What if · since 2016 · S&P 500
What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2016?
Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2016 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.
2016-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500
Contributed$278,500
Blind DCA value$678,683
Return+143.7%
SteadyGrow value$836,301
vs blind DCA+$157,618
Lump sum (same capital)$1,245,442
S&P 5002016-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
+$157,618 vs blind (+23.2%)Ended +23.2%
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.