What if · since 2020 · Europe

What if I invested $500 every week in Europe since 2020?

Historical result of $500 weekly Europe DCA starting 2020 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2020-01-032026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Europe

Contributed$174,000
Blind DCA value$278,084
Return+59.8%
SteadyGrow value$395,768
vs blind DCA+$117,684
Lump sum (same capital)$328,610
Europe2020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$117,684 vs blind (+42.3%)Ended +42.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$102k$203k$304k$406k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.