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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 99% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2014-11-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,960 (11.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.4%, drawdown -36.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -26.2%, Sharpe 0.59, 99% 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 99%
n=18, threshold=-0.11
8.3%-26.2%0.590.322.5x999%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=217
5.9%-24.3%0.540.242.0x1174%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=152
5.0%-21.1%0.470.241.8x1575%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=34, exitN=57
4.3%-21.7%0.420.201.6x2977%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=32
0.8%-7.2%0.310.111.1x107%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=2.8
0.2%-3.6%0.150.051.0x43%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.6
0.5%-34.3%0.100.021.1x7269%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-0.0%-27.4%0.05-0.001.0x10661%
MACD
fast=21, slow=69, signal=13
-1.8%-32.6%-0.15-0.060.8x13853%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=12, mult=2
-2.0%-31.1%-0.18-0.060.8x8859%
Buy and hold8.4%-36.1%0.560.232.6x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -27% -36% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -26.2% (2025-02-18 → 2025-04-22), recovered after 457 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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