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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF. 0 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 2.3%, MDD -19.5%).

Data 2011-10-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,715 (14.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.6%, drawdown -34.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.3%, MDD -19.5%, Sharpe 0.28, 61% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.5%p (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -19.5%, exposure 61%).

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=53, exitN=75
2.3%-19.5%0.280.121.4x2561%
ROC 모멘텀
n=14, threshold=0.14
0.1%-0.5%0.150.111.0x20%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=103
0.8%-24.9%0.130.031.1x2958%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=5
0.1%-38.1%0.060.001.0x6262%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=39
-0.3%-31.6%0.02-0.011.0x7260%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=2.8
-0.1%-10.5%-0.00-0.011.0x1810%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=12, mult=2.3
-1.4%-38.6%-0.15-0.040.8x7842%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
-3.9%-51.1%-0.36-0.080.6x14257%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=35
-0.7%-11.7%-0.42-0.060.9x101%
MACD
fast=13, slow=31, signal=16
-5.9%-64.3%-0.61-0.090.4x22449%
Buy and hold2.6%-34.9%0.250.071.5x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -17% -26% -35% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -19.5% (2018-01-26 → 2020-06-15), recovered after 1,111 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 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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