As
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
File No. 033-64875
File No. 811-07445
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 50
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 51
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
SEI Investments Company
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(610) 676-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
Timothy D. Barto, Esq.
SEI Investments Company
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Copies to:
Timothy W. Levin, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
2222 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
John J. O'Brien, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
2222 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Title of Securities Being Registered...Units of Beneficial Interest
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
☐ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
☒ | on July 31, 2025 pursuant to paragraph (b) |
☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) |
☐ | on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 |
☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
☐ | on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
PROSPECTUS
SEI Asset Allocation Trust
Class F Shares
• Defensive Strategy Fund (SNSAX)
• Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund (STDAX)
• Conservative Strategy Fund (SVSAX)
• Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund (SMGAX)
• Moderate Strategy Fund (SMOAX)
• Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund (SXMAX)
• Aggressive Strategy Fund (SSGAX)
• Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund (SISAX)
• Core Market Strategy Fund (SOKAX)
• Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund (SKTAX)
• Market Growth Strategy Fund (SRWAX)
• Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund (SGOAX)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Not all Funds appearing in this prospectus are available for purchase in all states. You may purchase Fund shares only if they are registered in your state.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
About This Prospectus
FUND SUMMARY |
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DEFENSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
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DEFENSIVE STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND |
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CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY FUND |
14 |
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CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND |
21 |
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MODERATE STRATEGY FUND |
28 |
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MODERATE STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND |
35 |
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AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
42 |
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TAX-MANAGED AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
49 |
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CORE MARKET STRATEGY FUND |
55 |
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CORE MARKET STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND |
62 |
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MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY FUND |
69 |
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MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND |
76 |
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares |
82 |
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Tax Information |
82 |
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries |
82 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS |
82 |
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Information About the Underlying SEI Funds |
83 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS |
117 |
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Risk Information Common to the Funds |
117 |
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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION |
142 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES |
143 |
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INVESTMENT ADVISER |
144 |
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Information About Fee Waivers |
146 |
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PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES |
147 |
HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES |
147 |
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Pricing of Fund Shares |
148 |
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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares |
151 |
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Foreign Investors |
153 |
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Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program |
153 |
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HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES |
153 |
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HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES |
154 |
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Receiving Your Money |
154 |
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Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations |
154 |
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Low Balance Redemptions |
154 |
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Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares |
155 |
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TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS |
155 |
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UNCLAIMED PROPERTY |
155 |
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DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES |
155 |
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SERVICE OF FUND SHARES |
155 |
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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION |
156 |
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES |
156 |
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Dividends and Distributions |
156 |
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Taxes |
156 |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
160 |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
161 |
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HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST |
Back Cover |
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
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10 Years |
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Defensive Strategy Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
40-100 |
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Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-30 |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
0-30 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-15 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
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Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Defensive Strategy Fund — Class F |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
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For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund — Class F Shares |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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GoalLink Strategy Component
The Fund is designed to be one component of a broader strategy (GoalLink Strategy) employed by SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), in which shareholders allocate their overall investment portfolio among investments in the Fund as well as one or more SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds (Muni Bond Funds). The allocation between the Fund and the Muni Bond Funds is based on models developed by SIMC and selected by the shareholder (in consultation with his or her investment adviser). Accordingly, the Fund is not recommended for persons who do not participate in the GoalLink Strategy.
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation. The Fund invests in other SEI funds (which may include exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds and real estate funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-100 |
% |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
0-100 |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-60 |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-40 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-30 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund's investments in the Underlying SEI Funds are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Strategy Risk — The Fund is intended to be used only as a part of the GoalLink Strategy and is not designed as a stand-alone investment. The overall investment risk to a shareholder is significantly different when not combined with recommended investments in SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds as part of a GoalLink Strategy.
Taxation Risk — The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against
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price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in
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comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
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Conservative Strategy Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-25 |
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International Equity Funds |
0-20 |
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Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they
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are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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The Fund's |
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Conservative Strategy Fund — Class F |
1 Year |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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GoalLink Strategy Component
The Fund is designed to be one component of a broader strategy (GoalLink Strategy) employed by SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), in which shareholders allocate their overall investment portfolio among investments in the Fund as well as one or more SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds (Muni Bond Funds). The allocation between the Fund and the Muni Bond Funds is based on models developed by SIMC and selected by the shareholder (in consultation with his or her investment adviser). Accordingly, the Fund is not recommended for persons who do not participate in the GoalLink Strategy.
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation. The Fund invests in other SEI funds (which may include exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
0-100 |
% |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-80 |
% |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-60 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-50 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-40 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund's investments in the Underlying SEI Funds are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Strategy Risk — The Fund is intended to be used only as a part of the GoalLink Strategy and is not designed as a stand-alone investment. The overall investment risk to a shareholder is significantly different when not combined with recommended investments in SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds as part of a GoalLink Strategy.
Taxation Risk — The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may
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depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in
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issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
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Moderate Strategy Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
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International Equity Funds |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-25 |
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Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they
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are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
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Moderate Strategy Fund — Class F |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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GoalLink Strategy Component
The Fund is designed to be one component of a broader strategy (GoalLink Strategy) employed by SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), in which shareholders allocate their overall investment portfolio among investments in the Fund as well as one or more SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds (Muni Bond Funds). The allocation between the Fund and the Muni Bond Funds is based on models developed by SIMC and selected by the shareholder (in consultation with his or her investment adviser). Accordingly, the Fund is not recommended for persons who do not participate in the GoalLink Strategy.
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income. The Fund invests in other SEI funds (which may include exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
0-100 |
% |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-70 |
% |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-60 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-50 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-50 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund's investments in the Underlying SEI Funds are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Strategy Risk — The Fund is intended to be used only as a part of the GoalLink Strategy and is not designed as a stand-alone investment. The overall investment risk to a shareholder is significantly different when not combined with recommended investments in SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds as part of a GoalLink Strategy.
Taxation Risk — The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may
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depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the
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direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Long-term capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate long-term capital appreciation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
30-100 |
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Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
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International Equity Funds |
0-40 |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-40 |
% |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-25 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
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Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational
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entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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The Fund's |
Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class F |
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5 Years |
10 Years |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
48
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Long-term capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Management Fees |
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% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class F Shares |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in other SEI funds (which may include exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
A portion of the U.S. equity component of the Fund's portfolio will be invested in "tax-managed" Underlying SEI Funds. Given this tax-managed strategy, the Fund is intended for investors subject to federal income taxation. Tax-exempt investors may wish to select funds that do not have a tax-managed strategy.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
40-100 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-40 |
% |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-40 |
% |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-25 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund's investments in the Underlying SEI Funds are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions
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concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Taxation Risk — The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in
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economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
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Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class F |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-75 |
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International Equity Funds |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
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Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the
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value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to
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differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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GoalLink Strategy Component
The Fund is designed to be one component of a broader strategy (GoalLink Strategy) employed by SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), in which shareholders allocate their overall investment portfolio among investments in the Fund as well as one or more SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds (Muni Bond Funds). The allocation between the Fund and the Muni Bond Funds is based on models developed by SIMC and selected by the shareholder (in consultation with his or her investment adviser). Accordingly, the Fund is not recommended for persons who do not participate in the GoalLink Strategy.
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income. The Fund invests in other SEI funds (which may include exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
20-100 |
% |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-75 |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-60 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-60 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-40 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund's investments in the Underlying SEI Funds are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Strategy Risk — The Fund is intended to be used only as a part of the GoalLink Strategy and is not designed as a stand-alone investment. The overall investment risk to a shareholder is significantly different when not combined with recommended investments in SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds as part of a GoalLink Strategy.
Taxation Risk — The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may
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depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the
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direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
10-85 |
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International Equity Funds |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
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Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
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Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
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Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class F Shares |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund — Class F Shares |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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GoalLink Strategy Component
The Fund is designed to be one component of a broader strategy (GoalLink Strategy) employed by SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), in which shareholders allocate their overall investment portfolio among investments in the Fund as well as one or more SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds (Muni Bond Funds). The allocation between the Fund and the Muni Bond Funds is based on models developed by SIMC and selected by the shareholder (in consultation with his or her investment adviser). Accordingly, the Fund is not recommended for persons who do not participate in the GoalLink Strategy.
Investment Strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income. The Fund invests in other SEI funds (which may include exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds), that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
30-100 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-70 |
% |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-70 |
% |
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Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-50 |
% |
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Real Estate Funds |
0-40 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund's investments in the Underlying SEI Funds are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Strategy Risk — The Fund is intended to be used only as a part of the GoalLink Strategy and is not designed as a stand-alone investment. The overall investment risk to a shareholder is significantly different when not combined with recommended investments in SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds as part of a GoalLink Strategy.
Taxation Risk — The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may
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depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the
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direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
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For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 82 of this prospectus.
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The minimum initial investment for Class F Shares is $100,000, with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. You may purchase and redeem shares of a Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (a Business Day). You may sell your Fund shares by contacting your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Funds' transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Funds' authorized agent, using certain SEI Investments Company (SEI) or third party systems or by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI, as applicable.
Tax Information
The distributions made by the Funds are taxable and will be taxed as qualified dividend income, ordinary income or capital gains. If you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own tax-deferred arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), a Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS
Each Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders' money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities and certain other instruments.
Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. Each Fund's assets are managed under the direction of SIMC, who manages the assets in a way that it believes will help each Fund achieve its investment goal. In order to achieve each Fund's investment goal, SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among certain Underlying SEI Funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds are separately managed series of the following investment companies: SEI Institutional Managed Trust (SIMT), SEI Institutional International Trust (SIT), SEI Daily Income Trust (SDIT) and SEI Exchange Traded Funds (SETF). The multi-asset Underlying SEI Funds invest in a broad range of asset classes, while the other Underlying SEI Funds invest primarily in domestic or foreign equity securities, domestic or foreign fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts (REITs) or money market instruments. The assets of each Fund are allocated among Underlying SEI Funds in accordance with each Fund's investment goal and strategy. These Underlying SEI Funds, in turn, invest directly in securities or other investments in accordance with their own varying investment goals and strategies. SIMC may change the allocations to the particular asset classes represented by the Underlying SEI Funds when it deems it appropriate.
When a Fund invests in an Underlying SEI Fund, SIMC is adviser to both the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund and is paid an advisory fee by both Funds. SIMC's affiliates also receive compensation for their services to such Funds. As a result, SIMC could select those Underlying SEI Funds that pay higher fees to SIMC and its
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affiliates. SIMC can also allocate to a newly registered Underlying SEI Fund. Such allocation can assist in capitalizing or "seeding" the new Underlying SEI Fund and in turn assist in its promotion as initial or additional assets may make such Fund more attractive to potential investors. To mitigate such conflicts, SIMC maintains a policy that portfolio managers may not make asset allocation decisions for the purpose of increasing fees received by SIMC and its affiliates.
This prospectus describes the Funds' primary investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Funds will predominantly invest their assets in the Underlying SEI Funds within the percentage ranges set forth for each asset class. However, the Funds may also invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices. These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Of course, there is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve its investment goal.
The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Funds use under normal conditions. For temporary defensive or liquidity purposes during unusual economic or market conditions, the Funds may invest up to 100% of their assets in short-term obligations, cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with their investment goals. The Funds will do so only if SIMC believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or higher income. During such time, a Fund may not achieve its investment goal.
Information About the Underlying SEI Funds
The Funds may invest in the following Underlying SEI Funds. However, in accordance with the Funds' investment goals and strategies, SIMC may select additional Underlying SEI Funds for investment.
The chart below sets forth the expense ratio, after fee waivers (based on information as of June 30, 2025), for Class Y Shares (unless otherwise indicated) of each of the Underlying SEI Funds in which the Funds may currently invest.
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SDIT Government Fund (Institutional Shares) |
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SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund |
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SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund |
0.48 |
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SEI Select Small Cap ETF* |
0.55 |
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SEI Select International Equity ETF* |
0.50 |
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SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF* |
0.60 |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF |
0.15 |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF |
0.15 |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF |
0.15 |
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SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF |
0.15 |
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SIMT Conservative Income Fund |
0.27 |
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SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund |
0.48 |
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SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund |
0.56 |
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SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund |
0.93 |
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Underlying SEI Fund: |
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SIMT High Yield Bond Fund |
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SIMT Large Cap Fund |
0.71 |
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SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund |
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SIMT Large Cap Value Fund |
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SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund** |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund |
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SIMT Real Estate Fund |
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SIMT Real Return Fund |
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SIMT Small Cap Fund |
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SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund |
0.96 |
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SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund |
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SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund |
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SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
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SIT International Equity Fund |
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SIT International Fixed Income Fund |
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* The Expense Ratio is based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.
**On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
For the remainder of this section, "Fund" will refer to the applicable Underlying SEI Fund discussed therein.
SDIT Government Fund: The SDIT Government Fund seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully with cash or government securities. Government securities are obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, including obligations issued by private issuers that are guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.
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Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks to invest in securities with a remaining maturity not greater than 397 calendar days that are marketable, liquid and offer competitive yields, and which are expected to result in the Fund's portfolio having an average dollar-weighted maturity of 60 days or less and a dollar-weighted average life to maturity of 120 days or less. In making investment decisions, the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole. Currently, the Fund invests only in first-tier securities.
The Fund values its securities using amortized cost and seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SDIT Government Fund.
SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund: The SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. The Fund may invest in securities issued by various entities sponsored by the U.S. Government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. These issuers are chartered or sponsored by acts of Congress; however, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. In addition, the Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts. The Fund will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. There may also be times when the Fund utilizes futures contracts to take an active position on interest rates to either increase or reduce the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks attractively-valued securities that offer competitive yields. The Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates, relative valuations and yield spreads, and the duration of the Fund's entire portfolio. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. For example, a five year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%. While the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Sub-Adviser will strive to maintain a portfolio duration of up to three years under normal market conditions.
Wellington Management Company LLP currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund.
SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund: The SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund seeks to provide higher current income than that typically offered by a money market fund while maintaining a high degree of liquidity and a correspondingly higher risk of principal volatility. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments, including: (i) commercial paper and other corporate obligations; (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, bank notes, and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan and thrift institutions, U.S. commercial banks (including foreign branches of such banks) and foreign banks that meet certain asset requirements; (iii) U.S. Treasury obligations and
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obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government; (iv) mortgage-backed securities; (v) asset-backed securities; (vi) fully-collateralized repurchase agreements involving any of the foregoing obligations; and (vii) U.S. dollar-denominated instruments of foreign issuers. In addition, the Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts. The Fund will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. There may also be times when the Fund utilizes futures contracts to take an active position on interest rates to either increase or reduce the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund.
Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) seek attractively-valued securities that offer competitive yields and that are issued by issuers that are on a sound financial footing. The Sub-Advisers also consider factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates, relative valuations and yield spreads among various sectors, and the duration of the Fund's entire portfolio. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. For example, a five-year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%. While the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Sub-Advisers will strive to maintain a portfolio duration for the Fund of 18 months or less under normal market conditions.
MetLife Investment Management, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks with superior quality, as determined by SIMC. Quality investing is a long-term buy and hold strategy that is based on acquiring stocks with superior and stable profitability, often exhibiting high barriers of entry. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy combined with portfolio optimization to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various quality, profitability and risk factors, which may include various sales-based profitability ratios such as profit margins, and investment-based metrics, such as return on assets. SIMC may also evaluate balance sheet quality (such as leverage) and accounting quality (such as accruals). The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior quality, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including momentum, value and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks exhibiting relatively strong recent performance (also known as momentum) as determined by SIMC.
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Momentum investing is a trend-following investment strategy that is based on acquiring assets with recent improvement in their price, earnings or other relevant fundamentals. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy combined with portfolio optimization to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model and rules-based screening process evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various factors, which may include share price performance over various time periods, earnings and profitability trends, unanticipated financial results, and changes to analyst outlooks. The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior momentum, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including value, quality and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks with lower prices relative to fundamental valuation characteristics, as determined by SIMC. Value investing is an investment strategy that seeks to acquire securities that are underpriced compared to market and sector averages, with the expectation that the price of such securities or the earnings from such securities will, over time, revert to such securities' average valuations. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model and rules-based screening process evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various factors, which may include earnings, cash flow, sales, and asset-based valuation characteristics, such as price-to-earnings ratio or price-to-cash flows. The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior value, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including momentum, quality and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF: The SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. large cap equity market. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks, while aiming to experience lower volatility compared to the broad U.S. large cap equity market. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment process to construct the Fund's portfolio, utilizing a combination of factor scoring model, risk model and optimization. The factor scoring model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on measures of Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility factor families. The risk model predicts common factor and stock specific risks. The optimization process constructs a portfolio based on the desired exposure to certain factor characteristics and certain other investment restrictions, as weighed against the objective to achieve lower volatility than the broad U.S. large cap equity market.
SEI Select Small Cap ETF: The SEI Select Small Cap ETF seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select Small Cap ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the
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Russell 2000 Index (between $1.75 million and $18.3 billion as of June 30, 2025) (the "Index"), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Index are subject to change, and the Fund is not limited to investing only in companies within the Index. The Fund may also invest in securities of mid capitalization companies, which will not be considered "small companies" to the extent they fall outside the market capitalization range of the Index for purposes of the Fund's 80% policy.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of small capitalization issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC and Geneva Capital Management LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select Small Cap ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select Small Cap ETF's assets.
SEI Select International Equity ETF: The SEI Select International Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select International Equity ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities.
Equity securities may include common stocks, participation notes and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
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SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of international issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Brown Advisory LLC and Pzena Investment Management, LLC currently serves as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select International Equity ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select International Equity ETF's assets.
SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF: The SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers.
Equity securities include common stocks, participation notes and depositary receipts of all capitalization ranges. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. Due to the size of its economy relative to other emerging market countries, it is expected that China will generally constitute a significant exposure in the Fund. Investments in China may include depositary receipts, variable interest entities (VIEs) and shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China A-Shares) through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (collectively, Stock Connect). Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing frontier or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
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SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of emerging market issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Aikya Investment Management Ltd., JOHCM (USA) Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF's assets.
SIMT Conservative Income Fund: The SIMT Conservative Income Fund seeks principal preservation and a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities that the Fund's sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) believes present minimal credit risks to the Fund.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will primarily invest in short-term US dollar denominated debt securities, including: (i) commercial paper, corporate bonds and asset-based securities of U.S. and foreign issuers; (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, bank notes, and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan and thrift institutions, US banks or US branches or non-US branches of foreign banks; (iii) short-term obligations issued by state and local governments; (iv) U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government; and (v) obligations of foreign governments (including Canadian and Provincial Government and Crown Agency obligations). The Fund may also enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. Although the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Fund generally seeks to maintain a weighted average maturity of 90 days or less.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its assets in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry, but may invest less than 25% of its assets in this industry as a temporary defensive measure.
The Fund uses a Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Through analysis of both macroeconomic factors and individual company attributes, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in securities that are marketable
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and liquid, offer competitive yields, and are of issuers that represent low credit risk. In selecting securities, the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole.
The Fund is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Conservative Income Fund.
SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund: The SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in investment and non-investment grade (junk bond) U.S. corporate and government fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage-backed securities and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may invest in securities denominated in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Sub-Advisers are selected for their expertise in managing various kinds of fixed income securities, and each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions based on an analysis of yield trends, credit ratings and other factors in accordance with its particular discipline.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives may also be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps may further be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Sub-Advisers may also engage in currency transactions using futures and foreign currency forward contracts either to seek to hedge the Fund's currency exposure or to enhance the Fund's returns. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade securities (those rated AAA, AA, A and BBB-). However, the Fund may also invest in non-rated securities or securities rated below investment grade (BB+, B and CCC).
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities and bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade (junk bond) floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
While each Sub-Adviser chooses securities of different types and maturities, the Fund, in the aggregate, generally will have a dollar-weighted average duration that is consistent with that of the broad U.S. fixed income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to
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changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with higher duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility.
The dollar-weighted average duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index varies significantly over time, but as of December 31, 2024 it was 6.08 years.
Allspring Global Investments, LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, MetLife Investment Management, LLC and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund.
SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund: The SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund seeks long-term total return. The Fund employs a dynamic investment strategy seeking to achieve, over time, a total return in excess of the broad U.S. equity market by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes or market exposures based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC or the Adviser) expectations of risk and return. Asset classes or market exposures in which the Fund may invest include U.S. and foreign equities and bonds, currencies, and investment exposures to various market characteristics such as interest rates or volatility. Assets of the Fund not allocated to the Fund's sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) are managed directly by SIMC.
The asset classes and market exposures used, and the Fund's allocations among them, are determined based on SIMC's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures and may be dynamically adjusted (i.e. actively adjusted over long or short periods of time). The Fund may at any particular point in time be diversified across many exposures or concentrated in a limited number of exposures, including, possibly, a single asset class or market exposure.
Although the Fund will seek to achieve excess total return through its dynamic investment selection, it will also normally maintain, as a primary component of its strategy, passive exposure to the large capitalization U.S. equity market. To the extent that the Fund is not dynamically invested in other asset classes or market exposures, the Fund's assets will generally be passively invested in a portfolio of securities designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the large capitalization U.S. equity market. This passive exposure to the large capitalization U.S. equity market is implemented by the Sub-Adviser.
The Fund may obtain asset class or market exposures by investing directly (e.g., in equity and fixed income securities and other instruments) or indirectly (e.g., through the use of other pooled investment vehicles, a wholly-owned subsidiary or derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps). The particular types of securities and other instruments in which the Fund may invest are further described below.
Equity Securities. The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants (including equity-linked warrants) and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
Fixed Income Securities. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as "junk bonds"), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets), and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund's fixed income investments may include mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, zero coupon bonds, structured notes, obligations of foreign governments, and obligations of either supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks and entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers.
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The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. governments and corporations.
The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
Other Instruments. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
Pooled Investment Vehicles. In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class.
Derivative and Commodity Instruments. The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps (including swaptions, caps, floors or collars) for return enhancement or hedging purposes or to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class or market exposure. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives may also be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's exposure to the risk of particular types of securities or market segments. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts (and options on futures contracts) on U.S. Government securities for return enhancement and hedging purposes. The Fund may purchase and sell forward contracts on currencies or securities for return enhancement and hedging purposes. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity.
Swaps may be used for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Securities index and single security swaps may be used to manage the inflation-adjusted return of the Fund or to more efficiently gain exposure to a particular security or basket of securities. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, purchase or sell put or call options on securities, indexes or currencies for return enhancement or hedging purposes or to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class or market exposure.
The Fund may seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts, commodity investments and commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
Currency Exposure. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to enhance the its return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Fund may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, options and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in
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currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing its currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Short Sales. The Fund may engage in short sales on equity securities that are expected to underperform the market or their peers. When the Sub-Adviser sells securities short, it may invest the proceeds from the short sales in an attempt to enhance returns. This strategy may effectively result in the Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss.
State Street Investment Management currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. SIMC may directly manage a portion of the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund's assets.
SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad global equity markets. The Fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, depositary receipts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fund also may use futures contracts and forward contracts.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). This approach is intended to manage the risk characteristics of the Fund. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad global equity markets, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the MSCI World Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's country, sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that the Sub-Advisers believe will produce a less volatile return than the market over time. SIMC and each Sub-Adviser effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry.
In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell futures or forward contracts on currencies for hedging purposes.
Acadian Asset Management LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT High Yield Bond Fund: The SIMT High Yield Bond Fund seeks total return. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred
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securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing the Fund's assets, the Sub-Advisers and, to the extent applicable, SIMC, seek to select securities that offer a high current yield as well as total return potential. The Fund seeks to have a portfolio of securities that is diversified as to issuers and industries. The Fund's average weighted maturity may vary, but will generally not exceed ten years. There is no limit on the maturity or credit quality of any individual security in which the Fund may invest.
As noted above, the Fund will invest primarily in securities rated BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D. However, it may also invest in non-rated securities or securities rated investment grade (AAA, AA, A and BBB). The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade (junk bond) floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, options and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures, options and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
Ares Capital Management II LLC, Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., Brigade Capital Management, LP, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund. SIMC may directly manage a portion of the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index (between $160 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions
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of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Fred Alger Management, LLC, LSV Asset Management, Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (between $664 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Growth Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as forward contracts and swaps for hedging and speculative purposes. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Sub-Adviser(s) may implement a long/short equity investment strategy by investing in securities, including through forwards and swaps on individual securities or baskets of securities, believed to offer
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capital appreciation opportunities while also attempting to take advantage of an anticipated decline in the price of a company. A long/short equity investment strategy takes (i) long positions with respect to investments that are believed to be undervalued relative to their potential and likely to increase in price, and (ii) short positions with respect to investments that are believed to have significant risk of decreasing in price. The Sub-Adviser(s) seek returns from strong security selection on both the long and short sides. These long and short positions may be completely unrelated.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and certain of the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each such Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the applicable Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each such Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Fred Alger Management, LLC, Mackenzie Investments Corporation, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and PineStone Asset Management Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Value Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (between $160 million and $977 billion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Value Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay
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manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Cullen Capital Management, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Value Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Value Fund's assets.
SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund*: The SEI Liquid Alternative Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will take long and short positions in investments that provide broad exposure to the global equity, fixed income and currency markets. The Fund will invest primarily in exchange-traded derivative instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, but to a lesser extent may invest in derivative instruments that are traded over-the-counter, such as forwards. The Fund primarily will hold cash and/or invest in money market instruments to collateralize its derivative positions. Additionally, the Fund will invest from time-to-time in shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), such as U.S. or non-U.S. corporate bond ETFs.
The Fund seeks to achieve returns similar to the total return (before taking into account the Fund's fees and expenses) of a model portfolio of alternative investment strategies, which primarily consists of hedge funds (the "Composite") calculated by the investment sub-adviser (the "Sub-Adviser"), at the direction of SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC" or the "Adviser").
The Composite consists of two components (each a "sleeve"): a multi-strategy sleeve and a managed futures sleeve, each discussed below.
Multi-Strategy Sleeve. The multi-strategy sleeve consists of the average total return of the 50 largest hedge funds (excluding managed futures funds), equally weighted. The list of hedge funds is determined by the monthly reporting of assets under management to the Eurekahedge database, which is reconstituted annually. This sleeve will include exposure to a cross-section of alternative investment strategies, including, but not limited to, equity long/short, global macro, event driven, and relative value strategies. SIMC, in connection with its management of the overall strategy to achieve returns similar to the total return of the Composite and thus the return of the overall hedge fund market, may instruct the Sub-Adviser at any time to discontinue the use of any of these strategies or add one or more new strategies.
Managed Futures Sleeve. The managed futures sleeve is designed to reflect the total return of a selected pool of the largest commodity trading advisor fund managers, which are managers that use futures or forward contracts to achieve their investment objectives.
The Sub-Adviser generally expects to maintain an approximate 60/40 weighting between the multi-strategy sleeve and the managed futures sleeve, respectively, within the Composite, but the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser may change the two sleeves weighting in the Composite and therefore the Fund.
The Fund seeks to achieve returns similar to the total return of the Composite through a dynamic allocation of long and short investments among the global equity, fixed income and currency markets. The Sub-Adviser
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will use a quantitative model to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of the Composite and will primarily invest in derivative instruments that it estimates will provide, in the aggregate, market exposure similar to that of the Composite. The Sub-Adviser may use various approaches to estimate market exposure, including an analysis of historical return information for the hedge funds within the Composite.
The Fund's investments will include futures, forwards, options, ETFs and securities index swaps that provide exposure to the returns of (i) the equity markets, including common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, rights, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which may be from U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging market issuers) of various capitalizations and industries; (ii) the currency markets, through U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets issuers) or through exposure to currency futures; and (iii) the fixed income markets, through U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets issuers) or through exposure to corporate and government fixed income securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities (including commercial mortgage-backed securities and "to-be-announced" transactions), corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, money market instruments, money market funds, mortgage dollar rolls, obligations of supranational entities, zero coupon obligations and obligations to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers, which may be investment grade and non-investment grade debt (junk bonds), of any duration or maturity.
The Fund will not make any direct investments in hedge funds.
The amount of the Fund's assets that may be allocated to various strategies and among investments is expected to vary over time and may be adjusted over short periods of time.
There are no limitations on the minimum or maximum amount of the Fund's assets that may be allocated to investments representing exposure to any one of the global equity, fixed income and currency markets.
The Sub-Adviser may also consider other factors when allocating the Fund's assets, such as: (i) the Fund's obligations under its various derivative positions; (ii) portfolio rebalancing; (iii) redemption requests; (iv) yield management; (v) credit management; and (vi) volatility management.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on one or more Sub-Advisers under the general supervision of SIMC, the Fund's adviser.
Dynamic Beta Investments, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund.
* On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund seeks total return, including capital appreciation and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate total return over time by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) expectations of risk and return. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SIMC's or the Sub-Adviser's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
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The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
The Fund may allocate all or a portion of its assets using a "risk parity" approach that seeks to balance risk across all capital market exposures, which may result in asset classes with lower perceived risk having a greater notional allocation within the Fund's portfolio than asset classes with higher perceived risk. Notional allocation refers to the Fund's use of one or more derivative contracts to attempt to obtain exposure to a potential gain or loss on the market value of the instruments underlying the Fund's derivative contracts (e.g., a security, currency or commodity (or a basket or index)). The market value of such underlying instruments generally exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the derivative contracts. In addition, the Fund may further adjust asset allocations and capital market exposures based on realized and expected measures of volatility with the goal of managing the Fund's volatility. This may result in the Fund increasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived falling risk and decreasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived rising risk.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued.
The Fund's fixed income investments may include asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of either supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks and entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include obligations of U.S. and foreign banks, such as certificates of deposit and time deposits, U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. governments and corporations, and municipal bonds and debentures. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
A portion of the Fund's assets may also be invested in commodity investments to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. Commodity investments include notes with interest
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payments that are tied to an underlying commodity or commodity index, ETFs or other exchange-traded products that are tied to the performance of a commodity or commodity index or other types of investment vehicles or instruments that provide returns that are tied to commodities or commodity indexes. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of issuers in commodity-related industries.
