What if · since 2016 · Gold

What if I invested $250 every week in Gold since 2016?

Historical result of $250 weekly Gold DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$139,250
Blind DCA value$350,215
Return+151.5%
SteadyGrow value$400,107
vs blind DCA+$49,893
Lump sum (same capital)$560,241
Gold2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$49,893 vs blind (+14.2%)Ended +14.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$245$118k$236k$355k$473k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $250/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.