What if · since 2023 · S&P 500

What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2023?

Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2023 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2023-01-062026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$95,500
Blind DCA value$138,559
Return+45.1%
SteadyGrow value$149,495
vs blind DCA+$10,936
Lump sum (same capital)$197,981
S&P 5002023-01-06 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 +$10,936 vs blind (+7.9%)Ended +7.9%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$38.5k$76.6k$115k$153k2023-012023-092024-062025-032025-122026-08

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.