The Fund may also seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts and commodity investments (including through derivatives). The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
The Fund, either directly or through its investment in the Subsidiary, may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. Due to the Fund's structure and level of turnover, derivative instruments may be an efficient method of obtaining exposure to various types of markets. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. Securities index swaps may be used to obtain exposure to different U.S. and foreign equity markets. Futures and swaps on futures may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign sovereign bond markets, equity markets and commodities markets. The Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
AQR Capital Management, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund seeks to manage risk of a loss while providing current income and an opportunity for capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will attempt to manage the risk of loss while still seeking to generate some growth by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund's investments are expected to include U.S. debt obligations and investment grade bonds, and, to a lesser extent, riskier asset classes as detailed below, such as equities and non-investment grade securities (also known as junk bonds). The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) views of
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fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund may allocate all or a portion of its assets using a "risk parity" approach that seeks to balance anticipated drawdown risk (peak-to-trough decline in asset value) across all capital market exposures in the Fund. This approach may result in asset classes with lower perceived drawdown risk, e.g. high-quality government bonds, having a greater notional allocation within the Fund's portfolio than they would otherwise receive in a non-risk parity approach. Notional allocation generally refers to the Fund's use of one or more derivative contracts to obtain exposure to a potential gain or loss on the market value of the instruments underlying the Fund's derivative contracts (e.g., a security, basket of securities or index). The market value of such underlying instruments generally exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the derivative contracts.
The Fund may further adjust asset allocations and capital market exposures based on realized and expected measures of drawdown risk with the goal of managing the Fund's total drawdown risk. This may result in the Fund increasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived falling drawdown risk and decreasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived rising drawdown risk.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants, of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund's fixed income investments may include asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities and obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit and time deposits. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
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In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps, including single security swaps, to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Due to the Fund's structure and level of turnover, derivative instruments may be an efficient method of obtaining exposure to various types of markets. Futures contracts may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign sovereign bond markets. Index futures and securities index swaps may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign equity markets. Interest rate swaps may be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. Options may be used to gain exposure to or hedge risks in U.S. and foreign equity and fixed income markets. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. Foreign currency forward rate agreements may be used to hedge all or a portion of the currency risk resulting from investments in non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Fund may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts and options. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund seeks total return with an emphasis on current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate total return with an emphasis on income by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) expectations for income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SIMC's or the Sub-Adviser's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC directly manages a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
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The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and depositary receipts, of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed income investments, including asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt and collateralized loan obligations (CDOs and CLOs, respectively), corporate and municipal bonds and debentures, structured notes, construction loans, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in master limited partnership (MLP) units and may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes, including currency or interest rate exposure. Futures contracts and forward contracts may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities. The Fund may use total return swaps to efficiently obtain exposure to segments of the equity or fixed income markets when other means of obtaining exposure, such as through an ETF, are suboptimal. Interest rate swaps may be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. The Fund may write (sell) or purchase call options or put options on a security or a basket of securities, and such options may be covered or uncovered (or "naked"). The purchaser of a call option will pay the Fund a premium for undertaking the obligations under the option contract. Options may also provide a partial hedge to another position of the Fund. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an
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attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Barings, LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund's assets.
SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate "real return" (i.e., total returns that exceed the rate of inflation over a full market cycle, regardless of market conditions) by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes, including fixed income and equity securities and commodity investments. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC's) or the sub-advisers' (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
Equity securities may include common or preferred stocks, warrants, rights, depositary receipts, equity-linked securities and other equity interests. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization and may invest in both foreign and domestic equity securities. In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and ETFs (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in REITs and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets), and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed income investments, including obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and bank notes, obligations of foreign governments, U.S. and foreign corporate debt securities, including commercial paper, and fully collateralized repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with highly rated counterparties (those rated A or better) and securitized issues such as mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued
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by U.S. Government sponsored entities, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities, and municipal bonds and debentures. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions. The Fund may also enter into repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements with respect to its investment in the fixed income securities listed above and may use the cash received to enter into a short position on U.S. Treasury bonds.
A portion of the Fund's assets may also be invested in commodity investments to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. Commodity investments include notes with interest payments that are tied to an underlying commodity or commodity index, ETFs or other exchange-traded products that are tied to the performance of a commodity or commodity index or other types of investment vehicles or instruments that provide returns that are tied to commodities or commodity indexes. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of issuers in commodity-related industries.
The Fund may also seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts and commodity investments (including through derivative instruments). The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
The Fund, either directly or through its investment in the Subsidiary, may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Interest rate futures contracts are primarily used to hedge interest rate risk in the Fund's U.S. bond holdings. Commodity futures contracts are primarily used to obtain exposure to a diversified set of commodity markets. Interest rate swaps and swaps on indexes may further be used to manage the Fund's interest rate risk or may be used to manage the inflation-adjusted return of the Fund. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. Options may be used to gain exposure to or hedge exposures in the equity and commodity markets. Foreign currency forward rate agreements may be used to hedge all or a portion of the currency risk resulting from investments in non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Sub-Advisers may engage in short sales in an attempt to capitalize on equity securities that it believes will underperform the market or their peers. When a Sub-Adviser sells securities short, it may invest the proceeds from the short sales in an attempt to enhance returns. This strategy may effectively result in the Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss.
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AllianceBernstein L.P. and Franklin Advisers, Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund.
SIMT Real Estate Fund: The SIMT Real Estate Fund seeks total return, including current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of real estate companies (e.g., common stocks, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs)). Generally, the Fund will invest in real estate companies operating in the United States.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser).
CenterSquare Investment Management LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Real Estate Fund.
SIMT Real Return Fund: The SIMT Real Return Fund seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. The Fund seeks to produce a return similar to that of the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which is the Fund's benchmark index.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities. An inflation-indexed bond is a bond that is structured so that its principal value will change with inflation. TIPS are a type of inflation-indexed bond in which the Fund may invest. The Fund's exposure to fixed income securities is not restricted by maturity requirements.
The Fund may also invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as time deposits, U.S. and foreign corporate debt including commercial paper; and securitized issues, such as mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government agencies. Although the Real Return Fund is able to use a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) whereby Fund assets would be allocated among multiple sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers), the Fund's assets currently are managed directly by SIMC.
SIMT Small Cap Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (both common and preferred stocks) of small companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on small capitalization indexes and securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund may also invest in warrants and, to a lesser extent, in securities of large capitalization companies. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of
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quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and certain of its Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each applicable Sub-Adviser and SIMC provide a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for its portion of the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the applicable Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Copeland Capital Management, LLC, Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Leeward Investments, LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the
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securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Geneva Capital Management LLC, Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and The Informed Momentum Company LLC (f/k/a EAM Investors, LLC) currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund's assets.
SIMT Small Cap Value Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Value Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants, and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
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Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Leeward Investments, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Value Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Value Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index (between $160 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of efficient tax management of the Fund's securities transactions. The overlay manager seeks to manage the impact of taxes by, among other things, selling stocks with the highest tax cost first, opportunistically harvesting losses and deferring recognition of taxable gains, where possible. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Cullen Capital Management, LSV Asset Management, Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and PineStone Asset Management Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns, but with a lower level of volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The Fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include
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common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities of non-U.S. companies. Although the Fund will be measured against the Russell 3000 Index, the Fund is expected to have significant sector and market capitalization deviations from the index given its focus on absolute risk as opposed to index relative risk. This could lead to significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment approaches to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad U.S. equity markets in a tax-efficient fashion, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the Russell 3000 Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's sector and market capitalization exposures will vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry. This will tend to lead SIMC and the Fund's Sub-Advisers to construct portfolios with a low beta relative to the overall U.S. equity market.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each such Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each such Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies. For purposes of this Fund, a small or medium capitalization company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Index (between approximately $2.9 million and $32.9 billion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2500 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions
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of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. In managing assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers, SIMC may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of efficient tax management of the Fund's securities transactions. The overlay manager seeks to manage the impact of taxes by, among other things, selling stocks with the highest tax cost first, opportunistically harvesting losses and deferring recognition of taxable gains, where possible. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Geneva Capital Management LLC, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., Martingale Asset Management L.P. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund seeks tax-sensitive long-term capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad international equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in non-U.S. equity securities. These securities may include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs) of all capitalization ranges. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in securities of issuers that are located in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries.
The Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser) directly manages a significant portion of the Fund's assets. With the remainder of assets, the Fund uses a multi-manager approach to investing, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC. This approach is intended to manage the risk characteristic of the Fund.
The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return similar to that of the broad international developed equity markets (International Market) in a tax-sensitive manner, but with lower absolute volatility. Over the long-term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the MSCI EAFE Index (Index), but with a lower level of volatility. Over shorter periods of time, however, due to its focus on absolute risk, the portfolio's country, sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the International Market and it may
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experience significant performance deviations from the International Market. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that primarily exhibit a more stable historical or predicted price and earnings behavior (i.e. absolute risk), but also take into consideration low correlation attributes and expected returns. Generally, the Fund is likely to underperform in a steeply rising International Market, but seeks to mitigate losses in a falling International Market.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC. Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of tax management of the portfolio's securities transactions. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes.
The overlay manager, with respect to the Sub-Advised portion of the portfolio, and SIMC with respect to the portion directly managed by SIMC, seek to manage the impact of taxes by using certain techniques, which may include selling stocks with the highest tax cost basis first to realize capital losses or defer capital gains, preventing wash sales, avoiding high portfolio turnover, controlling the holding period of a security to convert short-term capital gains to long-term capital gains, and, where appropriate, opportunistically harvesting losses to offset other capital gains.
The Fund considers the security of an issuer to be "non-U.S." if the issuer is domiciled, incorporated, located and/or principally traded in a country other than the U.S. Developed market countries are those countries that are included in a developed markets index by a recognized index provider, or have similar developed characteristics, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and warrants. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities of non-U.S. companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad U.S. equity markets, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the Russell 3000 Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return
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and risk, the Fund's sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry.
Acadian Asset Management LLC and LSV Asset Management currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund: The SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest in debt securities of government, government-related, supranational entities, and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as debt securities of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of any such issuers. The Fund may obtain its exposures by investing directly (e.g., in fixed income securities and other instruments) or indirectly/synthetically (e.g., through the use of derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps and structured securities, such as credit-linked and inflation-linked notes). The Fund may invest in swaps based on a single security or an index of securities, including interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, currency swaps and fully-funded total return swaps. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. The Sub-Advisers will spread the Fund's holdings across a number of countries and industries to limit its exposure to any single emerging market economy and may not invest more than 25% of its assets in any single country. There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity or on the maturity of any specific security. There is no minimum rating standard for the Fund's securities, and the Fund's securities will generally be in the lower or lowest rating categories (including those below the fourth highest rating category by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO), commonly referred to as junk bonds).
The Sub-Advisers may seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using derivatives, principally futures, foreign currency forward contracts, options on foreign currencies and currency swaps. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
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The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to the securities identified above or baskets of such securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Colchester Global Investors Ltd, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Marathon Asset Management, L.P. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund.
SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund: The SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts of all capitalization ranges. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. Due to the size of its economy relative to other emerging market countries, it is expected that China will generally constitute a significant exposure in the Fund. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC and one or more Sub-Advisers may apply a quantitative investment style, which generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors.
The Fund may invest in swaps based on a single security or an index of securities, futures contracts, forward contracts and options to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities or for hedging purposes, including seeking to manage the Fund's currency exposure to foreign securities and mitigate the Fund's overall risk. Swaps may be used to obtain exposure to different foreign equity markets.
The Fund may purchase futures contracts or shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies located in developed foreign countries.
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Aikya Investment Management Limited, JOHCM (USA) Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund's assets.
SIT International Equity Fund: The SIT International Equity Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Generally, the Fund will invest less than 20% of its assets in emerging markets. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. One or more Sub-Advisers may apply a quantitative investment style, which generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A Sub-Adviser may take long positions with respect to investments it believes to be undervalued and likely to increase in price, while also taking short positions (including through derivative instruments) with respect to investments it believes to be overvalued and likely to decrease in price.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps for hedging or investment purposes, including seeking to manage the Fund's currency exposure to foreign securities and mitigate the Fund's overall risk.
The Fund may purchase futures contracts or shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, Pzena Investment Management, LLC and WCM Investment Management currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT International Equity Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIT International Equity Fund's assets.
SIT International Fixed Income Fund: The SIT International Fixed Income Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed and/or asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the U.S. (including, to a lesser extent, emerging market countries). It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. Other fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include: (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and obligations of U.S. commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and bank notes; (ii) U.S. corporate debt securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and (iii) obligations of supranational entities.
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The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Sub-Advisers choose securities issued by corporations and governments located in various countries, looking for opportunities to achieve capital appreciation and gain, as well as current income. There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity or on the maturity of any specific security.
The Sub-Advisers may seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using derivatives, principally futures, foreign currency forward contracts and currency swaps. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to the securities identified above or baskets of such securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
The Fund will also invest in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds). However, in general, the Fund will purchase bonds with a rating of CCC or above. The Fund also invests a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are generally non-investment grade floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Colchester Global Investors Ltd, RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and Wellington Management Company LLP currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT International Fixed Income Fund.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS
Risk Information Common to the Funds
Investing in the Funds involves risk, and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its investment goal. SIMC's judgments about the markets or the economy and its decisions about investing in Underlying SEI Funds or, if applicable, other investments, may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. You could lose
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money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the Underlying SEI Funds and other investment vehicles held by the Fund (together, the Underlying SEI Funds), as well as the market prices of securities held by the Underlying SEI Funds and, if applicable, the Fund's direct investments. These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund owns and the markets in which those securities trade. The effect on a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund diversifies its holdings.
The Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of using such investment strategies and making investments in such asset classes, securities and other investments are set forth below. These risks are principal risks and should not be considered the complete universe of possible risks associated with an investment in the Funds. Because an Underlying SEI Fund's use of an investment strategy or investment in an asset class, security or other investment is subject to the same or similar risks as a Fund's use of such strategy or investment in such asset class, security or other investment, the term "the Fund" or "a Fund" in the paragraphs below collectively refers to both a Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable.
Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the U.S. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of a Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging market countries, where political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur.
The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks associated with investments in the Funds:
Artificial Intelligence — The rapid development of increasingly widespread use of certain artificial intelligence — or "AI" — technologies may adversely impact the overall performance of a Fund's investments, or alter the services provided to a Fund by its service providers. AI technologies are highly reliant on the collection and analysis of large amount of data and complex algorithms, and it is possible that the information provided through use of AI technologies could be insufficient, incomplete, inaccurate or biased, leading to adverse effects for a Fund, including, potentially, operational errors and investment losses. AI technologies and their current and potential future applications, and the regulatory frameworks within which they operate, continue to rapidly evolve, and it is impossible to predict the full extent of future applications or regulations and the associated risks to a Fund.
Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. An actual or perceived decline in the credit quality of a security or other investment, an issuer of a security, or a provider
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of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of such security or other investment to decrease. The Fund can lose money as a result.
Currency — The Funds, as a result of certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in an Underlying SEI Fund or the Funds would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) — The Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs. The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value (NAV) of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, a Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Interest Rate — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests. In a low interest rate environment, the risk of a decline in value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities associated with rising rates are heightened because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing, potentially rapidly. In a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will be required to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, whereas others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Changes in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund will correspondingly affect the value of the applicable Fund.
Investment Company — The Defensive Strategy, Conservative Strategy, Moderate Strategy, Aggressive Strategy, Core Market Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Funds may directly invest in investment companies in addition to their investments in the Underlying SEI Funds. When a Fund invests in an investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations. Such expenses may make owning shares of an investment company more costly than owning the underlying securities directly. In part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance the Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
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Leverage — Due to their investments in derivatives and financial commitment transactions, the Defensive Strategy, Conservative Strategy, Moderate Strategy, Aggressive Strategy, Core Market Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Funds are subject to leverage risk. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on a Fund's share price and make the Fund's returns more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires, among other things, that a Fund either use derivatives in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on one of two value-at-risk (VaR) tests. The use of leverage may also cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Funds' use of leverage may result in a heightened risk of investment loss.
Liquidity — Due to their direct investments in derivatives, the Defensive Strategy, Conservative Strategy, Moderate Strategy, Aggressive Strategy, Core Market Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Funds are subject to liquidity risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. A Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.
Strategy — Each of the Defensive Strategy Allocation, Conservative Strategy Allocation, Moderate Strategy Allocation, Core Market Strategy Allocation and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Funds is intended to be used only as a component of a broader GoalLink strategy employed by SIMC and is not designed as a stand-alone investment. The overall investment risk to a shareholder of these Funds is significantly different when not combined with recommended investments in SEI funds that invest primarily in municipal bonds.
Taxation — Each of the Defensive Strategy Allocation, Conservative Strategy Allocation, Moderate Strategy Allocation, Core Market Strategy Allocation, Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Funds (collectively, the "Tax-Managed Funds") is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but is likely to earn taxable income and gains from time to time. There is no guarantee that a Tax-Managed Fund will be able to operate without incurring taxable income and gains for shareholders. For example, under certain market conditions, a Tax-Managed Fund could exhaust its tax loss carryforwards (to the extent available) and be forced to recognize taxable income and gains in connection with the sale of portfolio securities. Because each Tax-Managed Fund intends to annually distribute substantially all its income and gains to shareholders in order to avoid incurring corporate and excise taxes, it may be required to make distributions to shareholders that subject shareholders to federal, state and local taxes. Failure to distribute such income and gains would have negative tax consequences to the Fund and its shareholders that likely would outweigh the tax consequences associated with the Fund's distribution of income and gains.
The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks associated with the Funds' investments in certain of the Underlying SEI Funds.
Asset-Backed Securities — Asset-backed securities are securities that are backed primarily by the cash flows of a discrete pool of fixed or revolving receivables or other financial assets that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securities include mortgage-backed securities, but the term is more commonly used to refer to securities supported by non-mortgage assets, such as auto loans, motor vehicle leases, student loans, credit card receivables, floorplan receivables, equipment leases and peer-to-peer loans. The assets are removed from any potential bankruptcy estate of an operating company through the true sale
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of the assets to an issuer that is a special purpose entity, and the issuer obtains a perfected security interest in the assets. Payments of principal of and interest on asset-backed securities rely entirely on the performance of the underlying assets. Asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity and therefore, if the assets or sources of funds available to the issuer are insufficient to pay those securities, the applicable Underlying SEI Funds will incur losses. In addition, asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk that may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. Additional risks related to collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and mortgage-backed securities are described below.
Losses may be greater for asset-backed securities that are issued as "pass-through certificates" rather than as debt securities because those types of certificates only represent a beneficial ownership interest in the related assets and their payment is based primarily on collections actually received. For asset-backed securities as a whole, if a securitization issuer defaults on its payment obligations due to losses or shortfalls on the assets held by the issuer, a sale or liquidation of the assets may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities and an Underlying SEI Fund, as a security holder, may suffer a loss.
There is a limited secondary market for asset-backed securities. Consequently, it may be difficult for the Underlying SEI Funds to sell or realize profits on those securities at favorable times or for favorable prices.
Bank Loans — Bank loans are fixed and floating rate loans arranged through private negotiations between a company or a non-U.S. government and one or more financial institutions (lenders). Many of the risks associated with bank loans are similar to the risks of investing in below investment grade debt securities. Bank loans may be adversely affected by changes in market or economic conditions and may default or enter bankruptcy. Bank loans made in connection with highly leveraged transactions, including operating loans, leveraged buyout loans, leveraged capitalization loans and other types of acquisition financing, are subject to greater credit risks than other types of bank loans. In addition, it may be difficult to obtain reliable information about and value any bank loan.
In connection with purchasing participations, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Underlying SEI Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. When an Underlying SEI Fund purchases assignments from lenders, the Underlying SEI Fund will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. An Underlying SEI Fund may have difficulty disposing of bank loans because, in certain cases, the market for such instruments is not highly liquid. The lack of a highly liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such instruments and on an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to dispose of the bank loan in response to a specific economic event, such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Below Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds) — Below investment grade fixed income securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities. Junk bonds involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. In addition, issuers of junk bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns. Junk bonds are subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to pay interest or dividends and ultimately may be unable to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of
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the security. The volatility of junk bonds, particularly those issued by foreign governments, is even greater because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest, these risky securities tend to offer higher returns, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Call Risk — Issuers of callable bonds may call (redeem) securities with higher coupons or interest rates before their maturity dates. An Underlying SEI Fund may be forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying SEI Fund's income. Bonds may be called due to falling interest rates or non-economical circumstances.
Collateralized Debt Obligations and Collateralized Loan Obligations — CDO and CLO securities are non-recourse obligations of their issuer payable solely from the related underlying collateral or its proceeds. Therefore, as a holder of CDOs and CLOs, an Underlying SEI Fund must rely only on distributions on the underlying collateral or related proceeds for payment. If distributions on the underlying collateral are insufficient to make payments on the CDO or CLO securities, no other assets will be available for payment of the deficiency. As a result, the amount and timing of interest and principal payments in respect of CDO and CLO securities will depend on the performance and characteristics of the related underlying collateral.
Recent legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), together with uncertainty about the nature and timing of regulations that will continue to be promulgated to implement such legislation, may continue to create uncertainty in the credit and other financial markets. Given that all applicable final implementing rules and regulations have not yet been published or are not yet in effect, the potential impact of these actions on CDOs and CLOs that may be owned by the Underlying SEI Funds is unknown. If existing transactions are not exempted from the new rules or regulations, compliance with those rules and regulations could impose significant costs on the issuers of CDOs and CLOs and ultimately adversely impact the holders (including the Underlying SEI Funds) of those types of securities.
Commodity Investments and Derivatives — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to the risks of investing in commodity investments and derivatives. Exposure to commodities markets may subject these Underlying SEI Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets have, in the past, experienced periods of extreme volatility. Similar future market conditions may result in rapid and substantial valuation increases or decreases in these Underlying SEI Funds' holdings. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors. Movements in commodity investment prices are outside of an Underlying SEI Fund's control and may not be anticipated by the Underlying SEI Fund's management. Price movements may be influenced by, among other things: governmental, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; changing market and economic conditions; market liquidity; weather and climate conditions, including droughts and floods; livestock disease; changing supply and demand relationships and levels of domestic production and imported commodities; changes in storage costs; the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems; energy conservation; the success of exploration projects; changes in international balances of payments and trade; domestic and foreign rates of inflation; currency devaluations and revaluations; domestic and foreign political and economic events; domestic and foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates; foreign currency/exchange rates; domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation; war; global health events such as pandemic and endemics, acts of terrorism and other political upheaval and conflicts; governmental expropriation; investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds; changes in philosophies; and the emotions of market participants. The frequency and magnitude of such changes cannot be predicted.
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The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Certain commodities or natural resources may be produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled by a small number of producers or groups of producers. As a result, political, economic and supply-related events in such countries could have a disproportionate impact on the prices of such commodities. A sustained decline in demand for such commodities could also adversely affect the financial performance of commodity-related companies. Factors that could lead to a decline in demand include economic recession or other adverse economic conditions, higher taxes on commodities or increased governmental regulations, increases in fuel economy, consumer shifts to the use of alternative commodities or fuel sources, changes in commodity prices, or weather.
The commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions and other disruptions due to, among other factors, lack of liquidity, the participation of speculators, and government regulation and other actions. U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation in futures contract prices that may occur in a single business day. If the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made beyond the limit price. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at disadvantageous times or prices.
The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment is typically based upon the price movements of a commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or some other readily measurable economic variable. Commodity-linked derivatives provide exposure to the investment returns of commodities that trade in the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-linked derivatives will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. Investments in commodity-linked derivatives may be subject to greater volatility than non-derivative based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-linked derivatives, and there can be no assurance that such a market will develop.
Commodity-linked derivatives may also be subject to credit and interest rate risks that, in general, affect the values of fixed income securities. Therefore, at maturity, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested. An Underlying SEI Fund might receive interest payments that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments. Certain types of commodity-linked derivatives (such as swaps, including total return swaps and commodity-linked notes) are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the instrument will not perform or will be unable to perform in accordance with the terms of the instrument.
In connection with an Underlying SEI Fund's direct and indirect investments in commodity-linked derivatives, the Underlying SEI Fund will attempt to manage its counterparty exposure so as to limit its exposure to any one counterparty. However, due to the limited number of entities that may serve as counterparties (and that an Underlying SEI Fund believes to be creditworthy) at any one time, the Underlying SEI Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties and may invest in commodity-linked notes issued by a limited number of issuers that will act as counterparties. This may increase an Underlying SEI Fund's exposure to counterparty credit risk. There can be no assurance that an Underlying SEI Fund will be able to limit exposure to any one counterparty at all times.
An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in commodity-linked notes involve substantial risk, including the risk of loss of a significant portion of a commodity-linked note's principal value. In addition to commodity risk and
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general derivatives risk, commodity-linked notes may be subject to additional special risks, such as risk of loss of interest and principal, lack of a secondary market, and risk of greater volatility, that do not affect traditional equity and debt securities. If payment of interest on a commodity-linked note is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, an Underlying SEI Fund might not receive all (or a portion) of the interest due on its investment if there is a loss of value of the underlying investment. To the extent that the amount of the principal to be repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, an Underlying SEI Fund might not receive all or a portion of the principal at maturity of the investment. At any time, the risk of loss associated with a particular note in an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio may be significantly higher than the value of the note.
A liquid secondary market may not exist for the commodity-linked notes that an Underlying SEI Fund buys, which may make it difficult for the Underlying SEI Fund to sell them at an acceptable price or to accurately value them. Commodity-linked notes are also subject to the counterparty credit risk of the issuer; that is, at maturity of a commodity-linked note, there is a risk that the issuer may be unable to perform its obligations under the terms of the commodity-linked note. Issuers of commodity-linked notes are typically large money center banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and large corporations. If the issuer becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to pay, an Underlying SEI Fund could lose money. The value of the commodity-linked notes an Underlying SEI Fund buys may fluctuate significantly because the values of the underlying investments to which they are linked are themselves extremely volatile. Additionally, the particular terms of a commodity-linked note may create economic leverage by requiring payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. This would have the effect of increasing the volatility of the value of these commodity-linked notes, as they may increase or decrease in value more quickly than the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. Therefore, at the maturity of the note, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested and may receive interest payments on the note that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments.
Convertible Securities and Preferred Stocks — Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stock or other securities that may be converted into or exercised for a prescribed amount of common stock at a specified time and price. Convertible securities provide an opportunity for equity participation, with the potential for a higher dividend or interest yield and lower price volatility compared to common stock. Convertible securities typically pay a lower interest rate than nonconvertible bonds of the same quality and maturity because of the conversion feature. The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value typically declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline, and the credit standing of the issuer. The price of a convertible security will also normally vary in some proportion to changes in the price of the underlying common stock because of the conversion or exercise feature. Convertible securities may also be rated below investment grade (junk bonds) or not rated and are subject to credit risk and prepayment risk, which are discussed below.
Preferred stocks are nonvoting equity securities that pay a stated fixed or variable rate dividend. Due to their fixed income features, preferred stocks provide higher income potential than issuers' common stocks, but are typically more sensitive to interest rate changes than an underlying common stock. Preferred stocks are also subject to equity market risk, which is the risk that stock prices will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investment. The rights of preferred stocks on the distribution of a corporation's assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a
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corporation's debt securities. Preferred stock may also be subject to prepayment risk, which is discussed below.
Corporate Fixed Income Securities — Corporate fixed income securities are fixed income securities issued by public and private businesses. Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as to perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to pay interest or, ultimately, be unable to repay principal upon maturity. Interruptions or delays of these payments could adversely affect the market value of the security. In addition, due to lack of uniformly available information about issuers or differences in the issuers' sensitivity to changing economic conditions, it may be difficult to measure the credit risk of securities issued by private businesses.
Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. An actual or perceived decline in the credit quality of a security or other investment, an issuer of a security, or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of such security or other investment to decrease. The Fund can lose money as a result. Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) (described above) involve greater credit risk.
Credit-Linked Notes — Credit-linked securities and similarly structured products typically are issued by a limited purpose trust or other vehicle that, in turn, enters into a credit protection agreement or invests in a derivative instrument or basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps or interest rate swaps, to obtain exposure to certain fixed income markets or to remain fully invested when more traditional income producing securities are not available. Like an investment in a bond, an investment in credit-linked notes represents the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. However, these payments are conditioned on the issuer's receipt of payments from, and the issuer's potential obligations to, the counterparties to certain credit protection agreements or derivative instruments entered into by the issuer of the credit-linked note. For example, the issuer may sell one or more credit default swaps entitling the issuer to receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default occurs, the stream of payments may stop and the issuer would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. An investor holding a credit-linked note generally receives a fixed or floating coupon and the note's par value upon maturity, unless the referenced creditor defaults or declares bankruptcy, in which case the investor receives the amount recovered. In effect, investors holding credit-linked notes receive a higher yield in exchange for assuming the risk of a specified credit event. A Fund's investments in credit-linked notes are indirectly subject to the risks associated with derivative instruments, which are described below, and may be illiquid.
Currency — As a result of their investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the U.S. dollar value of an investment in an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. A number of the Underlying SEI Funds take active or passive positions in currencies, which involve different techniques and risk analyses than an Underlying SEI Fund's purchase of equity securities or other investments. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to that country's economy, which makes the forecasting of currency market movements extremely difficult. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over
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short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. These can result in losses to an Underlying SEI Fund if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Passive investment in currencies may, to a lesser extent, also subject an Underlying SEI Fund to additional risks and the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's investments may fluctuate in response to broader macroeconomic risks than if the Underlying SEI Fund invested only in U.S. equity securities.
Current Market Conditions Risk — Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or shares of the Funds in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Although interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in 2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks raised interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. The Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks recently began to lower interest rates, though economic or other factors, such as inflation, could stop such changes. It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates might change, the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such changes in interest rates, or when such changes might stop or again reverse course. Unexpected changes in interest rates could lead to significant market volatility or reduce liquidity in certain sectors of the market. The ongoing adversarial political climate in the United States, as well as political and diplomatic events both domestic and abroad, have and may continue to have an adverse impact on the U.S. regulatory landscape, markets and investor behavior, which could have a negative impact on the Funds' investments and operations. Other unexpected political, regulatory and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as the financial markets generally, may be adversely impacted by trade disputes and other matters. If any geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets and individual securities may be adversely affected, and the value of the Funds' assets may go down. The COVID-19 global pandemic, or any future public health crisis, and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects. Advancements in technology may also adversely impact markets and the overall performance of the Funds. These events, and any other future events, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Funds' investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.
Depositary Receipts — Depositary receipts are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, which are further described below.
