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The Funds have adopted authoritative fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs, if any, during the year. In addition, these standards require expanded disclosure for each major category of assets. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
                         
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
                   
Level 2 - Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
 
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds' own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
       
                         
During the year, certain securities and other instruments held by the Funds were categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 based upon the inputs and methodologies used to determine the fair value of the security or instrument. Descriptions of the inputs and valuation methodologies used to determine the fair values of each class of investments within Level 2 and Level 3 are set forth below.
 
                         
Level 2 Investments. The Funds' investments that were categorized as Level 2 include: (1) certain fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate obligations, U.S. and foreign government obligations, mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds; (2) certain foreign common stocks, preferred stocks, participatory notes, and real estate investment trusts; and (3) certain over-the-counter derivative instruments, including forward currency contracts, written options, and swaps.
 
                         
Fixed income securities are normally valued by pricing vendors that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The service providers' internal models typically use inputs that are observable such as institutional-sized trading in similar groups of securities, yield, credit quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data.
 
                         
Certain common stocks that trade on foreign exchanges are subject to valuation adjustments. These valuation adjustments are applied to the foreign exchange-traded common stocks to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market in which the security is traded and the close of the New York Stock Exchange. These securities are valued using pricing vendors that consider the correlation patterns of price movements of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets.
 
                         
Forward currency contracts and swaps derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These instruments are normally valued using pricing vendors. Depending upon the instrument, its value may be provided by a pricing vendor using a series of techniques, including pricing models. The pricing models typically use inputs that are observed from active markets such as indices, spreads, interest rates, curves, dividends and exchange rates.
 
                         
Level 3 Investments. The Funds' investments that were categorized as Level 3 include: fair valued securities.
             
                         
Fair valued securities are normally valued by pricing vendors using relevant observable inputs, as described above. In certain circumstances, the types of observable inputs that are typically used by a pricing service may be unavailable or deemed by the pricing service to be unreliable. In these instances, the pricing vendor may value the security based upon significant unobservable inputs, or the pricing vendor may not provide a value for the security. To the extent that a pricing vendor does not provide a value for a particular security, or the pricing vendor provides a value that the Valuation Committee does not believe accurately reflects the value of the security, the security will be valued by the Valuation Committee based upon the information available to the Committee at the time of valuation and in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. These methodologies may require subjective judgments and determinations about the value of a particular security. When significant unobservable inputs are used to value a security, the security is categorized as Level 3.
 
                         
To verify Level 3 unobservable inputs, the Valuation Committee uses a variety of techniques as appropriate to substantiate these valuation approaches including a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transaction back-testing or disposition analysis and review of related market activity.
 
                         
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
       
                         
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds' net assets as of June 30, 2021:
             
                         
GuideMark® Large Cap Core Fund
                       
                         
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Common Stocks
 
$
642,035,549
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
642,035,549
 
Investment Companies
   
21,012,787
     
-
     
-
     
21,012,787
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
6,649,621
     
-
     
-
     
6,649,621
 
Short Term Investments
   
6,362,884
     
-
     
-
     
6,362,884
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
59,626,424
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
676,060,841
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
735,687,265
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuideMark® Emerging Markets Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
                               
