Overview:

Fund data as of 09/30/2021 unless otherwise specified.

Investment Objective:

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility compared to equity markets.

Investment Strategy:

The Fund is actively managed and combines multiple principal investment strategies that, when combined, are intended to result in the Fund obtaining investment returns consistent with the equity market, but with lower volatility when compared to the equity market.

Investment Suitability:

This Fund may be suitable for investors who have a medium- to long-term investment horizon, possess a moderate tolerance for risk and seek to participate in the return potential of stocks at a slightly lower risk level than an all stock portfolio.

This Fund is subject to credit risk and interest rate risk. Interest rate risk means, when interest rates rise, the value of the existing bonds decreases and vice versa. Changes in interest rates have a bigger impact on long-duration holdings than on short-duration holdings. The value of convertible securities increases and decreases with the value of the underlying common stock, but may also be sensitive to changes in interest rates. Foreign securities may be subject to greater risk than domestic securities due to currency volatility, reduced market liquidity, and political and economic instability. This description of risks is provided as a summary of the principal investment risks associated with this mutual fund. Refer to the Fund’s prospectus for more detailed risk information.

  • NASDAQ Ticker: GDMZX
  • Inception Date: 9/1/2011
Fund Size ($ in millions)
Total fund net assets for all share classes $1,435
Number of holdings 712

*Does not include currencies or forward currency contracts.

Benchmark^
50% 50%
S&P 500® Index 50%
Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill 50%
Sub-adviser Composite
29% 27% 22% 22%
American Century Investment Management 29%
Shenkman Capital Management 27%
AQR Capital Management 22%
Parametric Portfolio Associates 22%

GuideStone Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), the adviser to the Fund, may invest directly in securities on behalf of the Fund. The Adviser also maintains a sub-advisory agreement with Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") under which Parametric will provide completion portfolios within the Fund, as instructed by the Adviser. The Adviser’s direct investments and Parametric’s “completion portfolios” are used to assist in preserving the desired risk exposures for the Fund in furtherance of its investment objective. Direct investments and completion portfolios that are short-term in nature are not included in the target allocations of the Fund to sub-advisers listed above.

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Performance

Net Asset Value (as of 1/14/2022)
Net Asset Value $14.14
Inception Date
Inception Date 9/1/2011
FEES AND EXPENSES (annualized)
Gross 0.95%
Net 0.95%
Daily Performance (as of 1/14/2022)
One Month 0.73%
Three Month 1.51%
Year To Date -1.12%
One Year 9.45%
Three Year* 12.48%
Five Year* 9.65%
Ten Year* 9.83%
Since Inception* 9.84%
*Returns are annualized.
The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.
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Quarterly Performance (as of 9/30/2021)
Fund Benchmark
Three Month -0.27% 0.34%
YTD 6.65% 7.81%
One Year 16.05% 14.36%
Three Year* 9.06% 8.80%
Five Year* 9.54% 9.06%
Ten Year* 10.21% 8.58%
Since Inception* 9.74% 8.12%

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month-end and complete calendar year performance may be obtained at GuideStoneFunds.com/Funds. Benchmark performance numbers are provided by Morningstar, Inc. and have not been verified by GuideStone Funds. The investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Year 2011 annual performance began 09/01/2011. The weightings of the Fund's benchmark were modified effective November 30, 2020, and therefore, the weightings of the underlying indexes were different than the current benchmark weightings prior to that date.  Benchmark Index performance represents the Fund's current benchmark linked with its previous benchmark. Returns exceeding 20% reflect unusual market conditions and may not be sustained at this level over the long term.

*Returns are annualized.
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Annual Performance (as of 9/30/2021)
Fund Benchmark
2014 10.35% 6.74%
2015 2.16% 0.91%
2016 11.53% 6.10%
2017 12.35% 10.90%
2018 -1.69% -1.03%
2019 19.38% 16.25%
2020 9.86% 10.00%
Benchmark: S&P 500® Index (50%); Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill (50%)
The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.
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Morningstar
Morningstar Rating based upon risk-adjusted return as of 12/31/2021
Category: Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
(Three Stars) Overall rating among 665 funds in this category.
(Two Stars) Three year rating among 665 funds in this category.
(Three Stars) Five year rating among 601 funds in this category.
(Four Stars) Ten year rating among 433 funds in this category.

