The GuideStone® manager-of-managers approach connects you as an investor to a wide range of experienced and seasoned institutional investment managers, all within a single suite of diversified mutual funds — the GuideStone Funds®.
Because your investment choices play a pivotal role in helping you reach your retirement and financial goals, GuideStone Funds offers a comprehensive fund lineup spanning most major asset classes.
GuideStone Capital Management, LLC (GSCM), the adviser to GuideStone Funds, oversees the overarching investment strategy and risk of the Funds, but delegates day-to-day investment decisions to institutional asset managers, or “sub-advisers”. These investment professionals specialize in particular asset classes, sectors or investment styles and combining their expertise may enhance diversification and potentially improve Fund performance.
To select the right sub-advisers, we have leveraged our investment expertise and decades of experience to establish a disciplined and robust due diligence process. We review candidates’ qualitative and quantitative characteristics, using comprehensive research technologies and, just as importantly, personal interactions and interviews with prospective sub-advisers.
Through this process, we will assess a potential sub-adviser’s competitive advantages over other candidates. We review the entire company infrastructure and business model, then drill down to analyze the specific investment team that would manage the resources allocated to them. We strive to understand the consistency and repeatability of its investment strategy, including conducting a fundamental analysis of performance and risk management factors.
Once we’ve selected a potential candidate (or candidates), the fund optimization process begins. This is where we analyze various sub-adviser combinations across historical time periods to evaluate hypothetical Fund performance and characteristics against targeted objectives. Using holdings-based analytics and risk-factor decomposition, we also construct forecasts to anticipate how various manager composites may perform in the future. We select the sub-adviser combination that aligns with a Fund’s risk and return profile with the goal of providing attractive risk-adjusted returns.
Our multibillion-dollar asset base* allows us to develop a custom investment agreement that includes our faith-based investing mandates and to negotiate fees with each sub-adviser — typically resulting in material discounts from standard fee levels.
GuideStone’s commitment to serving you is rooted in our Christian values. Investing is not just about securing a comfortable future but also about stewarding God-given resources wisely. Through our affiliates, you have access to a range of mutual funds, retirement plans, IRAs and investment accounts, as well as advisory services tailored to meet the diverse needs of investors, all while incorporating biblical principles.
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• May 29, 2026 