What if · since 2018 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $500 every month in NASDAQ 100 since 2018?
How much would $500 monthly into NASDAQ 100 since 2018 be worth? Blind DCA vs adaptive contributions.
2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28
$500/month · Monthly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$52,152
Blind DCA value$130,952
Return+151.1%
SteadyGrow value$194,924
vs blind DCA+$63,972
Lump sum (same capital)$243,627
NASDAQ 1002018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $500/month
+$63,972 vs blind (+48.9%)Ended +48.9%
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.