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iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2011-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,715 (14.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.0%, drawdown -28.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -21.1%, Sharpe 0.66, 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=14, threshold=-0.09
6.6%-21.1%0.660.312.6x999%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=103
2.7%-23.5%0.340.111.5x2178%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=184
2.7%-24.0%0.340.111.5x2176%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=74, exitN=68
0.8%-13.8%0.150.061.1x3162%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.4
0.1%-1.9%0.140.041.0x21%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.7
0.6%-28.8%0.110.021.1x6772%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=23
-0.1%-12.2%-0.02-0.011.0x168%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.7
-0.3%-14.6%-0.11-0.021.0x188%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-1.2%-22.1%-0.12-0.050.8x14164%
MACD
fast=14, slow=53, signal=17
-3.9%-47.0%-0.54-0.080.6x20152%
Buy and hold6.0%-28.8%0.550.212.4x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -7% -14% -22% -29% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -21.1% (2021-12-31 → 2022-10-14), recovered after 962 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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