9,069
-35.22%
$-4,931
Apr 4, 2022
$40.65
$14,500
$8,010
-44.76%
$-6,490
May 2, 2022
$36.37
$15,000
$7,667
-48.89%
$-7,333
Jun 2, 2022
$33.52
$15,500
$7,566
-51.19%
$-7,934
Jul 5, 2022
$34.00
$16,000
$8,174
-48.91%
$-7,826
Aug 2, 2022
$40.66
$16,500
$10,275
-37.73%
$-6,225
Sep 2, 2022
$52.40
$17,000
$13,742
-19.16%
$-3,258
Oct 3, 2022
$58.54
$17,500
$15,852
-9.41%
$-1,648
Nov 2, 2022
$55.89
$18,000
$15,635
-13.14%
$-2,365
Dec 2, 2022
$46.71
$18,500
$13,567
-26.67%
$-4,933
Jan 3, 2023
$32.33
$19,000
$9,890
-47.95%
$-9,110
Feb 2, 2023
$40.89
$19,500
$13,009
-33.29%
$-6,491
Mar 2, 2023
$18.36
$20,000
$6,341
-68.29%
$-13,659
Apr 3, 2023
$14.89
$20,500
$5,643
-72.48%
$-14,857
May 2, 2023
$13.31
$21,000
$5,544
-73.60%
$-15,456
Jun 2, 2023
$18.60
$21,500
$8,247
-61.64%
$-13,253
Jul 3, 2023
$20.70
$22,000
$9,678
-56.01%
$-12,322
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in XMTR
Investing $500 per month in Xometry, Inc. (XMTR) over the past 5 years would be worth approximately $90K today. That's +130.2% total return on $39K invested, with a +18.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).