What if · since 2021 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $1,000 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2021?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2021-01-012026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$296,000
Blind DCA value$535,539
Return+80.9%
SteadyGrow value$804,762
vs blind DCA+$269,223
Lump sum (same capital)$698,063
NASDAQ 1002021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$269,223 vs blind (+50.3%)Ended +50.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$209k$417k$626k$834k2021-012022-022023-042024-052025-072026-08

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.