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iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 95% market exposure makes it hold-like.

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 9.5%, drawdown -33.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -25.1%, Sharpe 0.64, 95% 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 95%
n=114, threshold=-0.1
7.2%-25.1%0.640.292.8x2195%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=149
5.4%-33.1%0.520.162.2x2179%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=38
0.8%-2.5%0.490.301.1x43%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=86, exitN=67
3.3%-14.2%0.460.231.6x2763%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=199
4.4%-25.7%0.450.171.9x1785%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.5
3.0%-16.5%0.360.181.6x8975%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
0.8%-20.9%0.130.041.1x14367%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=63, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.9
0.3%-17.1%0.090.021.0x4233%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=3.3
-0.0%-4.5%-0.03-0.011.0x21%
MACD
fast=17, slow=45, signal=17
-4.2%-47.7%-0.54-0.090.5x21551%
Buy and hold9.5%-33.1%0.750.293.8x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -8% -17% -25% -33% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -25.1% (2020-02-14 → 2020-07-09), recovered after 1,614 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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