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iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.8%, MDD -24.8%).

Data 2017-07-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,266 (9.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.7%, drawdown -46.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.7%, MDD -18.4%, Sharpe 0.58, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -24.8%, exposure 64%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.7%p (CAGR 6.8%, MDD -24.8%, exposure 64%).

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=138, threshold=0.14
5.7%-18.4%0.580.311.7x2120%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=111
6.6%-25.5%0.530.261.8x2558%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=49
6.7%-25.2%0.530.271.8x2561%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=51, exitN=73
6.8%-24.8%0.530.281.8x1764%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.9
3.0%-12.0%0.480.251.3x1012%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=5
3.6%-27.1%0.340.131.4x4653%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=38
0.9%-8.3%0.240.111.1x84%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.5
1.9%-25.8%0.210.071.2x7847%
MACD
fast=19, slow=50, signal=14
-1.0%-44.6%-0.02-0.020.9x10049%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.08
-2.5%-42.7%-0.13-0.060.8x16857%
Buy and hold6.7%-46.1%0.420.151.8x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -23% -35% -46% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -18.4% (2026-06-22 → 2026-07-29), 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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