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iShares Core High Dividend ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Core High Dividend ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -28.0%).

Data 2011-03-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,856 (15.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.0%, drawdown -37.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -28.0%, Sharpe 0.54, 93% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 1.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 9.0%p (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -28.0%, exposure 93%).

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
n=122, threshold=-0.09
5.9%-28.0%0.540.212.4x1793%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=181
3.7%-27.2%0.410.141.7x1577%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=217
3.4%-27.7%0.370.121.7x1773%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=3.5
0.4%-3.5%0.360.111.1x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=87, exitN=79
2.8%-20.2%0.350.141.5x2167%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3.3
0.6%-24.9%0.110.021.1x9966%
MACD
fast=18, slow=28, signal=15
0.5%-22.6%0.100.021.1x18949%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
0.5%-24.6%0.100.021.1x14561%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.8
-0.6%-22.9%-0.13-0.030.9x3015%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=24
-0.9%-17.6%-0.30-0.050.9x225%
Buy and hold7.0%-37.0%0.530.192.8x1100%
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% -9% -19% -28% -37% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -28.0% (2019-12-23 → 2020-10-28), recovered after 827 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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