DCA history · Ethereum
Ethereum DCA since 2016: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Ethereum since 1 January 2016 (563 buys, $56,300 in total) would be worth $2,780,062 today (+4837.94%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
$2,780,062
+4837.94% · +68.48%/yr
- Invested
- $56,300.00
- Buys
- 563
- Average cost
- $51.39
Lump sum, day one
Winner$150,685,123
+267546.75%
- Invested
- $56,300.00
- Bought at
- $0.9481
- Max drawdown
- 94.01%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$152,431,185
+270648.11%
- 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 $51.39 against a price today of $2,537.50 (+4837.73%). The cheapest buy was $0.9481 on 1 Jan 2016 and the priciest $4,838.11 on 22 Aug 2025.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2016 | $5,300 | $7,334 | +38.38% |
| 31 Dec 2017 | $10,500 | $750,557 | +7048.16% |
| 31 Dec 2018 | $15,700 | $134,446 | +756.35% |
| 31 Dec 2019 | $20,900 | $137,498 | +557.88% |
| 31 Dec 2020 | $26,100 | $797,206 | +2954.43% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $31,400 | $4,002,916 | +12648.14% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $36,600 | $1,300,105 | +3452.20% |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $41,800 | $2,484,540 | +5843.87% |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $47,000 | $3,638,546 | +7641.59% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $52,200 | $3,246,618 | +6119.57% |
| 12 Oct 2026 | $56,300 | $2,780,062 | +4837.94% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Ethereum since 2016 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Ethereum since 1 January 2016 (563 buys, $56,300 in total) would be worth $2,780,062 today (+4837.94%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Ethereum since 2016?
- Investing the same $56,300 in one go on 1 January 2016 would be worth $150,685,123 today (+267546.75%), 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).