What if · since 2017 · S&P 500

What if I invested $250 every week in S&P 500 since 2017?

Historical result of $250 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$126,000
Blind DCA value$281,970
Return+123.8%
SteadyGrow value$333,747
vs blind DCA+$51,778
Lump sum (same capital)$495,125
S&P 5002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$51,778 vs blind (+18.4%)Ended +18.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$85.7k$171k$257k$343k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.