Communication Services
 
$
2,466,250
   
$
6,751,862
   
$
-
   
$
9,218,112
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
7,670,521
     
7,921,516
     
-
     
15,592,037
 
Consumer Staples
   
1,755,498
     
4,575,575
     
-
     
6,331,073
 
Energy
   
771,047
     
2,347,738
     
-
     
3,118,785
 
Financials
   
1,627,309
     
10,516,855
     
-
     
12,144,164
 
Health Care
   
682,277
     
3,081,286
     
-
     
3,763,563
 
Industrials
   
388,445
     
4,012,950
     
-
     
4,401,395
 
Information Technology
   
511,147
     
21,402,226
     
-
     
21,913,373
 
Materials
   
2,820,289
     
6,270,062
     
-
     
9,090,351
 
Real Estate
   
-
     
1,210,067
     
-
     
1,210,067
 
Utilities
   
112,289
     
941,336
     
-
     
1,053,625
 
Total Common Stocks
   
18,805,072
     
69,031,473
     
-
     
87,836,545
 
Investment Companies
   
9,917,930
     
-
     
-
     
9,917,930
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
Consumer Staples
   
-
     
266,952
     
-
     
266,952
 
Energy
   
343,825
     
-
     
-
     
343,825
 
Financials
   
530,306
     
-
     
-
     
530,306
 
Information Technology
   
-
     
713,079
     
-
     
713,079
 
Materials
   
408,658
     
97,082
     
-
     
505,740
 
Utilities
   
259,173
     
-
     
-
     
259,173
 
Total Preferred Stocks
   
1,541,962
     
1,077,113
     
-
     
2,619,075
 
Short Term Investments
   
640,439
     
-
     
-
     
640,439
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
9,708,745
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
30,905,403
   
$
70,108,586
   
$
-
   
$
110,722,734
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
GuideMark® Small/Mid Cap Core Fund
                               
                                 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Common Stock
 
$
97,712,247
   
$
-
   
$
3,866
   
$
97,716,113
 
Investment Companies
   
3,484,200
     
-
     
-
     
3,484,200
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
5,013,352
     
-
     
-
     
5,013,352
 
Corporate Bonds
   
-
     
4,596
     
-
     
4,596
 
Short Term Investments
   
1,022,282
     
-
     
-
     
1,022,282
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
8,086,701
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
107,232,081
   
$
4,596
   
$
3,866
   
$
115,327,244
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
Below is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.
         
                                 
Description
                                                                                                                             
Common Stocks
 
Balance as of April 1, 2021
                           
3,866
 
     Purchases
                           
-
 
     Sales proceeds and paydowns
                           
-
 
     Accreted discounts, net
                           
-
 
     Corporate Actions
                           
-
 
     Realized gain (loss)
                           
-
 
     Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
                           
-
 
     Transfers into/(out of) Level 3
                           
-
 
Balance as of June 30, 2021
                         
$
3,866
 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the
                         
 year for Level 3 investments held at June 30, 2021.
                         
$
-
 
                                 
GuideMark® World ex-US Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Common Stocks
                               
Communication Services
 
$
194,417
   
$
5,928,260
   
$
-
   
$
6,122,677
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
772,201
     
20,687,498
     
-
     
21,459,699
 
Consumer Staples
   
1,902,040
     
13,684,717
     
-
     
15,586,757
 
Energy
   
252,978
     
2,577,015
     
-
     
2,829,993
 
Financials
   
5,275,592
     
18,173,388
     
-
     
23,448,980
 
Health Care
   
271,863
     
17,871,026
     
-
     
18,142,889
 
Industrials
   
1,903,465
     
20,048,735
     
-
     
21,952,200
 
Information Technology
   
2,405,743
     
11,497,386
     
-
     
13,903,129
 
Materials
   
1,248,252
     
9,914,096
     
-
     
11,162,348
 
Real Estate
   
222,970
     
364,660
     
-
     
587,630
 
Utilities
   
340,890
     
2,511,886
     
-
     
2,852,776
 
Total Common Stocks
   
14,790,411
     
123,258,667
     
-
     
138,049,078
 
Investment Companies
   
3,494,597
     
-
     
-
     
3,494,597
 
Participatory Notes
   
-
     
39,479
     
-
     
39,479
 
Preferred Stocks
                               
Consumer Discretionary
   
-
     
761,525
     
-
     
761,525
 
Health Care
   
-
     
230,064
     
-
     
230,064
 
Materials
   
-
     
190,667
     
-
     
190,667
 
Total Preferred Stocks
   
-
     
1,182,256
     
-
     
1,182,256
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
96,580
     
497,380
     
-
     
593,960
 
Short Term Investments
   
894,293
     
-
     
-
     
894,293
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,821,160
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
19,275,881
   
$
124,977,782
   
$
-
   
$
148,074,823
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
GuideMark® Core Fixed Income Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Fixed Income
                               
