DCA history · Gold
Gold DCA since 2015: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Gold since 1 January 2015 (617 buys, $61,700 in total) would be worth $150,079 today (+143.24%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
$150,079
+143.24% · +14.26%/yr
- Invested
- $61,700.00
- Buys
- 617
- Average cost
- $1,670.66
Lump sum, day one
Winner$212,303
+244.09%
- Invested
- $61,700.00
- Bought at
- $1,181.00
- Max drawdown
- 25.06%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$238,564
+286.65%
- Bought on
- 17 Dec 2015
- At a price of
- $1,051.00
- 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 12.4% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 148 days (to 13 Oct 2015). The worst moment was 2 Dec 2015, when it was down 9.6% on what had been invested. It has been in profit continuously since 3 Dec 2018. The average cost per unit was $1,670.66 against a price today of $4,063.70 (+143.24%). The cheapest buy was $1,051.00 on 17 Dec 2015 and the priciest $5,318.40 on 29 Jan 2026.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2015 | $5,300 | $4,865 | -8.20% |
| 31 Dec 2016 | $10,500 | $10,085 | -3.95% |
| 31 Dec 2017 | $15,700 | $16,807 | +7.05% |
| 31 Dec 2018 | $20,900 | $21,800 | +4.31% |
| 31 Dec 2019 | $26,100 | $31,538 | +20.84% |
| 31 Dec 2020 | $31,400 | $44,990 | +43.28% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $36,600 | $48,722 | +33.12% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $41,800 | $53,777 | +28.65% |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $47,000 | $66,474 | +41.43% |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $52,200 | $90,521 | +73.41% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $57,400 | $155,600 | +171.08% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | $61,700 | $150,079 | +143.24% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Gold since 2015 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Gold since 1 January 2015 (617 buys, $61,700 in total) would be worth $150,079 today (+143.24%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Gold since 2015?
- Investing the same $61,700 in one go on 1 January 2015 would be worth $212,303 today (+244.09%), 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 Gold DCA underwater since 2015?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 12.4% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 148 days (ending 13 Oct 2015).