What if · since 2017 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $1,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2017?
How much would $1,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2017 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2017-01-06 → 2026-08-28
$1000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$116,308
Blind DCA value$327,169
Return+181.3%
SteadyGrow value$411,082
vs blind DCA+$83,913
Lump sum (same capital)$727,994
NASDAQ 1002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
+$83,913 vs blind (+25.6%)Ended +25.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
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.