International Equity Index(GIIZX)

Net Asset Value

$12.30

Inception Date

4/29/2022

Year to Date

8.56%

Fees & Expenses
  • 0.69%Gross
  • 0.50%Net
Overall Morningstar Rating

Foreign Large Blend

Overall rating among 640 funds in this category based upon risk-adjusted returns.

As of 11/30/2024

Investment Objective

Investment Objective
The Fund seeks to provide investment results approximating the aggregate price and dividend performance of the securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index.

Investment Strategy

Investment Strategy
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all and normally at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities included in the MSCI® EAFE Index using computer programs and statistical procedure. As a result, the sub-adviser does not use traditional methods of fund investment management for the Fund, such as selecting securities on the basis of economic, financial and market analysis. Rather, the sub-adviser buys and sells securities in response to changes in the MSCI® EAFE Index.

Investment Suitability

Investment Suitability
This Fund may be suitable for investors who seek higher, long-term rates of return, can accept significant short-term fluctuations in account value and want to diversify their portfolio with international stocks.

Foreign and emerging market securities may involve additional risks, including social and political instability, reduced market liquidity, currency volatility, less available public information about the issuers of securities, less stringent regulatory standards and a lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial standards. This description of risk 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
$12.30
Inception Date
Inception Date
04/29/2022
FEES AND EXPENSES
(annualized)
Gross
0.69%
Net
0.50%

Characteristics

Asset Allocation

(as of 09/30/2024)

 
Cash*
2%
 
Non-U.S. Equities
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)
 
MSCI® EAFE Index
100%
Sub-Adviser Composite
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Legal & General Investment Management America (passive)
100%
Top Ten Countries
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Japan
21.71%
 
United Kingdom
14.16%
 
France
11.59%
 
Switzerland
9.59%
 
Germany
8.30%
 
Australia
7.27%
 
Netherlands
4.51%
 
United States
3.59%
 
Sweden
3.14%
 
Denmark
3.07%
Top Ten Equity Holdings
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Nestle SA
1.99%
 
ASML Holding NV
1.75%
 
Roche Holding AG
1.43%
 
Novartis AG Registered Shares
1.35%
 
Shell PLC
1.30%
 
Toyota Motor Corp
1.03%
 
HSBC Holdings PLC
1.02%
 
Unilever PLC
0.92%
 
BHP Group Ltd
0.91%
 
SAP SE
0.89%
Equity Sector Holdings
(as of 09/30/2024)
 
Communication Services
4.60%
 
Consumer Discretionary
11.09%
 
Consumer Staples
9.69%
 
Energy
5.26%
 
Financial Services
18.47%
 
Health Care
12.40%
 
Industrials
15.69%
 
Materials
8.13%
 
Real Estate
2.57%
 
Information Technology
8.71%
 
Utilities
3.39%

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

Fund Size
(as of 09/30/2024)
Total fund net assets for all share classes
$1,141
Number of holdings
634

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 MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. As of March 29, 2019, the index consists of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The funds described herein are indexed to an MSCI index and are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based. The Prospectus contains a more detailed description of the limited relationship MSCI has with GuideStone Funds and any related funds. Index used with permission. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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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.

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.

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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.