What if · since 2017 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $250 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2017?

Historical result of $250 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$126,000
Blind DCA value$354,432
Return+181.3%
SteadyGrow value$445,338
vs blind DCA+$90,906
Lump sum (same capital)$788,657
NASDAQ 1002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$90,906 vs blind (+25.6%)Ended +25.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$245$116k$233k$349k$465k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.