What if · since 2021 · S&P 500

What if I invested $1,000 every week in S&P 500 since 2021?

Historical result of $1,000 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2021-01-012026-08-28

$1000/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$296,000
Blind DCA value$484,072
Return+63.5%
SteadyGrow value$559,214
vs blind DCA+$75,142
Lump sum (same capital)$655,848
S&P 5002021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $1000/week
 +$75,142 vs blind (+15.5%)Ended +15.5%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$143k$287k$430k$573k2021-012022-022023-042024-052025-072026-08

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.