What if · since 2020 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $500 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2020?

Historical result of $500 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2020 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2020-01-032026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$174,000
Blind DCA value$346,943
Return+99.4%
SteadyGrow value$523,097
vs blind DCA+$176,154
Lump sum (same capital)$604,487
NASDAQ 1002020-01-03 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$176,154 vs blind (+50.8%)Ended +50.8%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$136k$271k$407k$543k2020-012021-042022-092023-122025-052026-08

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.