What if · since 2015 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $1,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2015?

How much would $1,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2015 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2015-01-022026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$140,539
Blind DCA value$498,048
Return+254.4%
SteadyGrow value$712,782
vs blind DCA+$214,734
Lump sum (same capital)$1,061,467
NASDAQ 1002015-01-02 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$214,734 vs blind (+43.1%)Ended +43.1%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$187k$374k$560k$747k2015-012017-052019-082021-122024-042026-08

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.