What if · since 2018 · Europe

What if I invested $1,000 every week in Europe since 2018?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly Europe DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · Europe

Contributed$452,000
Blind DCA value$768,820
Return+70.1%
SteadyGrow value$1,142,899
vs blind DCA+$374,078
Lump sum (same capital)$870,049
Europe2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$374,078 vs blind (+48.7%)Ended +48.7%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$293k$586k$880k$1.17M2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $1000/week 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.