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iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -16.5%).

Data 2019-06-14 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,813 (7.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.6%, drawdown -68.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 16.9%, MDD -26.2%, Sharpe 0.88, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.5%p (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -16.5%, exposure 24%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=194
16.9%-26.2%0.880.643.1x549%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=208
14.4%-22.2%0.800.652.6x749%
ROC 모멘텀
n=191, threshold=0.1
12.7%-22.2%0.770.572.4x2136%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.6
13.1%-25.8%0.700.512.4x2354%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.8
7.9%-16.5%0.620.481.7x1324%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=81, exitN=69
10.4%-31.4%0.600.332.0x949%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.7
5.5%-25.8%0.520.221.5x716%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=16
3.4%-28.5%0.300.121.3x4122%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
2.2%-39.7%0.210.051.2x12753%
MACD
fast=15, slow=66, signal=15
-3.4%-58.3%-0.07-0.060.8x8750%
Buy and hold6.6%-68.7%0.360.101.6x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -34% -52% -69% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -26.2% (2021-09-02 → 2024-04-19), recovered after 1,602 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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