What if · since 2017 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $2,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2017?

How much would $2,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2017 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$2000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$232,616
Blind DCA value$654,338
Return+181.3%
SteadyGrow value$822,166
vs blind DCA+$167,828
Lump sum (same capital)$1,455,988
NASDAQ 1002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $2000/month
 +$167,828 vs blind (+25.6%)Ended +25.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$452$215k$429k$644k$858k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $2000/month 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.