What if · since 2018 · S&P 500
What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2018?
Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2018 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.
2018-01-05 → 2026-08-28
$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500
Contributed$226,000
Blind DCA value$469,682
Return+107.8%
SteadyGrow value$653,009
vs blind DCA+$183,327
Lump sum (same capital)$724,039
S&P 5002018-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
+$183,327 vs blind (+39.0%)Ended +39.0%
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.