GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund (GMSMX)
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the securities of small-to-medium capitalization companies. The sub-advisor considers "small-to-medium capitalization companies" to be companies, at the time of purchase, whose market capitalizations are within the range of the market capitalizations in the Russell 2500TM Index.
Fund Info
US36191K5048
Jun 29, 2001
$0
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
GMSMX has a high expense ratio of 1.17%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund had a return of 3.73% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.05% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund had an annualized return of 1.92%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.29%, indicating that GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
GMSMX
3.73%
0.62%
0.57%
5.05%
5.54%
1.92%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.22%
2.22%
9.51%
22.46%
12.74%
11.29%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of GMSMX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.45% | 3.73% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -2.32% | 5.48% | 3.57% | -6.60% | 4.38% | -1.84% | 8.22% | -1.05% | 0.91% | -1.60% | 10.69% | -14.61% | 2.64% |
| 2023 | 9.59% | -2.02% | -4.44% | -1.89% | -1.85% | 9.27% | 4.97% | -3.31% | -4.98% | -5.87% | 8.55% | 10.31% | 17.37% |
| 2022 | -7.92% | 0.80% | 0.77% | -8.02% | 0.63% | -9.55% | 10.35% | -3.67% | -9.89% | 10.82% | 4.48% | -7.63% | -19.79% |
| 2021 | 6.23% | 5.74% | 2.17% | 3.18% | 1.05% | 1.81% | -1.62% | 2.21% | -3.41% | 4.75% | -2.73% | -7.41% | 11.61% |
| 2020 | -2.51% | -8.40% | -21.52% | 15.18% | 7.03% | 3.38% | 4.55% | 4.98% | -2.31% | 1.39% | 16.62% | 5.67% | 19.66% |
| 2019 | 10.55% | 5.00% | -1.99% | 3.27% | -7.96% | 6.65% | 1.06% | -4.22% | 1.82% | 2.19% | 4.27% | 0.40% | 21.60% |
| 2018 | 2.97% | -3.73% | 1.16% | 0.38% | 5.47% | 1.07% | 1.65% | 5.19% | -2.15% | -9.97% | 0.78% | -16.51% | -14.95% |
| 2017 | 0.17% | 1.77% | 0.06% | 1.23% | -1.05% | 2.79% | 0.48% | -1.20% | 5.00% | 1.04% | 3.35% | -25.55% | -14.88% |
| 2016 | -7.68% | 0.72% | 7.39% | 1.20% | 1.12% | 0.33% | 5.27% | 0.99% | 0.25% | -4.09% | 9.11% | 2.50% | 17.21% |
| 2015 | -1.63% | 5.04% | 1.35% | -1.85% | 1.77% | -0.52% | 0.70% | -5.66% | -5.75% | 2.21% | 1.91% | -6.61% | -9.38% |
| 2014 | -3.18% | 5.63% | -0.54% | -3.07% | 1.74% | 5.68% | -5.89% | 5.16% | -4.32% | 4.88% | 1.05% | -4.84% | 1.23% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of GMSMX is 12, meaning it’s performing worse than 88% of other 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund (GMSMX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund provided a 0.43% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.09 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 5 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
Dividend yield | 0.43% | 0.45% | 0.35% | 0.39% | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.34% | 0.28% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2016 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core 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 GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund was 69.39%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1138 trading sessions.
The current GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund drawdown is 14.36%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -69.39% | Dec 28, 2006 | 549 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1138 | Sep 16, 2013 | 1687 |
| -53.93% | Dec 19, 2017 | 564 | Mar 18, 2020 | 214 | Jan 22, 2021 | 778 |
| -36.21% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -29.87% | Apr 17, 2002 | 122 | Oct 9, 2002 | 253 | Oct 13, 2003 | 375 |
| -28.05% | Dec 29, 2014 | 283 | Feb 11, 2016 | 209 | Dec 8, 2016 | 492 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current GuideMark Small/Mid Cap Core Fund volatility is 3.82%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.