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Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.3%, MDD -1.6%).

Data 2020-09-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,490 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.3%, drawdown -24.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.3%, MDD -1.6%, Sharpe 0.28, 2% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 3.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.8%p (CAGR 0.3%, MDD -1.6%, exposure 2%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=2.8
0.3%-1.6%0.280.211.0x22%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.8
0.3%-2.5%0.190.121.0x43%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=37
-0.6%-7.3%-0.20-0.081.0x1023%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.6
-1.3%-12.0%-0.30-0.110.9x2041%
MACD
fast=48, slow=65, signal=89
-1.5%-11.0%-0.34-0.130.9x1639%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=187
-1.5%-8.6%-0.41-0.170.9x841%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=195
-1.3%-7.6%-0.43-0.170.9x633%
ROC 모멘텀
n=52, threshold=0.05
-0.7%-4.6%-0.50-0.161.0x144%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=39
-1.2%-7.3%-0.57-0.160.9x146%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
-5.4%-28.3%-1.22-0.190.7x5246%
Buy and hold-3.3%-24.4%-0.48-0.140.8x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -6% -12% -18% -24% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -1.6% (2022-12-15 → 2022-12-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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