DCA history · Ethereum
Ethereum DCA since 2016: $100 monthly
Investing $100 every month into Ethereum since 1 January 2016 (131 buys, $13,100 in total) would be worth $669,584 today (+5011.33%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
$669,584
+5011.33% · +68.49%/yr
- Invested
- $13,100.00
- Buys
- 131
- Average cost
- $44.12
Lump sum, day one
Winner$31,161,618
+237774.94%
- Invested
- $13,100.00
- Bought at
- $0.9481
- Max drawdown
- 94.01%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$31,522,702
+240531.32%
- Bought on
- 2 Jan 2016
- At a price of
- $0.9372
- Not a plan you could follow
How it would have felt
Over this period the plan was worth less than the money you’d put in on 0.1% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 1 days (to 2 Jan 2016). The worst moment was 2 Jan 2016, when it was down 1.2% on what had been invested. It has been in profit continuously since 8 Jan 2016. The average cost per unit was $44.12 against a price today of $2,255.24 (+5011.60%). The cheapest buy was $0.9481 on 1 Jan 2016 and the priciest $4,580.61 on 1 Dec 2021.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2016 | $1,200 | $1,991 | +65.90% |
| 31 Dec 2017 | $2,400 | $205,937 | +8480.70% |
| 31 Dec 2018 | $3,600 | $36,724 | +920.10% |
| 31 Dec 2019 | $4,800 | $37,408 | +679.33% |
| 31 Dec 2020 | $6,000 | $216,372 | +3506.20% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $7,200 | $1,086,311 | +14987.65% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $8,400 | $352,616 | +4097.81% |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $9,600 | $673,634 | +6917.02% |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $10,800 | $986,304 | +9032.44% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $12,000 | $879,851 | +7232.10% |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $13,100 | $669,584 | +5011.33% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every month in Ethereum since 2016 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every month into Ethereum since 1 January 2016 (131 buys, $13,100 in total) would be worth $669,584 today (+5011.33%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Ethereum since 2016?
- Investing the same $13,100 in one go on 1 January 2016 would be worth $31,161,618 today (+237774.94%), so putting it all in on day one came out ahead over this particular period. Which wins depends heavily on the start date.
- How long was Ethereum DCA underwater since 2016?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 0.1% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 1 days (ending 2 Jan 2016).