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Schwab U.S. REIT ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Schwab U.S. REIT ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 96% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2011-01-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,909 (15.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.3%, drawdown -44.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -39.6%, Sharpe 0.32, 96% 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 96%
n=47, threshold=-0.13
4.0%-39.6%0.320.101.8x1996%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=68, slow=182
2.8%-30.7%0.300.091.5x2359%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=26, mult=4
1.2%-10.0%0.250.121.2x2015%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=3.5
0.3%-4.6%0.180.071.0x42%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=21
0.2%-12.5%0.090.021.0x128%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=71
-0.9%-46.9%0.02-0.020.9x5185%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=142
-1.0%-56.8%-0.02-0.020.9x3959%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=2.9
-1.4%-44.9%-0.03-0.030.8x12360%
MACD
fast=18, slow=45, signal=13
-2.3%-43.5%-0.13-0.050.7x19552%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-4.1%-56.8%-0.25-0.070.5x28457%
Buy and hold4.3%-44.2%0.310.101.9x1100%
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% -11% -22% -33% -44% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -39.6% (2021-12-31 → 2023-10-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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