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Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares 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 2,959 (11.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.3%, drawdown -23.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -23.2%, Sharpe 0.79, 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=10, threshold=-0.09
9.7%-23.2%0.790.423.0x999%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=70
7.6%-16.6%0.740.462.4x2380%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=5
6.6%-12.8%0.730.522.1x4765%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=34
6.9%-16.1%0.710.432.2x3772%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=156
5.1%-21.2%0.570.241.8x3571%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.9
2.1%-11.3%0.360.181.3x6039%
MACD
fast=29, slow=50, signal=40
2.4%-20.0%0.340.121.3x7852%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=1.3
2.1%-23.6%0.300.091.3x8654%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=39
0.3%-2.1%0.300.131.0x21%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
1.7%-22.0%0.230.081.2x10264%
Buy and hold10.3%-23.4%0.810.443.2x1100%
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% -6% -12% -18% -23% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -23.2% (2025-01-30 → 2025-04-22), recovered after 515 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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