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QUAL

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for QUAL (iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF) using the Excess Return MMA* strategy in a Trading context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -21.1% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -34.1%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.2%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 13.0%. The strategy executed 99 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility.

QUAL Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR12.56%17.59%6.17%10.83%10.76%13.95%9.16%12.97%
Sharpe Ratio1.201.330.590.590.980.720.860.70
Max Drawdown-5.66%-9.03%-21.05%-28.23%-21.05%-34.06%-21.05%-34.06%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%91.1%100.0%94.1%100.0%94.2%100.0%
Trades / Year5.00.07.60.07.20.07.90.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open or Mark-to-Market exit denotes an active position (either in the primary asset or a cash/yield sleeve) valued at the current price for reporting purposes. Interest entries record yield accrued from cash or cash alternatives (like BIL) during out-of-market defensive periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
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2026-03-19 2026-05-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2026-03-11 2026-04-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
2025-05-01 2026-03-19 Completed 33.33% $168.64 $192.24 13.94% Signal
2026-02-27 2026-03-11 Completed 33.33% $202.41 $199.27 -1.60% Signal
2026-02-04 2026-02-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-12-10 2026-02-04 Completed 33.33% $196.92 $201.27 2.16% Signal
2025-11-17 2025-12-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2025-11-13 2025-11-17 Completed 33.33% $194.98 $192.25 -1.45% Signal
2025-10-22 2025-11-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2025-09-05 2025-10-22 Completed 33.33% $188.34 $194.45 3.19% Signal
2025-08-13 2025-09-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-07-24 2025-08-13 Completed 33.33% $184.51 $186.02 0.77% Signal
2025-07-01 2025-07-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-04-25 2025-07-01 Completed 33.33% $164.66 $180.75 9.72% Signal
2025-03-13 2025-05-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income
2025-03-12 2025-05-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.59% Interest Income
2025-02-28 2025-04-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.66% Interest Income
2023-12-27 2025-03-13 Completed 33.33% $143.88 $168.44 17.01% Signal
2025-03-05 2025-03-12 Completed 33.33% $174.83 $170.18 -2.71% Signal
2025-01-21 2025-03-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2025-01-23 2025-02-28 Completed 33.33% $180.72 $176.38 -2.45% Signal
2024-12-23 2025-01-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2024-09-30 2025-01-21 Completed 33.33% $175.32 $179.02 2.06% Signal
2024-11-26 2024-12-23 Completed 33.33% $181.10 $177.20 -2.20% Signal
2024-11-04 2024-11-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
2024-10-07 2024-11-04 Completed 33.33% $175.70 $174.07 -0.98% Signal
2024-09-13 2024-10-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2024-09-06 2024-09-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2024-08-21 2024-09-13 Completed 33.33% $172.92 $172.82 -0.11% Signal
2024-06-10 2024-09-06 Completed 33.33% $164.31 $169.64 3.20% Signal
2024-07-30 2024-08-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
2024-05-08 2024-07-30 Completed 33.33% $157.95 $166.55 5.40% Signal
2024-05-14 2024-06-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2023-11-08 2024-05-14 Completed 33.33% $132.46 $159.34 20.23% Signal
2024-04-11 2024-05-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.40% Interest Income
2024-02-08 2024-04-11 Completed 33.33% $152.79 $158.05 3.39% Signal
2024-01-17 2024-02-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-11-22 2024-01-17 Completed 33.33% $137.21 $143.45 4.50% Signal
2023-11-21 2023-12-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2023-10-31 2023-11-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-01-19 2023-11-21 Completed 33.33% $112.45 $136.61 21.43% Signal
2023-09-26 2023-11-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.67% Interest Income
2023-10-13 2023-10-31 Completed 33.33% $132.08 $125.66 -4.91% Signal
2023-09-21 2023-10-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2023-05-02 2023-09-26 Completed 33.33% $121.90 $128.16 5.08% Signal
2023-09-06 2023-09-21 Completed 33.33% $134.34 $129.81 -3.42% Signal
2023-08-14 2023-09-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-05-30 2023-08-14 Completed 33.33% $124.78 $131.82 5.59% Signal
2023-05-05 2023-05-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
2023-03-28 2023-05-05 Completed 33.33% $116.09 $119.23 2.65% Signal
2023-04-10 2023-05-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2022-11-25 2023-04-10 Completed 33.33% $114.16 $118.82 4.03% Signal
2023-02-27 2023-03-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.40% Interest Income
