What if · since 2020 · S&P 500

What if I invested $1,000 every week in S&P 500 since 2020?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2020 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2020-01-032026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$348,000
Blind DCA value$621,343
Return+78.5%
SteadyGrow value$807,184
vs blind DCA+$185,841
Lump sum (same capital)$910,797
S&P 5002020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$185,841 vs blind (+29.9%)Ended +29.9%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$8$207k$414k$621k$828k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.