What if · since 2021 · S&P 500
What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2021?
Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2021 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.
2021-01-01 → 2026-08-28
$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500
Contributed$148,000
Blind DCA value$242,036
Return+63.5%
SteadyGrow value$279,607
vs blind DCA+$37,571
Lump sum (same capital)$327,924
S&P 5002021-01-01 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
+$37,571 vs blind (+15.5%)Ended +15.5%
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.