2023-01-13 2023-02-27 Completed 33.33% $113.57 $115.13 1.32% Signal
2022-02-28 2023-01-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.25% Interest Income
2022-12-20 2023-01-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
2022-10-26 2022-12-20 Completed 33.33% $106.89 $108.78 1.72% Signal
2022-09-23 2022-11-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.68% Interest Income
2022-09-01 2022-10-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.52% Interest Income
2022-08-11 2022-09-23 Completed 33.33% $119.09 $102.76 -13.75% Stop
2022-07-08 2022-09-01 Completed 33.33% $109.72 $109.57 -0.19% Signal
2022-05-17 2022-08-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.43% Interest Income
2022-06-14 2022-07-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2022-06-01 2022-06-14 Completed 33.33% $117.24 $106.88 -8.88% Stop
2022-04-19 2022-06-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2022-04-22 2022-05-17 Completed 33.33% $123.55 $115.59 -6.49% Signal
2022-01-24 2022-04-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2022-03-23 2022-04-19 Completed 33.33% $126.24 $123.49 -2.23% Signal
2022-02-23 2022-03-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2022-02-16 2022-02-28 Completed 33.33% $124.53 $122.09 -2.01% Signal
2022-02-11 2022-02-23 Completed 33.33% $126.37 $120.94 -4.35% Signal
2022-01-25 2022-02-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2022-01-18 2022-02-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-06-25 2022-01-25 Completed 33.33% $87.79 $123.53 40.64% Stop
2021-11-12 2022-01-24 Completed 33.33% $136.60 $123.14 -9.90% Signal
2021-12-28 2022-01-18 Completed 33.33% $139.12 $130.75 -6.06% Signal
2021-12-03 2021-12-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-10-19 2021-12-03 Completed 33.33% $131.04 $133.85 2.09% Signal
2021-10-15 2021-11-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-09-20 2021-10-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-05-11 2021-10-15 Completed 33.33% $84.48 $129.63 53.37% Signal
2021-06-15 2021-09-20 Completed 33.33% $123.43 $127.46 3.22% Signal
2021-05-21 2021-06-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-03-30 2021-05-21 Completed 33.33% $114.56 $120.39 5.03% Signal
2021-03-08 2021-03-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-03-02 2021-03-08 Completed 33.33% $111.55 $110.25 -1.21% Signal
2021-02-05 2021-03-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-11-24 2021-02-05 Completed 33.33% $104.61 $110.30 5.39% Signal
2020-11-02 2020-11-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-10-12 2020-11-02 Completed 33.33% $101.07 $95.36 -5.69% Signal
2020-09-18 2020-10-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-07-20 2020-09-18 Completed 33.33% $92.54 $96.84 4.60% Signal
2020-06-25 2020-07-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-04-09 2020-06-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-04-03 2020-06-25 Completed 33.33% $73.45 $87.79 19.46% Signal
2020-03-02 2020-05-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2020-03-24 2020-04-09 Completed 33.33% $67.44 $80.95 19.98% Signal
2020-02-07 2020-04-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2020-03-02 2020-03-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2019-10-14 2020-03-02 Completed 33.33% $84.77 $85.82 1.18% Stop
2019-03-27 2020-03-02 Completed 33.33% $79.81 $85.82 7.48% Stop
2019-10-25 2020-02-07 Completed 33.33% $85.87 $95.80 11.51% Signal
2019-10-03 2019-10-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2019-09-10 2019-10-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2019-08-30 2019-10-03 Completed 33.33% $83.57 $82.18 -1.71% Signal
2019-07-11 2019-09-10 Completed 33.33% $85.04 $84.46 -0.73% Signal
2019-08-05 2019-08-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2019-06-13 2019-08-05 Completed 33.33% $82.28 $81.80 -0.63% Signal
2019-06-17 2019-07-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2019-02-14 2019-06-17 Completed 33.33% $76.88 $82.20 6.87% Signal
2019-05-13 2019-06-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
2019-01-10 2019-05-13 Completed 33.33% $71.14 $79.98 12.36% Signal
2018-12-10 2019-03-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.70% Interest Income
2018-11-01 2019-02-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.66% Interest Income
2018-11-28 2019-01-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2018-07-19 2018-12-10 Completed 33.33% $77.12 $72.47 -6.08% Signal
2018-11-09 2018-11-28 Completed 33.33% $77.61 $74.16 -4.50% Signal
2018-10-11 2018-11-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2018-05-14 2018-11-01 Completed 33.33% $75.41 $75.30 -0.20% Signal
2018-07-24 2018-10-11 Completed 33.33% $77.20 $76.90 -0.43% Signal
2018-06-29 2018-07-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2018-05-21 2018-07-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2018-05-25 2018-06-29 Completed 33.33% $75.23 $75.10 -0.22% Signal
2018-05-03 2018-05-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2016-04-27 2018-05-21 Completed 33.33% $56.90 $75.47 32.56% Signal
