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Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2011-06-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,808 (15.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.2%, drawdown -32.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -26.0%, Sharpe 0.36, 98% 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 98%
n=40, threshold=-0.15
4.8%-26.0%0.360.192.0x1198%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=102
3.4%-30.2%0.320.111.7x3964%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=104
2.0%-27.8%0.220.071.4x2969%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=65, k=3.2
0.4%-10.4%0.130.041.1x67%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=35
0.2%-11.0%0.070.021.0x165%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=25, exitN=79
-0.1%-33.7%0.07-0.001.0x3781%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.1
-2.1%-45.6%-0.10-0.050.7x9567%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.6
-0.5%-9.9%-0.13-0.050.9x40%
MACD
fast=19, slow=66, signal=17
-6.3%-70.5%-0.50-0.090.4x16654%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-9.0%-77.0%-0.75-0.120.2x27157%
Buy and hold5.2%-32.5%0.370.162.2x1100%
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% -8% -16% -24% -32% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -26.0% (2015-05-27 → 2016-02-11), recovered after 860 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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