What if · since 2016 · Europe

What if I invested $500 every week in Europe since 2016?

Historical result of $500 weekly Europe DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2016-01-012026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Europe

Contributed$278,500
Blind DCA value$508,666
Return+82.6%
SteadyGrow value$746,100
vs blind DCA+$237,434
Lump sum (same capital)$698,820
Europe2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$237,434 vs blind (+46.7%)Ended +46.7%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$192k$383k$575k$766k2016-012018-022020-042022-052024-072026-08

What if your contribution wasn't always the same?

Blind DCA deploys $500/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.