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Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.4%, MDD -23.1%).

Data 2008-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,556 (18.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TWSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.6%, drawdown -53.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 5.1%, MDD -28.9%, Sharpe 0.51, 54% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -42.3%, exposure 81%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.6%p (CAGR 4.4%, MDD -23.1%, exposure 53%).

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
MACD
fast=16, slow=57, signal=28
5.1%-28.9%0.510.182.5x14254%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=3.3
5.0%-38.5%0.510.132.5x14458%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=65
5.1%-36.2%0.500.142.5x7559%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=48
5.8%-42.3%0.500.142.9x7181%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=36, mult=1
4.4%-23.1%0.470.192.2x12653%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=84
4.7%-33.3%0.470.142.3x7559%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.5
3.2%-19.3%0.470.161.8x5821%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
3.1%-23.6%0.350.131.8x15055%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=-0.08
3.7%-37.7%0.340.102.0x5581%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=26
1.0%-19.8%0.190.051.2x227%
Buy and hold3.6%-53.5%0.290.071.9x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파MACDBuy and hold
MACD (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -27% -40% -54% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파MACD
MACD maximum drawdown -28.9% (2009-06-02 → 2012-01-02), recovered after 2,298 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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