About GLDZX
GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund Investor Class is an actively managed mutual fund focused on generating current income while emphasizing preservation of capital. The strategy concentrates on the short-duration segment of the U.S. bond market and invests primarily in investment-grade fixed income, with broad diversification across benchmark and non-benchmark sectors. The fund employs a multi-manager approach that blends top-down macroeconomic views with bottom-up security selection, incorporating sector rotation, yield-curve positioning, and relative-value analysis. Sub-advisers include well-known fixed income managers executing complementary styles, such as core low-duration, macro-oriented, and credit-focused mandates, to balance interest rate and credit exposures. The portfolio may include U.S. Treasuries, agency and corporate bonds, securitized assets, and select opportunistic allocations consistent with its low-duration profile. Designed as a conservative core bond holding for short to intermediate horizons, it seeks to reduce interest-rate sensitivity while maintaining diversified income sources, aiming to add value across market cycles through active risk management and disciplined allocation among managers and sectors.
Fund Family GuideStone Funds
Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange Nasdaq
Ticker Symbol GLDZX
Share Class Investor
Index ICE BofA Treasury 1-3 Year TR
GLDZX had a total return of 1.41% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 1.79%.
