What if · since 2016 · S&P 500

What if I invested $100 every week in S&P 500 since 2016?

Historical result of $100 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$100/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$55,700
Blind DCA value$135,737
Return+143.7%
SteadyGrow value$167,260
vs blind DCA+$31,524
Lump sum (same capital)$249,088
S&P 5002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $100/week
 +$31,524 vs blind (+23.2%)Ended +23.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$98$43.1k$86k$129k$172k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

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.