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Vanguard MSCI International Small Cos Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard MSCI International Small Cos Index ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -14.1%).

Data 2018-11-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,951 (7.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.5%, drawdown -32.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.5%, MDD -18.9%, Sharpe 0.50, 79% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 0.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 13.1%p (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -14.1%, exposure 82%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=52
5.5%-18.9%0.500.291.5x2179%
Supertrend
period=35, mult=4.9
4.8%-15.8%0.490.311.4x3459%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=-0.04
5.2%-14.1%0.470.371.5x3582%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=38
1.7%-4.7%0.420.351.1x28%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=176
3.6%-17.0%0.380.221.3x1565%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=210
2.5%-19.4%0.290.131.2x1761%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-0.1%-23.3%0.04-0.001.0x6258%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=1.1
-0.3%-24.2%0.02-0.011.0x5652%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=10, mult=1.7
-1.9%-23.4%-0.15-0.080.9x6453%
MACD
fast=18, slow=19, signal=27
-4.2%-40.1%-0.37-0.110.7x10448%
Buy and hold5.5%-32.0%0.410.171.5x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -8% -16% -24% -32% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.9% (2021-08-30 → 2023-01-03), recovered after 1,169 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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