What if · since 2018 · S&P 500

What if I invested $1,000 every week in S&P 500 since 2018?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$452,000
Blind DCA value$939,363
Return+107.8%
SteadyGrow value$1,306,018
vs blind DCA+$366,654
Lump sum (same capital)$1,448,078
S&P 5002018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$366,654 vs blind (+39.0%)Ended +39.0%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$335k$671k$1.01M$1.34M2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

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.