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Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS 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. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -23.2%).

Data 2014-08-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,033 (12.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.3%, drawdown -33.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -32.4%, Sharpe 0.85, 99% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 1.1%p (CAGR 9.7%, MDD -23.2%, exposure 87%).

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=10, threshold=-0.09
12.1%-32.4%0.850.373.9x1599%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=72
9.7%-23.2%0.800.423.0x2587%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=104
7.3%-21.6%0.690.342.3x3375%
MACD
fast=34, slow=108, signal=24
4.8%-16.4%0.560.291.8x6654%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=104
5.9%-32.1%0.540.182.0x2172%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=3.2
4.3%-19.9%0.450.211.6x10568%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=30, mult=3.5
3.1%-12.9%0.430.241.4x4746%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.1
0.4%-3.0%0.320.141.1x22%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=34
0.2%-1.9%0.190.101.0x21%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
1.4%-30.5%0.190.051.2x11863%
Buy and hold12.3%-33.6%0.800.374.0x1100%
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% -8% -17% -25% -34% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -32.4% (2015-04-13 → 2016-02-11), recovered after 1,135 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 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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