What if · since 2016 · NASDAQ 100
What if I invested $500 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2016?
Historical result of $500 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.
2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$500/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100
Contributed$278,500
Blind DCA value$892,346
Return+220.4%
SteadyGrow value$1,197,931
vs blind DCA+$305,585
Lump sum (same capital)$1,920,624
NASDAQ 1002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
+$305,585 vs blind (+34.2%)Ended +34.2%
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.