What if · since 2018 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $500 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2018?

Historical result of $500 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2018-01-052026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$226,000
Blind DCA value$567,483
Return+151.1%
SteadyGrow value$844,707
vs blind DCA+$277,224
Lump sum (same capital)$1,055,760
NASDAQ 1002018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$277,224 vs blind (+48.9%)Ended +48.9%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$220k$441k$661k$882k2018-012019-092021-062023-032024-122026-08

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.