What if · since 2021 · S&P 500

What if I invested $250 every week in S&P 500 since 2021?

Historical result of $250 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2021-01-012026-08-28

$250/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$74,000
Blind DCA value$121,018
Return+63.5%
SteadyGrow value$139,803
vs blind DCA+$18,785
Lump sum (same capital)$163,962
S&P 5002021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $250/week
 +$18,785 vs blind (+15.5%)Ended +15.5%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$35.8k$71.6k$107k$143k2021-012022-022023-042024-052025-072026-08

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.