Asset Backed Securities
 
$
-
   
$
9,428,987
   
$
-
   
$
9,428,987
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
-
     
28,284,834
     
-
     
28,284,834
 
Corporate Obligations
   
-
     
56,623,501
     
-
     
56,623,501
 
Foreign Government Debt Obligations
   
-
     
2,460,643
     
-
     
2,460,643
 
Mortgage Backed Securities - U.S. Government Agency
   
-
     
65,018,825
     
-
     
65,018,825
 
Municipal Debt Obligations
   
-
     
3,140,080
     
-
     
3,140,080
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations
   
-
     
61,944,833
     
-
     
61,944,833
 
Total Fixed Income
   
-
     
226,901,703
     
-
     
226,901,703
 
Short Term Investments
   
3,882,898
     
-
     
-
     
3,882,898
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
15,834,024
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
3,882,898
   
$
226,901,703
   
$
-
   
$
246,618,625
 
                                 
Other Financial Instruments**
                               
Futures
 
$
(150,187
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(150,187
)
Swaps
   
-
     
282,060
     
-
     
282,060
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
**Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures and swaps. Futures and swaps are reflected as the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
                                 
GuidePath® Growth Allocation Fund
                               
                                 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
1,154,204,484
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,154,204,484
 
Short Term Investments
   
12,789,382
     
-
     
-
     
12,789,382
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
374,462,349
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
1,166,993,866
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,541,456,215
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuidePath® Conservative Allocation Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
485,519,231
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
485,519,231
 
Short Term Investments
   
4,654,385
     
-
     
-
     
4,654,385
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
132,272,995
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
490,173,616
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
622,446,611
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuidePath® Tactical Allocation Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Common Stocks
 
$
345,165,783
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
345,165,783
 
Investment Companies
   
134,486,513
     
-
     
-
     
134,486,513
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
3,354,347
     
-
     
-
     
3,354,347
 
Short Term Investments
   
9,648,052
     
-
     
-
     
9,648,052
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
128,092,323
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
492,654,695
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
620,747,018
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuidePath® Absolute Return Allocation Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
219,299,591
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
219,299,591
 
Short Term Investments
   
1,562,223
     
-
     
-
     
1,562,223
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
44,770,829
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
220,861,814
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
265,632,643
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuidePath® Multi-Asset Income Allocation Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
127,108,279
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
127,108,279
 
Short Term Investments
   
1,072,359
     
-
     
-
     
1,072,359
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
24,626,923
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
128,180,638
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
152,807,561
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuidePath® Flexible Income Allocation Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
298,574,717
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
298,574,717
 
Short Term Investments
   
3,489,871
     
-
     
-
     
3,489,871
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
79,901,503
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
302,064,588
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
381,966,091
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
                                 
GuidePath® Managed Futures Strategy Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Short Term Investments
 
$
12,649,736
   
$
189,736,570
   
$
-
   
$
202,386,306
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
10,200,000
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
12,649,736
   
$
189,736,570
   
$
-
   
$
212,586,306
 
                                 
Other Financial Instruments*
                               
Futures
 
$
(1,514,222
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(1,514,222
)
Forward Currency Contracts
 
$
-
   
$
(1,144,674
)
 
$
-
   
$
(1,144,674
)
                                 
*Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, such as futures and forward currency contracts. Futures and forward currency contracts are reflected as the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
GuidePath® Conservative Income Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
7,754,192
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
7,754,192
 
Short Term Investments
   
6,065,666
     
1,311,264
     
-
     
7,376,930
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
13,819,858
   
$
1,311,264
   
$
-
   
$
15,131,122
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
GuidePath® Income Fund
                               
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                                 
Investment Companies
 
$
41,172,167
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
41,172,167
 
Short Term Investments
   
419,996
     
-
     
-
     
419,996
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
14,013,479
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
41,592,163
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
55,605,642
 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.
                 
                                 
GuidePath® Growth & Income Fund
                               

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
                         
Common Stock
 
$
36,358,261
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
36,358,261
 
Investment Companies
   
35,365,204
     
-
     
-
     
35,365,204
 
Short Term Investments
   
17,866,722
     
9,066,399
     
-
     
26,933,121
 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending Collateral*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
10,269,212
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
89,590,187
   
$
9,066,399
   
$
-
   
$
108,925,798
 
                                 
Other Financial Instruments**
                               
Futures
 
$
186,597
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
186,597
 
Options Written
   
(140,475
)
   
-
     
-
     
(140,475
)
                                 
                                 
* Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
                                 
**Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedule of Investments, such as futures and written options. Futures are reflected as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument, while written options are reflected at value.
 
                                 
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Schedule of Investments.