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Is VIG above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
VIG closed above its 200-day average on April 6, 2026, its fourth cross this year.
Close 243.12·50-day 240.06 (+1.3%)·100-day 239.13 (+1.7%)·200-day 231.97 (+4.8%)
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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 15, 2026 | 7 | 6 | 17.9 | ● above | Oct 19, 2026 |
| 100-day | ●above | Oct 9, 2026 | 11 | 14 | 12.2 | ● above | Oct 13, 2026 |
| 200-day | ●above | Apr 6, 2026 | 141 | 4 | 8.5 | ● above | Apr 8, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 37 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 11 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 156 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 148 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 35 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 29 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 11 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 7 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 295 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 283 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 101 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 7 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 4 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 181 |
| May 27, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 5 |
| May 27, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 6 |
| May 22, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| May 21, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 6 |
| May 15, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 15, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| May 14, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 2 |
| May 14, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 2 |
| May 12, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 69 |
| May 12, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 46 |
737 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2007: each rule beside holding VIG
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in VIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 4.5% | $2,368 | −32% | 69% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 5.5% | $2,880 | −26% | 69% |
| 100-day | 5.5% | $2,849 | −21% | 72% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.7% | $3,590 | −20% | 73% |
| 200-day | 5.9% | $3,081 | −25% | 78% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 6.4% | $3,365 | −20% | 77% |
| Holding the fund | 10.0% | $6,518 | −47% | 100% |
Since 2007, 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 VIG crosses
VIG has crossed its 200-day average 8.5 times a year on average since Feb 15, 2007, and 75% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.5 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 196 of VIG's 256 200-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 VIG's last 200 daily closes. VIG 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 VIG 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 VIG it has crossed the 200-day 3.5 times a year on average, against 8.5 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.