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iShares International Equity Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares International Equity Factor ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -22.3%).

Data 2015-05-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,828 (11.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.7%, drawdown -43.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -11.6%, Sharpe 0.50, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -28.4%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.3%p (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -22.3%, exposure 60%).

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=67, k=2.3
2.5%-11.6%0.500.221.3x1120%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=144
4.9%-28.4%0.470.171.7x1963%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=216
4.6%-22.3%0.470.211.7x1360%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=25, mult=4
2.5%-15.6%0.360.161.3x2433%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=8, threshold=-0.09
4.5%-36.0%0.350.121.6x1199%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=77, exitN=79
2.8%-26.2%0.320.111.4x1760%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.9
-0.4%-22.0%0.01-0.021.0x5354%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=27
-0.0%-3.6%0.01-0.001.0x21%
MACD
fast=19, slow=59, signal=19
-4.7%-43.5%-0.44-0.110.6x12350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
-7.2%-59.0%-0.61-0.120.4x23959%
Buy and hold4.7%-43.9%0.350.111.7x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -11% -22% -33% -44% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -11.6% (2021-06-07 → 2025-12-17), 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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