What if · since 2018 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $1,000 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2018?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$452,000
Blind DCA value$1,134,966
Return+151.1%
SteadyGrow value$1,689,414
vs blind DCA+$554,448
Lump sum (same capital)$2,111,520
NASDAQ 1002018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$554,448 vs blind (+48.9%)Ended +48.9%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$441k$882k$1.32M$1.76M2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

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.