Gold · DCA since 2023

$500/month in Gold since 2023

What a monthly $500 dollar-cost average into Gold would be worth today if you'd started in January 2023 and never stopped. Real adjusted closes, T+1 execution, no transaction fees modeled.

If you invested $500/month in Gold from 2023-01 to 2026-06...

$32,326

grown from $21,000 invested over 3.5 years. +$11,326 (+53.93%)

Growth over time

Dashed: cumulative invested · Solid: portfolio value

Investment schedule

Per investment
$500.00
Frequency
Monthly
Window
2023-01-01 → 2026-06-29
Duration
3.5 years
Number of investments
42
× $500.00 each

Results

Total invested
$21,000
42 × $500.00
Final value
$32,326
as of 2026-06-29
Total return
+$11,326
+53.93%
Annualized (IRR)
25.52%/yr
compounded over 3.5 years

What 2023 actually was: into the recovery

The 2023 starting cohort bought after the bear market reset valuations, just before AI mania powered a 25 percent rally. DCA investors who started here have enjoyed one of the strongest two-year starts of any year in this dataset. The risk is recency bias making future returns feel guaranteed. They are not.

For a Gold DCA buyer who started January 2023 with $500 a month, the schedule pulled in 42 purchases through 2026-06-29. Total invested: $21,000. Final value: $32,326. That works out to an annualized return of 25.52% per year on the irregular cashflow series.

The numbers above use adjusted closing prices (dividends reinvested, splits applied) and apply a T+1 policy: when the 1st of the month landed on a weekend or holiday, the trade executed at the next trading day's close. Bitcoin pages execute on the exact scheduled date because crypto trades 24/7.

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Disclaimer: This page is for educational purposes only. It is not investment advice. Historical performance does not predict future results. Always do your own research.