What if · since 2016 · MSCI World

What if I invested $1,000 every month in MSCI World since 2016?

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

2016-01-012026-08-28

$1000/month · Monthly DCA · MSCI World

Contributed$128,539
Blind DCA value$273,438
Return+112.7%
SteadyGrow value$348,817
vs blind DCA+$75,379
Lump sum (same capital)$448,165
MSCI World2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/month
 +$75,379 vs blind (+27.6%)Ended +27.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$226$89.6k$179k$268k$358k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

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.