Guidestone Value Correlations

GVIYX Fund  USD 12.76  0.04  0.31%   
The current 90-days correlation between Guidestone Value Equity and Pnc Emerging Markets is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Guidestone Value 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 Value Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Guidestone Value Equity and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Guidestone Value Equity 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 Value Equity. 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 manufacturing.

Moving together with Guidestone Mutual Fund

  0.86GCOZX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.94GDMYX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.94GDMZX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.94GVEYX Value Equity InstituPairCorr
  0.99GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  1.0GVIZX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.89GEIYX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.89GEIZX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.93GEQYX Equity Index InstituPairCorr
  0.96GEQZX Equity Index InvestorPairCorr
  0.66GFIZX Conservative AllocationPairCorr
  0.84GFSYX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.89GGBZX Aggressive AllocationPairCorr
  0.9GGEYX Guidestone Fds GrowthPairCorr
  0.93GGEZX Growth Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.8GGRYX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.88GMFZX Mydestination 2045PairCorr
  0.75GMHYX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.75GMHZX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.89GMGYX Mydestination 2055PairCorr
  0.82GMGZX Mydestination 2055PairCorr

Moving against Guidestone Mutual Fund

  0.6GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.57GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.66GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.64GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.64GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.64GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.35GIIYX International 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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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Guidestone Mutual Fund performing well and Guidestone Value 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 Value's 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.