What if · since 2017 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $500 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2017?
How much would $500 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2017 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2017-01-06 → 2026-08-28
$500/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$58,152
Blind DCA value$163,577
Return+181.3%
SteadyGrow value$205,532
vs blind DCA+$41,955
Lump sum (same capital)$363,981
NASDAQ 1002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $500/month
+$41,955 vs blind (+25.6%)Ended +25.6%
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.