# Defensive Market Strategies Fund — new fund registration

GuideStone Funds registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-06-17. Featured series: Defensive Market Strategies Fund.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: GuideStone Funds
- CIK: 0001131013
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2011-06-17
- State of incorporation: DE
- Accession: 0001193125-11-167889
- Reported net assets: $1.2B

## Series & classes (2)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Defensive Market Strategies Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033730) | GS2 | GDMYX | Yes |
| [Defensive Market Strategies Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033730) | GS4 | GDMZX | Yes |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- Gross expense ratio: 0.64%
- Management fee: 0.58%
- Net expense ratio: 0.69%
- Other expenses: 0.05%

## Investment objective

The Defensive Market Strategies Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility compared to the equity market.

## Advisers

- [GuideStone Capital Management, LLC (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/112319)
- [Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/124687)
- [Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/114310)
- [PGIM Quantitative Solutions LLC (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/129752)
- [Shenkman Capital Management, Inc. (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/112192)
- [Wellington Management Company LLP (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/106595)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-06-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-251792)
- [485APOS — 2026-02-27](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-083143)
- [485APOS — 2025-09-30 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-225249)
- [485APOS — 2025-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-042864)
- [485APOS — 2024-02-29](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-053693)
- [485APOS — 2023-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-054286)
- [485APOS — 2022-11-10 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-22-282487)
- [485APOS — 2022-06-17 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-22-176235)
- [485APOS — 2022-02-25](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-22-054699)
- [485APOS — 2021-03-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-21-063807)
- [485APOS — 2020-11-13 (2 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-293200)
- [485APOS — 2020-02-28](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-055779)

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