Derivatives — Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from underlying securities, financial assets or indexes. Changes in the market value of a security that is a reference asset for a derivative instrument may not be proportionate to changes in the market value of the derivative instrument itself. There may not be a liquid market for an Underlying SEI Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position prior to expiration. Moreover, certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities to which they relate. Some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk. A default by the counterparty on its payments to an Underlying SEI Fund will cause the value of your investment in a Fund to decrease.
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The derivative instruments in which an Underlying SEI Fund may principally invest are futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price at any time during the option period. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. Forward contracts are sales contracts between a buyer and a seller for an asset with delivery deferred to a future date. A swap is an agreement whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities at a predetermined amount.
An Underlying SEI Fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from or possibly greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. An Underlying SEI Fund's use of futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and tax risk. Leverage risk is described below. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative instrument may not correlate perfectly with changes in the value of the derivative instrument's underlying asset, rate or index. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivatives contract, a clearing member used by an Underlying SEI Fund to hold a cleared derivative contract, or a borrower of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities is unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments, return an Underlying SEI Fund's margin or otherwise honor its obligations. Liquidity risk, which is discussed in more detail below, is the risk the derivative may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that an Underlying SEI Fund would like, which may cause the Underlying SEI Fund to have to lower the selling price, sell other securities instead or forego an investment opportunity. Tax risk is the risk that the use of derivatives may cause an Underlying SEI Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains or otherwise affect an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to pay out dividends subject to preferential rates or the dividends received deduction, thereby increasing the amount of taxes payable by some shareholders. An Underlying SEI Fund's use of swaps and over-the-counter forward contracts and options is also subject to credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is described above. An Underlying SEI Fund's counterparties to its derivative contracts present the same types of credit risk as issuers of fixed income securities. Valuation risk is the risk that an investment may be difficult to value. Each of the above risks could cause an Underlying SEI Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Underlying SEI Funds' initial investment.
Derivatives are also subject to a number of other risks described elsewhere in this prospectus. Derivatives transactions conducted outside the U.S. may not be conducted in the same manner as those entered into on U.S. exchanges, and may be subject to different margin, exercise, settlement or expiration procedures. Derivatives transactions conducted outside the U.S. also are subject to the risks affecting foreign securities, currencies and other instruments, in addition to other risks.
Dollar Rolls — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may enter into dollar rolls, subject to an applicable Underlying SEI Fund's limitations on borrowing. Dollar rolls are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells mortgage-related securities, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date at a pre-determined price. The dealer with which an Underlying SEI Fund enters into a dollar roll transaction is not obligated to return the same securities as those originally sold by the Underlying SEI Fund, but only securities that are substantially identical. If the broker-dealer to whom an Underlying SEI Fund sells the security becomes insolvent, the Underlying SEI Fund's right to
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repurchase the security may be restricted. Dollar roll transactions may give rise to leverage risk. An Underlying SEI Fund's obligations under a dollar roll agreement must be covered by segregated or "earmarked" liquid assets equal in value to the securities subject to repurchase by the Underlying SEI Fund. To the extent that positions in dollar roll agreements are not covered by segregated or "earmarked" liquid assets, such transactions would be subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's restrictions on borrowings. Furthermore, because dollar roll transactions may be for terms ranging between one and six months, dollar roll transactions may be deemed "illiquid" and subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's overall limitations on investments in illiquid securities. Other risks involved in entering into dollar rolls include the risk that the value of the security may change adversely over the term of the dollar roll and that the security an Underlying SEI Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the security that the Underlying SEI Fund originally held. Leverage risk and liquidity risk are discussed in greater detail below.
Duration — Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with longer duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility. Longer-term fixed income securities in which a portfolio may invest are more volatile than shorter-term fixed income securities. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.
Equity Market — Because certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase equity securities, these Underlying SEI Funds and, therefore, the Funds, are subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. Dollar. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Funds.
Exchange-Traded Products — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs. The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the NAV of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Underlying SEI Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Underlying SEI Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. Most ETFs are passively-managed, meaning they invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. Such ETF expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying
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securities directly. The risks of owning shares of a passively-managed ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.
Leveraged ETFs contain all of the risks that non-leveraged ETFs present. Additionally, to the extent the Fund invests in ETFs that achieve leveraged exposure to their underlying indexes through the use of derivative instruments, the Fund will indirectly be subject to leverage risk, described below. Leveraged inverse ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a negative multiple of the performance of an underlying index. To the extent that a Fund invests in inverse ETFs (including leveraged inverse ETFs), the Fund will indirectly be subject to the risk that the performance of such ETF will fall as the performance of that ETF's benchmark rises. Leveraged, inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs often "reset" daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance (or inverse of the performance) of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. These investment vehicles may be extremely volatile and can potentially expose an Underlying SEI Fund to complete loss of its investment.
Extension — An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to extension risk. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed income securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, an Underlying SEI Fund may exhibit additional volatility.
Fixed Income Markets — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in fixed income markets. The prices of these Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. Fixed income securities may have fixed-, variable- or floating-rates. There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. Also, longer-term securities are generally more sensitive to changes in the level of interest rates, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. Changes in government policy, including the Federal Reserve's decisions with respect to raising interest rates or terminating certain programs such as quantitative easing, could increase the risk that interest rates will rise. Rising interest rates may, in turn, increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by the Underlying SEI Funds. These risks may be heightened in a low interest rate environment. In addition, reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. As a result of these conditions, a Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Fund's liquidity or force the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Foreign Investment/Emerging and Frontier Markets — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds invest in foreign issuers, including issuers located in emerging and frontier market countries. Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. More specifically, investing in foreign issuers includes risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges), differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices, differing securities market structures, and higher transaction costs. In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be
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more limited than those available with respect to investments in the U.S. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and, at times, more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. An Underlying SEI Fund may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value as compared to a fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small and consist of a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Investing in foreign issuers also poses the risk that the cost of buying, selling and holding foreign securities, including brokerage, tax and custody costs, may be higher than the costs involved in domestic transactions. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets.
Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Emerging market countries, and to an even greater extent, frontier market countries, may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market and frontier market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries, and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market and frontier market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in emerging market and frontier market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
Frontier countries are a subset of emerging market countries with even smaller national economies. The economies of frontier market countries tend to be less correlated to global economic cycles than the economies of more developed countries and their markets have lower trading volumes and may exhibit greater price volatility and illiquidity. A small number of large investments in these markets may affect these markets to a greater degree than more developed markets. Frontier market countries may also be affected by government activities to a greater degree than more developed countries. For example, the governments of frontier market countries may exercise substantial influence within the private sector or subject investments to government approval, and governments of other countries may impose or negotiate trade barriers, exchange controls, adjustments to relative currency values and other measures that adversely affect a frontier market country. Governments of other countries may also impose sanctions or embargoes on frontier market countries. Although all of these risks are generally heightened with respect to frontier market countries, they also apply to emerging market countries.
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Additionally, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may result in an Underlying SEI Fund having to sell such prohibited securities at inopportune times. Such prohibited securities may have less liquidity as a result of such U.S. Government designation and the market price of such prohibited securities may decline, which may cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur losses. In addition, the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 and the resulting responses, including economic sanctions by the U.S. and other countries against certain Russian individuals and companies could negatively impact the Underlying SEI Funds' performance and cause losses on your investment in the Funds.
Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are subject to risks involved with investment in foreign sovereign debt securities, which are that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.
Forward Contracts — A forward contract, also called a "forward," involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific security or currency at a future date (with or without delivery required), which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are not traded on exchanges; rather, a bank or dealer will act as agent or as principal in order to make or take future delivery of a specified lot of a particular security or currency for an Underlying SEI Fund's account. Risks associated with forwards may include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of forward contracts and the securities or currencies underlying them; (ii) an illiquid market for forwards; (iii) difficulty in obtaining an accurate value for the forwards; and (iv) the risk that the counterparty to the forward contract will default or otherwise fail to honor its obligation. Because forwards require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Forwards are also subject to credit risk, liquidity risk and leverage risk, each of which is further described elsewhere in this section.
Futures Contracts — Futures contracts, or "futures," provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security or asset at a specified future time and at a specified price (with or without delivery required). The risks of futures include: (i) leverage risk; (ii) correlation or tracking risk; and (iii) liquidity risk. Because futures require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Accordingly, the fluctuation of the value of futures in relation to the underlying assets upon which they are based is magnified. Thus, an Underlying SEI Fund may experience losses that exceed losses experienced by funds that do not use futures contracts and which may be unlimited, depending on the structure of the contract. There may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a futures contract and price movements of investments for which futures are used as a substitute or which futures are intended to hedge. Lack of correlation (or tracking) may be due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being substituted or hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. Consequently, the effectiveness of futures as a security substitute or as a hedging vehicle will depend in part on the degree of correlation between price movements in the futures and price movements in underlying securities or assets. While futures contracts are generally liquid instruments, under certain market conditions they may become illiquid. Futures exchanges may impose daily or intra-day price change limits and/or limit the volume of trading.
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Additionally, government regulation may further reduce liquidity through similar trading restrictions. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund may be unable to close out its futures contracts at a time that is advantageous. If movements in the markets for security futures contracts or the underlying security decrease the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's positions in security futures contracts, the Underlying SEI Fund may be required to have or make additional funds available to its carrying firm as margin. If the Underlying SEI Fund's account is under the minimum margin requirements set by the exchange or the brokerage firm, its position may be liquidated at a loss, and the Underlying SEI Fund will be liable for the deficit, if any, in its account. The Underlying SEI Fund may also experience losses due to systems failures or inadequate system back-up or procedures at the brokerage firm(s) carrying the Underlying SEI Fund's positions. The successful use of futures depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the ability of SIMC or a Sub-Adviser to predict movements of the underlying securities markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular futures strategy adopted will succeed.
Hedged Strategies — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may employ investment strategies that involve greater risks than the strategies used by typical mutual funds, including short sales and derivative transactions. There is no assurance that hedged strategies will protect against losses or perform better than non-hedged strategies. The investment strategies employed by an Underlying SEI Fund that emphasize hedged positions rather than non-hedged positions in securities and derivatives are used in an effort to protect against losses due to general movements in market prices and are tools used to manage the Underlying SEI Fund's price volatility. However, no assurance can be given that such hedging will be successful or that consistent absolute returns will be achieved. Hedging against a decline in the value of positions does not eliminate fluctuations in the values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of such positions decline but, rather, establishes other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thus offsetting the decline in the hedged positions' value. In a hedging transaction there may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between the identity, price or price movements of a financial instrument and the identity, price or price movements of the investments being hedged. This lack of correlation may cause the hedge to be unsuccessful and may result in the Underlying SEI Fund incurring substantial losses and/or not achieving anticipated gains. Separately, hedging strategies can reduce opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of favorable price movements. Even if the strategy works as intended, the Fund might be in a better position had it not attempted to hedge at all.
Income Risk — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are subject to income risk, which is the possibility that an Underlying SEI Fund's yield will decline due to falling interest rates.
Inflation Protected Securities — The value of inflation protected securities, including TIPS, will generally fluctuate in response to changes in "real" interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. The value of an inflation protected security generally decreases when real interest rates rise and generally increases when real interest rates fall. In addition, the principal value of an inflation protected security is periodically adjusted up or down along with the rate of inflation. If the measure of inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation protected security will be adjusted downwards, and, consequently, the interest payable on the security will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury in the case of TIPS. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security to be repaid at maturity is subject to credit risk.
Interest Rate — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests. In a low interest rate
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environment, the risk of a decline in value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities associated with rising rates are heightened because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing, potentially rapidly. In a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will be required to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, whereas others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Changes in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund will correspondingly affect the value of the applicable Fund.
Investment Company — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase shares of investment companies, such as open-end funds, ETFs and closed-end funds. The risks of investing in ETFs are more fully described above. When an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations. Such expenses may make owning shares of an investment company more costly than owning the underlying securities directly. Further, in part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance the Underlying SEI Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, an Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments. For example, shares of certain closed-end funds are traded at market prices, which may vary from the NAV of their underlying investments. In addition, lack of liquidity in a closed-end fund could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities. Closed-end investment companies issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. As a result, a closed-end fund's share price fluctuates based on what another investor is willing to pay rather than on the market value of the securities in the fund.
Investment Style — Investment style risk is the risk that an Underlying SEI Fund's investment in certain securities in a particular market segment pursuant to the Underlying SEI Fund's particular investment strategy may underperform other market segments or the market as whole. Because the Funds invest in a number of Underlying SEI Funds, the Funds will generally be less subject to the risks of any particular market or market segment.
Investment in the Subsidiary — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in their own Subsidiaries. By investing in a Subsidiary, each applicable Underlying SEI Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with such Subsidiary's investments. The commodity-related instruments held by a Subsidiary are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Underlying SEI Fund. A Subsidiary, however, is not registered under the 1940 Act, and may not be subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the applicable Underlying SEI Funds, as investors in their respective Subsidiaries, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.
Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands or governmental interpretation of such laws under which the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and the Subsidiaries, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and/or their respective Subsidiaries to operate as intended and could negatively affect the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and their shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiaries. If Cayman Islands law changes such that
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the Subsidiaries must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, Underlying SEI Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.
Large Capitalization — If valuations of large capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of small or medium capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of small and medium-sized companies. Additionally, larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Leverage — Certain Underlying SEI Fund transactions, such as derivatives or reverse repurchase agreements, may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on an Underlying SEI Fund's share price and make the Underlying SEI Fund's returns, and therefore the Fund's returns, more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires, among other things, that an Underlying SEI Fund either use derivatives in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on one of two value-at-risk (VaR) tests. The use of leverage may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Underlying SEI Funds' use of leverage may result in a heightened risk of investment loss.
Liquidity — Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Underlying SEI Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.
Long/Short Strategy — The Underlying SEI Funds seek long exposure to certain financial instruments and short exposure to certain other financial instruments. There is no guarantee that the returns on the Underlying SEI Funds' long or short positions will produce positive returns and the Underlying SEI Funds could lose money if either or both the Underlying SEI Funds' long and short positions produce negative returns. In addition, the Underlying SEI Funds may gain enhanced long exposure to certain financial instruments (i.e., obtain investment exposure that exceeds the amount directly invested in those assets, a form of leverage) and, under such circumstances, will lose more money in market environments that are adverse to its long positions than funds that do not employ such leverage. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those assets.
Market — Market risk is the risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the market as a whole.
Master Limited Partnerships — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in MLPs. Investments in units of MLPs involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. Holders of the units of MLPs have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in units of MLPs. In addition, conflicts of interest may exist between common unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of an MLP, including a conflict arising as a result of incentive distribution payments. The benefit an Underlying SEI Fund derives from investment in MLP units is largely dependent on the MLPs being treated as partnerships and not as corporations for federal income tax purposes. If an MLP were classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, there would
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be reduction in the after-tax return to the Underlying SEI Fund of distributions from the MLP, likely causing a reduction in the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's shares. MLP entities are typically focused in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy. A downturn in the energy, natural resources or real estate sectors of the economy could have an adverse impact on the Underlying SEI Fund. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy may lag the performance of other sectors or the broader market as a whole. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), provides that an Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to invest up to 25% of its assets in one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (QPTPs), which will include certain MLPs, and treat the income allocated by such QPTPs as qualifying income for purposes of the regulated investment company (RIC) annual qualifying income requirements described in the "Taxes" section below. "Qualified publicly traded partnership income" within the meaning of Section 199A(e)(5) of the Code is eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. Qualified publicly traded partnership income is generally income of a "publicly traded partnership" that is not treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is effectively connected with such entity's trade or business, but does not include certain investment income. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). A RIC, such as an Underlying SEI Fund or a Fund, is not permitted to pass the special character of this income through to its shareholders. Direct investors in entities that generate "qualified publicly traded partnership income" will enjoy the lower rate, but investors in RICs that invest in such entities will not.
Mortgage-Backed Securities — Mortgage-backed securities are a class of asset-backed securities representing an interest in a pool or pools of whole mortgage loans (which may be residential mortgage loans or commercial mortgage loans). Mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund could include (i) obligations guaranteed by federal agencies of the U.S. Government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), which are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States, (ii) securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), which are not backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States but are guaranteed by the U.S. Government as to timely payment of principal and interest, (iii) securities (commonly referred to as "private-label RMBS") issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or are collateralized by whole residential mortgage loans without a government guarantee and (iv) commercial mortgage-backed securities, which are multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial property such as industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. Because private-label RMBS and commercial mortgage-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, those securities generally are structured with one or more types of credit enhancement. There can be no assurance, however, that credit enhancements will support full payment to an Underlying SEI Fund of the principal and interest on such obligations. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the entity that provides credit enhancement could cause losses to an Underlying SEI Fund and affect its share price.
The Underlying SEI Funds may invest in mortgage-backed securities in the form of debt or in the form of "pass-through" certificates. Pass-through certificates, which represent beneficial ownership interests in the related mortgage loans, differ from debt securities, which generally provide for periodic fixed payments of interest on and principal of the related notes. Mortgage pass-through securities provide for monthly payments that are a "pass-through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees and expenses
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owed to the servicers of the mortgage loans and other transaction parties that receive payment from collections on the mortgage loans.
The performance of mortgage loans and, in turn, the mortgage-backed securities acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund, is influenced by a wide variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates, the unemployment rate, the availability of alternative financing and homeowner behavior.
The rate and aggregate amount of distributions on mortgage-backed securities, and therefore the average lives of those securities and the yields realized by an Underlying SEI Fund, will be sensitive to the rate of prepayments (including liquidations) and modifications of the related mortgage loans, any losses and shortfalls on the related mortgage loans allocable to the tranches held by the Underlying SEI Fund and the manner in which principal payments on the related mortgage loans are allocated among the various tranches in the particular securitization transaction. Furthermore, mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to those changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the mortgage loans. Among other factors, a significant amount of defaults, rapid prepayments or prepayment interest shortfalls may erode amounts available for distributions to an Underlying SEI Fund. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect an Underlying SEI Fund's actual yield to maturity, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Underlying SEI Fund's expectations. If prepayments of mortgage loans occur at a rate faster than that anticipated by the Underlying SEI Funds, payments of interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated. Similarly, if the number of mortgage loans that are modified is larger than that anticipated by an Underlying SEI Fund, payments of principal and interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated.
Municipal Securities — Municipal securities, like other fixed income securities, rise and fall in value in response to economic and market factors, primarily changes in interest rates, and actual or perceived credit quality. Rising interest rates will generally cause municipal securities to decline in value. Longer-term securities respond more sharply to interest rate changes than do shorter-term securities. A municipal security will also lose value if, due to rating downgrades or other factors, there are concerns about the issuer's current or future ability to make principal or interest payments. State and local governments rely on taxes and, to some extent, revenues from private projects financed by municipal securities to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. Poor statewide or local economic results or changing political sentiments may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to repay principal and to make interest payments on securities owned by the Underlying SEI Fund. Actual or perceived erosion of the creditworthiness of municipal issuers may reduce the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's holdings. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will be more susceptible to factors that adversely affect issuers of municipal obligations than a mutual fund that does not have as great a concentration in municipal obligations. Also, there may be economic or political changes that impact the ability of issuers of municipal securities to repay principal and to make interest payments on securities owned by an Underlying SEI Fund. Any changes in the financial condition of municipal issuers may also adversely affect the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities.
Non-Diversification — Certain Underlying SEI Funds are non-diversified, which means that they may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, these Underlying SEI Funds may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers and may experience increased volatility due to their investments in those securities. However, these Underlying SEI Funds each intend to satisfy the asset diversification requirements under the Code for classification as a RIC.
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Opportunity — The risk that an Underlying SEI Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of that opportunity are tied up in other investments.
Options — An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price at a specified date. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants the purchaser, in exchange for a premium payment, a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. The seller of an uncovered call (buy) option assumes the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the underlying security above the exercise price of the option. The securities necessary to satisfy the exercise of the call option may be unavailable for purchase except at much higher prices. Purchasing securities to satisfy the exercise of the call option can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, sometimes by a significant amount, thereby exacerbating the loss. The buyer of a call option assumes the risk of paying an entire premium in the call option without ever getting the opportunity to execute the option. The seller (writer) of a covered put (sell) option (e.g., the writer has a short position in the underlying security) will suffer a loss if the increase in the market price of the underlying security is greater than the premium received from the buyer of the option. The seller of an uncovered put option assumes the risk of a decline in the market price of the underlying security below the exercise price of the option. The buyer of a put option assumes the risk of paying an entire premium in the put option without ever getting the opportunity to exercise the option. An option's time value (i.e., the component of the option's value that exceeds the in-the-money amount) tends to diminish over time. Even though an option may be in-the-money to the buyer at various times prior to its expiration date, the buyer's ability to realize the value of an option depends on when and how the option may be exercised. For example, the terms of a transaction may provide for the option to be exercised automatically if it is in-the-money on the expiration date. Conversely, the terms may require timely delivery of a notice of exercise, and exercise may be subject to other conditions (such as the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events, such as knock-in, knock-out or other barrier events) and timing requirements, including the "style" of the option.
Portfolio Turnover — Due to their investment strategies, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently, which may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.
Prepayment — An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to prepayment risk. In a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have their principal paid earlier than expected. This may result in an Underlying SEI Fund having to reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, which can reduce the returns of the Underlying SEI Fund.
Private Placements — Investments in privately placed securities may be less liquid than in publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by an Underlying SEI Fund or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Further, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that might be applicable if their securities were publicly traded.
Quantitative Investing — A quantitative investment style generally involves the use of computers to implement a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. Due to the significant role technology plays in such strategies, they carry the risk of unintended or unrecognized issues or flaws in the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer
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programs or technology used in the development and implementation of the quantitative strategy. These issues or flaws, which can be difficult to identify, may result in the implementation of a portfolio that is different from that which was intended, and could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon quantitative models and computerization. Utility interruptions or other key systems outages also can impair the performance of quantitative investment strategies.
Real Estate Industry — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds' investments in the securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, possible lack of availability of mortgage funds, lack of ability to access the creditor capital markets, overbuilding, extended vacancies of properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants (particularly during an economic downturn), increasing competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, losses due to costs resulting from clean-ups of environmental problems, liability to third parties for damages resulting from environmental problems, casualty or condemnation losses, limitations on rents, changes in market and sub-market values and the appeal of properties to tenants, and changes in interest rates. In addition to these risks, REITs and REOCs are dependent on specialized management skills, and some REITs and REOCs may have investments in relatively few properties, in a small geographic area or in a single type of property. These factors may increase the volatility of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in REITs or REOCs. Risks associated with investments in REITs are further discussed below.
Real Estate Investment Trusts — REITs are trusts that invest primarily in commercial real estate or real estate-related loans. By investing in REITs indirectly through an Underlying SEI Fund, Fund shareholders will not only bear the proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying SEI Fund, but will also indirectly bear similar expenses of underlying REITs. An Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct investments of REITs, which are discussed above. REITS may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and defaults by borrowers or tenants. Some REITs may have limited diversification and may be subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of properties. REITs generally depend on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and may be subject to defaults by borrowers and self-liquidations. In addition, a U.S. REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Code or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. "Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends and are properly reported as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to report its qualified REIT dividends as section 199A dividends but are not required to do so.
Reallocation — In addition to managing the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC constructs and maintains strategies (Strategies) for certain clients, and the Underlying SEI Funds are designed in part to
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implement those Strategies. Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Underlying SEI Funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Underlying SEI Funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Underlying SEI Funds may be composed of investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Underlying SEI Funds. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Underlying SEI Funds through the Strategies, they could in certain cases have a detrimental effect on the Underlying SEI Funds, including by increasing portfolio turnover (and related transactions costs), disrupting the portfolio management strategy, and causing the Underlying SEI Funds to incur taxable gains, which could, in turn, increase the Funds' costs and expenses. SIMC seeks to manage the impact to the Underlying SEI Funds resulting from reallocations in the Strategies.
Securities Lending — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may lend their securities to certain financial institutions in an attempt to earn additional income. An Underlying SEI Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions, provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. When an Underlying SEI Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the Underlying SEI Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights, including voting rights, in the loaned securities during the term of the loan or delay in recovering loaned securities if the borrower fails to return them or becomes insolvent. An Underlying SEI Fund that lends its securities may pay lending fees to a party arranging the loan.
Short Sales — Short sales are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete a short sale, an Underlying SEI Fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer. An Underlying SEI Fund is then obligated to replace the borrowed security by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement. This price may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by an Underlying SEI Fund, and the Underlying SEI Fund will incur a loss if the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Underlying SEI Fund replaces the borrowed security. Because a borrowed security could theoretically increase in price without limitation, the loss associated with short selling is potentially unlimited. Prior to replacing the borrowed security, certain Underlying SEI Funds may use the proceeds of a short sale to purchase other securities. In such a case, the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's holdings may exceed the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's net assets, which could cause the Underlying SEI Fund's returns to be more volatile than they would have been if such a strategy was not used. Certain Underlying SEI Funds' investment strategies may involve reinvesting proceeds received from selling securities short, which may effectively create leverage. The risks associated with leveraged investments are further described in the Leverage paragraph above. Pursuant to an Underlying SEI Fund's particular investment strategy, a Sub-Adviser may have a net short exposure in the portfolio of assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser.
Small and Medium Capitalization Issuers — Investing in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size companies, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements. The securities of smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and, even if listed on a national securities exchange, may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may be less liquid, may have limited market stability and may be subject to
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more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. Further, smaller companies may have less publicly available information and, when available, it may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Swap Agreements — Swaps are agreements whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated by reference to an underlying asset, such as a rate, index, instrument or securities. Swaps typically involve credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, funding risk, operational risk, legal and documentation risk, counterparty risk, regulatory risk and/or tax risk. Interest rate swaps involve one party, in return for a premium, agreeing to make payments to another party to the extent that interest rates exceed or fall below a specified rate (a "cap" or "floor," respectively). Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom an Underlying SEI Fund has entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Underlying SEI Fund and the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to the other party to the agreement.
Total return swaps are contracts that obligate a party to pay interest in exchange for payment by the other party of the total return generated by a security, a basket of securities, an index or an index component. Total return swaps give an Underlying SEI Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset in a total return swap declines in value over the term of the swap, the Underlying SEI Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty. Fully funded total return swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to credit-linked notes, which are described above. Fully funded equity swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to participation notes (P-Notes).
A credit default swap enables an Underlying SEI Fund to buy or sell protection against a defined credit event of an issuer or a basket of securities.
The buyer of a credit default swap is generally obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract in return for a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event with respect to an underlying reference obligation. If an Underlying SEI Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs (as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement), the Underlying SEI Fund will generally either: (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising a referenced index; or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If an Underlying SEI Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs (as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement), the Underlying SEI Fund will either: (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index; or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are calculated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and other considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is generally determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
Credit default swaps involve special risks in addition to those mentioned above because they are difficult to value, are highly susceptible to liquidity and credit risk, and generally pay a return to the party that has paid
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the premium only in the event of an actual default by the issuer of the underlying obligation (as opposed to a credit downgrade or other indication of financial difficulty). Like a long or short position in a physical security, credit default swaps are subject to the same factors that cause changes in the market value of the underlying asset.
The Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, established a comprehensive new regulatory framework for swaps and security-based swaps. Key Dodd-Frank Act provisions relating to swaps and security-based swaps require rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), not all of which have been completed as of the date of this prospectus. Prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, the swaps and security-based swaps transactions generally occurred on a bilateral basis in the over-the-counter (OTC) market (so-called "bilateral OTC transactions"). Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, some, but not all, swaps and security-based swaps transactions are now required to be centrally cleared and traded on exchanges or electronic trading platforms. Bilateral OTC transactions differ from exchange-traded or cleared swaps and security-based swaps in several respects. Bilateral OTC transactions are transacted directly between counterparties and not through an exchange (although they may be submitted for clearing with a clearing corporation). As bilateral OTC transactions are entered into directly with a counterparty, there is a risk of nonperformance by the counterparty as a result of its insolvency or otherwise. Under certain risk mitigation regulations adopted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act (commonly referred to as "Margin Rules"), the Underlying SEI Fund is required to post collateral (known as variation margin) to cover the mark-to-market exposure in respect of its uncleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps. The Margin Rules also mandate that collateral in the form of initial margin be posted to cover potential future exposure attributable to uncleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps for certain entities, which may include the Underlying SEI Funds. In addition, clearing agencies may impose separate margin requirements for certain cleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps.
Taxation — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Certain Underlying SEI Funds may gain most of their exposure to the commodities markets through their investments in their own Subsidiaries, which invest directly in commodities and in equity-linked securities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, including options, futures contracts, swaps, options on futures contracts and commodity-linked structured notes (each, a "Commodity Fund" and, collectively, the "Commodity Funds"). Each Commodity Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary. In order for a Commodity Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the Commodity Fund must, among other requirements described in the SAI, derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from qualifying income (the "Qualifying Income Test" which is described in more detail in the SAI). To the extent a Commodity Fund invests in such instruments directly, the Commodity Fund will seek to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Commodity Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income. However, a Commodity Fund may generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, may not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the Qualifying Income Test, or may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments. Accordingly, the extent to which a Commodity Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivative instruments directly may be limited by the Qualifying Income Test, which such Commodity Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test could negatively affect a shareholder's return from a Fund. Under certain circumstances, a Commodity Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Commodity Fund may incur significant
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taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Commodity Fund's returns. Failure of a Commodity Fund to qualify as a RIC could also in turn affect the applicable Fund's ability to qualify as a RIC.
The Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary is expected to provide the Commodity Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a RIC. The "Subpart F" income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives) of the Commodity Funds attributable to their investments in a Subsidiary is "qualifying income" to the Commodity Funds to the extent that such income is derived with respect to such Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. Each Commodity Fund expects its "Subpart F" income attributable to its investment in its Subsidiary to be derived with respect to the Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies and to be treated as "qualifying income". The Adviser will carefully monitor the Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of a Commodity Fund's assets are invested in its Subsidiary.
U.S. Government Securities — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds invest in U.S. Government securities. U.S. Government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or government-sponsored entities. U.S. Government securities include issues by non-governmental entities (such as financial institutions) that carry direct guarantees from U.S. Government agencies as part of government initiatives in response to a market crisis or otherwise. Although the U.S. Government guarantees principal and interest payments on securities issued by the U.S. Government and some of its agencies, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, this guarantee does not apply to losses resulting from declines in the market value of these securities. U.S. Government securities include zero coupon securities that make payments of interest and principal only upon maturity, which tend to be subject to greater volatility than interest bearing securities with comparable maturities. Some of the U.S. Government securities that an Underlying SEI Fund may hold are not guaranteed or backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Government. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Warrants — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in warrants. The holder of a warrant has the right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price until expiration of the warrant. Such investments can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of warrants do not necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the underlying securities and are speculative investments. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights other than a purchase option. If a warrant is not exercised by the date of its expiration, an Underlying SEI Fund will lose its entire investment in such warrant.
GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION
The Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds managed by SIMC are used within Strategies that SIMC constructs and maintains for certain clients (Strategy Clients). The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds are designed in part to implement those Strategies. The degree to which a Strategy Client's portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds
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and other funds varies. SIMC believes that an investment in a portfolio of funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a Strategy may reduce the Strategy's overall level of volatility.
Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds may be attributable to investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Underlying SEI Funds. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Underlying SEI Funds through the Strategies, they could, in certain cases, have a detrimental effect on an Underlying SEI Fund and, indirectly, on a Fund. Such detrimental effects could include: transaction costs, capital gains and other expenses resulting from an increase in portfolio turnover; and disruptions to the portfolio management strategy, such as foregone investment opportunities or the inopportune sale of securities to facilitate redemptions.
Strategy Allocation Funds: Each of the Defensive Strategy Allocation, Conservative Strategy Allocation, Moderate Strategy Allocation, Core Market Strategy Allocation and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Funds (each, a Strategy Allocation Fund and, together, the Strategy Allocation Funds) is designed to be a component of a broader tax-managed investment strategy (a GoalLink Strategy). The Strategy Allocation Funds are not designed to be a complete investment program. Shareholders who participate in a GoalLink Strategy allocate their overall investment portfolio among investments in a Strategy Allocation Fund and in one or more SEI funds that invest principally in municipal bonds, based on model strategies developed by SIMC and selected by the shareholder in consultation with his or her investment adviser. Therefore, the Strategy Allocation Funds are not recommended for investment by persons who do not choose to participate in a GoalLink Strategy.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES
The following information describes the various indexes referred to under the heading "Performance Information" in each of the Fund Summary sections of this prospectus.
The Bloomberg 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 1 month and less than 3 months.
The Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely-recognized, market-weighted (higher market value bonds have more influence than lower market value bonds) index of U.S. Government obligations, corporate debt securities and AAA rated mortgage-backed securities. All securities in the index are rated investment grade (BBB-) or higher, with maturities of at least 1 year.
The ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is an unmanaged, trader-priced portfolio constructed to mirror the public high yield debt market. The ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is priced daily and revisions are effected monthly. The ICE BofA U.S. High Yield Constrained Index reflects the reinvestment of dividends.
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The ICE BofA U.S. 3-Month Treasury Bill Index measures total return on cash, including price and interest income, based on short-term government Treasury Bills of about 90-day maturity.
The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Net Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of both developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S.
The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 companies from a diverse range of industries. Contrary to a popular misconception, the S&P 500 Index is not a simple list of the largest 500 companies by market capitalization or by revenues. Rather, it is 500 of the most widely held U.S.-based common stocks, chosen by the S&P 500 Index's index committee for market size, liquidity and sector representation. "Leading companies in leading industries" is the guiding principal for S&P 500 inclusion. A small number of international companies that are widely traded in the U.S. are included, but the S&P 500 Index's index committee has announced that only U.S.-based companies will be added in the future.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
SIMC, an SEC registered investment adviser located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. As of March 31, 2025, SIMC had approximately $199.28 billion in assets under management.
The Funds are managed by SIMC who seeks to achieve each Fund's investment objective and strategy by allocating the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. Asset allocation is the division of a portfolio's assets such that the portfolio's risk exposures and return potential are consistent with the investment objective of the portfolio. SIMC constructs a portfolio based on its analysis of risk, return, and correlations as they relate to specific asset classes. SIMC recognizes that capital markets change over time, causing adjustments in correlations between asset classes and in expectations for risk and return. As a result, an asset class that might have historically provided diversification may no longer offer the same benefits today. Accordingly, SIMC's assumptions about the behavior of asset classes, and consequently, the asset allocation of portfolios are adjusted to reflect these shifts. The Funds are managed by three investment professionals, as identified below.
Bryan Hoffman is the Global Head of Advice and Asset Allocation within the Investment Management Unit. He oversees a team responsible for asset allocation within SEI's institutional and retail client portfolios across the globe. His group also exercises responsibility for capital market assumptions (risks, returns, and correlations), asset class and yield curve simulations, custom client portfolio management, and total portfolio messaging and education. Mr. Hoffman previously led SEI's Strategic Asset Allocation Team and, prior to that, managed SEI's process surrounding capital market assumptions and asset class simulations. Mr. Hoffman earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, with majors in finance and economics and a supplementary major in philosophy. He is a CFA charterholder.
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Ryan Marcante leads the Portfolio Strategies Team within the Advice and Asset Allocation group in the Investment Management Unit. The team responsible for constructing long-term policy portfolios that span the risk/return spectrum for SEI's global institutional and retail clients. In addition, Mr. Marcante sits on the Active Asset Allocation Committee, which is responsible for researching and implementing active allocation decisions. Prior to his current role, he served as an Analyst on the Hedge Fund Research team at SEI where he analyzed different existing and prospective hedge funds to be included in SEI's alternatives program. Mr. Marcante started his career at SEI in the Private Banking Unit implementing compliance and reporting solutions for existing and new clients. Mr. Marcante received degrees in Finance and Economics from Lehigh University is a CFA charterholder and a CFP® professional.
The Underlying SEI Funds are managed by SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each a Sub-Adviser and together, the Sub-Advisers). SIMC acts as a "manager of managers" of the Underlying SEI Funds and, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees (Board) of the SEI Asset Allocation Trust (Trust), is responsible for:
— researching and recommending to the Board, the hiring, termination and replacement of Sub-Advisers;
— allocating, on a continuous basis, assets of an Underlying SEI Fund among the Sub-Advisers (to the extent an Underlying SEI Fund has more than one sub-adviser);
— monitoring and evaluating each Sub-Adviser's performance;
— overseeing the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Underlying SEI Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions; and
— monitoring each Sub-Adviser's adherence to its investment style.
SIMC acts as manager of managers for the Underlying SEI Funds pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC. The exemptive order permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to retain unaffiliated sub-advisers for the Underlying SEI Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the applicable Underlying SEI Funds' shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive order permits the non-disclosure of amounts payable by SIMC under a particular sub-advisory agreement, but instead requires SIMC to disclose the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC with respect to each Underlying SEI Fund. As a manager of managers with respect to the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC is ultimately responsible for the investment performance of the Underlying SEI Funds. The Board supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities.
In accordance with a separate exemptive order that the Trust and SIMC have obtained from the SEC, the Board may approve a new sub-advisory agreement or a material amendment to an existing sub-advisory agreement at a meeting that is not in person, subject to certain conditions, including that the Trustees are able to participate in the meeting using a means of communication that allows them to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting.
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For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, SIMC received investment advisory fees, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:
Defensive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund |
0.10 |
% |
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Funds' investment advisory agreement is available on the Funds' website, https://www.seic.com/mutual-fund-documentation/prospectuses-and-reports, or online at sec.gov. The Funds' Semi-Annual Form N-CSR covers the period of April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024, and the Funds' Annual Form N-CSR covers the period of April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
SIMC has registered with the National Futures Association as a "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) with respect to certain products not included in this prospectus. SIMC has claimed, on behalf of each Fund in accordance with CFTC Regulation 4.5 and other relevant rules, regulations and no-action relief an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the CEA. SIMC is therefore not subject to regulation as a pool operator under the CEA with regard to the operation of the Funds.
The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership, if any, of Fund shares.
Information About Fee Waivers
The Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses (which reflect the estimated amount of expenses borne indirectly by the Funds as a result of their investment in the Underlying SEI Funds) for the most recent fiscal year are expected to differ from the amounts shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables in the Fund Summary sections because the Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed a portion of their fees in order to keep total direct annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, Trustee fees, taxes, costs associated with litigation- or tax-related services and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds' business) at a specified level. The voluntary waivers of the Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor are limited to the Funds' direct annual Fund operating expenses and, therefore, do not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Funds, such as AFFE. The Adviser, the Funds'
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administrator and/or the Funds' distributor may discontinue all or part of these waivers and/or reimbursements at any time. With these fee waivers, the Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were as follows:
Fund Name — Class F Shares |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (before fee waivers) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers, excluding AFFE)* |
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Defensive Strategy Fund |
1.12 |
% |
0.68 |
% |
0.21 |
% |
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Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund |
0.93 |
% |
0.63 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
1.20 |
% |
0.80 |
% |
0.26 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund |
1.24 |
% |
0.94 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
1.29 |
% |
0.95 |
% |
0.31 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund |
1.25 |
% |
0.95 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
1.24 |
% |
0.94 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund |
1.37 |
% |
1.07 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
1.35 |
% |
1.05 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund |
1.37 |
% |
1.07 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
1.34 |
% |
1.04 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund |
1.37 |
% |
1.07 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
* AFFE reflects the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by a Fund through its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs during the most recent fiscal year. Actual AFFE indirectly borne by a Fund will vary with changes in the allocation of the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs and with other events that directly affect the operating expenses of the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs.
PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called "redeem") Class F Shares of the Funds. Please note that prior to January 31, 2017, Class F Shares were known as Class A Shares. The Funds offer Class F Shares only to financial institutions and intermediaries for their own or their customers' accounts.
For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment for Class F Shares is $100,000, with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. A Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.
Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase, sell or exchange Class F Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Funds' authorized agent. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI or third party systems may place orders electronically through those systems. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may also place orders by calling 1-800-858-7233. Generally, cash investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Funds' wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed. However, in certain circumstances the
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Funds, at their discretion, may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. The Funds reserve the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Funds reasonably believe may not be in the best interest of the Funds or their shareholders and could adversely affect the Funds or their operations. This includes those from any individual or group who, in a Fund's view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period). For more information regarding the Funds' policies and procedures related to excessive trading, please see "Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares" below.
You may be eligible to purchase other classes of shares of a Fund. However, you may only purchase a class of shares that your financial institution or intermediary sells or services. Your financial institution representative or intermediary can tell you which class of shares is available to you.
Each Fund calculates its NAV per share once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). So, for you to receive the current Business Day's NAV per share, generally the Funds (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.
When you purchase, sell or exchange Fund shares through certain financial institutions, you may have to transmit your purchase, sale and exchange requests to these financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows these financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Funds.
Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase, redemption and exchange requests for Fund shares. These requests are executed at the next determined NAV per share after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.
You will have to follow the procedures of your financial institution or intermediary for transacting with the Funds. You may be charged a fee for purchasing and/or redeeming Fund shares by your financial institution or intermediary.
Pricing of Fund Shares
NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, a Fund generally values shares of the Underlying SEI Funds (other than the ETFs) at their NAV and the remainder of its investment portfolio (including the Underlying SEI Funds that are ETFs) at market price. You may obtain the current NAV of the Fund by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
If a market quotation is readily available for a Fund investment, then it is valued by the Funds' administrator at current market value in accordance with the Funds' Pricing and Valuation Procedures. The Trust's Board of Trustees has designated SIMC as the Valuation Designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (the "Rule"). The Valuation Designee has the responsibility for the fair value determination with respect to all Fund investments that do not have readily available market quotations or quotations that are no longer reliable. SIMC, in furtherance of the Board's designation, has appointed a committee of SIMC persons to function as the Valuation Designee (the "Committee") and has established a Valuation and Pricing Policy to implement the Rule and the Funds' Valuation and Pricing Policy (together with SIMC's Valuation and Pricing
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Policy, the "Fair Value Procedures"). The Committee also applies the Fair Value Procedures to the investment portfolios of the Underlying SEI Funds to determine their NAVs.
As discussed in detail below, the Committee will typically first seek to fair value investments with valuations received from an independent, third-party pricing agent (a "Pricing Service"). If such valuations are not available or are unreliable, the Committee will seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker or dealer. If a broker or dealer quote is unavailable, the Committee will convene, subject to the Fair Value Procedures, to establish a fair value for the fair value investments.
When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) or as otherwise noted below), including securities traded over the counter, at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.
Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company's applicable NAV per share, with the exception of ETFs, which are priced as equity securities. These open-end investment company shares are offered in separate prospectuses, each of which describes the process by which the applicable investment company's NAV is determined. The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.
Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price as provided by a Pricing Service.
Futures and swaps cleared through a central clearing house (centrally cleared swaps) are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The daily settlement prices for financial futures and centrally cleared swaps are provided by a Pricing Service. On days when there is excessive volume, market volatility or the future or centrally cleared swap does not end trading by the time the applicable Underlying SEI Fund calculates its NAV, the settlement price may not be available at the time at which a fund calculates its NAV. On such days, the best available price (which is typically the last sales price) may be used to value the Underlying SEI Fund's futures or centrally cleared swaps position.
If a security's price cannot be obtained, as noted above, or in the case of equity tranches of CLOs or CDOs, the applicable Fund or Underlying SEI Fund will be valued using a bid price from at least one independent broker. If such prices are not readily available, are determined to be unreliable or cannot be valued using the methodologies described above, the Committee will fair value the security using the Fair Value Procedures, as described below.
If available, debt securities, swaps (which are not centrally cleared), bank loans or debt tranches of CLOs/CDOs, such as those held by the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds, are priced based upon valuations provided by a Pricing Service. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The Pricing Service may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities.
On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available from a Pricing Service or an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt
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security will be valued according to the Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued at their amortized cost. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the security will be valued by an independent broker quote or fair valued by the Committee.
Foreign currency forward contracts are valued at the current day's interpolated foreign exchange rate, as calculated using forward rates provided by a Pricing Service.
The Committee and Fund's administrator, as applicable, reasonably believe that prices provided by Pricing Services are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such Pricing Service's prices will be reliable. The Committee, who is responsible for making fair value determinations with respect to the Funds' portfolio securities, will, with assistance from the applicable Sub-Adviser, continuously monitor the reliability of readily available market quotations obtained from any Pricing Service and shall promptly notify the Funds' administrator if the Committee reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source of readily available market quotations. The Funds' administrator, in turn, will notify the Committee if it reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source for readily available market quotations.
The Fair Value Procedures provide that any change in a primary Pricing Service or a pricing methodology for investments with readily available market quotations requires prior approval by the Board. However, when the change would not materially affect the valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund's existing Pricing Service or pricing methodology, ratification may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. A change in a Pricing Service or a material change in a pricing methodology for investments with no readily available market quotations will be reported to the Board by the Committee in accordance with certain requirements.
Securities for which market prices are not "readily available" are valued in accordance with Rule 2a-5 and the Fair Value Procedures.
The Committee must monitor for circumstances that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures, which can include: (i) the security's trading has been halted or suspended, (ii) the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, (iii) the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, (iv) the security has not been traded for an extended period of time, (v) the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price, (vi) trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions, or (vii) a significant event (as defined below). When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. Examples of factors the Committee may consider include: (i) the type of security or asset, (ii) the last trade price, (iii) evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the security is purchased and sold, (iv) the liquidity of the security, (v) the size of the holding in a Fund or (vi) any other appropriate information.
The Committee is responsible for selecting and applying, in a consistent manner, the appropriate methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of holdings of the Funds, including specifying the key inputs and assumptions specific to each asset class or holding.
The determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value assigned to a security may be higher or
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lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available. The respective prospectuses for the Underlying SEI Funds in which the Funds invest explain the circumstances in which those Underlying SEI Funds will use fair value pricing and the effects of fair value pricing.
With respect to any investments in foreign securities, the Funds and the Underling SEI Funds use a third-party fair valuation vendor, which provides a fair value for such foreign securities based on certain factors and methodologies (generally involving tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each foreign security). Values from the vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a "confidence interval," which is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair-valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Funds shall value the foreign securities in their portfolios that exceed the applicable "confidence interval" based upon the adjusted prices provided by the vendor. Additionally, if a local market in which the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds own securities is closed for one or more days (scheduled or unscheduled) while a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund is open, and if such securities in a Fund's portfolio exceed the predetermined confidence interval discussed above, then such Fund shall value such securities based on the fair value prices provided by the vendor.
For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security's last trade and the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates its NAV. The readily available market quotations of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event) has occurred between the time of the security's last close and the time that the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates NAV thereby rendering the readily available market quotations as unreliable. A Fund or Underlying SEI Fund may invest in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. As a result, the NAV of a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem Fund shares. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.
The Committee is primarily responsible for the obligation to monitor for Significant Events as part of the Committee's ongoing responsibility to determine whether a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's investment is required to be fair valued (i.e., the investment does not have a reliable readily available market quotation). The Committee may consider input from a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund's service providers, including the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator or a Sub-Adviser if applicable and as appropriate. If the Committee becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value, the Committee shall notify the Fund's and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator.
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
"Market timing" refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of a Fund's shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Funds could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders' holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting the portfolio management strategy, causing the Funds to incur unwanted taxable gains and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels of cash.
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The Funds are intended to be long-term investment vehicles and are not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market movements). Accordingly, the Board has adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Funds to deter short-term trading. The Transfer Agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder's account.
A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in a Fund in the following circumstances:
i. if the shareholder conducts four or more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period. A round trip involves the purchase of shares of a Fund and subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares. An exchange into and back out of a Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.
ii. if a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder's trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.
The Funds in their sole discretion also reserve the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.
Judgments with respect to implementation of the Funds' policies are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Funds believe is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders. When applying the Funds' policies, the Funds may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor's trading history in all SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control, and any other information available to the Funds.
The Funds' monitoring techniques are intended to identify and deter short-term trading in the Funds. However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Funds without being identified. For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Funds' monitoring techniques. Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Funds' ability to identify short-term trading activity.
The Funds and/or their service providers have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries that require them to provide the Funds and/or their service providers with certain shareholder transaction information to enable the Funds and/or their service providers to review the trading activity in the omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries. The Funds may also delegate trade monitoring to the financial intermediaries. If excessive trading is identified in an omnibus account, the Funds will work with the financial intermediary to prohibit the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges into the Funds.
Certain of the Funds are sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans. The Funds' ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies. In such circumstances, the Funds will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.
The Funds may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.
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Foreign Investors
The Funds do not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in a Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence. Prospective investors should consult their own financial institution or financial intermediary regarding their eligibility to invest in a Fund. The Funds may rely on representations from such financial institutions and financial intermediaries regarding their investor eligibility.
Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program
Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each customer who opens an account. Accounts for the Funds are generally opened through other financial institutions or intermediaries. When you open your account through your financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or financial intermediary to identify you. When you open an account on behalf of an entity you will have to provide formation documents and identifying information about beneficial owner(s) and controlling parties. This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.
Your financial institution or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or financial intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information. In certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary may be required to collect documents to establish and verify your identity.
The Funds will accept investments and your order will be processed at the next determined NAV after receipt of your application in proper form (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application). The Funds, however, reserve the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day's price if the financial institution or financial intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares, as well as corresponding tax consequences.
Customer identification and verification are part of the Funds' overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law. The Funds have adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of a Fund or in cases when a Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if a Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.
HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES
You may exchange Class F Shares of any Fund for Class F Shares of any other fund of SEI Asset Allocation Trust on any Business Day by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund's authorized agent. For information about how to exchange Fund shares through your authorized financial institution or
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intermediary, you should contact your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. This exchange privilege may be changed or canceled at any time upon 60 days' notice. When you exchange shares, you are really selling your shares of one Fund and buying shares of another Fund. Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next calculated NAV after the Funds receive your exchange request. All exchanges are based on the eligibility requirements of the Fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges into that Fund. Each Fund reserves the right to refuse or limit any exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interest of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. When a purchase or exchange order is rejected, the Fund will send notice to the prospective investor or the prospective investor's financial intermediary.
HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES
If you own your shares through an account with the Funds, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by following the procedures established when you opened your account or accounts. If you have questions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other authorized financial institution or intermediary, contact that broker or authorized financial institution or intermediary directly to sell your shares. Your authorized financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services. The sale price of each share will be the next determined NAV after the Funds receive your request or after the Funds' authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. For IRAs or other tax-deferred accounts, there are tax penalties for early withdrawal. For more information, see the SAI.
Receiving Your Money
Normally, the Funds will make payment on your redemption request on the Business Day following the day on which they receive your request regardless of the method the Funds use to make such payment, but it may take up to seven days. You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.
Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations
The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash during normal market conditions. To the extent that a Fund does not have sufficient cash holdings for redemption proceeds, it will typically seek to generate such cash through the sale of portfolio assets. The Funds also operate an interfund lending program that enables a Fund to borrow from another Fund on a temporary basis, which, on a less regular basis, may be used to help a Fund satisfy redemptions. Under stressed or unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Funds' remaining shareholders), the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption and you will bear the investment risk of the distributed securities until the distributed securities are sold. These methods may be used during both normal and stressed market conditions.
Low Balance Redemptions
A Fund (or its delegate) may, in its discretion, and upon reasonable notice, redeem in full a financial institution, intermediary or shareholder that fails to maintain an investment of at least $1,000 in the Fund.
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Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares
The Funds may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, if the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons, as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. More information about such suspension can be found in the SAI.
TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. The Funds have certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions. If the Funds follow these procedures, the Funds will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Funds reasonably believe to be genuine.
Unclaimed Property
Each state has unclaimed property rules that generally provide for escheatment (or transfer) to the state of unclaimed property, including mutual fund shares, under various circumstances. Such circumstances include inactivity (i.e., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period), returned mail (i.e., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned by the post office, or "RPO," as undeliverable), or a combination of both inactivity and returned mail. More information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account is available through your state.
If you are a resident of certain states, you may designate a representative to receive notice of the potential escheatment of your property. The designated representative would not have any rights to your shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for additional information.
DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.
The Funds are sold primarily through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors (Financial Advisors) who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the Funds. Many Financial Advisors are also associated with broker-dealer firms. SIMC and its affiliates, at their expense, may pay compensation to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions for marketing, promotional or other services. These payments may be significant to these firms and may create an incentive for the firm or its associated Financial Advisors to recommend or offer shares of the Funds to its customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources. SIMC and its affiliates may also provide other products and services to Financial Advisors. For additional information, please see the SAI. You also can ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.
SERVICE OF FUND SHARES
The Funds have adopted a shareholder services plan (the Service Plan) with respect to Class F Shares that allows such shares to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts owning such shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Class F Shares. An Underlying SEI Fund may also charge a shareholder servicing fee pursuant to a shareholder services plan, and such fee may also be used to compensate service providers for shareholder services with respect to Class F Shares of the Funds. Each Fund will waive its shareholder servicing fee to the extent that
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the Fund's shareholder servicing fee, when aggregated with any shareholder servicing fee charged by an Underlying SEI Fund, exceeds applicable regulatory limits.
The Service Plan provides that shareholder service fees on Class F Shares will be paid to SIDCo., which may then be used by SIDCo. to compensate financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services with respect to Class F Shares.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' portfolio holdings can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings (the Portfolio Holdings Website). Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund and its Underlying SEI Funds as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person who requests it, through electronic or other means. The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the fifth calendar day of the thirteenth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.
Additional information regarding the information disclosed on the Portfolio Holdings website and the Funds' policies and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends and Distributions
Substantially all of the net investment income (exclusive of capital gains) of each Fund is periodically declared and paid as a dividend. Capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. If you own Fund shares on a Fund's record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.
You will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares unless you elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, the Funds must be notified in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Funds receive your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Funds written notice.
Taxes
Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state and local income taxes. Below, the Funds have summarized certain important U.S. federal income tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.
This summary does not apply to shares held in individual retirement accounts or other tax-qualified plans, which are generally not subject to current taxation. Transactions relating to shares held in such accounts may, however, be taxable at some time in the future. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own retirement plan or tax-qualified plan.
Each Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year for treatment as a RIC. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund's failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.
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Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Distributions you receive from a Fund may be taxable whether you receive them in cash or you reinvest them. Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates, except to the extent they are reported as qualified dividend income. Dividends that are reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced current maximum rate for individuals of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements are met by you and by the Fund. Distributions that a Fund receives from an underlying fund taxable as a RIC or from a REIT will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so designated by such underlying fund or REIT. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividends from domestic corporations and from certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). The investment strategies of certain Funds as well as the investment strategies of the Underlying SEI Funds that they invest in may limit the Funds' ability to make distributions eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. Distributions reported by the Funds as long-term capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares. Long-term capital gains are taxable at a current maximum rate of 20%. Once a year, the Funds (or their administrative agent) will send you a statement showing the types and total amount of distributions you received during the previous year.
Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction for the portion of dividends they receive from a Fund that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations. Certain Funds' investment strategies as well as the investment strategies of the Underlying SEI Funds that they invest in will limit the Funds' ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations.
A RIC that receives business interest income may pass through its net business interest income for purposes of the tax rules applicable to the interest expense limitations under Section 163(j) of the Code. A RIC's total "Section 163(j) Interest Dividend" for a tax year is limited to the excess of the RIC's business interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and its other deductions properly allocable to its business interest income. A RIC may, in its discretion, designate all or a portion of ordinary dividends as Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, which would allow the recipient shareholder to treat the designated portion of such dividends as interest income for purposes of determining such shareholder's interest expense deduction limitation under Section 163(j) of the Code. This can potentially increase the amount of a shareholder's interest expense deductible under Section 163(j) of the Code. In general, to be eligible to treat a Section 163(j) Interest Dividend as interest income, you must have held your shares in a Fund for more than 180 days during the 361-day period beginning on the date that is 180 days before the date on which the share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, if so designated by a Fund, will be reported to your financial intermediary or otherwise in accordance with the requirements specified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, the purchase price would reflect the amount of the upcoming distribution. In this case, you would be taxed on the entire amount of the distribution received, even though, as an economic matter, the distribution simply constitutes a return of your investment. This is known as "buying a dividend" and generally should be avoided by taxable investors.
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Each sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be a taxable event and will ordinarily result in a taxable capital gain or loss assuming you hold your shares as a capital asset. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Fund is treated the same as a sale. Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months. Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares held for twelve months or less is generally treated as short-term capital gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares and disallowed to the extent that exempt interest dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares. In certain circumstances, losses realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed.
U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly), are subject to a 3.8% tax that applies to "net investment income," including interest, dividends and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Funds). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
The Funds (or their administrative agents) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for Fund shares. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, the Funds (or their administrative agent) are also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares have a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of such Fund's shares, each Fund will permit its shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average cost basis method. In the absence of an election, a Fund will use a default cost basis method which has been separately communicated to you. The cost basis method elected by a Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about cost basis reporting. Shareholders also should carefully review the cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.
The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund and/or defer a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund's ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you.
In order for each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund must, among other requirements, derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (i.e., the Qualifying Income Test, which is described in greater detail in the SAI). Accordingly, because direct and certain indirect commodity-linked investments do not produce qualifying income, each Underlying SEI Fund seeks to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Underlying SEI Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income.
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Moreover, in certain cases, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will make investments in ETPs and other investment vehicles that may produce non-qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test described above. In addition, this non-qualifying income may be directly attributed to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and would force the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund to account for this non-qualifying income in maintaining its status as a RIC. Each Fund and Underlying SEI Fund intends to monitor such investments to ensure that any non-qualifying income attributed to the Fund does not exceed permissible limits. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, however, may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments, which could cause a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to inadvertently fail to qualify as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test and failure to qualify as a RIC would negatively affect a shareholder's return from its investment in a Fund. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Fund's returns.
Certain Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may invest in U.S. REITs. "Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends received by the Fund and which the Fund properly reports as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund or Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to report part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible but is not required to do so.
REITs in which a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds until after the time that the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds issue a tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, a Fund (or its administrative agent) will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns.
To the extent a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest such fund received from sources in foreign countries. If more than 50% of the total assets of a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund consists of foreign securities, such fund will be eligible to elect to treat some of those taxes as a distribution to shareholders, which would allow shareholders to offset some of their U.S. federal income tax. A Fund (or its administrative agent) will notify you if it makes such an election and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return. Foreign tax credits, if any, received by a Fund as a result of an investment in another RIC will not be passed through to you unless such Fund qualifies as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code. If the Fund is a "qualified fund-of-funds" it will be eligible to file an election with the IRS that will enable the Fund to pass along these foreign tax credits to its shareholders. A Fund will be treated as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code if at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets (at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year) is represented by interests in other RICs. A Fund (or its
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administrative agent) will notify you if it makes any of the aforementioned elections and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return.
Non-U.S. investors in the Funds may be subject to U.S. withholding tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing the Funds.
Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding specific questions about federal, state and local income tax from an investment in the Funds.
The Funds' SAI contains more information about taxes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties (including, among others, the Funds' investment adviser, custodian, administrator and transfer agent, accountants and distributor) who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or "third-party") beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce the terms of the contractual arrangements against the service providers or any right to seek any remedy under the contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.
This prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Trust and the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. The Funds may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this prospectus, the SAI nor any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust's registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or the Funds and any shareholder, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly (and which may not be waived) by federal or state securities laws.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The tables that follow present performance information about Class F Shares of each Fund. This information is intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the past five years. Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.
