Guidestone Funds Correlations

GIIZX Fund  USD 11.66  0.07  0.60%   
The current 90-days correlation between Guidestone Funds Int and Issachar Fund Class is 0.1 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Guidestone Funds International and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest 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

  0.64GCOZX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.84GEMYX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.84GEMZX Emerging Markets EquityPairCorr
  0.63GFIZX Conservative AllocationPairCorr
  0.63GGBZX Aggressive AllocationPairCorr
  0.75GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.78GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65GGIZX Balanced AllocationPairCorr
  0.63GGRYX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.67GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.69GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.94GIIYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.68GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.68GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.73GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.7GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.61GMFZX Mydestination 2045PairCorr
  0.61GMEZX Guidestone Funds ImpactPairCorr
  0.62GMGYX Mydestination 2055PairCorr
  0.62GMGZX Mydestination 2055PairCorr

Moving against Guidestone Mutual Fund

  0.31GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr

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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.