Guidestone Value Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Guidestone Value Equity and Ashmore Emerging Markets is -0.1 (i.e., Good 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Guidestone Value Equity and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very poor 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

  0.83GCOZX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.98GDMYX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.98GDMZX Defensive Market StrPairCorr
  0.99GVEYX Value Equity InstituPairCorr
  0.99GVEZX Value Equity InvestorPairCorr
  1.0GVIZX Guidestone Value EquityPairCorr
  0.93GEIYX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.93GEIZX Guidestone Growth EquityPairCorr
  0.96GEQYX Equity Index InstituPairCorr
  0.96GEQZX Equity Index InvestorPairCorr
  0.86GFSYX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.87GFSZX Strategic AlternativesPairCorr
  0.87GGBZX Aggressive AllocationPairCorr
  0.94GGEYX Guidestone Fds GrowthPairCorr
  0.94GGEZX Growth Equity InvestorPairCorr
  0.66GGIZX Balanced AllocationPairCorr
  0.84GGRYX Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.85GMFZX Mydestination 2045PairCorr
  0.8GMHYX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.79GMHZX Mydestination 2035PairCorr
  0.86GMGYX Mydestination 2055PairCorr
  0.86GMGZX Mydestination 2055PairCorr

Moving against Guidestone Mutual Fund

  0.65GGBEX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.65GGBFX Global Bond FundPairCorr
  0.51GIIYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.51GIIZX Guidestone Funds IntPairCorr
  0.36GIEZX International EquityPairCorr
  0.35GIEYX International EquityPairCorr
  0.7GMBYX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.69GMBZX Guidestone FundsPairCorr
  0.67GMDZX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.66GMDYX Medium Duration BondPairCorr
  0.44GLDZX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.36GLDYX Low Duration BondPairCorr
  0.34GREZX Global Real EstatePairCorr
  0.31GREYX Global Real EstatePairCorr

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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 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.