This information has been derived from each Fund's financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm. Its report, along with each Fund's financial statements, appears in the Funds' Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, and are available upon request, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
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Defensive Strategy Fund |
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CLASS F |
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2025 |
$ |
9.54 |
$ |
0.36 |
$ |
0.17 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
(0.40 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.40 |
) |
$ |
9.67 |
5.66 |
% |
$ |
8,756 |
0.25 |
%(1) |
0.70 |
% |
3.79 |
% |
15 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
9.40 |
0.34 |
0.13 |
0.47 |
(0.33 |
) |
— |
(0.33 |
) |
9.54 |
5.13 |
10,202 |
0.21 |
0.64 |
3.60 |
57 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
9.81 |
0.27 |
(0.33 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
(0.25 |
) |
(0.10 |
) |
(0.35 |
) |
9.40 |
(0.60 |
) |
11,851 |
0.21 |
0.61 |
2.88 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
10.11 |
0.13 |
(0.09 |
) |
0.04 |
(0.18 |
) |
(0.16 |
) |
(0.34 |
) |
9.81 |
0.41 |
14,438 |
0.21 |
0.62 |
1.23 |
27 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
9.72 |
0.07 |
0.51 |
0.58 |
(0.19 |
) |
— |
(0.19 |
) |
10.11 |
5.99 |
17,330 |
0.21 |
0.58 |
0.68 |
143 |
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Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund |
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CLASS F |
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2025 |
$ |
11.25 |
$ |
0.48 |
$ |
0.05 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.55 |
) |
$ |
11.23 |
4.88 |
% |
$ |
1,653 |
0.52 |
%(2) |
0.82 |
% |
4.29 |
% |
17 |
% |
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2024 |
11.29 |
0.63 |
0.02 |
0.65 |
(0.69 |
) |
— |
(0.69 |
) |
11.25 |
5.98 |
2,551 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
5.65 |
15 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
11.63 |
0.34 |
(0.29 |
) |
0.05 |
(0.39 |
) |
— |
(0.39 |
) |
11.29 |
0.52 |
3,358 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
2.96 |
34 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
11.71 |
0.09 |
(0.07 |
) |
0.02 |
(0.10 |
) |
— |
(0.10 |
) |
11.63 |
0.18 |
4,343 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
0.74 |
13 |
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2021 |
11.36 |
0.10 |
0.45 |
0.55 |
(0.20 |
) |
— |
^ |
(0.20 |
) |
11.71 |
4.88 |
6,236 |
0.35 |
0.61 |
0.86 |
27 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
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CLASS F |
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2025 |
$ |
10.26 |
$ |
0.37 |
$ |
0.26 |
$ |
0.63 |
$ |
(0.41 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.41 |
) |
$ |
10.48 |
6.29 |
% |
$ |
30,512 |
0.28 |
%(3) |
0.68 |
% |
3.57 |
% |
13 |
% |
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2024 |
10.01 |
0.34 |
0.28 |
0.62 |
(0.37 |
) |
— |
(0.37 |
) |
10.26 |
6.32 |
32,304 |
0.26 |
0.65 |
3.37 |
17 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
10.75 |
0.35 |
(0.59 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.35 |
) |
(0.15 |
) |
(0.50 |
) |
10.01 |
(2.12 |
) |
46,264 |
0.26 |
0.62 |
3.42 |
18 |
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2022 |
10.99 |
0.20 |
(0.02 |
) |
0.18 |
(0.29 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.42 |
) |
10.75 |
1.56 |
58,538 |
0.26 |
0.60 |
1.81 |
8 |
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2021 |
10.15 |
0.12 |
0.96 |
1.08 |
(0.19 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
10.99 |
10.71 |
64,670 |
0.26 |
0.60 |
1.07 |
20 |
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Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund |
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CLASS F |
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2025 |
$ |
12.08 |
$ |
0.42 |
$ |
0.61 |
$ |
1.03 |
$ |
(0.63 |
) |
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
$ |
(0.95 |
) |
$ |
12.16 |
8.88 |
% |
$ |
15,682 |
0.38 |
%(2) |
0.68 |
% |
3.43 |
% |
14 |
% |
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2024 |
11.90 |
0.59 |
0.63 |
1.22 |
(0.69 |
) |
(0.35 |
) |
(1.04 |
) |
12.08 |
10.88 |
17,824 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
5.01 |
16 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
13.37 |
0.43 |
(1.21 |
) |
(0.78 |
) |
(0.69 |
) |
— |
(0.69 |
) |
11.90 |
(5.78 |
) |
19,239 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
3.51 |
21 |
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2022 |
12.78 |
0.32 |
0.80 |
1.12 |
(0.53 |
) |
— |
(0.53 |
) |
13.37 |
8.90 |
27,191 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
2.38 |
12 |
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2021 |
10.46 |
0.30 |
2.42 |
2.72 |
(0.40 |
) |
— |
(0.40 |
) |
12.78 |
26.55 |
29,156 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
2.57 |
23 |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
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CLASS F |
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2025 |
$ |
11.44 |
$ |
0.34 |
$ |
0.40 |
$ |
0.74 |
$ |
(0.40 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.40 |
) |
$ |
11.78 |
6.59 |
% |
$ |
76,467 |
0.32 |
%(4) |
0.66 |
% |
2.93 |
% |
19 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
11.02 |
0.33 |
0.43 |
0.76 |
(0.34 |
) |
— |
(0.34 |
) |
11.44 |
7.08 |
84,082 |
0.31 |
0.64 |
2.98 |
27 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
12.65 |
0.48 |
(1.09 |
) |
(0.61 |
) |
(0.50 |
) |
(0.52 |
) |
(1.02 |
) |
11.02 |
(4.62 |
) |
93,455 |
0.31 |
0.62 |
4.13 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
12.87 |
0.33 |
0.11 |
0.44 |
(0.53 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.66 |
) |
12.65 |
3.30 |
120,332 |
0.31 |
0.60 |
2.53 |
11 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
11.37 |
0.13 |
1.71 |
1.84 |
(0.22 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
(0.34 |
) |
12.87 |
16.32 |
142,002 |
0.31 |
0.60 |
1.08 |
33 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
17.69 |
$ |
0.47 |
$ |
0.98 |
$ |
1.45 |
$ |
(0.76 |
) |
$ |
(1.27 |
) |
$ |
(2.03 |
) |
$ |
17.11 |
8.59 |
% |
$ |
41,252 |
0.36 |
%(2) |
0.66 |
% |
2.68 |
% |
13 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
17.30 |
0.61 |
1.44 |
2.05 |
(0.69 |
) |
(0.97 |
) |
(1.66 |
) |
17.69 |
12.60 |
52,299 |
0.35 |
0.64 |
3.54 |
13 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
19.78 |
0.47 |
(1.24 |
) |
(0.77 |
) |
(0.65 |
) |
(1.06 |
) |
(1.71 |
) |
17.30 |
(3.70 |
) |
54,442 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
2.60 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
19.71 |
0.38 |
1.36 |
1.74 |
(0.77 |
) |
(0.90 |
) |
(1.67 |
) |
19.78 |
8.94 |
67,097 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
1.90 |
15 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
15.94 |
0.35 |
4.67 |
5.02 |
(0.43 |
) |
(0.82 |
) |
(1.25 |
) |
19.71 |
32.25 |
68,502 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.92 |
17 |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggressive Strategy Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
13.92 |
$ |
0.18 |
$ |
0.83 |
$ |
1.01 |
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
$ |
14.70 |
7.32 |
% |
$ |
87,724 |
0.36 |
%(2) |
0.66 |
% |
1.27 |
% |
45 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
12.52 |
0.23 |
1.67 |
1.90 |
(0.28 |
)(5) |
(0.22 |
) |
(0.50 |
) |
13.92 |
15.56 |
97,357 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
1.77 |
18 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
16.05 |
0.43 |
(1.72 |
) |
(1.29 |
) |
(0.46 |
) |
(1.78 |
) |
(2.24 |
) |
12.52 |
(7.29 |
) |
109,345 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
3.12 |
20 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
17.09 |
0.47 |
(0.02 |
) |
0.45 |
(0.95 |
) |
(0.54 |
) |
(1.49 |
) |
16.05 |
2.19 |
139,099 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
2.69 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
12.41 |
0.19 |
5.16 |
5.35 |
(0.28 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
(0.67 |
) |
17.09 |
43.43 |
154,482 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.25 |
19 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
25.64 |
$ |
0.43 |
$ |
0.64 |
$ |
1.07 |
$ |
(0.47 |
) |
$ |
(0.80 |
) |
$ |
(1.27 |
) |
$ |
25.44 |
4.21 |
% |
$ |
80,762 |
0.36 |
%(2) |
0.66 |
% |
1.65 |
% |
6 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
22.66 |
0.44 |
3.85 |
4.29 |
(0.48 |
) |
(0.83 |
) |
(1.31 |
) |
25.64 |
19.53 |
80,821 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
1.86 |
6 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
26.61 |
0.36 |
(1.81 |
) |
(1.45 |
) |
(0.46 |
) |
(2.04 |
) |
(2.50 |
) |
22.66 |
(5.03 |
) |
71,034 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
1.51 |
10 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
26.03 |
0.34 |
1.26 |
1.60 |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.50 |
) |
(1.02 |
) |
26.61 |
6.00 |
87,208 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
1.24 |
8 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
17.53 |
0.27 |
9.21 |
9.48 |
(0.31 |
) |
(0.67 |
) |
(0.98 |
) |
26.03 |
54.85 |
86,953 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.22 |
8 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Market Strategy Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
10.33 |
$ |
0.26 |
$ |
0.38 |
$ |
0.64 |
$ |
(0.30 |
)^ |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
$ |
10.67 |
6.28 |
% |
$ |
36,344 |
0.36 |
%(2) |
0.66 |
% |
2.43 |
% |
27 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
9.71 |
0.27 |
0.64 |
0.91 |
(0.29 |
) |
— |
(0.29 |
) |
10.33 |
9.61 |
40,971 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
2.74 |
19 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
11.57 |
0.42 |
(1.25 |
) |
(0.83 |
) |
(0.47 |
) |
(0.56 |
) |
(1.03 |
) |
9.71 |
(6.91 |
) |
44,314 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
4.05 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
12.52 |
0.39 |
(0.11 |
) |
0.28 |
(0.64 |
) |
(0.59 |
) |
(1.23 |
) |
11.57 |
1.81 |
65,450 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
3.09 |
15 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
10.33 |
0.17 |
2.56 |
2.73 |
(0.30 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.54 |
) |
12.52 |
26.72 |
78,990 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.40 |
16 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
20.91 |
$ |
0.34 |
$ |
0.54 |
$ |
0.88 |
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
$ |
(1.95 |
) |
$ |
(2.32 |
) |
$ |
19.47 |
4.23 |
% |
$ |
19,516 |
0.37 |
%(2) |
0.67 |
% |
1.62 |
% |
13 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
18.69 |
0.36 |
3.16 |
3.52 |
(0.40 |
) |
(0.90 |
) |
(1.30 |
) |
20.91 |
19.49 |
21,303 |
0.35 |
0.64 |
1.87 |
6 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
21.81 |
0.29 |
(1.47 |
) |
(1.18 |
) |
(0.38 |
) |
(1.56 |
) |
(1.94 |
) |
18.69 |
(5.04 |
) |
21,251 |
0.35 |
0.61 |
1.52 |
7 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
22.35 |
0.29 |
1.12 |
1.41 |
(0.44 |
) |
(1.51 |
) |
(1.95 |
) |
21.81 |
5.98 |
25,419 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.24 |
9 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
15.31 |
0.24 |
8.00 |
8.24 |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.93 |
) |
(1.20 |
) |
22.35 |
54.79 |
25,876 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.23 |
5 |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
12.23 |
$ |
0.26 |
$ |
0.54 |
$ |
0.80 |
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
$ |
(0.24 |
) |
$ |
(0.54 |
) |
$ |
12.49 |
6.68 |
% |
$ |
99,806 |
0.36 |
%(2) |
0.66 |
% |
2.04 |
% |
35 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
11.29 |
0.28 |
1.04 |
1.32 |
(0.32 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
(0.38 |
) |
12.23 |
11.93 |
113,299 |
0.35 |
0.65 |
2.47 |
20 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
13.62 |
0.50 |
(1.48 |
) |
(0.98 |
) |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.83 |
) |
(1.35 |
) |
11.29 |
(6.78 |
) |
124,296 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
4.15 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
14.60 |
0.46 |
— |
0.46 |
(0.80 |
) |
(0.64 |
) |
(1.44 |
) |
13.62 |
2.71 |
159,472 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
3.06 |
13 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
11.42 |
0.18 |
3.56 |
3.74 |
(0.29 |
) |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.56 |
) |
14.60 |
33.05 |
184,903 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.34 |
13 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLASS F |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
27.93 |
$ |
0.46 |
$ |
0.71 |
$ |
1.17 |
$ |
(0.51 |
) |
$ |
(1.41 |
) |
$ |
(1.92 |
) |
$ |
27.18 |
4.22 |
% |
$ |
122,639 |
0.36 |
%(2) |
0.65 |
% |
1.64 |
% |
9 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
24.71 |
0.48 |
4.19 |
4.67 |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.93 |
) |
(1.45 |
) |
27.93 |
19.50 |
127,912 |
0.35 |
0.64 |
1.87 |
6 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
28.63 |
0.39 |
(1.94 |
) |
(1.55 |
) |
(0.50 |
) |
(1.87 |
) |
(2.37 |
) |
24.71 |
(5.06 |
) |
116,739 |
0.35 |
0.62 |
1.52 |
7 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
28.65 |
0.38 |
1.42 |
1.80 |
(0.58 |
) |
(1.24 |
) |
(1.82 |
) |
28.63 |
6.06 |
134,399 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
1.25 |
9 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
19.50 |
0.30 |
10.22 |
10.52 |
(0.34 |
) |
(1.03 |
) |
(1.37 |
) |
28.65 |
54.87 |
135,260 |
0.35 |
0.60 |
1.22 |
4 |
* Per share calculations were performed using average shares.
** The Fund will also indirectly bear their prorated share of the expenses of any underlying funds in which it invests. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
*** Net investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
† Returns and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
^ Includes return of capital less than $0.005.
(1) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.21%.
(2) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.35%.
(3) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.26%.
(4) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.31%.
(5) Includes a return of capital of $0.04 per share.
Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
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Investment Adviser
SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
2222 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-3007
More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
The SAI dated July 31, 2025 includes more detailed information about SEI Asset Allocation Trust. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
Additional Information about the Funds' investments is available in the Funds' annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR filed with the SEC. In the Funds' annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds' annual and semi-annual financial statements.
To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:
By Telephone: Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI
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From the SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about SEI Asset Allocation Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website ("http://www.sec.gov"). You may request documents by mail from the SEC upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov.
SEI Asset Allocation Trust's Investment Company Act registration number is 811-07445.
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PROSPECTUS
SEI Asset Allocation Trust
Class D Shares
• Defensive Strategy Fund (SDSDX)
• Conservative Strategy Fund (SSTDX)
• Moderate Strategy Fund (SMSDX)
• Aggressive Strategy Fund (SASDX)
• Core Market Strategy Fund (SRSDX)
• Market Growth Strategy Fund (SMKDX)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Not all Funds appearing in this prospectus are available for purchase in all states. You may purchase Fund shares only if they are registered in your state.
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SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
About This Prospectus
FUND SUMMARY |
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DEFENSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
1 |
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CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY FUND |
8 |
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MODERATE STRATEGY FUND |
15 |
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AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
22 |
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CORE MARKET STRATEGY FUND |
29 |
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MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY FUND |
36 |
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares |
43 |
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Tax Information |
43 |
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries |
43 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS |
43 |
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Information About the Underlying SEI Funds |
44 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS |
79 |
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Risk Information Common to the Funds |
79 |
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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION |
103 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES |
104 |
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INVESTMENT ADVISER |
104 |
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Information About Fee Waivers |
106 |
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PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES |
107 |
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HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES |
107 |
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Pricing of Fund Shares |
108 |
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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares |
111 |
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Foreign Investors |
113 |
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Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program |
113 |
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HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES |
113 |
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HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES |
114 |
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Receiving Your Money |
114 |
Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations |
114 |
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Low Balance Redemptions |
114 |
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Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares |
115 |
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TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS |
115 |
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UNCLAIMED PROPERTY |
115 |
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DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE OF FUND SHARES |
115 |
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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION |
116 |
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES |
116 |
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Dividends and Distributions |
116 |
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Taxes |
117 |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
120 |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
121 |
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HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST |
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Fund Summary
Manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class D Shares |
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Management Fees |
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% |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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% |
|||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Defensive Strategy Fund — Class D Shares |
$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
40-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-15 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
2
SEI / PROSPECTUS
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
|
The Fund's |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Defensive Strategy Fund — Class F |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception ( |
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for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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- |
% |
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% |
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% |
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or taxes) |
|
% |
|
% |
|
% |
|
% |
Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class D Shares |
||||||
Management Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Conservative Strategy Fund — Class D Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
8
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
25-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-40 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-25 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
9
SEI / PROSPECTUS
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
10
SEI / PROSPECTUS
value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks,
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
12
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
|
The Fund's |
13
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Conservative Strategy Fund* |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception ( |
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for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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or taxes) |
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% |
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*
Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class D Shares |
||||||
Management Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Moderate Strategy Fund — Class D Shares |
$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
5-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-50 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-25 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-25 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
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Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment
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grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Moderate Strategy Fund* |
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for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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or taxes) |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Long-term capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class D Shares |
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Management Fees |
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% |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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% |
|||||
Other Expenses |
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% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
||||||||||||||||
Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class D Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate long-term capital appreciation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
30-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-40 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-40 |
% |
|||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-25 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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The Fund's |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Aggressive Strategy Fund* |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception ( |
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*
Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class D Shares |
||||||
Management Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Core Market Strategy Fund — Class D Shares |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-75 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-70 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in
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economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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The Fund's |
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Core Market Strategy Fund — Class F |
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for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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or taxes) |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class D Shares |
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Management Fees* |
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% |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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% |
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Other Expenses* |
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% |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund — Class D Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
36
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
10-85 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-50 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
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Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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The Fund's |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund* |
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5 Years |
10 Years |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The minimum initial investment for Class D Shares is $150,000, with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. You may purchase and redeem shares of a Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (a Business Day). You may sell your Fund shares by contacting your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Funds' transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Funds' authorized agent, using certain SEI Investments Company (SEI) or third party systems or by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI, as applicable.
Tax Information
The distributions made by the Funds are taxable and will be taxed as qualified dividend income, ordinary income or capital gains. If you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own tax-deferred arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), a Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS
Each Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders' money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities and certain other instruments.
Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. Each Fund's assets are managed under the direction of SIMC, who manages the assets in a way that it believes will help each Fund achieve its investment goal. In order to achieve each Fund's investment goal, SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among certain Underlying SEI Funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds are separately managed series of the following investment companies: SEI Institutional Managed Trust (SIMT), SEI Institutional International Trust (SIT), SEI Daily Income Trust (SDIT) and SEI Exchange Traded Funds (SETF). The multi-asset Underlying SEI Funds invest in a broad range of asset classes, while the other Underlying SEI Funds invest primarily in domestic or foreign equity securities, domestic or foreign fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts (REITs) or money market instruments. The assets of each Fund are allocated among Underlying SEI Funds in accordance with each Fund's investment goal and strategy. These Underlying SEI Funds, in turn, invest directly in securities or other investments in accordance with their own varying investment goals and strategies. SIMC may change the allocations to the particular asset classes represented by the Underlying SEI Funds when it deems it appropriate.
When a Fund invests in an Underlying SEI Fund, SIMC is adviser to both the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund and is paid an advisory fee by both Funds. SIMC's affiliates also receive compensation for their services to such Funds. As a result, SIMC could select those Underlying SEI Funds that pay higher fees to SIMC and its
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affiliates. SIMC can also allocate to a newly registered Underlying SEI Fund. Such allocation can assist in capitalizing or "seeding" the new Underlying SEI Fund and in turn assist in its promotion as initial or additional assets may make such Fund more attractive to potential investors. To mitigate such conflicts, SIMC maintains a policy that portfolio managers may not make asset allocation decisions for the purpose of increasing fees received by SIMC and its affiliates.
This prospectus describes the Funds' primary investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Funds will predominantly invest their assets in the Underlying SEI Funds within the percentage ranges set forth for each asset class. However, the Funds may also invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices. These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Of course, there is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve its investment goal.
The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Funds use under normal conditions. For temporary defensive or liquidity purposes during unusual economic or market conditions, the Funds may invest up to 100% of their assets in short-term obligations, cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with their investment goals. The Funds will do so only if SIMC believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or higher income. During such time, a Fund may not achieve its investment goal.
Information About the Underlying SEI Funds
The Funds may invest in the following Underlying SEI Funds. However, in accordance with the Funds' investment goals and strategies, SIMC may select additional Underlying SEI Funds for investment.
The chart below sets forth the expense ratio, after fee waivers (based on information as of June 30, 2025), for Class Y Shares (unless otherwise indicated) of each of the Underlying SEI Funds in which the Funds may currently invest.
Underlying SEI Fund: |
Expense Ratio: |
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SDIT Government Fund (Institutional Shares) |
0.20 |
% |
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SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund |
0.38 |
% |
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SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund |
0.48 |
% |
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SEI Select Small Cap ETF* |
0.55 |
% |
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SEI Select International Equity ETF* |
0.50 |
% |
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SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF* |
0.60 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SIMT Conservative Income Fund |
0.27 |
% |
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SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund |
0.48 |
% |
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SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund |
0.56 |
% |
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SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund |
0.93 |
% |
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Underlying SEI Fund: |
Expense Ratio: |
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SIMT High Yield Bond Fund |
0.71 |
% |
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SIMT Large Cap Fund |
0.71 |
% |
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SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund |
0.70 |
% |
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SIMT Large Cap Value Fund |
0.67 |
% |
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SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund** |
0.87 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund |
0.97 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund |
0.59 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund |
0.77 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund |
0.73 |
% |
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SIMT Real Estate Fund |
0.96 |
% |
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SIMT Real Return Fund |
0.42 |
% |
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SIMT Small Cap Fund |
0.89 |
% |
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SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund |
0.87 |
% |
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SIMT Small Cap Value Fund |
0.87 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund |
0.71 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund |
0.73 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund |
0.96 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund |
0.93 |
% |
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SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund |
0.72 |
% |
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SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
0.87 |
% |
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SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
1.04 |
% |
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SIT International Equity Fund |
0.91 |
% |
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SIT International Fixed Income Fund |
0.81 |
% |
* The Expense Ratio is based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.
** On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
For the remainder of this section, "Fund" will refer to the applicable Underlying SEI Fund discussed therein.
SDIT Government Fund: The SDIT Government Fund seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully with cash or government securities. Government securities are obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, including obligations issued by private issuers that are guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.
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Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks to invest in securities with a remaining maturity not greater than 397 calendar days that are marketable, liquid and offer competitive yields, and which are expected to result in the Fund's portfolio having an average dollar-weighted maturity of 60 days or less and a dollar-weighted average life to maturity of 120 days or less. In making investment decisions, the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole. Currently, the Fund invests only in first-tier securities.
The Fund values its securities using amortized cost and seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SDIT Government Fund.
SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund: The SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. The Fund may invest in securities issued by various entities sponsored by the U.S. Government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. These issuers are chartered or sponsored by acts of Congress; however, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. In addition, the Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts. The Fund will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. There may also be times when the Fund utilizes futures contracts to take an active position on interest rates to either increase or reduce the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks attractively-valued securities that offer competitive yields. The Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates, relative valuations and yield spreads, and the duration of the Fund's entire portfolio. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. For example, a five year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%. While the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Sub-Adviser will strive to maintain a portfolio duration of up to three years under normal market conditions.
Wellington Management Company LLP currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund.
SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund: The SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund seeks to provide higher current income than that typically offered by a money market fund while maintaining a high degree of liquidity and a correspondingly higher risk of principal volatility. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments, including: (i) commercial paper and other corporate obligations; (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, bank notes, and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan and thrift institutions, U.S. commercial banks (including foreign branches of such banks) and foreign banks that meet certain asset requirements; (iii) U.S. Treasury obligations and
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obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government; (iv) mortgage-backed securities; (v) asset-backed securities; (vi) fully-collateralized repurchase agreements involving any of the foregoing obligations; and (vii) U.S. dollar-denominated instruments of foreign issuers. In addition, the Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts. The Fund will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. There may also be times when the Fund utilizes futures contracts to take an active position on interest rates to either increase or reduce the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund.
Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) seek attractively-valued securities that offer competitive yields and that are issued by issuers that are on a sound financial footing. The Sub-Advisers also consider factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates, relative valuations and yield spreads among various sectors, and the duration of the Fund's entire portfolio. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. For example, a five-year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%. While the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Sub-Advisers will strive to maintain a portfolio duration for the Fund of 18 months or less under normal market conditions.
MetLife Investment Management, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks with superior quality, as determined by SIMC. Quality investing is a long-term buy and hold strategy that is based on acquiring stocks with superior and stable profitability, often exhibiting high barriers of entry. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy combined with portfolio optimization to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various quality, profitability and risk factors, which may include various sales-based profitability ratios such as profit margins, and investment-based metrics, such as return on assets. SIMC may also evaluate balance sheet quality (such as leverage) and accounting quality (such as accruals). The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior quality, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including momentum, value and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks exhibiting relatively strong recent performance (also known as momentum) as determined by SIMC. Momentum investing is a trend-following investment strategy that is based on acquiring assets with recent
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improvement in their price, earnings or other relevant fundamentals. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy combined with portfolio optimization to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model and rules-based screening process evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various factors, which may include share price performance over various time periods, earnings and profitability trends, unanticipated financial results, and changes to analyst outlooks. The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior momentum, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including value, quality and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks with lower prices relative to fundamental valuation characteristics, as determined by SIMC. Value investing is an investment strategy that seeks to acquire securities that are underpriced compared to market and sector averages, with the expectation that the price of such securities or the earnings from such securities will, over time, revert to such securities' average valuations. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model and rules-based screening process evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various factors, which may include earnings, cash flow, sales, and asset-based valuation characteristics, such as price-to-earnings ratio or price-to-cash flows. The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior value, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including momentum, quality and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF: The SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. large cap equity market. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks, while aiming to experience lower volatility compared to the broad U.S. large cap equity market. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment process to construct the Fund's portfolio, utilizing a combination of factor scoring model, risk model and optimization. The factor scoring model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on measures of Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility factor families. The risk model predicts common factor and stock specific risks. The optimization process constructs a portfolio based on the desired exposure to certain factor characteristics and certain other investment restrictions, as weighed against the objective to achieve lower volatility than the broad U.S. large cap equity market.
SEI Select Small Cap ETF: The SEI Select Small Cap ETF seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select Small Cap ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $1.75 million and $18.3 billion as of June 30, 2025) (the "Index"), as determined
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at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Index are subject to change, and the Fund is not limited to investing only in companies within the Index. The Fund may also invest in securities of mid capitalization companies, which will not be considered "small companies" to the extent they fall outside the market capitalization range of the Index for purposes of the Fund's 80% policy.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of small capitalization issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC and Geneva Capital Management LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select Small Cap ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select Small Cap ETF's assets.
SEI Select International Equity ETF: The SEI Select International Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select International Equity ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities.
Equity securities may include common stocks, participation notes and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of international issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum,
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Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Brown Advisory LLC and Pzena Investment Management, LLC currently serves as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select International Equity ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select International Equity ETF's assets.
SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF: The SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers.
Equity securities include common stocks, participation notes and depositary receipts of all capitalization ranges. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. Due to the size of its economy relative to other emerging market countries, it is expected that China will generally constitute a significant exposure in the Fund. Investments in China may include depositary receipts, variable interest entities (VIEs) and shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China A-Shares) through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (collectively, Stock Connect). Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing frontier or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of emerging market issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value,
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Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Aikya Investment Management Ltd., JOHCM (USA) Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF's assets.
SIMT Conservative Income Fund: The SIMT Conservative Income Fund seeks principal preservation and a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities that the Fund's sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) believes present minimal credit risks to the Fund.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will primarily invest in short-term US dollar denominated debt securities, including: (i) commercial paper, corporate bonds and asset-based securities of U.S. and foreign issuers; (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, bank notes, and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan and thrift institutions, US banks or US branches or non-US branches of foreign banks; (iii) short-term obligations issued by state and local governments; (iv) U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government; and (v) obligations of foreign governments (including Canadian and Provincial Government and Crown Agency obligations). The Fund may also enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. Although the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Fund generally seeks to maintain a weighted average maturity of 90 days or less.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its assets in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry, but may invest less than 25% of its assets in this industry as a temporary defensive measure.
The Fund uses a Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Through analysis of both macroeconomic factors and individual company attributes, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in securities that are marketable and liquid, offer competitive yields, and are of issuers that represent low credit risk. In selecting securities,
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the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole.
The Fund is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Conservative Income Fund.
SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund: The SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in investment and non-investment grade (junk bond) U.S. corporate and government fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage-backed securities and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may invest in securities denominated in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Sub-Advisers are selected for their expertise in managing various kinds of fixed income securities, and each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions based on an analysis of yield trends, credit ratings and other factors in accordance with its particular discipline.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives may also be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps may further be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Sub-Advisers may also engage in currency transactions using futures and foreign currency forward contracts either to seek to hedge the Fund's currency exposure or to enhance the Fund's returns. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade securities (those rated AAA, AA, A and BBB-). However, the Fund may also invest in non-rated securities or securities rated below investment grade (BB+, B and CCC).
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities and bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade (junk bond) floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
While each Sub-Adviser chooses securities of different types and maturities, the Fund, in the aggregate, generally will have a dollar-weighted average duration that is consistent with that of the broad U.S. fixed income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to
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changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with higher duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility.
The dollar-weighted average duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index varies significantly over time, but as of December 31, 2024 it was 6.08 years.
Allspring Global Investments, LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, MetLife Investment Management, LLC and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund.
SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund: The SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund seeks long-term total return. The Fund employs a dynamic investment strategy seeking to achieve, over time, a total return in excess of the broad U.S. equity market by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes or market exposures based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC or the Adviser) expectations of risk and return. Asset classes or market exposures in which the Fund may invest include U.S. and foreign equities and bonds, currencies, and investment exposures to various market characteristics such as interest rates or volatility. Assets of the Fund not allocated to the Fund's sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) are managed directly by SIMC.
The asset classes and market exposures used, and the Fund's allocations among them, are determined based on SIMC's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures and may be dynamically adjusted (i.e. actively adjusted over long or short periods of time). The Fund may at any particular point in time be diversified across many exposures or concentrated in a limited number of exposures, including, possibly, a single asset class or market exposure.
Although the Fund will seek to achieve excess total return through its dynamic investment selection, it will also normally maintain, as a primary component of its strategy, passive exposure to the large capitalization U.S. equity market. To the extent that the Fund is not dynamically invested in other asset classes or market exposures, the Fund's assets will generally be passively invested in a portfolio of securities designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the large capitalization U.S. equity market. This passive exposure to the large capitalization U.S. equity market is implemented by the Sub-Adviser.
The Fund may obtain asset class or market exposures by investing directly (e.g., in equity and fixed income securities and other instruments) or indirectly (e.g., through the use of other pooled investment vehicles, a wholly-owned subsidiary or derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps). The particular types of securities and other instruments in which the Fund may invest are further described below.
Equity Securities. The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants (including equity-linked warrants) and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
Fixed Income Securities. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as "junk bonds"), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets), and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund's fixed income investments may include mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, zero coupon bonds, structured notes, obligations of foreign governments, and obligations of either supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks and entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers.
