Performance & return
Since its market launch in August 2018, the IDS system has consistently delivered above-average returns – regardless of whether the markets rise or fall.
The historical performance shows: The IDS system not only achieves higher returns than traditional index funds (ETFs), but does so with shorter recovery phases and fewer setbacks.
IDS system and practice
The IDS effect: sustainable superiority over the market
The graph impressively illustrates the so-called IDS effect: the IDS system achieves a significantly higher performance than the DAX index – both in long-term system operation and in practical application. While the DAX shows strong fluctuations and longer sideways phases over the period, the IDS System shows a continuously positive development with stable growth.
What is the IDS effect?
The IDS system is based on a unique, rule-based trading strategy. This ensures that losses are limited through consistent risk management, while opportunities on the market are exploited in a targeted manner. The result: fewer setbacks in difficult market phases, steady growth and a significant outperformance compared to the market as a whole.
Summary:
The IDS effect stands for sustainable, predictable investment success and makes the difference to traditional index investments visible. Professional and private investors benefit from a modern, future-oriented investment solution.
vs. IDS practice from 01/23 to 10/2025 (blue)
Systematic outperformance
Sources of income:
Long components (rising markets) +85.7 %, short components (falling markets) +30.2 % → Total: +115.8 % (Jan 2024 – July 2025)
Not a single year of losses since August 2018 – not even in extreme market phases such as the 2020 coronavirus crisis
system diversity:
32 sub-semisystems, 2,304 main variants, over 1.2 billion possible combinations
replicability:
All decisions are based exclusively on actual price movements – no opinions, no forecasts
Maximum flexibility - thanks to system diversity
The IDS system is based on 32 sub-half systems and over 2,300 tradable main variants. A customized system variant can be selected for each investor based on their individual risk preference.
- Individual determination of the yield potential
- Limiting the extent and duration of price setbacks
- Targeted selection of the underlying indices (e.g. DAX, Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq 100)
The result: an exceptionally efficient trading system with predictable returns and controllable risk – for professional investors and discerning investors.
