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Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2013-10-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,210 (12.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.6%, drawdown -37.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -29.5%, Sharpe 0.51, 98% 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 98%
n=16, threshold=-0.11
7.2%-29.5%0.510.242.4x1198%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=199
3.7%-37.1%0.310.101.6x1165%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=80, exitN=114
3.2%-25.9%0.310.121.5x1372%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=31
0.4%-3.6%0.280.111.1x21%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=76, slow=80
2.8%-33.5%0.270.081.4x1569%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3
0.5%-4.4%0.240.121.1x84%
Supertrend
period=35, mult=4.1
1.8%-25.2%0.200.071.3x6063%
MACD
fast=22, slow=36, signal=17
0.6%-21.7%0.110.031.1x13453%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
-2.6%-31.2%-0.15-0.080.7x12458%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.4
-0.9%-18.3%-0.21-0.050.9x368%
Buy and hold6.6%-37.1%0.440.182.3x1100%
1x 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% -9% -19% -28% -37% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -29.5% (2022-04-08 → 2023-10-23), recovered after 922 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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