What if · since 2017 · Europe

What if I invested $500 every week in Europe since 2017?

Historical result of $500 weekly Europe DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Europe

Contributed$252,000
Blind DCA value$440,860
Return+74.9%
SteadyGrow value$596,871
vs blind DCA+$156,011
Lump sum (same capital)$610,178
Europe2017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$156,011 vs blind (+35.4%)Ended +35.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$153k$307k$460k$613k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.