What if · since 2016 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $1,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2016?

How much would $1,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2016 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$128,539
Blind DCA value$411,853
Return+220.4%
SteadyGrow value$552,893
vs blind DCA+$141,039
Lump sum (same capital)$886,445
NASDAQ 1002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$141,039 vs blind (+34.2%)Ended +34.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$145k$289k$434k$579k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

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.