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The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. governments and corporations.
The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
Other Instruments. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
Pooled Investment Vehicles. In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class.
Derivative and Commodity Instruments. The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps (including swaptions, caps, floors or collars) for return enhancement or hedging purposes or to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class or market exposure. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives may also be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's exposure to the risk of particular types of securities or market segments. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts (and options on futures contracts) on U.S. Government securities for return enhancement and hedging purposes. The Fund may purchase and sell forward contracts on currencies or securities for return enhancement and hedging purposes. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity.
Swaps may be used for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Securities index and single security swaps may be used to manage the inflation-adjusted return of the Fund or to more efficiently gain exposure to a particular security or basket of securities. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, purchase or sell put or call options on securities, indexes or currencies for return enhancement or hedging purposes or to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class or market exposure.
The Fund may seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts, commodity investments and commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
Currency Exposure. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to enhance the its return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Fund may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, options and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange
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market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing its currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Short Sales. The Fund may engage in short sales on equity securities that are expected to underperform the market or their peers. When the Sub-Adviser sells securities short, it may invest the proceeds from the short sales in an attempt to enhance returns. This strategy may effectively result in the Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss.
State Street Investment Management currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. SIMC may directly manage a portion of the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund's assets.
SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad global equity markets. The Fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, depositary receipts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fund also may use futures contracts and forward contracts.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). This approach is intended to manage the risk characteristics of the Fund. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad global equity markets, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the MSCI World Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's country, sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that the Sub-Advisers believe will produce a less volatile return than the market over time. SIMC and each Sub-Adviser effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry.
In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell futures or forward contracts on currencies for hedging purposes.
Acadian Asset Management LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT High Yield Bond Fund: The SIMT High Yield Bond Fund seeks total return. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
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The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing the Fund's assets, the Sub-Advisers and, to the extent applicable, SIMC, seek to select securities that offer a high current yield as well as total return potential. The Fund seeks to have a portfolio of securities that is diversified as to issuers and industries. The Fund's average weighted maturity may vary, but will generally not exceed ten years. There is no limit on the maturity or credit quality of any individual security in which the Fund may invest.
As noted above, the Fund will invest primarily in securities rated BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D. However, it may also invest in non-rated securities or securities rated investment grade (AAA, AA, A and BBB). The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade (junk bond) floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, options and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures, options and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
Ares Capital Management II LLC, Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., Brigade Capital Management, LP, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund. SIMC may directly manage a portion of the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index (between $160 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of
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quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Fred Alger Management, LLC, LSV Asset Management, Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (between $664 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Growth Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as forward contracts and swaps for hedging and speculative purposes. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Sub-Adviser(s) may implement a long/short equity investment strategy by investing in securities, including through forwards and swaps on individual securities or baskets of securities, believed to offer capital appreciation opportunities while also attempting to take advantage of an anticipated decline in the price of a company. A long/short equity investment strategy takes (i) long positions with respect to
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investments that are believed to be undervalued relative to their potential and likely to increase in price, and (ii) short positions with respect to investments that are believed to have significant risk of decreasing in price. The Sub-Adviser(s) seek returns from strong security selection on both the long and short sides. These long and short positions may be completely unrelated.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and certain of the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each such Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the applicable Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each such Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Fred Alger Management, LLC, Mackenzie Investments Corporation, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and PineStone Asset Management Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Value Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (between $160 million and $977 billion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Value Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for
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the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Cullen Capital Management, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Value Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Value Fund's assets.
SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund*: The SEI Liquid Alternative Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will take long and short positions in investments that provide broad exposure to the global equity, fixed income and currency markets. The Fund will invest primarily in exchange-traded derivative instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, but to a lesser extent may invest in derivative instruments that are traded over-the-counter, such as forwards. The Fund primarily will hold cash and/or invest in money market instruments to collateralize its derivative positions. Additionally, the Fund will invest from time-to-time in shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), such as U.S. or non-U.S. corporate bond ETFs.
The Fund seeks to achieve returns similar to the total return (before taking into account the Fund's fees and expenses) of a model portfolio of alternative investment strategies, which primarily consists of hedge funds (the "Composite") calculated by the investment sub-adviser (the "Sub-Adviser"), at the direction of SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC" or the "Adviser").
The Composite consists of two components (each a "sleeve"): a multi-strategy sleeve and a managed futures sleeve, each discussed below.
Multi-Strategy Sleeve. The multi-strategy sleeve consists of the average total return of the 50 largest hedge funds (excluding managed futures funds), equally weighted. The list of hedge funds is determined by the monthly reporting of assets under management to the Eurekahedge database, which is reconstituted annually. This sleeve will include exposure to a cross-section of alternative investment strategies, including, but not limited to, equity long/short, global macro, event driven, and relative value strategies. SIMC, in connection with its management of the overall strategy to achieve returns similar to the total return of the Composite and thus the return of the overall hedge fund market, may instruct the Sub-Adviser at any time to discontinue the use of any of these strategies or add one or more new strategies.
Managed Futures Sleeve. The managed futures sleeve is designed to reflect the total return of a selected pool of the largest commodity trading advisor fund managers, which are managers that use futures or forward contracts to achieve their investment objectives.
The Sub-Adviser generally expects to maintain an approximate 60/40 weighting between the multi-strategy sleeve and the managed futures sleeve, respectively, within the Composite, but the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser may change the two sleeves weighting in the Composite and therefore the Fund.
The Fund seeks to achieve returns similar to the total return of the Composite through a dynamic allocation of long and short investments among the global equity, fixed income and currency markets. The Sub-Adviser will use a quantitative model to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of the
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Composite and will primarily invest in derivative instruments that it estimates will provide, in the aggregate, market exposure similar to that of the Composite. The Sub-Adviser may use various approaches to estimate market exposure, including an analysis of historical return information for the hedge funds within the Composite.
The Fund's investments will include futures, forwards, options, ETFs and securities index swaps that provide exposure to the returns of (i) the equity markets, including common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, rights, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which may be from U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging market issuers) of various capitalizations and industries; (ii) the currency markets, through U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets issuers) or through exposure to currency futures; and (iii) the fixed income markets, through U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets issuers) or through exposure to corporate and government fixed income securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities (including commercial mortgage-backed securities and "to-be-announced" transactions), corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, money market instruments, money market funds, mortgage dollar rolls, obligations of supranational entities, zero coupon obligations and obligations to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers, which may be investment grade and non-investment grade debt (junk bonds), of any duration or maturity.
The Fund will not make any direct investments in hedge funds.
The amount of the Fund's assets that may be allocated to various strategies and among investments is expected to vary over time and may be adjusted over short periods of time.
There are no limitations on the minimum or maximum amount of the Fund's assets that may be allocated to investments representing exposure to any one of the global equity, fixed income and currency markets.
The Sub-Adviser may also consider other factors when allocating the Fund's assets, such as: (i) the Fund's obligations under its various derivative positions; (ii) portfolio rebalancing; (iii) redemption requests; (iv) yield management; (v) credit management; and (vi) volatility management.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on one or more Sub-Advisers under the general supervision of SIMC, the Fund's adviser.
Dynamic Beta Investments, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund.
* On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund seeks total return, including capital appreciation and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate total return over time by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) expectations of risk and return. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SIMC's or the Sub-Adviser's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
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The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
The Fund may allocate all or a portion of its assets using a "risk parity" approach that seeks to balance risk across all capital market exposures, which may result in asset classes with lower perceived risk having a greater notional allocation within the Fund's portfolio than asset classes with higher perceived risk. Notional allocation refers to the Fund's use of one or more derivative contracts to attempt to obtain exposure to a potential gain or loss on the market value of the instruments underlying the Fund's derivative contracts (e.g., a security, currency or commodity (or a basket or index)). The market value of such underlying instruments generally exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the derivative contracts. In addition, the Fund may further adjust asset allocations and capital market exposures based on realized and expected measures of volatility with the goal of managing the Fund's volatility. This may result in the Fund increasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived falling risk and decreasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived rising risk.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued.
The Fund's fixed income investments may include asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of either supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks and entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include obligations of U.S. and foreign banks, such as certificates of deposit and time deposits, U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. governments and corporations, and municipal bonds and debentures. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
A portion of the Fund's assets may also be invested in commodity investments to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. Commodity investments include notes with interest
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payments that are tied to an underlying commodity or commodity index, ETFs or other exchange-traded products that are tied to the performance of a commodity or commodity index or other types of investment vehicles or instruments that provide returns that are tied to commodities or commodity indexes. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of issuers in commodity-related industries.
The Fund may also seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts and commodity investments (including through derivatives). The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
The Fund, either directly or through its investment in the Subsidiary, may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. Due to the Fund's structure and level of turnover, derivative instruments may be an efficient method of obtaining exposure to various types of markets. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. Securities index swaps may be used to obtain exposure to different U.S. and foreign equity markets. Futures and swaps on futures may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign sovereign bond markets, equity markets and commodities markets. The Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
AQR Capital Management, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund seeks to manage risk of a loss while providing current income and an opportunity for capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will attempt to manage the risk of loss while still seeking to generate some growth by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund's investments are expected to include U.S. debt obligations and investment grade bonds, and, to a lesser extent, riskier asset classes as detailed below, such as equities and non-investment grade securities (also known as junk bonds). The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SEI Investments Management
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Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund may allocate all or a portion of its assets using a "risk parity" approach that seeks to balance anticipated drawdown risk (peak-to-trough decline in asset value) across all capital market exposures in the Fund. This approach may result in asset classes with lower perceived drawdown risk, e.g. high-quality government bonds, having a greater notional allocation within the Fund's portfolio than they would otherwise receive in a non-risk parity approach. Notional allocation generally refers to the Fund's use of one or more derivative contracts to obtain exposure to a potential gain or loss on the market value of the instruments underlying the Fund's derivative contracts (e.g., a security, basket of securities or index). The market value of such underlying instruments generally exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the derivative contracts.
The Fund may further adjust asset allocations and capital market exposures based on realized and expected measures of drawdown risk with the goal of managing the Fund's total drawdown risk. This may result in the Fund increasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived falling drawdown risk and decreasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived rising drawdown risk.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants, of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund's fixed income investments may include asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities and obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit and time deposits. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
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In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps, including single security swaps, to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Due to the Fund's structure and level of turnover, derivative instruments may be an efficient method of obtaining exposure to various types of markets. Futures contracts may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign sovereign bond markets. Index futures and securities index swaps may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign equity markets. Interest rate swaps may be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. Options may be used to gain exposure to or hedge risks in U.S. and foreign equity and fixed income markets. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. Foreign currency forward rate agreements may be used to hedge all or a portion of the currency risk resulting from investments in non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Fund may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts and options. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund seeks total return with an emphasis on current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate total return with an emphasis on income by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) expectations for income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SIMC's or the Sub-Adviser's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC directly manages a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
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The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and depositary receipts, of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed income investments, including asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt and collateralized loan obligations (CDOs and CLOs, respectively), corporate and municipal bonds and debentures, structured notes, construction loans, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in master limited partnership (MLP) units and may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes, including currency or interest rate exposure. Futures contracts and forward contracts may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities. The Fund may use total return swaps to efficiently obtain exposure to segments of the equity or fixed income markets when other means of obtaining exposure, such as through an ETF, are suboptimal. Interest rate swaps may be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. The Fund may write (sell) or purchase call options or put options on a security or a basket of securities, and such options may be covered or uncovered (or "naked"). The purchaser of a call option will pay the Fund a premium for undertaking the obligations under the option contract. Options may also provide a partial hedge to another position of the Fund. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an
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attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Barings, LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund's assets.
SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate "real return" (i.e., total returns that exceed the rate of inflation over a full market cycle, regardless of market conditions) by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes, including fixed income and equity securities and commodity investments. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC's) or the sub-advisers' (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
Equity securities may include common or preferred stocks, warrants, rights, depositary receipts, equity-linked securities and other equity interests. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization and may invest in both foreign and domestic equity securities. In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and ETFs (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in REITs and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets), and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed income investments, including obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and bank notes, obligations of foreign governments, U.S. and foreign corporate debt securities, including commercial paper, and fully collateralized repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with highly rated counterparties (those rated A or better) and securitized issues such as mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued
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by U.S. Government sponsored entities, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities, and municipal bonds and debentures. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions. The Fund may also enter into repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements with respect to its investment in the fixed income securities listed above and may use the cash received to enter into a short position on U.S. Treasury bonds.
A portion of the Fund's assets may also be invested in commodity investments to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. Commodity investments include notes with interest payments that are tied to an underlying commodity or commodity index, ETFs or other exchange-traded products that are tied to the performance of a commodity or commodity index or other types of investment vehicles or instruments that provide returns that are tied to commodities or commodity indexes. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of issuers in commodity-related industries.
The Fund may also seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts and commodity investments (including through derivative instruments). The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
The Fund, either directly or through its investment in the Subsidiary, may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Interest rate futures contracts are primarily used to hedge interest rate risk in the Fund's U.S. bond holdings. Commodity futures contracts are primarily used to obtain exposure to a diversified set of commodity markets. Interest rate swaps and swaps on indexes may further be used to manage the Fund's interest rate risk or may be used to manage the inflation-adjusted return of the Fund. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. Options may be used to gain exposure to or hedge exposures in the equity and commodity markets. Foreign currency forward rate agreements may be used to hedge all or a portion of the currency risk resulting from investments in non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Sub-Advisers may engage in short sales in an attempt to capitalize on equity securities that it believes will underperform the market or their peers. When a Sub-Adviser sells securities short, it may invest the
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proceeds from the short sales in an attempt to enhance returns. This strategy may effectively result in the Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss.
AllianceBernstein L.P. and Franklin Advisers, Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund.
SIMT Real Estate Fund: The SIMT Real Estate Fund seeks total return, including current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of real estate companies (e.g., common stocks, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs)). Generally, the Fund will invest in real estate companies operating in the United States.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser).
CenterSquare Investment Management LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Real Estate Fund.
SIMT Real Return Fund: The SIMT Real Return Fund seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. The Fund seeks to produce a return similar to that of the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which is the Fund's benchmark index.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities. An inflation-indexed bond is a bond that is structured so that its principal value will change with inflation. TIPS are a type of inflation-indexed bond in which the Fund may invest. The Fund's exposure to fixed income securities is not restricted by maturity requirements.
The Fund may also invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as time deposits, U.S. and foreign corporate debt including commercial paper; and securitized issues, such as mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government agencies. Although the Real Return Fund is able to use a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) whereby Fund assets would be allocated among multiple sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers), the Fund's assets currently are managed directly by SIMC.
SIMT Small Cap Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (both common and preferred stocks) of small companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on small capitalization indexes and securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund may also invest in warrants and, to a lesser extent, in securities of large capitalization companies. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the
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Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and certain of its Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each applicable Sub-Adviser and SIMC provide a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for its portion of the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the applicable Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Copeland Capital Management, LLC, Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Leeward Investments, LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
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The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Geneva Capital Management LLC, Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and The Informed Momentum Company LLC (f/k/a EAM Investors, LLC) currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund's assets.
SIMT Small Cap Value Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Value Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants, and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay
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manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Leeward Investments, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Value Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Value Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index (between $160 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of efficient tax management of the Fund's securities transactions. The overlay manager seeks to manage the impact of taxes by, among other things, selling stocks with the highest tax cost first, opportunistically harvesting losses and deferring recognition of taxable gains, where possible. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Cullen Capital Management, LSV Asset Management, Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and PineStone Asset Management Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund's assets.
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SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns, but with a lower level of volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The Fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities of non-U.S. companies. Although the Fund will be measured against the Russell 3000 Index, the Fund is expected to have significant sector and market capitalization deviations from the index given its focus on absolute risk as opposed to index relative risk. This could lead to significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment approaches to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad U.S. equity markets in a tax-efficient fashion, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the Russell 3000 Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's sector and market capitalization exposures will vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry. This will tend to lead SIMC and the Fund's Sub-Advisers to construct portfolios with a low beta relative to the overall U.S. equity market.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each such Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each such Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies. For purposes of this Fund, a small or medium capitalization company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Index (between approximately $2.9 million and $32.9 billion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2500 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may
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include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. In managing assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers, SIMC may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of efficient tax management of the Fund's securities transactions. The overlay manager seeks to manage the impact of taxes by, among other things, selling stocks with the highest tax cost first, opportunistically harvesting losses and deferring recognition of taxable gains, where possible. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Geneva Capital Management LLC, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., Martingale Asset Management L.P. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund seeks tax-sensitive long-term capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad international equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in non-U.S. equity securities. These securities may include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs) of all capitalization ranges. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in securities of issuers that are located in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries.
The Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser) directly manages a significant portion of the Fund's assets. With the remainder of assets, the Fund uses a multi-manager approach to investing, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC. This approach is intended to manage the risk characteristic of the Fund.
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The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return similar to that of the broad international developed equity markets (International Market) in a tax-sensitive manner, but with lower absolute volatility. Over the long-term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the MSCI EAFE Index (Index), but with a lower level of volatility. Over shorter periods of time, however, due to its focus on absolute risk, the portfolio's country, sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the International Market and it may experience significant performance deviations from the International Market. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that primarily exhibit a more stable historical or predicted price and earnings behavior (i.e. absolute risk), but also take into consideration low correlation attributes and expected returns. Generally, the Fund is likely to underperform in a steeply rising International Market, but seeks to mitigate losses in a falling International Market.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC. Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of tax management of the portfolio's securities transactions. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes.
The overlay manager, with respect to the Sub-Advised portion of the portfolio, and SIMC with respect to the portion directly managed by SIMC, seek to manage the impact of taxes by using certain techniques, which may include selling stocks with the highest tax cost basis first to realize capital losses or defer capital gains, preventing wash sales, avoiding high portfolio turnover, controlling the holding period of a security to convert short-term capital gains to long-term capital gains, and, where appropriate, opportunistically harvesting losses to offset other capital gains.
The Fund considers the security of an issuer to be "non-U.S." if the issuer is domiciled, incorporated, located and/or principally traded in a country other than the U.S. Developed market countries are those countries that are included in a developed markets index by a recognized index provider, or have similar developed characteristics, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and warrants. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities of non-U.S. companies.
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The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad U.S. equity markets, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the Russell 3000 Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry.
Acadian Asset Management LLC and LSV Asset Management currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund: The SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest in debt securities of government, government-related, supranational entities, and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as debt securities of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of any such issuers. The Fund may obtain its exposures by investing directly (e.g., in fixed income securities and other instruments) or indirectly/synthetically (e.g., through the use of derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps and structured securities, such as credit-linked and inflation-linked notes). The Fund may invest in swaps based on a single security or an index of securities, including interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, currency swaps and fully-funded total return swaps. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. The Sub-Advisers will spread the Fund's holdings across a number of countries and industries to limit its exposure to any single emerging market economy and may not invest more than 25% of its assets in any single country. There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity or on the maturity of any specific security. There is no minimum rating standard for the Fund's securities, and the Fund's securities will generally be in the lower or lowest rating categories (including those below the fourth highest rating category by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO), commonly referred to as junk bonds).
The Sub-Advisers may seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using derivatives, principally futures, foreign currency forward contracts, options on
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foreign currencies and currency swaps. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to the securities identified above or baskets of such securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Colchester Global Investors Ltd, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Marathon Asset Management, L.P. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund.
SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund: The SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts of all capitalization ranges. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. Due to the size of its economy relative to other emerging market countries, it is expected that China will generally constitute a significant exposure in the Fund. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC and one or more Sub-Advisers may apply a quantitative investment style, which generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors.
The Fund may invest in swaps based on a single security or an index of securities, futures contracts, forward contracts and options to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities or for hedging
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purposes, including seeking to manage the Fund's currency exposure to foreign securities and mitigate the Fund's overall risk. Swaps may be used to obtain exposure to different foreign equity markets.
The Fund may purchase futures contracts or shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies located in developed foreign countries.
Aikya Investment Management Limited, JOHCM (USA) Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund's assets.
SIT International Equity Fund: The SIT International Equity Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Generally, the Fund will invest less than 20% of its assets in emerging markets. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. One or more Sub-Advisers may apply a quantitative investment style, which generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A Sub-Adviser may take long positions with respect to investments it believes to be undervalued and likely to increase in price, while also taking short positions (including through derivative instruments) with respect to investments it believes to be overvalued and likely to decrease in price.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts, forward contracts,options and swaps for hedging or investment purposes, including seeking to manage the Fund's currency exposure to foreign securities and mitigate the Fund's overall risk.
The Fund may purchase futures contracts or shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, Pzena Investment Management, LLC and WCM Investment Management currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT International Equity Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIT International Equity Fund's assets.
SIT International Fixed Income Fund: The SIT International Fixed Income Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily
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in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed and/or asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the U.S. (including, to a lesser extent, emerging market countries). It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. Other fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include: (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and obligations of U.S. commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and bank notes; (ii) U.S. corporate debt securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and (iii) obligations of supranational entities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Sub-Advisers choose securities issued by corporations and governments located in various countries, looking for opportunities to achieve capital appreciation and gain, as well as current income. There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity or on the maturity of any specific security.
The Sub-Advisers may seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using derivatives, principally futures, foreign currency forward contracts and currency swaps. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to the securities identified above or baskets of such securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
The Fund will also invest in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds). However, in general, the Fund will purchase bonds with a rating of CCC or above. The Fund also invests a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are generally non-investment grade floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Colchester Global Investors Ltd, RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and Wellington Management Company LLP currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT International Fixed Income Fund.
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS
Risk Information Common to the Funds
Investing in the Funds involves risk, and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its investment goal. SIMC's judgments about the markets or the economy and its decisions about investing in Underlying SEI Funds or, if applicable, other investments, may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. You could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the Underlying SEI Funds and other investment vehicles held by the Fund (together, the Underlying SEI Funds), as well as the market prices of securities held by the Underlying SEI Funds and, if applicable, the Fund's direct investments. These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund owns and the markets in which those securities trade. The effect on a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund diversifies its holdings.
The Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of using such investment strategies and making investments in such asset classes, securities and other investments are set forth below. These risks are principal risks and should not be considered the complete universe of possible risks associated with an investment in the Funds. Because an Underlying SEI Fund's use of an investment strategy or investment in an asset class, security or other investment is subject to the same or similar risks as a Fund's use of such strategy or investment in such asset class, security or other investment, the term "the Fund" or "a Fund" in the paragraphs below collectively refers to both a Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable.
Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the U.S. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of a Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging market countries, where political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur.
The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks associated with investments in the Funds:
Artificial Intelligence — The rapid development of increasingly widespread use of certain artificial intelligence — or "AI" — technologies may adversely impact the overall performance of a Fund's investments, or alter the services provided to a Fund by its service providers. AI technologies are highly reliant on the collection and analysis of large amount of data and complex algorithms, and it is possible that the information provided through use of AI technologies could be insufficient, incomplete, inaccurate or biased, leading to adverse effects for a Fund, including, potentially, operational errors and investment losses.
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AI technologies and their current and potential future applications, and the regulatory frameworks within which they operate, continue to rapidly evolve, and it is impossible to predict the full extent of future applications or regulations and the associated risks to a Fund.
Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. An actual or perceived decline in the credit quality of a security or other investment, an issuer of a security, or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of such security or other investment to decrease. The Fund can lose money as a result.
Currency — The Funds, as a result of certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in an Underlying SEI Fund or the Funds would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) — The Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs. The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value (NAV) of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, a Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Interest Rate — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests. In a low interest rate environment, the risk of a decline in value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities associated with rising rates are heightened because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing, potentially rapidly. In a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will be required to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, whereas others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Changes in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund will correspondingly affect the value of the applicable Fund.
Investment Company — The Funds may directly invest in investment companies in addition to their investments in the Underlying SEI Funds. When a Fund invests in an investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations. Such expenses may make owning shares of an investment company more costly than
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owning the underlying securities directly. In part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance the Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Leverage — Due to their investments in derivatives and financial commitment transactions, the Funds are subject to leverage risk. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on a Fund's share price and make the Fund's returns more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires, among other things, that a Fund either use derivatives in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on one of two value-at-risk (VaR) tests. The use of leverage may also cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Funds' use of leverage may result in a heightened risk of investment loss.
Liquidity — Due to their direct investments in derivatives, the Funds are subject to liquidity risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. A Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.
The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks associated with the Funds' investments in certain of the Underlying SEI Funds.
Asset-Backed Securities — Asset-backed securities are securities that are backed primarily by the cash flows of a discrete pool of fixed or revolving receivables or other financial assets that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securities include mortgage-backed securities, but the term is more commonly used to refer to securities supported by non-mortgage assets, such as auto loans, motor vehicle leases, student loans, credit card receivables, floorplan receivables, equipment leases and peer-to-peer loans. The assets are removed from any potential bankruptcy estate of an operating company through the true sale of the assets to an issuer that is a special purpose entity, and the issuer obtains a perfected security interest in the assets. Payments of principal of and interest on asset-backed securities rely entirely on the performance of the underlying assets. Asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity and therefore, if the assets or sources of funds available to the issuer are insufficient to pay those securities, the applicable Underlying SEI Funds will incur losses. In addition, asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk that may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. Additional risks related to collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and mortgage-backed securities are described below.
Losses may be greater for asset-backed securities that are issued as "pass-through certificates" rather than as debt securities because those types of certificates only represent a beneficial ownership interest in the related assets and their payment is based primarily on collections actually received. For asset-backed securities as a whole, if a securitization issuer defaults on its payment obligations due to losses or shortfalls
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on the assets held by the issuer, a sale or liquidation of the assets may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities and an Underlying SEI Fund, as a security holder, may suffer a loss.
There is a limited secondary market for asset-backed securities. Consequently, it may be difficult for the Underlying SEI Funds to sell or realize profits on those securities at favorable times or for favorable prices.
Bank Loans — Bank loans are fixed and floating rate loans arranged through private negotiations between a company or a non-U.S. government and one or more financial institutions (lenders). Many of the risks associated with bank loans are similar to the risks of investing in below investment grade debt securities. Bank loans may be adversely affected by changes in market or economic conditions and may default or enter bankruptcy. Bank loans made in connection with highly leveraged transactions, including operating loans, leveraged buyout loans, leveraged capitalization loans and other types of acquisition financing, are subject to greater credit risks than other types of bank loans. In addition, it may be difficult to obtain reliable information about and value any bank loan.
In connection with purchasing participations, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Underlying SEI Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. When an Underlying SEI Fund purchases assignments from lenders, the Underlying SEI Fund will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. An Underlying SEI Fund may have difficulty disposing of bank loans because, in certain cases, the market for such instruments is not highly liquid. The lack of a highly liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such instruments and on an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to dispose of the bank loan in response to a specific economic event, such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Below Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds) — Below investment grade fixed income securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities. Junk bonds involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. In addition, issuers of junk bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns. Junk bonds are subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to pay interest or dividends and ultimately may be unable to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of the security. The volatility of junk bonds, particularly those issued by foreign governments, is even greater because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest, these risky securities tend to offer higher returns, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Call Risk — Issuers of callable bonds may call (redeem) securities with higher coupons or interest rates before their maturity dates. An Underlying SEI Fund may be forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying SEI Fund's income. Bonds may be called due to falling interest rates or non-economical circumstances.
Collateralized Debt Obligations and Collateralized Loan Obligations — CDO and CLO securities are non-recourse obligations of their issuer payable solely from the related underlying collateral or its proceeds. Therefore, as a holder of CDOs and CLOs, an Underlying SEI Fund must rely only on distributions on the underlying collateral or related proceeds for payment. If distributions on the underlying collateral are insufficient to make payments on the CDO or CLO securities, no other assets will be available for payment of
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the deficiency. As a result, the amount and timing of interest and principal payments in respect of CDO and CLO securities will depend on the performance and characteristics of the related underlying collateral.
Recent legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), together with uncertainty about the nature and timing of regulations that will continue to be promulgated to implement such legislation, may continue to create uncertainty in the credit and other financial markets. Given that all applicable final implementing rules and regulations have not yet been published or are not yet in effect, the potential impact of these actions on CDOs and CLOs that may be owned by the Underlying SEI Funds is unknown. If existing transactions are not exempted from the new rules or regulations, compliance with those rules and regulations could impose significant costs on the issuers of CDOs and CLOs and ultimately adversely impact the holders (including the Underlying SEI Funds) of those types of securities.
Commodity Investments and Derivatives — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to the risks of investing in commodity investments and derivatives. Exposure to commodities markets may subject these Underlying SEI Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets have, in the past, experienced periods of extreme volatility. Similar future market conditions may result in rapid and substantial valuation increases or decreases in these Underlying SEI Funds' holdings. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors. Movements in commodity investment prices are outside of an Underlying SEI Fund's control and may not be anticipated by the Underlying SEI Fund's management. Price movements may be influenced by, among other things: governmental, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; changing market and economic conditions; market liquidity; weather and climate conditions, including droughts and floods; livestock disease; changing supply and demand relationships and levels of domestic production and imported commodities; changes in storage costs; the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems; energy conservation; the success of exploration projects; changes in international balances of payments and trade; domestic and foreign rates of inflation; currency devaluations and revaluations; domestic and foreign political and economic events; domestic and foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates; foreign currency/exchange rates; domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation; war; global health events such as pandemic and endemics, acts of terrorism and other political upheaval and conflicts; governmental expropriation; investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds; changes in philosophies; and the emotions of market participants. The frequency and magnitude of such changes cannot be predicted.
The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Certain commodities or natural resources may be produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled by a small number of producers or groups of producers. As a result, political, economic and supply-related events in such countries could have a disproportionate impact on the prices of such commodities. A sustained decline in demand for such commodities could also adversely affect the financial performance of commodity-related companies. Factors that could lead to a decline in demand include economic recession or other adverse economic conditions, higher taxes on commodities or increased governmental regulations, increases in fuel economy, consumer shifts to the use of alternative commodities or fuel sources, changes in commodity prices, or weather.
The commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions and other disruptions due to, among other factors, lack of liquidity, the participation of speculators, and government regulation and other actions. U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation in futures contract prices that may occur in a single business day. If the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may
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be made beyond the limit price. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at disadvantageous times or prices.
The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment is typically based upon the price movements of a commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or some other readily measurable economic variable. Commodity-linked derivatives provide exposure to the investment returns of commodities that trade in the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-linked derivatives will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. Investments in commodity-linked derivatives may be subject to greater volatility than non-derivative based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-linked derivatives, and there can be no assurance that such a market will develop.
