Global Real Estate Securities(GREZX)

Net Asset Value

$9.52

Inception Date

12/29/2006

Year to Date

8.57%

Fees & Expenses
  • 1.20%Gross
  • 1.20%Net
Overall Morningstar Rating

Global Real Estate

Overall rating among 172 funds in this category based upon risk-adjusted returns.

As of 11/30/2024

Investment Objective

Investment Objective
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

Investment Strategy

Investment Strategy
The Fund provides exposure to real estate by investing in equity securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate-related companies.

Investment Suitability

Investment Suitability
This Fund may be suitable for investors who seek the potential for current income and long-term capital appreciation. Investors should be willing to accept significant short-term fluctuations in account value and want to diversify their portfolio through exposure to publicly traded real estate securities.

The Fund invests substantial assets in REITs that involve risks not associated with investing in stocks. Risks include declines in the value of real estate, general and economic conditions, changes in the value of the underlying property and defaults by borrowers. The value of assets in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative underperformance and outperformance in comparison to equity securities markets in general. 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.

Performance

Net Asset Value
(as of 12/06/2024)
Net Asset Value
$9.52
Inception Date
Inception Date
12/29/2006
FEES AND EXPENSES
(annualized)
Gross
1.20%
Net
1.20%
Daily Performance
(as of 12/06/2024)
One Month
1.17%
Three Month
-0.52%
Year To Date
8.57%
One Year
15.81%
Three Year*
-2.20%
Five Year*
2.04%
Ten Year*
4.26%
Since Inception*
3.68%
*Returns are annualized.
The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.
Quarterly Performance
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Fund
Benchmark
Three Month
15.64%
16.07%
YTD
13.01%
11.77%
One Year
29.24%
28.86%
Three Year*
1.11%
0.39%
Five Year*
3.27%
1.39%
Ten Year*
5.40%
4.06%
Since Inception*
3.95%
2.50%
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 2007 annual performance began 01/01/2007. Returns exceeding 20% reflect unusual market conditions and may not be sustained at this level over the long term.
*Returns are annualized.
Annual Performance
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Fund
Benchmark
2017
10.72%
10.36%
2018
-4.86%
-5.63%
2019
24.42%
21.91%
2020
-4.79%
-9.04%
2021
29.61%
26.09%
2022
-25.88%
-25.09%
2023
11.06%
9.67%
Benchmark: FTSE EPRA / NAREIT Developed Index - Net
The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.
Morningstar Rating
(based upon risk-adjusted returns as of 11/30/2024)
Category
Global Real Estate
Overall (172 funds rated)
Morningstar Overall Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Overall Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Overall Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Overall Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Overall Rating is 4 of 5 stars
Three-Year (172 funds rated)
Morningstar Three-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Three-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Three-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Three-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Three-Year Rating is 4 of 5 stars
Five-Year (165 funds rated)
Morningstar Five-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Five-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Five-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Five-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Five-Year Rating is 4 of 5 stars
Ten-Year (120 funds rated)
Morningstar Ten-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Ten-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Ten-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Ten-Year Rating is 4 of 5 starsMorningstar Ten-Year Rating is 4 of 5 stars

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Yield
(as of 09/30/2024)
SEC 30-Day Yield
2.22%
SEC 30-Day Yield (Gross)†
2.22%

Characteristics

Asset Allocation

(as of 09/30/2024)

 
Cash*
2%
 
Real Assets
98%
 
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.

 

Benchmark^
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
FTSE EPRA / NAREIT Developed Index - Net
100%
Sub-adviser Composite
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
RREEF America
55%
 
Heitman Real Estate Securities
45%

GuideStone Capital Management, LLC, the adviser to the Fund, may invest directly in securities for risk management purposes only from time to time. These investments are used to assist in preserving the desired risk exposures for the Fund in furtherance of its investment objective. Direct investments that are short-term in nature are not included in the target allocations of the Fund to sub-advisers listed above.

Top Ten Countries
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
United States
62.87%
 
Japan
9.77%
 
United Kingdom
4.76%
 
Hong Kong
3.90%
 
Australia
3.89%
 
Singapore
3.50%
 
Canada
3.13%
 
Germany
2.15%
 
Sweden
1.81%
 
France
1.44%
Top Ten Equity Holdings
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Prologis Inc
8.49
 
Equinix Inc
5.90
 
Welltower Inc
3.58
 
AvalonBay Communities Inc
3.37
 
Public Storage
2.91
 
Kimco Realty Corp
2.15
 
Extra Space Storage Inc
2.13
 
Agree Realty Corp
1.97
 
Simon Property Group Inc
1.72
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc
1.63
Equity Sector Holdings
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Diversified
17.51%
 
Residential
16.60%
 
Retail
14.68%
 
Industrial
13.34%
 
Healthcare
9.56%
 
Data Centers
8.29%
 
Self Storage
5.76%
 
Office
3.28%
 
Specialty
2.98%
 
Lodging/Resorts
2.22%
 
Industrial/Office Mixed
2.17%

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

Portfolio Characteristics
(as of 09/30/2024)
Price to Funds from Operation (FFO)
21.50
Weighted Avg Market Cap
$15,433
*$ in millions

Risk/Return Characteristics

(as of 09/30/2024)

Standard Deviation
19.65%
R-Squared
99.38%
Beta vs. Benchmark
0.97
Beta vs. S&P 500 Index
0.96
Sharpe Ratio
-0.04193
Information Ratio
0.44655
Calculated over previous 3 years
Fund Size ($ in millions)
(as of 09/30/2024)
Total fund net assets for all share classes
$242
Number of holdings
132

Prices and Distributions

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Prospectus & Reports

GuideStone Funds shares are distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, not an adviser affiliate. Foreside is not a registered investment adviser and does not provide investment advice.

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 Composites are subject to change at any time. The percentages shown reflect the target allocations of the Funds. Actual Sub-Adviser weights may differ at any time.

^The FTSE EPRA / NAREIT Developed Index - Net is designed to track the performance of listed real estate companies and REITs worldwide. "FTSE®" is a trademark of the London Stock Exchange Group Companies, "NAREIT®" is a trademark of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") and "EPRA®" is a trademark of the European Public Real Estate Association ("EPRA") and are all used by FTSE International Limited ("FTSE") under license. The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is calculated by FTSE. Neither FTSE, Euronext N.V., NAREIT nor EPRA sponsor, endorse or promote this product and are not in any way connected to it and do not accept any liability. Index used with permission. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Price to Funds from Operations (“FFO”) — A ratio used by REITs to show relative value. FFO is calculated by adding back real estate depreciation and amortization expenses to earnings.

Weighted Average Market Cap — An index of stocks in which companies that have a greater overall market capitalization are more strongly represented than companies with smaller market capitalizations.

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.