2018-03-19 2018-05-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
2018-04-20 2018-05-03 Completed 33.33% $73.93 $72.24 -2.34% Signal
2018-03-28 2018-04-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2018-03-02 2018-03-28 Completed 33.33% $73.23 $72.70 -0.79% Signal
2017-06-15 2018-03-19 Completed 33.33% $65.49 $75.94 15.90% Signal
2018-02-07 2018-03-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2017-09-06 2018-02-07 Completed 33.33% $66.09 $73.66 11.40% Stop
2017-08-11 2017-09-06 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-07-28 2017-08-11 Completed 33.33% $66.39 $65.31 -1.68% Signal
2017-07-06 2017-07-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-06-16 2017-07-06 Completed 33.33% $65.82 $65.43 -0.65% Signal
2017-05-24 2017-06-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2017-05-23 2017-06-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2017-04-28 2017-05-24 Completed 33.33% $64.35 $64.49 0.17% Signal
2016-12-05 2017-05-23 Completed 33.33% $59.03 $64.53 9.26% Signal
2017-03-28 2017-04-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-02-07 2017-03-28 Completed 33.33% $61.29 $63.46 3.48% Signal
2017-01-13 2017-02-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-11-14 2017-01-13 Completed 33.33% $58.66 $60.65 3.35% Signal
2016-10-07 2016-12-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2016-10-17 2016-11-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-10-03 2016-10-17 Completed 33.33% $58.36 $57.66 -1.25% Signal
2016-07-11 2016-10-07 Completed 33.33% $57.83 $58.26 0.69% Signal
2016-09-02 2016-10-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-07-18 2016-09-02 Completed 33.33% $58.49 $58.76 0.41% Signal
2016-06-23 2016-07-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-06-16 2016-07-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-06-01 2016-06-23 Completed 33.33% $56.52 $56.87 0.57% Signal
2016-03-18 2016-06-16 Completed 33.33% $56.19 $55.73 -0.87% Signal
2016-05-06 2016-06-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-02-05 2016-05-06 Completed 33.33% $52.28 $55.63 6.36% Signal
2016-03-03 2016-04-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2016-01-15 2016-03-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2015-11-25 2016-03-03 Completed 33.33% $56.57 $54.39 -3.90% Signal
2015-12-17 2016-02-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2015-10-28 2016-01-15 Completed 33.33% $55.92 $50.71 -9.36% Signal
2015-12-15 2015-12-17 Completed 33.33% $55.40 $56.30 1.58% Signal
2015-11-20 2015-12-15 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2015-08-25 2015-11-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2015-10-27 2015-11-20 Completed 33.33% $55.77 $56.52 1.30% Signal
2015-08-11 2015-10-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2015-10-05 2015-10-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-09-18 2015-10-05 Completed 33.33% $52.22 $52.71 0.87% Signal
2015-08-10 2015-09-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2014-01-16 2015-08-25 Completed 33.33% $47.15 $50.64 7.35% Stop
2015-08-04 2015-08-11 Completed 33.33% $55.15 $55.28 0.18% Signal
2015-07-30 2015-08-10 Completed 33.33% $55.19 $55.13 -0.16% Signal
2015-07-13 2015-08-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-07-08 2015-07-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-12-03 2015-07-13 Completed 33.33% $52.99 $54.44 2.69% Signal
2015-07-01 2015-07-08 Completed 33.33% $54.29 $53.97 -0.65% Signal
2015-06-09 2015-07-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-05-05 2015-06-09 Completed 33.33% $54.76 $54.05 -1.35% Signal
2015-04-13 2015-05-05 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-04-09 2015-04-13 Completed 33.33% $54.20 $54.68 0.84% Signal
2015-03-17 2015-04-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-02-10 2015-03-17 Completed 33.33% $52.91 $53.90 1.81% Signal
2015-01-16 2015-02-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-01-13 2015-01-16 Completed 33.33% $52.31 $50.95 -2.65% Signal
2014-12-18 2015-01-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-10-29 2014-12-18 Completed 33.33% $50.64 $52.26 3.15% Signal
2014-11-10 2014-12-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-04-04 2014-11-10 Completed 33.33% $47.70 $51.80 8.53% Signal
2014-09-19 2014-10-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-08-27 2014-09-19 Completed 33.33% $50.78 $51.06 0.50% Signal
2014-08-05 2014-08-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-04-30 2014-08-05 Completed 33.33% $47.24 $48.48 2.59% Signal
2014-03-25 2014-04-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-03-13 2014-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-02-19 2014-03-25 Completed 33.33% $46.94 $47.58 1.31% Signal
2014-01-16 2014-03-13 Completed 33.33% $47.15 $47.62 0.94% Signal
2014-01-27 2014-02-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-01-16 2014-01-27 Completed 33.33% $47.15 $45.76 -2.99% Signal
2014-01-14 2014-01-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-01-14 2014-01-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-01-14 2014-01-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income