Commodity-linked derivatives may also be subject to credit and interest rate risks that, in general, affect the values of fixed income securities. Therefore, at maturity, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested. An Underlying SEI Fund might receive interest payments that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments. Certain types of commodity-linked derivatives (such as swaps, including total return swaps and commodity-linked notes) are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the instrument will not perform or will be unable to perform in accordance with the terms of the instrument.
In connection with an Underlying SEI Fund's direct and indirect investments in commodity-linked derivatives, the Underlying SEI Fund will attempt to manage its counterparty exposure so as to limit its exposure to any one counterparty. However, due to the limited number of entities that may serve as counterparties (and that an Underlying SEI Fund believes to be creditworthy) at any one time, the Underlying SEI Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties and may invest in commodity-linked notes issued by a limited number of issuers that will act as counterparties. This may increase an Underlying SEI Fund's exposure to counterparty credit risk. There can be no assurance that an Underlying SEI Fund will be able to limit exposure to any one counterparty at all times.
An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in commodity-linked notes involve substantial risk, including the risk of loss of a significant portion of a commodity-linked note's principal value. In addition to commodity risk and general derivatives risk, commodity-linked notes may be subject to additional special risks, such as risk of loss of interest and principal, lack of a secondary market, and risk of greater volatility, that do not affect traditional equity and debt securities. If payment of interest on a commodity-linked note is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, an Underlying SEI Fund might not receive all (or a portion) of the interest due on its investment if there is a loss of value of the underlying investment. To the extent that the amount of the principal to be repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, an Underlying SEI Fund might not receive all or a portion of the principal at maturity of the investment. At any time, the risk of loss associated with a particular note in an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio may be significantly higher than the value of the note.
A liquid secondary market may not exist for the commodity-linked notes that an Underlying SEI Fund buys, which may make it difficult for the Underlying SEI Fund to sell them at an acceptable price or to accurately value them. Commodity-linked notes are also subject to the counterparty credit risk of the issuer; that is, at
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maturity of a commodity-linked note, there is a risk that the issuer may be unable to perform its obligations under the terms of the commodity-linked note. Issuers of commodity-linked notes are typically large money center banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and large corporations. If the issuer becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to pay, an Underlying SEI Fund could lose money. The value of the commodity-linked notes an Underlying SEI Fund buys may fluctuate significantly because the values of the underlying investments to which they are linked are themselves extremely volatile. Additionally, the particular terms of a commodity-linked note may create economic leverage by requiring payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. This would have the effect of increasing the volatility of the value of these commodity-linked notes, as they may increase or decrease in value more quickly than the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. Therefore, at the maturity of the note, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested and may receive interest payments on the note that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments.
Convertible Securities and Preferred Stocks — Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stock or other securities that may be converted into or exercised for a prescribed amount of common stock at a specified time and price. Convertible securities provide an opportunity for equity participation, with the potential for a higher dividend or interest yield and lower price volatility compared to common stock. Convertible securities typically pay a lower interest rate than nonconvertible bonds of the same quality and maturity because of the conversion feature. The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value typically declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline, and the credit standing of the issuer. The price of a convertible security will also normally vary in some proportion to changes in the price of the underlying common stock because of the conversion or exercise feature. Convertible securities may also be rated below investment grade (junk bonds) or not rated and are subject to credit risk and prepayment risk, which are discussed below.
Preferred stocks are nonvoting equity securities that pay a stated fixed or variable rate dividend. Due to their fixed income features, preferred stocks provide higher income potential than issuers' common stocks, but are typically more sensitive to interest rate changes than an underlying common stock. Preferred stocks are also subject to equity market risk, which is the risk that stock prices will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investment. The rights of preferred stocks on the distribution of a corporation's assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a corporation's debt securities. Preferred stock may also be subject to prepayment risk, which is discussed below.
Corporate Fixed Income Securities — Corporate fixed income securities are fixed income securities issued by public and private businesses. Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as to perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to pay interest or, ultimately, be unable to repay principal upon maturity. Interruptions or delays of these payments could adversely affect the market value of the security. In addition, due to lack of uniformly available information about issuers or differences in the issuers' sensitivity to changing economic conditions, it may be difficult to measure the credit risk of securities issued by private businesses.
Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. An actual or perceived decline in the credit quality of a security or other investment, an issuer of a security, or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of such security or
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other investment to decrease. The Fund can lose money as a result. Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) (described above) involve greater credit risk.
Credit-Linked Notes — Credit-linked securities and similarly structured products typically are issued by a limited purpose trust or other vehicle that, in turn, enters into a credit protection agreement or invests in a derivative instrument or basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps or interest rate swaps, to obtain exposure to certain fixed income markets or to remain fully invested when more traditional income producing securities are not available. Like an investment in a bond, an investment in credit-linked notes represents the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. However, these payments are conditioned on the issuer's receipt of payments from, and the issuer's potential obligations to, the counterparties to certain credit protection agreements or derivative instruments entered into by the issuer of the credit-linked note. For example, the issuer may sell one or more credit default swaps entitling the issuer to receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default occurs, the stream of payments may stop and the issuer would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. An investor holding a credit-linked note generally receives a fixed or floating coupon and the note's par value upon maturity, unless the referenced creditor defaults or declares bankruptcy, in which case the investor receives the amount recovered. In effect, investors holding credit-linked notes receive a higher yield in exchange for assuming the risk of a specified credit event. A Fund's investments in credit-linked notes are indirectly subject to the risks associated with derivative instruments, which are described below, and may be illiquid.
Currency — As a result of their investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the U.S. dollar value of an investment in an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. A number of the Underlying SEI Funds take active or passive positions in currencies, which involve different techniques and risk analyses than an Underlying SEI Fund's purchase of equity securities or other investments. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to that country's economy, which makes the forecasting of currency market movements extremely difficult. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. These can result in losses to an Underlying SEI Fund if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Passive investment in currencies may, to a lesser extent, also subject an Underlying SEI Fund to additional risks and the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's investments may fluctuate in response to broader macroeconomic risks than if the Underlying SEI Fund invested only in U.S. equity securities.
Current Market Conditions Risk — Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or shares of the Funds in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Although interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in 2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks raised interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. The Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks recently began to lower interest rates, though economic or other factors, such
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as inflation, could stop such changes. It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates might change, the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such changes in interest rates, or when such changes might stop or again reverse course. Unexpected changes in interest rates could lead to significant market volatility or reduce liquidity in certain sectors of the market. The ongoing adversarial political climate in the United States, as well as political and diplomatic events both domestic and abroad, have and may continue to have an adverse impact on the U.S. regulatory landscape, markets and investor behavior, which could have a negative impact on the Funds' investments and operations. Other unexpected political, regulatory and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as the financial markets generally, may be adversely impacted by trade disputes and other matters. If any geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets and individual securities may be adversely affected, and the value of the Funds' assets may go down. The COVID-19 global pandemic, or any future public health crisis, and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects. Advancements in technology may also adversely impact markets and the overall performance of the Funds. These events, and any other future events, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Funds' investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.
Depositary Receipts — Depositary receipts are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, which are further described below.
Derivatives — Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from underlying securities, financial assets or indexes. Changes in the market value of a security that is a reference asset for a derivative instrument may not be proportionate to changes in the market value of the derivative instrument itself. There may not be a liquid market for an Underlying SEI Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position prior to expiration. Moreover, certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities to which they relate. Some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk. A default by the counterparty on its payments to an Underlying SEI Fund will cause the value of your investment in a Fund to decrease.
The derivative instruments in which an Underlying SEI Fund may principally invest are futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price at any time during the option period. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. Forward contracts are sales contracts between a buyer and a seller for an asset with delivery deferred to a future date. A swap is an agreement whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities at a predetermined amount.
An Underlying SEI Fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from or possibly greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. An Underlying SEI Fund's use of futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and tax risk. Leverage risk is described below. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative instrument may not correlate perfectly with changes in the
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value of the derivative instrument's underlying asset, rate or index. Counterparty risk is the risk that the counterparty to a derivatives contract, a clearing member used by an Underlying SEI Fund to hold a cleared derivative contract, or a borrower of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities is unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments, return an Underlying SEI Fund's margin or otherwise honor its obligations. Liquidity risk, which is discussed in more detail below, is the risk the derivative may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that an Underlying SEI Fund would like, which may cause the Underlying SEI Fund to have to lower the selling price, sell other securities instead or forego an investment opportunity. Tax risk is the risk that the use of derivatives may cause an Underlying SEI Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains or otherwise affect an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to pay out dividends subject to preferential rates or the dividends received deduction, thereby increasing the amount of taxes payable by some shareholders. An Underlying SEI Fund's use of swaps and over-the-counter forward contracts and options is also subject to credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is described above. An Underlying SEI Fund's counterparties to its derivative contracts present the same types of credit risk as issuers of fixed income securities. Valuation risk is the risk that an investment may be difficult to value. Each of the above risks could cause an Underlying SEI Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Underlying SEI Funds' initial investment.
Derivatives are also subject to a number of other risks described elsewhere in this prospectus. Derivatives transactions conducted outside the U.S. may not be conducted in the same manner as those entered into on U.S. exchanges, and may be subject to different margin, exercise, settlement or expiration procedures. Derivatives transactions conducted outside the U.S. also are subject to the risks affecting foreign securities, currencies and other instruments, in addition to other risks.
Dollar Rolls — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may enter into dollar rolls, subject to an applicable Underlying SEI Fund's limitations on borrowing. Dollar rolls are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells mortgage-related securities, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date at a pre-determined price. The dealer with which an Underlying SEI Fund enters into a dollar roll transaction is not obligated to return the same securities as those originally sold by the Underlying SEI Fund, but only securities that are substantially identical. If the broker-dealer to whom an Underlying SEI Fund sells the security becomes insolvent, the Underlying SEI Fund's right to repurchase the security may be restricted. Dollar roll transactions may give rise to leverage risk. An Underlying SEI Fund's obligations under a dollar roll agreement must be covered by segregated or "earmarked" liquid assets equal in value to the securities subject to repurchase by the Underlying SEI Fund. To the extent that positions in dollar roll agreements are not covered by segregated or "earmarked" liquid assets, such transactions would be subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's restrictions on borrowings. Furthermore, because dollar roll transactions may be for terms ranging between one and six months, dollar roll transactions may be deemed "illiquid" and subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's overall limitations on investments in illiquid securities. Other risks involved in entering into dollar rolls include the risk that the value of the security may change adversely over the term of the dollar roll and that the security an Underlying SEI Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the security that the Underlying SEI Fund originally held. Leverage risk and liquidity risk are discussed in greater detail below.
Duration — Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by
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approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with longer duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility. Longer-term fixed income securities in which a portfolio may invest are more volatile than shorter-term fixed income securities. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.
Equity Market — Because certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase equity securities, these Underlying SEI Funds and, therefore, the Funds, are subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. Dollar. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Funds.
Exchange-Traded Products — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs. The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the NAV of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Underlying SEI Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Underlying SEI Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. Most ETFs are passively-managed, meaning they invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. Such ETF expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly. The risks of owning shares of a passively-managed ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.
Leveraged ETFs contain all of the risks that non-leveraged ETFs present. Additionally, to the extent the Fund invests in ETFs that achieve leveraged exposure to their underlying indexes through the use of derivative instruments, the Fund will indirectly be subject to leverage risk, described below. Leveraged inverse ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a negative multiple of the performance of an underlying index. To the extent that a Fund invests in inverse ETFs (including leveraged inverse ETFs), the Fund will indirectly be subject to the risk that the performance of such ETF will fall as the performance of that ETF's benchmark rises. Leveraged, inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs often "reset" daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance (or inverse of the performance) of their
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underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. These investment vehicles may be extremely volatile and can potentially expose an Underlying SEI Fund to complete loss of its investment.
Extension — An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to extension risk. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed income securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, an Underlying SEI Fund may exhibit additional volatility.
Fixed Income Markets — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in fixed income markets. The prices of these Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. Fixed income securities may have fixed-, variable- or floating-rates. There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. Also, longer-term securities are generally more sensitive to changes in the level of interest rates, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. Changes in government policy, including the Federal Reserve's decisions with respect to raising interest rates or terminating certain programs such as quantitative easing, could increase the risk that interest rates will rise. Rising interest rates may, in turn, increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by the Underlying SEI Funds. These risks may be heightened in a low interest rate environment. In addition, reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. As a result of these conditions, a Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Fund's liquidity or force the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Foreign Investment/Emerging and Frontier Markets — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds invest in foreign issuers, including issuers located in emerging and frontier market countries. Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. More specifically, investing in foreign issuers includes risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges), differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices, differing securities market structures, and higher transaction costs. In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the U.S. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and, at times, more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. An Underlying SEI Fund may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value as compared to a fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small and consist of a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Investing in foreign issuers also poses the risk that the cost of buying, selling and holding foreign securities, including brokerage, tax and custody costs, may be higher than the costs involved in domestic transactions. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging
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market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets.
Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Emerging market countries, and to an even greater extent, frontier market countries, may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market and frontier market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries, and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market and frontier market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in emerging market and frontier market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
Frontier countries are a subset of emerging market countries with even smaller national economies. The economies of frontier market countries tend to be less correlated to global economic cycles than the economies of more developed countries and their markets have lower trading volumes and may exhibit greater price volatility and illiquidity. A small number of large investments in these markets may affect these markets to a greater degree than more developed markets. Frontier market countries may also be affected by government activities to a greater degree than more developed countries. For example, the governments of frontier market countries may exercise substantial influence within the private sector or subject investments to government approval, and governments of other countries may impose or negotiate trade barriers, exchange controls, adjustments to relative currency values and other measures that adversely affect a frontier market country. Governments of other countries may also impose sanctions or embargoes on frontier market countries. Although all of these risks are generally heightened with respect to frontier market countries, they also apply to emerging market countries.
Additionally, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may result in an Underlying SEI Fund having to sell such prohibited securities at inopportune times. Such prohibited securities may have less liquidity as a result of such U.S. Government designation and the market price of such prohibited securities may decline, which may cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur losses. In addition, the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 and the resulting responses, including economic sanctions by the U.S. and other countries against certain Russian individuals and companies could negatively impact the Underlying SEI Funds' performance and cause losses on your investment in the Funds.
Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are subject to risks involved with investment in foreign sovereign debt securities, which are that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and
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other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments; and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.
Forward Contracts — A forward contract, also called a "forward," involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific security or currency at a future date (with or without delivery required), which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are not traded on exchanges; rather, a bank or dealer will act as agent or as principal in order to make or take future delivery of a specified lot of a particular security or currency for an Underlying SEI Fund's account. Risks associated with forwards may include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of forward contracts and the securities or currencies underlying them; (ii) an illiquid market for forwards; (iii) difficulty in obtaining an accurate value for the forwards; and (iv) the risk that the counterparty to the forward contract will default or otherwise fail to honor its obligation. Because forwards require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Forwards are also subject to credit risk, liquidity risk and leverage risk, each of which is further described elsewhere in this section.
Futures Contracts — Futures contracts, or "futures," provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security or asset at a specified future time and at a specified price (with or without delivery required). The risks of futures include: (i) leverage risk; (ii) correlation or tracking risk; and (iii) liquidity risk. Because futures require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Accordingly, the fluctuation of the value of futures in relation to the underlying assets upon which they are based is magnified. Thus, an Underlying SEI Fund may experience losses that exceed losses experienced by funds that do not use futures contracts and which may be unlimited, depending on the structure of the contract. There may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a futures contract and price movements of investments for which futures are used as a substitute or which futures are intended to hedge. Lack of correlation (or tracking) may be due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being substituted or hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. Consequently, the effectiveness of futures as a security substitute or as a hedging vehicle will depend in part on the degree of correlation between price movements in the futures and price movements in underlying securities or assets. While futures contracts are generally liquid instruments, under certain market conditions they may become illiquid. Futures exchanges may impose daily or intra-day price change limits and/or limit the volume of trading. Additionally, government regulation may further reduce liquidity through similar trading restrictions. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund may be unable to close out its futures contracts at a time that is advantageous. If movements in the markets for security futures contracts or the underlying security decrease the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's positions in security futures contracts, the Underlying SEI Fund may be required to have or make additional funds available to its carrying firm as margin. If the Underlying SEI Fund's account is under the minimum margin requirements set by the exchange or the brokerage firm, its position may be liquidated at a loss, and the Underlying SEI Fund will be liable for the deficit, if any, in its account. The Underlying SEI Fund may also experience losses due to systems failures or inadequate system back-up or procedures at the brokerage firm(s) carrying the Underlying SEI Fund's positions. The successful use of futures depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the ability of SIMC or a Sub-Adviser to predict movements of the underlying securities markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular futures strategy adopted will succeed.
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Hedged Strategies — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may employ investment strategies that involve greater risks than the strategies used by typical mutual funds, including short sales and derivative transactions. There is no assurance that hedged strategies will protect against losses or perform better than non-hedged strategies. The investment strategies employed by an Underlying SEI Fund that emphasize hedged positions rather than non-hedged positions in securities and derivatives are used in an effort to protect against losses due to general movements in market prices and are tools used to manage the Underlying SEI Fund's price volatility. However, no assurance can be given that such hedging will be successful or that consistent absolute returns will be achieved. Hedging against a decline in the value of positions does not eliminate fluctuations in the values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of such positions decline but, rather, establishes other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thus offsetting the decline in the hedged positions' value. In a hedging transaction there may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between the identity, price or price movements of a financial instrument and the identity, price or price movements of the investments being hedged. This lack of correlation may cause the hedge to be unsuccessful and may result in the Underlying SEI Fund incurring substantial losses and/or not achieving anticipated gains. Separately, hedging strategies can reduce opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of favorable price movements. Even if the strategy works as intended, the Fund might be in a better position had it not attempted to hedge at all.
Income Risk — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are subject to income risk, which is the possibility that an Underlying SEI Fund's yield will decline due to falling interest rates.
Inflation Protected Securities — The value of inflation protected securities, including TIPS, will generally fluctuate in response to changes in "real" interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. The value of an inflation protected security generally decreases when real interest rates rise and generally increases when real interest rates fall. In addition, the principal value of an inflation protected security is periodically adjusted up or down along with the rate of inflation. If the measure of inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation protected security will be adjusted downwards, and, consequently, the interest payable on the security will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury in the case of TIPS. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security to be repaid at maturity is subject to credit risk.
Interest Rate — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests. In a low interest rate environment, the risk of a decline in value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities associated with rising rates are heightened because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing, potentially rapidly. In a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will be required to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, whereas others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Changes in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund will correspondingly affect the value of the applicable Fund.
Investment Company — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase shares of investment companies, such as open-end funds, ETFs and closed-end funds. The risks of investing in ETFs are more fully described above. When an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own
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operations. Such expenses may make owning shares of an investment company more costly than owning the underlying securities directly. Further, in part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance the Underlying SEI Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, an Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments. For example, shares of certain closed-end funds are traded at market prices, which may vary from the NAV of their underlying investments. In addition, lack of liquidity in a closed-end fund could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities. Closed-end investment companies issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. As a result, a closed-end fund's share price fluctuates based on what another investor is willing to pay rather than on the market value of the securities in the fund.
Investment Style — Investment style risk is the risk that an Underlying SEI Fund's investment in certain securities in a particular market segment pursuant to the Underlying SEI Fund's particular investment strategy may underperform other market segments or the market as whole. Because the Funds invest in a number of Underlying SEI Funds, the Funds will generally be less subject to the risks of any particular market or market segment.
Investment in the Subsidiary — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in their own Subsidiaries. By investing in a Subsidiary, each applicable Underlying SEI Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with such Subsidiary's investments. The commodity-related instruments held by a Subsidiary are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Underlying SEI Fund. A Subsidiary, however, is not registered under the 1940 Act, and may not be subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the applicable Underlying SEI Funds, as investors in their respective Subsidiaries, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.
Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands or governmental interpretation of such laws under which the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and the Subsidiaries, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and/or their respective Subsidiaries to operate as intended and could negatively affect the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and their shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiaries. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiaries must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, Underlying SEI Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.
Large Capitalization — If valuations of large capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of small or medium capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of small and medium-sized companies. Additionally, larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Leverage — Certain Underlying SEI Fund transactions, such as derivatives or reverse repurchase agreements, may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on an Underlying SEI Fund's share price and make the Underlying SEI Fund's returns, and therefore the Fund's returns, more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires, among
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other things, that an Underlying SEI Fund either use derivatives in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on one of two value-at-risk (VaR) tests. The use of leverage may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Underlying SEI Funds' use of leverage may result in a heightened risk of investment loss.
Liquidity — Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Underlying SEI Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.
Long/Short Strategy — The Underlying SEI Funds seek long exposure to certain financial instruments and short exposure to certain other financial instruments. There is no guarantee that the returns on the Underlying SEI Funds' long or short positions will produce positive returns and the Underlying SEI Funds could lose money if either or both the Underlying SEI Funds' long and short positions produce negative returns. In addition, the Underlying SEI Funds may gain enhanced long exposure to certain financial instruments (i.e., obtain investment exposure that exceeds the amount directly invested in those assets, a form of leverage) and, under such circumstances, will lose more money in market environments that are adverse to its long positions than funds that do not employ such leverage. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those assets.
Market — Market risk is the risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the market as a whole.
Master Limited Partnerships — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in MLPs. Investments in units of MLPs involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. Holders of the units of MLPs have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in units of MLPs. In addition, conflicts of interest may exist between common unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of an MLP, including a conflict arising as a result of incentive distribution payments. The benefit an Underlying SEI Fund derives from investment in MLP units is largely dependent on the MLPs being treated as partnerships and not as corporations for federal income tax purposes. If an MLP were classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, there would be reduction in the after-tax return to the Underlying SEI Fund of distributions from the MLP, likely causing a reduction in the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's shares. MLP entities are typically focused in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy. A downturn in the energy, natural resources or real estate sectors of the economy could have an adverse impact on the Underlying SEI Fund. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy may lag the performance of other sectors or the broader market as a whole. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), provides that an Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to invest up to 25% of its assets in one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (QPTPs), which will include certain MLPs, and treat the income allocated by such QPTPs as qualifying income for purposes of the regulated investment company (RIC) annual qualifying income requirements described in the "Taxes" section below. "Qualified publicly traded partnership income" within the meaning of Section 199A(e)(5) of the Code is eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. Qualified publicly traded partnership income is generally income
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of a "publicly traded partnership" that is not treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is effectively connected with such entity's trade or business, but does not include certain investment income. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). A RIC, such as an Underlying SEI Fund or a Fund, is not permitted to pass the special character of this income through to its shareholders. Direct investors in entities that generate "qualified publicly traded partnership income" will enjoy the lower rate, but investors in RICs that invest in such entities will not.
Mortgage-Backed Securities — Mortgage-backed securities are a class of asset-backed securities representing an interest in a pool or pools of whole mortgage loans (which may be residential mortgage loans or commercial mortgage loans). Mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund could include (i) obligations guaranteed by federal agencies of the U.S. Government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), which are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States, (ii) securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), which are not backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States but are guaranteed by the U.S. Government as to timely payment of principal and interest, (iii) securities (commonly referred to as "private-label RMBS") issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or are collateralized by whole residential mortgage loans without a government guarantee and (iv) commercial mortgage-backed securities, which are multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial property such as industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. Because private-label RMBS and commercial mortgage-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, those securities generally are structured with one or more types of credit enhancement. There can be no assurance, however, that credit enhancements will support full payment to an Underlying SEI Fund of the principal and interest on such obligations. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the entity that provides credit enhancement could cause losses to an Underlying SEI Fund and affect its share price.
The Underlying SEI Funds may invest in mortgage-backed securities in the form of debt or in the form of "pass-through" certificates. Pass-through certificates, which represent beneficial ownership interests in the related mortgage loans, differ from debt securities, which generally provide for periodic fixed payments of interest on and principal of the related notes. Mortgage pass-through securities provide for monthly payments that are a "pass-through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees and expenses owed to the servicers of the mortgage loans and other transaction parties that receive payment from collections on the mortgage loans.
The performance of mortgage loans and, in turn, the mortgage-backed securities acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund, is influenced by a wide variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates, the unemployment rate, the availability of alternative financing and homeowner behavior.
The rate and aggregate amount of distributions on mortgage-backed securities, and therefore the average lives of those securities and the yields realized by an Underlying SEI Fund, will be sensitive to the rate of prepayments (including liquidations) and modifications of the related mortgage loans, any losses and shortfalls on the related mortgage loans allocable to the tranches held by the Underlying SEI Fund and the manner in which principal payments on the related mortgage loans are allocated among the various tranches
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in the particular securitization transaction. Furthermore, mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to those changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the mortgage loans. Among other factors, a significant amount of defaults, rapid prepayments or prepayment interest shortfalls may erode amounts available for distributions to an Underlying SEI Fund. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect an Underlying SEI Fund's actual yield to maturity, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Underlying SEI Fund's expectations. If prepayments of mortgage loans occur at a rate faster than that anticipated by the Underlying SEI Funds, payments of interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated. Similarly, if the number of mortgage loans that are modified is larger than that anticipated by an Underlying SEI Fund, payments of principal and interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated.
Municipal Securities — Municipal securities, like other fixed income securities, rise and fall in value in response to economic and market factors, primarily changes in interest rates, and actual or perceived credit quality. Rising interest rates will generally cause municipal securities to decline in value. Longer-term securities respond more sharply to interest rate changes than do shorter-term securities. A municipal security will also lose value if, due to rating downgrades or other factors, there are concerns about the issuer's current or future ability to make principal or interest payments. State and local governments rely on taxes and, to some extent, revenues from private projects financed by municipal securities to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. Poor statewide or local economic results or changing political sentiments may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to repay principal and to make interest payments on securities owned by the Underlying SEI Fund. Actual or perceived erosion of the creditworthiness of municipal issuers may reduce the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's holdings. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will be more susceptible to factors that adversely affect issuers of municipal obligations than a mutual fund that does not have as great a concentration in municipal obligations. Also, there may be economic or political changes that impact the ability of issuers of municipal securities to repay principal and to make interest payments on securities owned by an Underlying SEI Fund. Any changes in the financial condition of municipal issuers may also adversely affect the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities.
Non-Diversification — Certain Underlying SEI Funds are non-diversified, which means that they may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, these Underlying SEI Funds may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers and may experience increased volatility due to their investments in those securities. However, these Underlying SEI Funds each intend to satisfy the asset diversification requirements under the Code for classification as a RIC.
Opportunity — The risk that an Underlying SEI Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of that opportunity are tied up in other investments.
Options — An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price at a specified date. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants the purchaser, in exchange for a premium payment, a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. The seller of an uncovered call (buy) option assumes the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the underlying security above the exercise price of the option. The securities necessary to satisfy the exercise of the call option may be unavailable for purchase except at much higher prices. Purchasing securities to satisfy the exercise of the call
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option can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, sometimes by a significant amount, thereby exacerbating the loss. The buyer of a call option assumes the risk of paying an entire premium in the call option without ever getting the opportunity to execute the option. The seller (writer) of a covered put (sell) option (e.g., the writer has a short position in the underlying security) will suffer a loss if the increase in the market price of the underlying security is greater than the premium received from the buyer of the option. The seller of an uncovered put option assumes the risk of a decline in the market price of the underlying security below the exercise price of the option. The buyer of a put option assumes the risk of paying an entire premium in the put option without ever getting the opportunity to exercise the option. An option's time value (i.e., the component of the option's value that exceeds the in-the-money amount) tends to diminish over time. Even though an option may be in-the-money to the buyer at various times prior to its expiration date, the buyer's ability to realize the value of an option depends on when and how the option may be exercised. For example, the terms of a transaction may provide for the option to be exercised automatically if it is in-the-money on the expiration date. Conversely, the terms may require timely delivery of a notice of exercise, and exercise may be subject to other conditions (such as the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events, such as knock-in, knock-out or other barrier events) and timing requirements, including the "style" of the option.
Portfolio Turnover — Due to their investment strategies, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently, which may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.
Prepayment — An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to prepayment risk. In a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have their principal paid earlier than expected. This may result in an Underlying SEI Fund having to reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, which can reduce the returns of the Underlying SEI Fund.
Private Placements — Investments in privately placed securities may be less liquid than in publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by an Underlying SEI Fund or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Further, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that might be applicable if their securities were publicly traded.
Quantitative Investing — A quantitative investment style generally involves the use of computers to implement a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. Due to the significant role technology plays in such strategies, they carry the risk of unintended or unrecognized issues or flaws in the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer programs or technology used in the development and implementation of the quantitative strategy. These issues or flaws, which can be difficult to identify, may result in the implementation of a portfolio that is different from that which was intended, and could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon quantitative models and computerization. Utility interruptions or other key systems outages also can impair the performance of quantitative investment strategies.
Real Estate Industry — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds' investments in the securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, possible lack of availability
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of mortgage funds, lack of ability to access the creditor capital markets, overbuilding, extended vacancies of properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants (particularly during an economic downturn), increasing competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, losses due to costs resulting from clean-ups of environmental problems, liability to third parties for damages resulting from environmental problems, casualty or condemnation losses, limitations on rents, changes in market and sub-market values and the appeal of properties to tenants, and changes in interest rates. In addition to these risks, REITs and REOCs are dependent on specialized management skills, and some REITs and REOCs may have investments in relatively few properties, in a small geographic area or in a single type of property. These factors may increase the volatility of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in REITs or REOCs. Risks associated with investments in REITs are further discussed below.
Real Estate Investment Trusts — REITs are trusts that invest primarily in commercial real estate or real estate-related loans. By investing in REITs indirectly through an Underlying SEI Fund, Fund shareholders will not only bear the proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying SEI Fund, but will also indirectly bear similar expenses of underlying REITs. An Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct investments of REITs, which are discussed above. REITS may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and defaults by borrowers or tenants. Some REITs may have limited diversification and may be subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of properties. REITs generally depend on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and may be subject to defaults by borrowers and self-liquidations. In addition, a U.S. REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Code or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. "Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends and are properly reported as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to report its qualified REIT dividends as section 199A dividends but are not required to do so.
