What if · since 2020 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $1,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2020?
How much would $1,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2020 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2020-01-03 → 2026-08-28
$1000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$80,308
Blind DCA value$160,128
Return+99.4%
SteadyGrow value$241,430
vs blind DCA+$81,302
Lump sum (same capital)$278,995
NASDAQ 1002020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
+$81,302 vs blind (+50.8%)Ended +50.8%
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.