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Is VNQ above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
Vanguard Real Estate 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.
VNQ closed below its 200-day average on September 15, 2026, its tenth cross this year.
Close 92.69·50-day 93.71 (−1.1%)·100-day 95.85 (−3.3%)·200-day 94.53 (−1.9%)
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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 | ○below | Aug 27, 2026 | 41 | 16 | 19.5 | ○ below | Aug 31, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Aug 31, 2026 | 39 | 8 | 16.0 | ○ below | Sep 2, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Sep 15, 2026 | 29 | 10 | 9.7 | ○ below | Sep 17, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 155 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 145 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 8 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 49 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 70 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 21 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 19 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 19 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 44 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 44 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 36 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 2 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 19 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 14 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 15 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 44 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 39 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 39 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 10 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 6 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 13 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 13 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 12 |
941 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2005: each rule beside holding VNQ
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in VNQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 0.1% | $1,030 | −67% | 59% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 3.6% | $2,140 | −29% | 59% |
| 100-day | -0.3% | $931 | −57% | 60% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.5% | $1,370 | −37% | 61% |
| 200-day | 3.4% | $2,054 | −36% | 61% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 4.6% | $2,580 | −36% | 61% |
| Holding the fund | 6.5% | $3,794 | −73% | 100% |
Since 2005, 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 VNQ crosses
VNQ has crossed its 200-day average 9.7 times a year on average since Jul 14, 2005, and 70% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.0 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 370 of VNQ's 393 200-day cross dates (94%) 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 VNQ's last 200 daily closes. VNQ 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 VNQ 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 VNQ it has crossed the 200-day 4.0 times a year on average, against 9.7 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.