What if · since 2019 · S&P 500

What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2019?

Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2019 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2019-01-042026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$200,000
Blind DCA value$387,038
Return+93.5%
SteadyGrow value$516,770
vs blind DCA+$129,732
Lump sum (same capital)$681,269
S&P 5002019-01-04 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$129,732 vs blind (+33.5%)Ended +33.5%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$133k$266k$398k$531k2019-012020-072022-012023-082025-022026-08

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.