Guidestone Funds Correlations

GIIZX Fund  USD 11.98  0.07  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between Guidestone Funds Int and Government Securities Fund is 0.18 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Guidestone Funds is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Guidestone Funds Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Guidestone Funds International and DJI is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Guidestone Funds International and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Guidestone Funds International. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

Moving together with Guidestone Mutual Fund

  0.81GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.81GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.98GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.98GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  1.0GIIYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.67GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.69GLDZX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.74GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.73GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.74GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.74GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr

Moving against Guidestone Mutual Fund

  0.81GFSYX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.81GFSZX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.55GGEYX Guidestone Fds GrowthPairCorr
  0.55GGEZX Growth Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.53GEIYX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.53GEIZX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.52GVEYX Value Equity InstituPairCorr
  0.51GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.51GVIYX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.51GVIZX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.5GEQYX Equity Index InstituPairCorr
  0.5GEQZX Equity Index InvestorPairCorr
  0.46GDMYX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.46GDMZX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.55GSCYX Small Cap EquityPairCorr
  0.55GSCZX Small Cap EquityPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Guidestone Mutual Fund performing well and Guidestone Funds Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Guidestone Funds' multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.