What if · since 2016 · Gold
What if I invested $500 every week in Gold since 2016?
Historical result of $500 weekly Gold DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.
2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$500/week · Weekly DCA · Gold
Contributed$278,500
Blind DCA value$700,429
Return+151.5%
SteadyGrow value$800,215
vs blind DCA+$99,785
Lump sum (same capital)$1,120,482
Gold2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
+$99,785 vs blind (+14.2%)Ended +14.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
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.