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iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2013-04-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,342 (13.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.7%, drawdown -39.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -9.0%, Sharpe 0.69, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.0%, MDD -29.7%, exposure 87%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=16
4.7%-9.0%0.690.521.8x4023%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=101
7.2%-35.1%0.610.202.5x2172%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=76
8.0%-29.7%0.600.272.8x2987%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=211
6.7%-32.0%0.590.212.4x3166%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.2
3.0%-21.3%0.420.141.5x3024%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.5
3.7%-23.9%0.360.161.6x9865%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=-0.03
3.8%-40.8%0.350.091.6x9976%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=23, mult=3
1.5%-28.7%0.230.051.2x5830%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
0.5%-39.9%0.100.011.1x12861%
MACD
fast=15, slow=22, signal=18
0.5%-39.1%0.100.011.1x19850%
Buy and hold10.7%-39.5%0.640.273.9x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -10% -20% -30% -39% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.0% (2018-01-26 → 2020-12-22), recovered after 1,084 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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