What if · since 2020 · Gold

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

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

2020-01-032026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · Gold

Contributed$174,000
Blind DCA value$350,848
Return+101.6%
SteadyGrow value$304,228
vs blind DCA$-46,620
Lump sum (same capital)$487,549
Gold2020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 $-46,620 vs blind (-13.3%)Ended -13.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$352$102k$204k$306k$408k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.