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GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund (GLDYX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US40171W7517

Inception Date

Aug 27, 2001

Min. Investment

$1,000,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

GLDYX has an expense ratio of 0.34%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund (GLDYX) returned 2.17% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.99% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, GLDYX returned 1.97% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


GLDYX

YTD

2.17%

1M

-0.05%

6M

2.50%

1Y

5.99%

3Y*

3.57%

5Y*

1.84%

10Y*

1.97%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of GLDYX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.51%0.74%0.33%0.62%-0.05%2.17%
20240.51%-0.27%0.45%-0.22%0.72%0.49%1.21%0.82%0.84%-0.52%0.37%0.33%4.82%
20230.87%-0.65%1.24%0.40%-0.27%-0.28%0.49%0.48%-0.11%0.26%1.28%1.29%5.09%
2022-0.67%-0.67%-1.46%-0.50%0.39%-0.88%0.56%-0.61%-1.24%-0.32%0.79%0.43%-4.13%
20210.15%-0.07%0.00%0.07%0.07%-0.07%0.15%0.01%-0.06%-0.43%-0.07%-0.21%-0.48%
20200.66%0.71%-2.13%1.36%0.81%0.73%0.47%0.22%0.03%0.12%0.19%0.25%3.42%
20190.54%0.34%0.46%0.43%0.41%0.46%0.12%0.63%-0.01%0.25%0.02%0.28%4.00%
2018-0.13%-0.03%0.02%0.07%0.25%0.11%0.15%0.26%0.08%0.09%0.07%0.87%1.83%
20170.15%0.28%0.11%0.28%0.26%0.11%0.26%0.19%0.06%0.10%-0.12%0.00%1.70%
20160.14%-0.12%0.50%0.25%0.21%0.44%0.13%0.23%0.30%-0.03%-0.25%0.14%1.95%
20150.38%0.22%0.37%0.07%0.12%-0.04%0.05%-0.22%0.06%0.10%-0.20%-0.11%0.79%
20140.31%0.20%0.01%0.26%0.12%0.17%-0.05%0.14%-0.00%0.26%0.01%0.23%1.66%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 98, GLDYX is among the top 2% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of GLDYX is 9898
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of GLDYX is 9999
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of GLDYX is 9898
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of GLDYX is 9797
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of GLDYX is 9999
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of GLDYX is 9898
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund (GLDYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 3.88
  • 5-Year: 1.06
  • 10-Year: 1.30
  • All Time: 0.10

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund provided a 4.57% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.59 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.6020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.59$0.56$0.43$0.26$0.15$0.23$0.33$0.38$0.22$0.23$0.22$0.38

Dividend yield

4.57%4.32%3.36%2.03%1.09%1.72%2.49%2.87%1.62%1.72%1.64%2.85%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.05$0.06$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.23
2024$0.02$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.08$0.56
2023$0.00$0.01$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.08$0.43
2022$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.26
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.09$0.15
2020$0.01$0.04$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.02$0.05$0.23
2019$0.01$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.05$0.33
2018$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.11$0.38
2017$0.00$0.01$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.04$0.22
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.06$0.02$0.02$0.06$0.23
2015$0.00$0.03$0.05$0.03$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.02$0.02$0.22
2014$0.01$0.01$0.05$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.17$0.38

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund was 38.45%, occurring on Jul 3, 2008. Recovery took 214 trading sessions.

The current GuideStone Funds Low-Duration Bond Fund drawdown is 0.08%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-38.45%Feb 12, 2008100Jul 3, 2008214May 11, 2009314
-37.2%Jun 14, 200614Jul 3, 20067Jul 13, 200621
-37.12%Jul 3, 20071Jul 3, 20074Jul 10, 20075
-6.42%Sep 22, 2021283Nov 3, 2022297Jan 11, 2024580
-4.55%Mar 9, 202012Mar 24, 202054Jun 10, 202066
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Volatility

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