What if · since 2016 · Europe

What if I invested $1,000 every month in Europe since 2016?

How much would $1,000 monthly into Europe since 2016 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · Europe

Contributed$128,539
Blind DCA value$234,770
Return+82.6%
SteadyGrow value$344,355
vs blind DCA+$109,585
Lump sum (same capital)$322,533
Europe2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$109,585 vs blind (+46.7%)Ended +46.7%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$88.6k$177k$265k$354k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $1000/month 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.