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Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.8%, MDD -45.3%).

Data 2004-01-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,661 (22.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.0%, drawdown -59.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.8%, MDD -45.3%, Sharpe 0.57, 84% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 14.1%p (CAGR 8.8%, MDD -45.3%, exposure 84%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=24, exitN=78
8.8%-45.3%0.570.196.7x4184%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=64
6.2%-30.3%0.480.213.9x4971%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=200
6.1%-25.7%0.470.243.8x4972%
ROC 모멘텀
n=71, threshold=-0.06
6.2%-42.4%0.440.153.9x11782%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.7
4.9%-33.7%0.410.142.9x8964%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=69, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.5
2.9%-37.9%0.290.081.9x14258%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.5
1.3%-39.5%0.170.031.3x12647%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=16
-0.6%-26.4%-0.05-0.020.9x8813%
MACD
fast=21, slow=57, signal=23
-1.8%-60.4%-0.06-0.030.7x24051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
-2.8%-55.9%-0.11-0.050.5x23262%
Buy and hold9.0%-59.4%0.490.156.9x1100%
1x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -59% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -45.3% (2007-07-19 → 2009-03-09), recovered after 790 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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