DCA calculator · S&P 500
$1,000 weekly into the S&P 500
Calculate historical results of investing $1,000 every week in the S&P 500, vs adaptive contribution sizing.
2015-01-02 → 2026-08-28
$1000/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500
Contributed$609,000
Blind DCA value$1,590,291
Return+161.1%
SteadyGrow value$2,059,675
vs blind DCA+$469,384
Lump sum (same capital)$2,752,328
S&P 5002015-01-02 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
+$469,384 vs blind (+29.5%)Ended +29.5%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
What if your contribution wasn't always the same?
Blind DCA deploys $1000/week every period. SteadyGrow keeps the same long-term habit but sizes weeks from valuation and regime — more when markets are cheap, less when they're stretched.