©2020 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or “star rating,” is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and separate accounts) with at least a 3-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product’s monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% 3-year rating for 36–59 months of total returns, 60% 5-year rating/40% 3-year rating for 60–119 months of total returns and 50% 10-year rating/30% 5-year rating/20% 3-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent 3-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Ratings are for the share class shown only; other classes may vary. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

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Characteristics

Asset Allocation (as of 9/30/2021)
47% 44%
Fixed Income 47%
U.S. Equities 44%
Non-U.S. Equities 3%
Cash* 6%
Total 100%
*Cash is maintained by the Fund for liquidity purposes and may be overlaid with equity and/or U.S. Treasury futures to provide capital market exposure.

 

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Equity Sector Holdings (as of 9/30/2021)
16.46% 13.01% 20.02% 13.7%
Communication Services 5.37%
Consumer Discretionary 4.30%
Consumer Staples 16.46%
Energy 2.52%
Financial Services 13.01%
Health Care 20.02%
Industrials 10.81%
Materials 4.70%
Real Estate 1.40%
Information Technology 13.70%
Utilities 7.69%
Total 99.98%

Due to rounding, portfolio holdings data may not sum to 100%.

Top Ten Equity Holdings (as of 9/30/2021)
Johnson & Johnson 1.63%
Medtronic PLC 1.26%
Verizon Communications Inc 1.07%
Microsoft Corp 1.02%
Walmart Inc 1.01%
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc 0.91%
PepsiCo Inc 0.86%
Linde PLC 0.85%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.84%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.81%
Total 10.26%
Risk/Return Characteristics (as of 9/30/2021)
Standard Deviation 12.12%
R-Squared 84.19%
Beta vs. Benchmark 1.07
Beta vs. S&P 500 Index 0.63
Sharpe Ratio 0.69
Information Ratio -0.69

Calculated over previous 3 years.

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Prospectus
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
Information Statements

Shareholder Reports
Annual Report (includes Fourth Quarter portfolio holdings)
Semi-Annual Report (includes Second Quarter portfolio holdings)
Quarterly Report (includes First Quarter portfolio holdings)
Quarterly Report (includes Third Quarter portfolio holdings) 

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Asset allocation subject to change at any time. Pie chart is a representation and actual exposures may differ. The size denotes the relative weighting in the Fund. 

Sub-Adviser Composite is subject to change at any time. The percentages shown reflect the target allocations of the Fund. Actual Sub-Adviser weights may differ at any time.

^Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill tracks the market for treasury bills with 1 to 2.9999 months to maturity issued by the US government. US Treasury bills are issued in fixed maturity terms of 4-, 13-, 26- and 52-weeks. “Standard & Poor’s®”, “S&P®”, “S&P 500®”, “Standard & Poor’s 500” and “500” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by GuideStone Funds. The Product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, and Standard & Poor’s makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Product. Indexes used with permission. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Standard Deviation — Depicts how widely returns varied over a certain period of time. A high standard deviation implies greater volatility and greater risk.

R-squared — Shows the percentage of a fund's performance that is explained by movements in the benchmark index. An R-squared of 100% indicates that all movements of a fund can be explained by movements in the benchmark.

Beta vs. Benchmark — Beta is a measure of a fund's sensitivity to market movements as defined by a fund’s benchmark. A fund with a higher beta relative to the benchmark is more volatile than the benchmark.

Beta vs. S&P 500® Index — Beta is a measure of a fund’s sensitivity to market movements as defined by the S&P 500® Index. A fund with a higher beta relative to the S&P 500® Index is more volatile than the S&P 500® Index.

Sharpe Ratio — A risk-adjusted measure that measures reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's historical risk-adjusted performance.

Information Ratio — Measures how much a fund outperformed the benchmark per unit of additional risk taken.

Net Asset Value — The Net Asset Value (NAV) is calculated by taking the closing market value of all the investments owned by a fund, plus all other assets such as cash, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding.

Record Date — The distribution that an investor receives is calculated based on the number of shares that an investor owns on Record Date, typically using the share balance in an investor's account at the close of that day’s business.

Pay/Reinvest Date — The date on which distributions are posted to accounts for reinvestment or paid to shareholders who take distributions in cash.

Dividends — Dividends are income distributions to shareholders out of income from a fund’s investments.

Short-term Capital Gains — Distributions to shareholders derived from the profit of the sale of stocks or bonds held within a fund for a period of one year or less.

Long-term Capital Gains — Distributions to shareholders derived from the profit of the sale of stocks or bonds held within a fund for a period of more than one year.