Kaufman Efficiency Index Strategy compounded at +23.5% a year from 2016-10-21 to 2026-10-02, with a worst drawdown of -48.6% (very high drawdown). It ranks 23 of 27 re-run strategies by drawdown, shallowest first.
| Max drawdown | -48.6% |
|---|---|
| CAGR (annualized) | +23.5% |
| Sharpe | 0.82 |
| Total return | +718.6% |
| S&P 500 (SPY), same period | +321.2% |
| Return ÷ drawdown | 0.48 |
| Period | 2016-10-21 – 2026-10-02 (9.9 years) |
| Risk tier | Very high drawdown |
| Drawdown rank | 23 / 27 |
Equity curve of a $10,000 start, with SPY dashed.
The worst peak-to-trough fall was -48.6%: a $10,000 account would have dropped to about $5,138 at that point before recovering. The +23.5% CAGR is the annual rate that compounds the start value into the end value over 9.9 years; the return-to-drawdown ratio of 0.48 says how many points of annual return each point of worst-case loss bought. Compare strategies on that pair, not on CAGR alone.
Re-run on 2026-10-04 with the strategy's current code on historical prices — a systematic take on Kaufman Efficiency Ratio. Numbers change when the strategy is re-run on newer data. The full write-up explains the rules.
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