What if · since 2021 · NASDAQ 100

What if I invested $500 every week in NASDAQ 100 since 2021?

Historical result of $500 weekly NASDAQ 100 DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2021-01-012026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · NASDAQ 100

Contributed$148,000
Blind DCA value$267,769
Return+80.9%
SteadyGrow value$402,381
vs blind DCA+$134,612
Lump sum (same capital)$349,032
NASDAQ 1002021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$134,612 vs blind (+50.3%)Ended +50.3%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$104k$209k$313k$417k2021-012022-022023-042024-052025-072026-08

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.