What if · since 2024 · S&P 500

What if I invested $500 every week in S&P 500 since 2024?

Historical result of $500 weekly S&P 500 DCA starting 2024 — contributions, portfolio value, and SteadyGrow adaptive comparison.

2024-01-052026-08-28

$500/week · Weekly DCA · S&P 500

Contributed$69,500
Blind DCA value$89,859
Return+29.3%
SteadyGrow value$82,470
vs blind DCA$-7,389
Lump sum (same capital)$117,711
S&P 5002024-01-05 → 2026-08-28 · $500/week
 $-7,389 vs blind (-8.2%)Ended -8.2%
Blind DCASteadyGrow
$490$23.3k$46.1k$68.9k$91.7k2024-012024-072025-012025-082026-022026-08

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.