What if · since 2020 · S&P 500

What if I invested $250 every week in S&P 500 since 2020?

Historical result of $250 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2020 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2020-01-032026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$87,000
Blind DCA value$155,336
Return+78.5%
SteadyGrow value$201,796
vs blind DCA+$46,460
Lump sum (same capital)$227,699
S&P 5002020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$46,460 vs blind (+29.9%)Ended +29.9%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$2$51.8k$104k$155k$207k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.