What if · since 2016 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $100 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2016?

Historical result of $100 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$100/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$55,700
Blind DCA value$178,469
Return+220.4%
SteadyGrow value$239,586
vs blind DCA+$61,117
Lump sum (same capital)$384,125
NASDAQ 1002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $100/week
 +$61,117 vs blind (+34.2%)Ended +34.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$98$62.8k$125k$188k$251k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $100/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.