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WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 98% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2013-05-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,318 (13.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.8%, drawdown -32.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 10.6%, MDD -21.2%, Sharpe 0.81, 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=19, threshold=-0.09
10.6%-21.2%0.810.503.8x1798%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=97
8.0%-20.8%0.710.382.7x1991%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=73
5.9%-20.3%0.620.292.1x5376%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=190
6.3%-20.4%0.620.312.2x1978%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=5
4.9%-18.6%0.580.261.9x4568%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
3.9%-18.6%0.470.211.6x12363%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=2.8
0.8%-9.8%0.350.081.1x66%
MACD
fast=18, slow=59, signal=14
1.0%-18.9%0.160.051.1x15452%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.7
-0.1%-17.4%0.03-0.001.0x11651%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=23
-0.3%-12.8%-0.09-0.031.0x2210%
Buy and hold10.8%-32.2%0.740.333.9x1100%
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% -8% -16% -24% -32% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -21.2% (2024-11-08 → 2025-04-21), recovered after 458 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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