What if · since 2018 · S&P 500

What if I invested $250 every week in S&P 500 since 2018?

Historical result of $250 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$113,000
Blind DCA value$234,841
Return+107.8%
SteadyGrow value$326,504
vs blind DCA+$91,664
Lump sum (same capital)$362,019
S&P 5002018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$91,664 vs blind (+39.0%)Ended +39.0%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$83.9k$168k$252k$335k2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

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.