GuideStone Financial Resources, the parent organization of GuideStone Funds, was initially founded in the early 1900s to provide financial assistance to retired ministers and widows.
The Dallas-based firm’s first mutual funds were registered in 2001, but were not available to the public as an investment option. In 2005, the Christian-screened fund family changed its name to GuideStone Funds. By 2014, the firm expanded access to all investors.
The firm’s goals are to look for equities that increase value. GuideStone Funds seeks companies for competitive, long-term investing that provide attractive, risk-adjusted returns through active management.
Their funds consist of three types – select funds, which invest directly into different types of fixed-income obligations, stocks or other investments; asset allocation funds, which invest in different percentages of the select funds; and target date funds. The investments include fixed income, equity, emerging markets, real estate and alternative investments.