What if · since 2020 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $2,000 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2020?

How much would $2,000 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2020 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.

2020-01-032026-08-28

$2000/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$160,616
Blind DCA value$320,256
Return+99.4%
SteadyGrow value$482,860
vs blind DCA+$162,604
Lump sum (same capital)$557,990
NASDAQ 1002020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $2000/month
 +$162,604 vs blind (+50.8%)Ended +50.8%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$125k$251k$376k$501k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.