What if · since 2016 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $250 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2016?
How much would $250 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2016 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$250/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$32,133
Blind DCA value$102,959
Return+220.4%
SteadyGrow value$138,217
vs blind DCA+$35,259
Lump sum (same capital)$221,602
NASDAQ 1002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $250/month
+$35,259 vs blind (+34.2%)Ended +34.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
What if your contribution wasn't always the same?
Blind DCA deploys $250/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.