What if · since 2022 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $1,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2022?

How much would $1,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2022 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2022-01-072026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$56,077
Blind DCA value$97,848
Return+74.5%
SteadyGrow value$165,333
vs blind DCA+$67,485
Lump sum (same capital)$108,708
NASDAQ 1002022-01-07 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$67,485 vs blind (+69.0%)Ended +69.0%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$43k$85.8k$129k$171k2022-012022-122023-112024-102025-092026-08

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.