What if · since 2017 · S&P 500

What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2017?

Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2017 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2017-01-062026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$252,000
Blind DCA value$563,939
Return+123.8%
SteadyGrow value$667,494
vs blind DCA+$103,555
Lump sum (same capital)$990,251
S&P 5002017-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$103,555 vs blind (+18.4%)Ended +18.4%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$0$171k$343k$514k$686k2017-012018-122020-112022-102024-092026-08

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.