What if · since 2016 · S&P 500

What if I invested $250 every week in S&P 500 since 2016?

Historical result of $250 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$139,250
Blind DCA value$339,342
Return+143.7%
SteadyGrow value$418,151
vs blind DCA+$78,809
Lump sum (same capital)$622,721
S&P 5002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$78,809 vs blind (+23.2%)Ended +23.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$245$108k$215k$322k$430k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

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.