How is this result calculated?
The calculator estimates the units bought on the selected date and values them with the latest available market price.
DCA return calculator
DCA Investment Calculator: Historical Returns
Change the amount and date to see the current value, profit or loss, and return multiple for DCA.
Calculate for free✓Historical and current price
✓Profit, loss and return multiple
✓Visible source and update time
🔒 = Locked assets were not listed on the selected date.
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How to use
- 1Choose the amount and currency.
- 2Enter a date in the past.
- 3Calculate the result with historical and current prices.
Frequently asked questions
How to read the result
The calculator estimates units purchasable at the historical price and values them at the latest valid market price. It is a historical simulation, not a forecast.
Tax, broker commission, bid-ask spread and custody costs vary by user and are excluded by default.
Start date can materially change the outcome. Test multiple dates, compare DCA and review inflation separately.
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Dollar-cost averaging calculator: recurring investment returns
Use the DCA calculator to model a fixed contribution made daily, weekly or monthly over a historical date range. Rather than applying an annual average return to the entire budget, the tool calculates the units purchased at each valid observation and adds them together before valuing the portfolio.
That makes the total contribution, frequency, asset, currency and end date essential assumptions. A plan funded from monthly income is also different from holding a lump sum today and deliberately delaying part of it; the latter introduces a cash opportunity-cost decision.
How average cost is calculated
Average cost is total amount invested divided by total units accumulated. It is not the simple average of all quoted prices. Lower prices buy more units for the same contribution, while fees or spread can reduce units in a real account.
Daily, weekly or monthly contributions
More frequent purchases can spread entry dates more finely but can also increase fixed transaction costs. Hold the total budget and time window constant when comparing frequencies; otherwise a higher ending value may simply reflect investing more money.
What DCA does not solve
DCA distributes entry dates but cannot make a weak asset suitable, prevent loss or eliminate currency, tax, custody and liquidity risk. Review the worst historical period as carefully as the best return before making a personal decision.