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Xtrackers MSCI World ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Xtrackers MSCI World ESG UCITS ETF Accum Shs -1C- USD. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -19.2%).

Data 2018-04-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,119 (8.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.9%, drawdown -33.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.3%, MDD -19.2%, Sharpe 0.80, 84% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.0%p (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -19.2%, exposure 84%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=46
11.3%-19.2%0.800.592.4x2584%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.3
9.1%-19.8%0.730.462.1x4567%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=113
9.4%-25.5%0.720.372.1x1974%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=214
9.2%-33.2%0.640.282.1x970%
ROC 모멘텀
n=51, threshold=-0.04
8.2%-34.2%0.610.241.9x4385%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=100, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.2
6.4%-21.8%0.570.291.7x2356%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=37
0.9%-1.9%0.540.501.1x23%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=1.2
4.0%-18.8%0.390.211.4x5957%
MACD
fast=15, slow=73, signal=12
2.0%-15.9%0.220.131.2x11054%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
1.2%-19.1%0.160.061.1x7561%
Buy and hold10.9%-33.2%0.650.332.4x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -8% -17% -25% -33% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -19.2% (2021-11-22 → 2022-12-28), recovered after 806 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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