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iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2016-12-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,425 (9.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.4%, drawdown -33.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -17.6%, Sharpe 0.95, 66% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.5%, MDD -32.1%, exposure 87%.

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
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.8
9.7%-17.6%0.950.552.4x3966%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=69
11.5%-32.1%0.870.362.9x1787%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=81
9.9%-25.5%0.850.392.5x2376%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=87
7.6%-22.9%0.670.332.0x2974%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=-0.04
7.0%-27.4%0.580.251.9x4782%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
5.0%-18.6%0.500.271.6x9167%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=73, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
3.6%-18.7%0.470.191.4x3048%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.2
2.3%-27.7%0.290.081.2x6660%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=43
0.3%-1.4%0.280.181.0x23%
MACD
fast=18, slow=59, signal=17
0.5%-30.7%0.100.021.1x10853%
Buy and hold13.4%-33.9%0.770.403.4x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -8% -17% -25% -34% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Supertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -17.6% (2021-09-03 → 2022-12-28), recovered after 831 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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