The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and income by investing in companies across any size outside the United States.

The fund manages assets with the help of four sub-advisers. The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach with the aim of reducing volatility and downside risk.

The sub-advisers are AQR Capital Management, LLC, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited, and Wellington Management Company LLP.

The sub-advisers’ investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team focuses on securities that are economically tied to emerging markets.

In addition, the fund’s investments in emerging markets may include investments in frontier markets, which are a sub-set of emerging markets.

The team considers emerging markets to include any non-Canadian and non-American market that is not included in the MSCI EAFE Index.

According to the team, an issuer is considered to be from the country where it is located based on where it is headquartered or incorporated, where the majority of its assets are located and/or where it generates the majority of its operating income.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The portfolio is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors.

Also, the fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts.

Furthermore, the fund may invest its uninvested cash in high-quality, short-term debt securities, or in the GuideStone Funds Money Market Fund.

However, the fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries.

The fund may invest in initial public offerings.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and current income by investing in companies across any size outside the United States.

The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach with the aim of reducing volatility and downside risk.

The fund manages assets with the help of two sub-advisers namely RREEF America L.L.C. and Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC.

The sub-advisers’ investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team invests in securities of real estate investment trusts and other real estate related companies.

The team defines a real estate related company as one that derives at least 50% of its revenue from, or has at least 50% of the value of its assets in, real estate, including the ownership, construction, management or sale of real estate.

In addition, the team favors companies that have the potential to provide superior returns and a record of paying dividends.

The team also prefers companies that demonstrate the potential for stock price appreciation.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The manager will allocate the fund’s net assets among no less than three countries.

The fund may at times be more concentrated in particular sub-sectors of the real estate industry, such as apartments, retail, hotels, offices, industrial, health care and others, depending on market conditions.

Additionally, the fund will invest significantly in securities of non-U.S. issuers.

An issuer is considered to be from the country where it is headquartered or incorporated, where the majority of its assets are located or where it generates the majority of its operating income.

Furthermore, the fund may invest its uninvested cash in high-quality, short-term debt securities, or in the GuideStone Funds Money Market Fund.

However, the fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries.

Also, the fund may not invest in any company whose products, services or activities are publicly recognized as being incompatible with the moral and ethical posture of GuideStone Financial Resources.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and income by investing in mid-and large-size companies in the United States.

The fund manages assets by hiring sub-advisers and currently works with five. To reduce volatility and downside risk, the fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach.

The sub-advisors are Brown Advisory, LLC, ClearBridge Investments, LLC, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and Sands Capital Management, LLC.

The sub-advisers’ investment process focuses on companies that have above-average revenue and earnings growth potential.

Next, the sub-advisers rely on fundamental techniques to select companies on the basis of factors such as revenue and earnings growth or unanticipated positive earnings.

Then the manager constructs a diversified portfolio from a list of companies in the benchmark index favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The manager may at times focus its investments in one or a few particular economic sectors.

The fund has the flexibility to invest its uninvested cash in high-quality, short-term debt securities, which may include repurchase agreements and high-quality money market instruments.

The fund also may invest uninvested cash in the GuideStone Funds Money Market Fund.

However, the fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries.

The fund also avoids investing in any company whose products, services or activities are publicly recognized as being incompatible with the moral and ethical posture of GuideStone Financial Resources.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and income by investing in companies outside the United States.

The fund manages assets with the help of six sub-advisers. The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach with the aim of reducing volatility and downside risk.

The sub-advisers are AQR Capital Management, LLC, Harris Associates L.P., MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd., Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and WCM Investment Management, LLC.

The sub-advisers’ investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

According to the investment team, an issuer is considered to be from the country where it is located, where it is headquartered or incorporated, where the majority of its assets are located or where it generates the majority of its operating income.

Next, the research team invests in securities of foreign companies located in developed countries and in emerging markets.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The portfolio is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors.

Also, the Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts.

Furthermore, the fund may invest its uninvested cash in high-quality, short-term debt securities, or in the GuideStone Funds Money Market Fund.

However, the fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries.

The fund also avoids investing in any company whose products, services or activities are publicly recognized as being incompatible with the moral and ethical posture of GuideStone Financial Resources.

The fund seeks to replicate the aggregate price and dividend performance of the benchmark index before fees and expenses by investing in companies outside the United States.

The sub-adviser’s investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

The passively managed fund seeks to hold each security in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.

Next, the research team invests in securities of foreign companies.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

Also, the Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts.

Furthermore, the fund may invest its uninvested cash in high-quality, short-term debt securities, or in the GuideStone Funds Money Market Fund.

However, the fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries.

The fund also avoids investing in any company whose products, services or activities are publicly recognized as being incompatible with the moral and ethical posture of GuideStone Financial Resources.

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term and income by investing in small-size companies in the United States.

The fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach with the aim of reducing volatility and downside risk.

The fund manages assets with the help of five sub-advisers namely Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC, Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc., American Century Investment Management, Inc., and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

The sub-advisers’ investment process starts with a list of companies in the benchmark index and the research team utilizes quantitative techniques and fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities.

Next, the research team focuses on companies which retain their earnings to finance current and future growth.

In selecting securities for the portfolio, the research team evaluates companies on the basis of measures such as revenue and earnings growth, relative valuation, business catalysts or quality of management.

Then the manager constructs a portfolio of stocks from a list of companies favored by the research team and allocates capital based on its conviction level.

The portfolio is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors, such as the financial services sector.

The fund has the flexibility to invest in a combination of growth and value companies.

Also, the fund may invest in initial public offerings, as well as in American Depositary Receipts.

Additionally, the fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds.

However, the fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries.

Also, the fund may not invest in any company whose products, services or activities are publicly recognized as being incompatible with the moral and ethical posture of GuideStone Financial Resources.
 

The fund seeks capital appreciation in the long term by investing in mid-and large-size companies in the United States.

The fund manages assets by hiring sub-advisors and currently works with six. To reduce volatility and downside risk, the fund prefers a multi-manager investing approach.

The sub-advisors are American Century Investment Management, Inc., Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, LLC, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc., The London Company of Virginia, LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and TCW Investment Management Company LLC.

The sub-advisers’ investment process focuses on companies that are trading at a discount to their estimated intrinsic value or out of favor by investors.

The investment team believes undervalued companies typically have lower price-to-earnings ratios, lower asset valuations and/or higher dividend yields.

As part of its strategy, the fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in stocks in the Russell Top 200 Value Index and may invest to a lesser extent in American Depositary Receipts.

In pursuing its investment strategy, the fund may at times focus its investments in one or a few particular economic sectors.

The fund may not invest in any company that is publicly recognized, as determined by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention as being in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pornography or abortion industries, or any company whose products, services or activities are publicly recognized as being incompatible with the moral and ethical posture of GuideStone Financial Resources.