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Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2016-03-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,619 (10.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.2%, drawdown -34.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.1%, MDD -2.5%, Sharpe 0.66, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.7%, MDD -34.2%, exposure 99%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=3.2
1.1%-2.5%0.660.461.1x24%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 99%
n=7, threshold=-0.11
6.7%-34.2%0.510.202.0x399%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=34, exitN=68
4.6%-22.8%0.460.201.6x2170%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=51
4.0%-19.7%0.420.201.5x2568%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=82
3.9%-21.7%0.420.181.5x3563%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=23
0.5%-3.2%0.300.151.1x44%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=5
1.2%-29.1%0.170.041.1x4360%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=29, mult=3
0.1%-17.3%0.050.001.0x4536%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-2.1%-34.8%-0.17-0.060.8x9960%
MACD
fast=17, slow=73, signal=18
-2.3%-36.8%-0.21-0.060.8x10751%
Buy and hold6.2%-34.2%0.460.181.9x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -9% -17% -26% -34% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -2.5% (2017-06-02 → 2017-06-16), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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