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Is USMV above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
USMV closed above its 200-day average on June 24, 2026, its tenth cross this year.
Close 102.95·50-day 100.23 (+2.7%)·100-day 98.69 (+4.3%)·200-day 96.78 (+6.4%)
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The three rules at the October 23, 2026 close
| Rule | Side | Since | Sessions | Crosses this year | A year, on average | Confirmed on 3 closes | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | ●above | Oct 8, 2026 | 12 | 22 | 19.8 | ● above | Oct 12, 2026 |
| 100-day | ●above | Oct 1, 2026 | 17 | 14 | 13.0 | ● above | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Jun 24, 2026 | 86 | 10 | 7.9 | ● above | Jun 26, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 23 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 95 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 48 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 27 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 9 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 9 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 37 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 36 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 34 |
| May 14, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 13 |
| May 12, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| May 12, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| May 6, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| May 6, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 6 |
| May 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 4, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| May 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 10 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 9 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 5 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 31 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 30 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 29 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 56 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 117 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 49 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
556 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2012: each rule beside holding USMV
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in USMV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 3.7% | $1,668 | −17% | 72% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.7% | $1,665 | −17% | 73% |
| 100-day | 4.2% | $1,802 | −16% | 78% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.5% | $1,629 | −20% | 79% |
| 200-day | 6.0% | $2,281 | −26% | 85% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.9% | $2,265 | −22% | 86% |
| Holding the fund | 11.3% | $4,572 | −33% | 100% |
Since 2012, the fund's listing. Rates compound yearly on dividend-adjusted closes; a change of side takes effect at the next close; days out of the fund earn nothing. Compare rates across funds, not dollars: spans differ. The method page has the conventions.
How often USMV crosses
USMV has crossed its 200-day average 7.9 times a year on average since Aug 6, 2012, and 64% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.4 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 124 of USMV's 161 200-day cross dates (77%) would fall on a different day or not at all. This page uses unadjusted closes, the series a broker chart shows, so every date here can be checked against one.
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Questions
What does "above its 200-day moving average" mean?
The 200-day moving average is the mean of USMV's last 200 daily closes. USMV is above it when the day's close is higher than that mean, below when lower. A close exactly on the line keeps the side it had.
When does this USMV page update?
After every US market close, once the day's official close is final (about 6:30 pm New York time). The dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.
What is the "confirmed on 3 closes" column?
The confirmed variant changes side only after three consecutive closes on the new side, and its cross date is the third close. For USMV it has crossed the 200-day 3.4 times a year on average, against 7.9 for the raw rule.
Which prices are used?
Unadjusted daily closes: split-adjusted, not dividend-adjusted, the prices a broker chart shows. Dividend-adjusted series put many cross dates on different days; the method page explains the choice.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily closes, read through the October 23, 2026 close. Rules computed by movingaveragealerts.com; the method page has every definition. Market data, not advice.