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GuideStone Medium-Duration Bond Investor Fund (GMDZX)

Quick Facts Ticker: GMDZX Inception Date: 08/27/2001 Morningstar Category: Intermediate Core-Plus Bond Total Net Assets (mil): $2,657.74	Investment Strategy    What's this? The investment seeks maximum total return consistent with preservation of capital. The fund invests mainly (at least, and typically more than, 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any) in investment grade fixed-income instruments. The fund's portfolio is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors. It may hold up to 30% of its assets in obligations denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and may invest beyond this limit when considering U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.
Morningstar Style Box™   as of 02/29/2024    What's this? Data Not Available	Overall Morningstar Star Rating™   as of 03/31/2024    What's this? Out of 557 Intermediate Core-Plus Bond Funds Morningstar's Star Ratings reflect risk adjusted performance and are derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three, five, and ten-year (if applicable) time periods.

Total Returns

Investment results shown represent historical performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal values fluctuate with changes in interest rates and other market conditions so the value, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original costs. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown.

In situations where the net and gross total investment expense figures are different, the mutual fund or the underlying fund in which a Separate Account invests has waived/capped a portion of its management fees through the date displayed in the waiver expiration date or contractual cap expiration date column. Differences may also be shown due to the fund family choosing to pay certain expenses that would normally be payable by the fund. Returns displayed are based on net total investment expense.

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Average Annual Total Returns as of 03/31/2024

1 Month 3 Month YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since      Inception* Total Return % 0.98 -0.58 -0.58 2.36 -2.94 0.25 1.40 3.71 Bloomberg US Universal Index % 0.98 -0.47 -0.47 2.67 -2.11 0.69 1.83 --- Intermediate Core-Plus Bond Category % 0.97 -0.20 -0.20 2.91 -2.26 0.75 1.67 --- Morningstar Percentile Rankings** --- --- --- 67 79 76 71 --- # of Funds in Category 649 647 647 624 557 527 368 ---

* Inception Date: 08/27/2001

**Morningstar percentile rankings are based on total returns.

Expenses   as of 03/31/2024 Total Investment Expense - Gross: 0.67% Total Investment Expense - Net: 0.67% Total Investment Expense Gross Per $1,000 Invested: $6.70

Inv Manager or Sub-Advisor

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Portfolio Managers

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Mark S. Lindbloom Since 12/31/2005 M.B.A. , Pace University

S. Kenneth Leech Since 12/31/2006 M.B.A. , University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Julien A. Scholnick , CFA Since 05/31/2012

John L. Bellows , CFA Since 05/01/2018 Ph.D. , University of California-Berkeley

Frederick R. Marki , CFA Since 05/01/2018 B.S. , Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ashish C. Shah Since 01/01/2019 B.S. , University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Brandon Pizzurro Since 04/30/2019

Richard Fong , CFA Since 12/31/2019

Ronald Arons , CFA Since 12/31/2021 B.B.A. , George Washington University

Zach Olsen Since 05/31/2022

Steven H. Brown , CFA Since 05/31/2022 B.S. , Indiana University

Adam J. Bloch Since 05/31/2022 B.A. , University of Pennsylvania

Marc P. Seidner , CFA Since 10/03/2022 B.A. , Boston College

Joshua Chastant Since 01/01/2024

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Fees and expenses are only one of several factors that participants and beneficiaries should consider when making investment decisions.  The cumulative effect of fees and expenses can substantially reduce the growth of a participant's or beneficiary's retirement account.  Participants and beneficiaries can visit the Employee Benefit Security Administration's website for an example demonstrating the long-term effect of fees and expenses.

The Bloomberg US Universal Index measures the performance of USD-denominated, taxable bonds that are rated either investment grade or high-yield. It represents the union of the U.S. Aggregate Index, U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, Investment Grade 144A Index, Eurodollar Index, U.S. Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA eligible portion of the CMBS Index. Fixed-income and asset allocation investment options that invest in mortgage securities are subject to increased risk due to real estate exposure. Fixed-income investment options are subject to interest rate risk, and their value will decline as interest rates rise. Neither the principal of bond investment options nor their yields are guaranteed by the U.S. government.