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iShares Core Dividend ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Core Dividend ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 10.4%, MDD -22.1%).

Data 2017-11-09 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,212 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.2%, drawdown -36.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -22.1%, Sharpe 0.72, 94% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.8%p (CAGR 10.4%, MDD -22.1%, exposure 94%).

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
n=7, threshold=-0.04
10.4%-22.1%0.720.472.4x7194%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=70, exitN=76
7.8%-19.4%0.710.401.9x1166%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=2.5
3.5%-10.8%0.660.321.3x917%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=172
6.9%-28.8%0.620.241.8x1770%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=112
6.9%-26.6%0.600.261.8x1773%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=75, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.2
3.3%-26.7%0.370.121.3x6163%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.7
3.5%-28.2%0.350.131.4x5167%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=15
1.4%-18.5%0.250.071.1x2123%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
1.8%-35.6%0.210.051.2x15365%
MACD
fast=17, slow=28, signal=14
0.9%-25.8%0.140.041.1x12851%
Buy and hold12.2%-36.9%0.720.332.7x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -28% -37% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -22.1% (2022-01-12 → 2023-10-27), recovered after 954 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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