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iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2013-07-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,279 (13.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.9%, drawdown -34.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -20.4%, Sharpe 0.73, 79% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -40.8%, exposure 95%.

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=203
8.4%-20.4%0.730.412.9x1379%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=10, exitN=129
9.1%-40.8%0.690.223.1x1995%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=195
7.7%-29.7%0.630.262.6x1378%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=5
5.1%-17.6%0.550.291.9x5166%
ROC 모멘텀
n=89, threshold=-0.04
6.0%-26.7%0.520.222.1x6185%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=2.9
0.3%-4.6%0.290.071.0x21%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=21
0.6%-12.7%0.190.051.1x169%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
1.0%-27.2%0.150.041.1x13766%
MACD
fast=25, slow=40, signal=23
0.6%-33.7%0.110.021.1x12651%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=27, atrPeriod=13, mult=4
0.2%-15.1%0.070.011.0x168%
Buy and hold11.9%-34.1%0.750.354.4x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -20% -31% -41% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -20.4% (2015-07-20 → 2016-06-27), recovered after 821 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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