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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2014-11-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,981 (11.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.6%, drawdown -36.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -26.2%, Sharpe 0.60, 99% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=18, threshold=-0.11
8.4%-26.2%0.600.322.6x999%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=217
6.1%-24.3%0.560.252.0x1174%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=152
5.2%-21.1%0.480.251.8x1576%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=34, exitN=57
4.5%-21.7%0.430.211.7x2978%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=32
0.8%-7.2%0.310.111.1x107%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.6
0.4%-34.3%0.100.011.1x7369%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=2.8
0.1%-4.5%0.080.021.0x53%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-0.1%-27.4%0.04-0.001.0x10762%
MACD
fast=21, slow=69, signal=13
-1.9%-32.6%-0.15-0.060.8x13953%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=12, mult=2
-1.9%-31.1%-0.17-0.060.8x8959%
Buy and hold8.6%-36.1%0.570.242.6x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -27% -36% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -26.2% (2025-02-18 → 2025-04-22), recovered after 457 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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