GuideStone Extended-Duration Bond
Share Class: GS2 | GS4
OVERVIEW (as of 12/31/2011 )
 
NASDAQ Ticker Symbol:GEDZX
CUSIP:40171W652
Inception Date:8/27/2001
Investment Objective:The fund seeks maximum total return consistent with preservation of capital.

Investment Strategy:The fund is actively managed and invests in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed-income securities with an average dollar-weighted duration normally greater than or equal to seven years.

Investment Suitability:This fund may be suitable for investors who are seeking higher returns without investing in stocks, can accept short-term fluctuations in account value and want to diversify their portfolio with a fixed income investment option. This fund is subject to interest rate risk. Meaning, when interest rates rise, the value of the existing bonds decrease and vice versa. Changes in interest rates have a bigger impact on long duration holdings that on short duration holdings. To the extent that the investment advisor misjudges current market conditions, the fund’s volatility may be amplified by its use of short sales and derivatives, and by its ability to select sub-advisers to allocate assets. Short sales by a fund theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Leverage may increase the risk of loss and cause fluctuations in the market value of the fund’s portfolio to have disproportionately large effects or cause the NAV of the fund generally to decline faster than it would otherwise.

FUND PROFILE 1
Fund Size ($ in millions)
Total Fund Net Assets for All Share Classes$405
Number of Holdings249
Asset Allocation
U.S. Equities0%
Non-U.S. Equities0%
Fixed Income99%
Cash*1%
* Includes cash and cash equivalents.
Sub-Adviser Composite
Loomis, Sayles & Company30%
STW Fixed Income Management70%
Benchmark
Barclays Capital Long-Term Government Index 50%
Barclays Capital Long-Term Credit Index 50%

1Portfolio composition subject to change at any time.


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