What if · since 2017 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $500 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2017?

Historical result of $500 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$252,000
Blind DCA value$708,864
Return+181.3%
SteadyGrow value$890,676
vs blind DCA+$181,812
Lump sum (same capital)$1,577,315
NASDAQ 1002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$181,812 vs blind (+25.6%)Ended +25.6%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$233k$465k$698k$930k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.