Investment Funds

The General Board provides participants with a variety of investment funds. Our Investment Funds Description provides further information on the investment strategy and other pertinent details of the General Board's funds.

• Stable Value Fund (SVF)—SVF's investment objective is to preserve capital and to produce current income through investment in a portfolio of investment grade, fixed-income securities and principal protection contracts.  The fund also holds privately placed loans originated by the General Board's Positive Social Purpose Investment Program (e.g. investments in microfinance institutions). 
• Inflation Protection Fund (IPF)—IPF's investment objective is to provide investors with current income and to protect principal from loss of purchasing power due to inflation.  The fund holds U.S. and foreign fixed-income securities.  Additionally, the fund invests in commodity futures contracts. 
• Domestic Bond Fund (DBF)—DBF's investment objective is to earn current income by investing in a broad mix of investment-grade fixed-income securities.  Although a majority of the fund invests in publicly traded U.S. fixed-income securities, the fund also holds fixed-income instruments denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.  Additionally, the fund holds privately placed loans originated by the Board's Positive Social Purpose Investment program (e.g. affordable housing and community development loans). 
• Multiple Asset Fund (MAF)—MAF's investment objective is to maximize long-term investment returns, including current income and capital appreciation, while reducing short-term risk by investing in a broad mix of investments.  The fund is a "fund of funds" and holds a pre-specified allocation of units of the Domestic Stock Fund, International Stock Fund, Domestic Bond Fund, and Inflation Protection Fund. 
• Balanced Social Values Plus Fund (BSVPF)—BSVP's investment objective is to earn current income and capital appreciation by investing in a broad mix of investments, with added emphasis on the socially responsible investing objectives of The United Methodist Church.  The fund holds U.S. stocks and loans originated by the Board's Positive Social Purpose Investment program (e.g. affordable housing and community development loans). 
• Domestic Stock Fund (DSF)—DSF's investment objective is to earn long-term capital appreciation from a broadly diversified portfolio that includes stocks among the 3,000 largest U.S.-domiciled, publicly owned companies, as well as stock index futures.  Additionally, the fund holds interests in publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), private real estate and private equity (e.g. buyout funds and venture capital). 
• International Stock Fund (ISF)—ISF's investment objective is to earn long-term capital appreciation from a broadly diversified portfolio of foreign stocks.  Additionally, the fund holds interests in private real estate located in foreign countries and may also invest in private equity (e.g. buyout funds and venture capital).