What if · since 2017 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $100 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2017?

Historical result of $100 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$100/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$50,400
Blind DCA value$141,773
Return+181.3%
SteadyGrow value$178,135
vs blind DCA+$36,362
Lump sum (same capital)$315,463
NASDAQ 1002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $100/week
 +$36,362 vs blind (+25.6%)Ended +25.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$98$46.6k$93.1k$140k$186k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.