What if · since 2016 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $250 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2016?

Historical result of $250 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$139,250
Blind DCA value$446,173
Return+220.4%
SteadyGrow value$598,965
vs blind DCA+$152,792
Lump sum (same capital)$960,312
NASDAQ 1002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$152,792 vs blind (+34.2%)Ended +34.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$245$157k$314k$470k$627k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

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.