What if · since 2016 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $500 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2016?
How much would $500 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2016 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$500/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$64,267
Blind DCA value$205,918
Return+220.4%
SteadyGrow value$276,434
vs blind DCA+$70,517
Lump sum (same capital)$443,203
NASDAQ 1002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/month
+$70,517 vs blind (+34.2%)Ended +34.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
What if your contribution wasn't always the same?
Blind DCA deploys $500/month 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.