Dollar cost averaging (DCA) in XPEV 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+5.3%
Final Value$46.9K
Perfectly timed — impossible in practice
Your DCA
StrategyBuy on 1st of month
Total Return-5.3%
Final Value$41.7K
Consistent — no timing needed
Worst Timing DCA
StrategyBuy on monthly high
Total Return-16.7%
Final Value$37.1K
Worst possible — still beats not investing
Best vs Worst gap21.9 pp
Your timing vs best-10.6%
Your timing vs worst+11.3%
If You Keep Investing…
Based on this stock's historical CAGR of -1.0%/yr — put in vs. walk away with.
Your Plan
At $500/mo, this could grow into:
3 Years$18K~1.0x your moneyfrom $18K invested
5 Years$30K~1.0x your moneyfrom $30K invested
10 Years$60K~1.0x your moneyfrom $60K invested
20 Years$120K~1.0x your moneyfrom $120K invested
Compare Other Monthly Amounts
Same CAGR assumption. Use this to pressure-test different monthly commitments.
Monthly
3 Years~1.0x your money
5 Years~1.0x your money
10 Years~1.0x your money
20 Years~1.0x your money
$100/mo
$4K+$0 est. gain
$6K+$0 est. gain
$12K+$0 est. gain
$24K+$0 est. gain
$250/mo
$9K+$0 est. gain
$15K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$500/mo
$18K+$0 est. gain
$30K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$1,000/mo
$36K+$0 est. gain
$60K+$0 est. gain
$120K+$0 est. gain
$240K+$0 est. gain
* Projection assumes historical CAGR of -1.0% continues. Actual returns will vary.
Your DCA Results by Date
69 purchases
Date
Price
Invested
Portfolio Value
% Gain
Gain ($)
Aug 27, 2020
$21.22
$10,000
$10,000
+0.00%
$0
Sep 28, 2020
$19.06
$10,500
$9,482
-9.69%
$-1,018
Oct 27, 2020
$19.90
$11,000
$10,400
-5.45%
$-600
Nov 27, 2020
$64.28
$11,500
$34,094
+196.47%
$22,594
Dec 28, 2020
$38.01
$12,000
$20,660
+72.17%
$8,660
Jan 27, 2021
$49.96
$12,500
$27,656
+121.24%
$15,156
Mar 1, 2021
$35.50
$13,000
$20,151
+55.01%
$7,151
Mar 29, 2021
$31.41
$13,500
$18,329
+35.77%
$4,829
Apr 27, 2021
$31.59
$14,000
$18,935
+35.25%
$4,935
May 27, 2021
$32.39
$14,500
$19,914
+37.34%
$5,414
Jun 28, 2021
$45.31
$15,000
$28,358
+89.05%
$13,358
Jul 27, 2021
$34.70
$15,500
$22,217
+43.34%
$6,717
Aug 27, 2021
$40.28
$16,000
$26,290
+64.31%
$10,290
Sep 27, 2021
$36.12
$16,500
$24,075
+45.91%
$7,575
Oct 27, 2021
$45.90
$17,000
$31,093
+82.90%
$14,093
Nov 29, 2021
$51.36
$17,500
$35,292
+101.67%
$17,792
Dec 27, 2021
$46.07
$18,000
$32,157
+78.65%
$14,157
Jan 27, 2022
$32.61
$18,500
$23,262
+25.74%
$4,762
Feb 28, 2022
$36.37
$19,000
$26,444
+39.18%
$7,444
Mar 28, 2022
$27.13
$19,500
$20,226
+3.72%
$726
Apr 27, 2022
$23.72
$20,000
$18,184
-9.08%
$-1,816
May 27, 2022
$22.50
$20,500
$17,748
-13.42%
$-2,752
Jun 27, 2022
$34.40
$21,000
$27,635
+31.60%
$6,635
Jul 27, 2022
$24.87
$21,500
$20,479
-4.75%
$-1,021
Aug 29, 2022
$18.51
$22,000
$15,742
-28.44%
$-6,258
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DCA investing in XPEV
Investing $500 per month in XPeng Inc. (XPEV) over the past 6 years would be worth approximately $42K today. That's -5.3% total return on $44K invested, with a -1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).