Reallocation — In addition to managing the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC constructs and maintains strategies (Strategies) for certain clients, and the Underlying SEI Funds are designed in part to implement those Strategies. Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Underlying SEI Funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Underlying SEI Funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Underlying SEI Funds may be composed of investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Underlying SEI Funds. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Underlying SEI Funds through the Strategies, they could in certain cases have a detrimental effect on the Underlying SEI Funds, including by increasing portfolio turnover (and related transactions costs), disrupting the portfolio management strategy, and causing the Underlying SEI Funds to incur taxable gains, which could,
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in turn, increase the Funds' costs and expenses. SIMC seeks to manage the impact to the Underlying SEI Funds resulting from reallocations in the Strategies.
Securities Lending — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may lend their securities to certain financial institutions in an attempt to earn additional income. An Underlying SEI Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions, provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. When an Underlying SEI Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the Underlying SEI Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights, including voting rights, in the loaned securities during the term of the loan or delay in recovering loaned securities if the borrower fails to return them or becomes insolvent. An Underlying SEI Fund that lends its securities may pay lending fees to a party arranging the loan.
Short Sales — Short sales are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete a short sale, an Underlying SEI Fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer. An Underlying SEI Fund is then obligated to replace the borrowed security by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement. This price may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by an Underlying SEI Fund, and the Underlying SEI Fund will incur a loss if the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Underlying SEI Fund replaces the borrowed security. Because a borrowed security could theoretically increase in price without limitation, the loss associated with short selling is potentially unlimited. Prior to replacing the borrowed security, certain Underlying SEI Funds may use the proceeds of a short sale to purchase other securities. In such a case, the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's holdings may exceed the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's net assets, which could cause the Underlying SEI Fund's returns to be more volatile than they would have been if such a strategy was not used. Certain Underlying SEI Funds' investment strategies may involve reinvesting proceeds received from selling securities short, which may effectively create leverage. The risks associated with leveraged investments are further described in the Leverage paragraph above. Pursuant to an Underlying SEI Fund's particular investment strategy, a Sub-Adviser may have a net short exposure in the portfolio of assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser.
Small and Medium Capitalization Issuers — Investing in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size companies, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements. The securities of smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and, even if listed on a national securities exchange, may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may be less liquid, may have limited market stability and may be subject to more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. Further, smaller companies may have less publicly available information and, when available, it may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Swap Agreements — Swaps are agreements whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated by reference to an underlying asset, such as a rate, index, instrument or securities. Swaps typically involve credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, funding risk, operational risk, legal and documentation risk, counterparty risk, regulatory risk and/or tax risk. Interest rate swaps involve one party, in return for a premium, agreeing to make payments to another party to the extent that interest rates exceed or fall below a
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specified rate (a "cap" or "floor," respectively). Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom an Underlying SEI Fund has entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Underlying SEI Fund and the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to the other party to the agreement.
Total return swaps are contracts that obligate a party to pay interest in exchange for payment by the other party of the total return generated by a security, a basket of securities, an index or an index component. Total return swaps give an Underlying SEI Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset in a total return swap declines in value over the term of the swap, the Underlying SEI Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty. Fully funded total return swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to credit-linked notes, which are described above. Fully funded equity swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to participation notes (P-Notes).
A credit default swap enables an Underlying SEI Fund to buy or sell protection against a defined credit event of an issuer or a basket of securities.
The buyer of a credit default swap is generally obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract in return for a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event with respect to an underlying reference obligation. If an Underlying SEI Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs (as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement), the Underlying SEI Fund will generally either: (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising a referenced index; or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If an Underlying SEI Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs (as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement), the Underlying SEI Fund will either: (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index; or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are calculated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and other considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is generally determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
Credit default swaps involve special risks in addition to those mentioned above because they are difficult to value, are highly susceptible to liquidity and credit risk, and generally pay a return to the party that has paid the premium only in the event of an actual default by the issuer of the underlying obligation (as opposed to a credit downgrade or other indication of financial difficulty). Like a long or short position in a physical security, credit default swaps are subject to the same factors that cause changes in the market value of the underlying asset.
The Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, established a comprehensive new regulatory framework for swaps and security-based swaps. Key Dodd-Frank Act provisions relating to swaps and security-based swaps require rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), not all of which have been completed as of the date of this
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prospectus. Prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, the swaps and security-based swaps transactions generally occurred on a bilateral basis in the over-the-counter (OTC) market (so-called "bilateral OTC transactions"). Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, some, but not all, swaps and security-based swaps transactions are now required to be centrally cleared and traded on exchanges or electronic trading platforms. Bilateral OTC transactions differ from exchange-traded or cleared swaps and security-based swaps in several respects. Bilateral OTC transactions are transacted directly between counterparties and not through an exchange (although they may be submitted for clearing with a clearing corporation). As bilateral OTC transactions are entered into directly with a counterparty, there is a risk of nonperformance by the counterparty as a result of its insolvency or otherwise. Under certain risk mitigation regulations adopted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act (commonly referred to as "Margin Rules"), the Underlying SEI Fund is required to post collateral (known as variation margin) to cover the mark-to-market exposure in respect of its uncleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps. The Margin Rules also mandate that collateral in the form of initial margin be posted to cover potential future exposure attributable to uncleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps for certain entities, which may include the Underlying SEI Funds. In addition, clearing agencies may impose separate margin requirements for certain cleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps.
Taxation — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Certain Underlying SEI Funds may gain most of their exposure to the commodities markets through their investments in their own Subsidiaries, which invest directly in commodities and in equity-linked securities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, including options, futures contracts, swaps, options on futures contracts and commodity-linked structured notes (each, a "Commodity Fund" and, collectively, the "Commodity Funds"). Each Commodity Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary. In order for a Commodity Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the Commodity Fund must, among other requirements described in the SAI, derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from qualifying income (the "Qualifying Income Test" which is described in more detail in the SAI). To the extent a Commodity Fund invests in such instruments directly, the Commodity Fund will seek to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Commodity Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income. However, a Commodity Fund may generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, may not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the Qualifying Income Test, or may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments. Accordingly, the extent to which a Commodity Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivative instruments directly may be limited by the Qualifying Income Test, which such Commodity Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test could negatively affect a shareholder's return from a Fund. Under certain circumstances, a Commodity Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Commodity Fund may incur significant taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Commodity Fund's returns. Failure of a Commodity Fund to qualify as a RIC could also in turn affect the applicable Fund's ability to qualify as a RIC.
The Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary is expected to provide the Commodity Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a RIC. The "Subpart F" income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives) of the Commodity Funds attributable to their investments in a Subsidiary is "qualifying income" to the Commodity Funds to the extent
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that such income is derived with respect to such Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. Each Commodity Fund expects its "Subpart F" income attributable to its investment in its Subsidiary to be derived with respect to the Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies and to be treated as "qualifying income". The Adviser will carefully monitor the Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of a Commodity Fund's assets are invested in its Subsidiary.
U.S. Government Securities — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds invest in U.S. Government securities. U.S. Government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or government-sponsored entities. U.S. Government securities include issues by non-governmental entities (such as financial institutions) that carry direct guarantees from U.S. Government agencies as part of government initiatives in response to a market crisis or otherwise. Although the U.S. Government guarantees principal and interest payments on securities issued by the U.S. Government and some of its agencies, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, this guarantee does not apply to losses resulting from declines in the market value of these securities. U.S. Government securities include zero coupon securities that make payments of interest and principal only upon maturity, which tend to be subject to greater volatility than interest bearing securities with comparable maturities. Some of the U.S. Government securities that an Underlying SEI Fund may hold are not guaranteed or backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Government. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Warrants — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in warrants. The holder of a warrant has the right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price until expiration of the warrant. Such investments can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of warrants do not necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the underlying securities and are speculative investments. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights other than a purchase option. If a warrant is not exercised by the date of its expiration, an Underlying SEI Fund will lose its entire investment in such warrant.
GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION
The Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds managed by SIMC are used within Strategies that SIMC constructs and maintains for certain clients (Strategy Clients). The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds are designed in part to implement those Strategies. The degree to which a Strategy Client's portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds varies. SIMC believes that an investment in a portfolio of funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a Strategy may reduce the Strategy's overall level of volatility.
Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds may be attributable to investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or
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redemption activity in the Underlying SEI Funds. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Underlying SEI Funds through the Strategies, they could, in certain cases, have a detrimental effect on an Underlying SEI Fund and, indirectly, on a Fund. Such detrimental effects could include: transaction costs, capital gains and other expenses resulting from an increase in portfolio turnover; and disruptions to the portfolio management strategy, such as foregone investment opportunities or the inopportune sale of securities to facilitate redemptions.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES
The following information describes the various indexes referred to under the heading "Performance Information" in each of the Fund Summary sections of this prospectus.
The Bloomberg 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 1 month and less than 3 months.
The Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely-recognized, market-weighted (higher market value bonds have more influence than lower market value bonds) index of U.S. Government obligations, corporate debt securities and AAA rated mortgage-backed securities. All securities in the index are rated investment grade (BBB-) or higher, with maturities of at least 1 year.
The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Net Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of both developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S.
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 companies from a diverse range of industries. Contrary to a popular misconception, the S&P 500 Index is not a simple list of the largest 500 companies by market capitalization or by revenues. Rather, it is 500 of the most widely held U.S.-based common stocks, chosen by the S&P 500 Index's index committee for market size, liquidity and sector representation. "Leading companies in leading industries" is the guiding principal for S&P 500 inclusion. A small number of international companies that are widely traded in the U.S. are included, but the S&P 500 Index's index committee has announced that only U.S.-based companies will be added in the future.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
SIMC, an SEC registered investment adviser located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. As of March 31, 2025, SIMC had approximately $199.28 billion in assets under management.
The Funds are managed by SIMC who seeks to achieve each Fund's investment objective and strategy by allocating the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. Asset allocation is the division of a portfolio's assets such that the portfolio's risk exposures and return potential are consistent with the investment objective of the portfolio. SIMC constructs a portfolio based on its analysis of risk, return, and correlations as
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they relate to specific asset classes. SIMC recognizes that capital markets change over time, causing adjustments in correlations between asset classes and in expectations for risk and return. As a result, an asset class that might have historically provided diversification may no longer offer the same benefits today. Accordingly, SIMC's assumptions about the behavior of asset classes, and consequently, the asset allocation of portfolios are adjusted to reflect these shifts. The Funds are managed by three investment professionals, as identified below.
Bryan Hoffman is the Global Head of Advice and Asset Allocation within the Investment Management Unit. He oversees a team responsible for asset allocation within SEI's institutional and retail client portfolios across the globe. His group also exercises responsibility for capital market assumptions (risks, returns, and correlations), asset class and yield curve simulations, custom client portfolio management, and total portfolio messaging and education. Mr. Hoffman previously led SEI's Strategic Asset Allocation Team and, prior to that, managed SEI's process surrounding capital market assumptions and asset class simulations. Mr. Hoffman earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, with majors in finance and economics and a supplementary major in philosophy. He is a CFA charterholder.
Ryan Marcante leads the Portfolio Strategies Team within the Advice and Asset Allocation group in the Investment Management Unit. The team responsible for constructing long-term policy portfolios that span the risk/return spectrum for SEI's global institutional and retail clients. In addition, Mr. Marcante sits on the Active Asset Allocation Committee, which is responsible for researching and implementing active allocation decisions. Prior to his current role, he served as an Analyst on the Hedge Fund Research team at SEI where he analyzed different existing and prospective hedge funds to be included in SEI's alternatives program. Mr. Marcante started his career at SEI in the Private Banking Unit implementing compliance and reporting solutions for existing and new clients. Mr. Marcante received degrees in Finance and Economics from Lehigh University is a CFA charterholder and a CFP® professional.
The Underlying SEI Funds are managed by SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each a Sub-Adviser and together, the Sub-Advisers). SIMC acts as a "manager of managers" of the Underlying SEI Funds and, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees (Board) of the SEI Asset Allocation Trust (Trust), is responsible for:
— researching and recommending to the Board, the hiring, termination and replacement of Sub-Advisers;
— allocating, on a continuous basis, assets of an Underlying SEI Fund among the Sub-Advisers (to the extent an Underlying SEI Fund has more than one sub-adviser);
— monitoring and evaluating each Sub-Adviser's performance;
— overseeing the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Underlying SEI Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions; and
— monitoring each Sub-Adviser's adherence to its investment style.
SIMC acts as manager of managers for the Underlying SEI Funds pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC. The exemptive order permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to retain unaffiliated sub-advisers for the Underlying SEI Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the applicable Underlying SEI Funds' shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive order permits the non-disclosure of amounts payable by SIMC under a particular sub-advisory agreement, but instead requires SIMC to disclose the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC with respect to each Underlying SEI Fund. As a manager of managers with respect to the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC is ultimately responsible for
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the investment performance of the Underlying SEI Funds. The Board supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities.
In accordance with a separate exemptive order that the Trust and SIMC have obtained from the SEC, the Board may approve a new sub-advisory agreement or a material amendment to an existing sub-advisory agreement at a meeting that is not in person, subject to certain conditions, including that the Trustees are able to participate in the meeting using a means of communication that allows them to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, SIMC received investment advisory fees, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:
Defensive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Funds' investment advisory agreement is available on the Funds' website, https://www.seic.com/mutual-fund-documentation/prospectuses-and-reports, or online at sec.gov. The Funds' Semi-Annual Form N-CSR covers the period of April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024, and the Funds' Annual Form N-CSR covers the period of April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
SIMC has registered with the National Futures Association as a "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) with respect to certain products not included in this prospectus. SIMC has claimed, on behalf of each Fund in accordance with CFTC Regulation 4.5 and other relevant rules, regulations and no-action relief an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the CEA. SIMC is therefore not subject to regulation as a pool operator under the CEA with regard to the operation of the Funds.
The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership, if any, of Fund shares.
Information About Fee Waivers
The Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses (which reflect the estimated amount of expenses borne indirectly by the Funds as a result of their investment in the Underlying SEI Funds) for the most recent fiscal year are expected to differ from the amounts shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables in the Fund Summary sections because the Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed a portion of their fees in order to keep total direct annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, Trustee fees, taxes, costs associated with litigation- or tax-related services and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds' business) at a specified level. The voluntary waivers of the Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor are limited to the Funds' direct annual Fund operating expenses and, therefore, do not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Funds, such as AFFE. The Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor may discontinue all or part of these waivers and/or
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reimbursements at any time. With these fee waivers, the Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were as follows:
Fund Name — Class D Shares |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (before fee waivers) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers, excluding AFFE)* |
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Defensive Strategy Fund** |
1.87 |
% |
1.43 |
% |
0.96 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
1.95 |
% |
1.55 |
% |
1.01 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
2.04 |
% |
1.70 |
% |
1.06 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
1.99 |
% |
1.69 |
% |
1.10 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund** |
2.10 |
% |
1.80 |
% |
1.10 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
2.09 |
% |
1.79 |
% |
1.10 |
% |
* AFFE reflects the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by a Fund through its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs during the most recent fiscal year. Actual AFFE indirectly borne by a Fund will vary with changes in the allocation of the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs and with other events that directly affect the operating expenses of the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs.
** As of March 31, 2025, the Class D Shares of the Defensive Strategy and Core Market Strategy Funds had not yet commenced operations and therefore did not incur any total annual Fund operating expenses. Total annual Fund operating expenses shown for each Fund are estimated amounts based on such Fund's Class F Shares' total annual Fund operating expenses.
PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called "redeem") Class D Shares of the Funds. Class D Shares are offered to tax-advantaged and other retirement accounts through banks broker-dealers and other financial institutions and intermediaries that have entered into arrangements with the distributor to sell Class D Shares to their customers. If you are investing in a Fund through a 401(k) or other retirement plan, you should contact your plan sponsor for the services and procedures which pertain to your account. For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment for Class D Shares is $150,000, with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. A Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.
Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase, sell or exchange Class D Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Funds' authorized agent. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI or third party systems may place orders electronically through those systems. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may also place orders by calling 1-800-858-7233. Generally, cash investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Funds' wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed. However, in certain circumstances the Funds, at their discretion, may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. The Funds reserve the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Funds reasonably believe may not be in the best interest of the Funds or their shareholders and could adversely affect the Funds or their operations. This includes those from
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any individual or group who, in a Fund's view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period). For more information regarding the Funds' policies and procedures related to excessive trading, please see "Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares" below.
You may be eligible to purchase other classes of shares of a Fund. However, you may only purchase a class of shares that your financial institution or intermediary sells or services. Your financial institution representative or intermediary can tell you which class of shares is available to you.
Each Fund calculates its NAV per share once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). So, for you to receive the current Business Day's NAV per share, generally the Funds (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.
When you purchase, sell or exchange Fund shares through certain financial institutions, you may have to transmit your purchase, sale and exchange requests to these financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows these financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Funds.
Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase, redemption and exchange requests for Fund shares. These requests are executed at the next determined NAV per share after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.
You will have to follow the procedures of your financial institution or intermediary for transacting with the Funds. You may be charged a fee for purchasing and/or redeeming Fund shares by your financial institution or intermediary.
Pricing of Fund Shares
NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, a Fund generally values shares of the Underlying SEI Funds (other than the ETFs) at their NAV and the remainder of its investment portfolio (including the Underlying SEI Funds that are ETFs) at market price. You may obtain the current NAV of the Fund by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
If a market quotation is readily available for a Fund investment, then it is valued by the Funds' administrator at current market value in accordance with the Funds' Pricing and Valuation Procedures. The Trust's Board of Trustees has designated SIMC as the Valuation Designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (the "Rule"). The Valuation Designee has the responsibility for the fair value determination with respect to all Fund investments that do not have readily available market quotations or quotations that are no longer reliable. SIMC, in furtherance of the Board's designation, has appointed a committee of SIMC persons to function as the Valuation Designee (the "Committee") and has established a Valuation and Pricing Policy to implement the Rule and the Funds' Valuation and Pricing Policy (together with SIMC's Valuation and Pricing Policy, the "Fair Value Procedures"). The Committee also applies the Fair Value Procedures to the investment portfolios of the Underlying SEI Funds to determine their NAVs.
As discussed in detail below, the Committee will typically first seek to fair value investments with valuations received from an independent, third-party pricing agent (a "Pricing Service"). If such valuations are not
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available or are unreliable, the Committee will seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker or dealer. If a broker or dealer quote is unavailable, the Committee will convene, subject to the Fair Value Procedures, to establish a fair value for the fair value investments.
When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) or as otherwise noted below), including securities traded over the counter, at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.
Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company's applicable NAV per share, with the exception of ETFs, which are priced as equity securities. These open-end investment company shares are offered in separate prospectuses, each of which describes the process by which the applicable investment company's NAV is determined. The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.
Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price as provided by a Pricing Service.
Futures and swaps cleared through a central clearing house (centrally cleared swaps) are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The daily settlement prices for financial futures and centrally cleared swaps are provided by a Pricing Service. On days when there is excessive volume, market volatility or the future or centrally cleared swap does not end trading by the time the applicable Underlying SEI Fund calculates its NAV, the settlement price may not be available at the time at which a fund calculates its NAV. On such days, the best available price (which is typically the last sales price) may be used to value the Underlying SEI Fund's futures or centrally cleared swaps position.
If a security's price cannot be obtained, as noted above, or in the case of equity tranches of CLOs or CDOs, the applicable Fund or Underlying SEI Fund will be valued using a bid price from at least one independent broker. If such prices are not readily available, are determined to be unreliable or cannot be valued using the methodologies described above, the Committee will fair value the security using the Fair Value Procedures, as described below.
If available, debt securities, swaps (which are not centrally cleared), bank loans or debt tranches of CLOs/CDOs, such as those held by the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds, are priced based upon valuations provided by a Pricing Service. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The Pricing Service may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities.
On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available from a Pricing Service or an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued at their amortized cost. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific
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circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the security will be valued by an independent broker quote or fair valued by the Committee.
Foreign currency forward contracts are valued at the current day's interpolated foreign exchange rate, as calculated using forward rates provided by a Pricing Service.
The Committee and Fund's administrator, as applicable, reasonably believe that prices provided by Pricing Services are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such Pricing Service's prices will be reliable. The Committee, who is responsible for making fair value determinations with respect to the Funds' portfolio securities, will, with assistance from the applicable Sub-Adviser, continuously monitor the reliability of readily available market quotations obtained from any Pricing Service and shall promptly notify the Funds' administrator if the Committee reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source of readily available market quotations. The Funds' administrator, in turn, will notify the Committee if it reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source for readily available market quotations.
The Fair Value Procedures provide that any change in a primary Pricing Service or a pricing methodology for investments with readily available market quotations requires prior approval by the Board. However, when the change would not materially affect the valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund's existing Pricing Service or pricing methodology, ratification may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. A change in a Pricing Service or a material change in a pricing methodology for investments with no readily available market quotations will be reported to the Board by the Committee in accordance with certain requirements.
Securities for which market prices are not "readily available" are valued in accordance with Rule 2a-5 and the Fair Value Procedures.
The Committee must monitor for circumstances that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures, which can include: (i) the security's trading has been halted or suspended, (ii) the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, (iii) the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, (iv) the security has not been traded for an extended period of time, (v) the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price, (vi) trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions, or (vii) a significant event (as defined below). When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. Examples of factors the Committee may consider include: (i) the type of security or asset, (ii) the last trade price, (iii) evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the security is purchased and sold, (iv) the liquidity of the security, (v) the size of the holding in a Fund or (vi) any other appropriate information.
The Committee is responsible for selecting and applying, in a consistent manner, the appropriate methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of holdings of the Funds, including specifying the key inputs and assumptions specific to each asset class or holding.
The determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value assigned to a security may be higher or lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available. The respective prospectuses for the Underlying SEI Funds in which the Funds invest explain the
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circumstances in which those Underlying SEI Funds will use fair value pricing and the effects of fair value pricing.
With respect to any investments in foreign securities, the Funds and the Underling SEI Funds use a third-party fair valuation vendor, which provides a fair value for such foreign securities based on certain factors and methodologies (generally involving tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each foreign security). Values from the vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a "confidence interval," which is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair-valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Funds shall value the foreign securities in their portfolios that exceed the applicable "confidence interval" based upon the adjusted prices provided by the vendor. Additionally, if a local market in which the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds own securities is closed for one or more days (scheduled or unscheduled) while a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund is open, and if such securities in a Fund's portfolio exceed the predetermined confidence interval discussed above, then such Fund shall value such securities based on the fair value prices provided by the vendor.
For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security's last trade and the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates its NAV. The readily available market quotations of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event) has occurred between the time of the security's last close and the time that the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates NAV thereby rendering the readily available market quotations as unreliable. A Fund or Underlying SEI Fund may invest in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. As a result, the NAV of a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem Fund shares. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.
The Committee is primarily responsible for the obligation to monitor for Significant Events as part of the Committee's ongoing responsibility to determine whether a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's investment is required to be fair valued (i.e., the investment does not have a reliable readily available market quotation). The Committee may consider input from a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund's service providers, including the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator or a Sub-Adviser if applicable and as appropriate. If the Committee becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value, the Committee shall notify the Fund's and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator.
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
"Market timing" refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of a Fund's shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Funds could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders' holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting the portfolio management strategy, causing the Funds to incur unwanted taxable gains and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels of cash.
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The Funds are intended to be long-term investment vehicles and are not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market movements). Accordingly, the Board has adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Funds to deter short-term trading. The Transfer Agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder's account.
A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in a Fund in the following circumstances:
i. if the shareholder conducts four or more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period. A round trip involves the purchase of shares of a Fund and subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares. An exchange into and back out of a Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.
ii. if a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder's trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.
The Funds in their sole discretion also reserve the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.
Judgments with respect to implementation of the Funds' policies are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Funds believe is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders. When applying the Funds' policies, the Funds may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor's trading history in all SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control, and any other information available to the Funds.
The Funds' monitoring techniques are intended to identify and deter short-term trading in the Funds. However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Funds without being identified. For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Funds' monitoring techniques. Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Funds' ability to identify short-term trading activity.
The Funds and/or their service providers have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries that require them to provide the Funds and/or their service providers with certain shareholder transaction information to enable the Funds and/or their service providers to review the trading activity in the omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries. The Funds may also delegate trade monitoring to the financial intermediaries. If excessive trading is identified in an omnibus account, the Funds will work with the financial intermediary to prohibit the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges into the Funds.
Certain of the Funds are sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans. The Funds' ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies. In such circumstances, the Funds will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.
The Funds may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.
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Foreign Investors
The Funds do not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in a Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence. Prospective investors should consult their own financial institution or financial intermediary regarding their eligibility to invest in a Fund. The Funds may rely on representations from such financial institutions and financial intermediaries regarding their investor eligibility.
Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program
Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each customer who opens an account. Accounts for the Funds are generally opened through other financial institutions or intermediaries. When you open your account through your financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or financial intermediary to identify you. When you open an account on behalf of an entity you will have to provide formation documents and identifying information about beneficial owner(s) and controlling parties. This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.
Your financial institution or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or financial intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information. In certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary may be required to collect documents to establish and verify your identity.
The Funds will accept investments and your order will be processed at the next determined NAV after receipt of your application in proper form (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application). The Funds, however, reserve the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day's price if the financial institution or financial intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares, as well as corresponding tax consequences.
Customer identification and verification are part of the Funds' overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law. The Funds have adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of a Fund or in cases when a Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if a Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.
HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES
An authorized financial institution or intermediary may exchange Class D Shares of any Fund for Class D Shares of any other fund of SEI Asset Allocation Trust on any Business Day by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund's authorized agent. For information about how to exchange Fund shares through
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your authorized financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. This exchange privilege may be changed or canceled at any time upon 60 days' notice. When you exchange shares, you are really selling your shares of one Fund and buying shares of another Fund. Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next calculated NAV after the Funds receive your exchange request. All exchanges are based on the eligibility requirements of the Fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges into that Fund. Each Fund reserves the right to refuse or limit any exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best interest of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. When a purchase or exchange order is rejected, the Fund will send notice to the prospective investor or the prospective investor's financial intermediary.
HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES
If you own your shares through an account with the Funds, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by following the procedures established when you opened your account or accounts. If you have questions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other authorized financial institution or intermediary, contact that broker or authorized financial institution or intermediary directly to sell your shares. Your authorized financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services. The sale price of each share will be the next determined NAV after the Funds receive your request or after the Funds' authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. For IRAs or other tax-deferred accounts, there are tax penalties for early withdrawal. For more information, see the SAI.
Receiving Your Money
Normally, the Funds will make payment on your redemption request on the Business Day following the day on which they receive your request regardless of the method the Funds use to make such payment, but it may take up to seven days. You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.
Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations
The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash during normal market conditions. To the extent that a Fund does not have sufficient cash holdings for redemption proceeds, it will typically seek to generate such cash through the sale of portfolio assets. The Funds also operate an interfund lending program that enables a Fund to borrow from another Fund on a temporary basis, which, on a less regular basis, may be used to help a Fund satisfy redemptions. Under stressed or unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Funds' remaining shareholders), the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption and you will bear the investment risk of the distributed securities until the distributed securities are sold. These methods may be used during both normal and stressed market conditions.
Low Balance Redemptions
A Fund (or its delegate) may, in its discretion, and upon reasonable notice, redeem in full a financial institution, intermediary or shareholder that fails to maintain an investment of at least $1,000 in the Fund.
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Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares
The Funds may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, if the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons, as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. More information about such suspension can be found in the SAI.
TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. The Funds have certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions. If the Funds follow these procedures, the Funds will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Funds reasonably believe to be genuine.
Unclaimed Property
Each state has unclaimed property rules that generally provide for escheatment (or transfer) to the state of unclaimed property, including mutual fund shares, under various circumstances. Such circumstances include inactivity (i.e., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period), returned mail (i.e., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned by the post office, or "RPO," as undeliverable), or a combination of both inactivity and returned mail. More information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account is available through your state.
If you are a resident of certain states, you may designate a representative to receive notice of the potential escheatment of your property. The designated representative would not have any rights to your shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for additional information.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE OF FUND SHARES
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo. or the Distributor) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Funds have adopted a distribution and shareholder services plan (the Distribution Plan) with respect to Class D Shares that allows Class D Shares to pay fees to service providers to compensate them for distribution services or shareholder services with respect to Class D Shares. Because these fees are paid out of the Funds' assets continuously, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. This distribution and shareholder servicing fee is 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class D Shares.
In addition, the Funds have adopted a shareholder services plan (the Service Plan) with respect to Class D Shares that allows such shares to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts owning such shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Class D Shares. An Underlying SEI Fund may also charge a shareholder servicing fee pursuant to a shareholder services plan, and such fee may also be used to compensate service providers for shareholder services with respect to Class D Shares of the Funds. Each Fund will waive its shareholder servicing fee to the extent that the Fund's shareholder servicing fee, when aggregated with any shareholder servicing fee charged by an Underlying SEI Fund, exceeds applicable regulatory limits.
The Distribution and Service Plans provide that distribution fees and shareholder service fees on Class D Shares will be paid to SIDCo., which may then be used by SIDCO. to compensate financial intermediaries for providing distribution or shareholder services with respect to Class D Shares.
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The Distributor may, from time to time in its sole discretion, institute one or more promotional incentive programs for dealers, which will be paid for by the Distributor from any sales charge it receives or from any other source available to it. Under any such program, the Distributor may provide cash or non-cash compensation as recognition for past sales or encouragement for future sales that may include the following: merchandise, travel expenses, prizes, meals, and lodgings, and gifts that do not exceed $100 per year, per individual.
The Funds are sold primarily through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors (Financial Advisors) who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the Funds. Many Financial Advisors are also associated with broker-dealer firms. SIMC and its affiliates, at their expense, may pay compensation to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions for marketing, promotional or other services. These payments may be significant to these firms and may create an incentive for the firm or its associated Financial Advisors to recommend or offer shares of the Funds to its customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources. SIMC and its affiliates may also provide other products and services to Financial Advisors. For additional information, please see the SAI. You also can ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' portfolio holdings can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings (the Portfolio Holdings Website). Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund and its Underlying SEI Funds as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person who requests it, through electronic or other means. The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the fifth calendar day of the thirteenth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.
Additional information regarding the information disclosed on the Portfolio Holdings website and the Funds' policies and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends and Distributions
Substantially all of the net investment income (exclusive of capital gains) of each Fund is periodically declared and paid as a dividend. Capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. If you own Fund shares on a Fund's record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.
You will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares unless you elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, the Funds must be notified in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Funds receive your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Funds written notice.
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Taxes
Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state and local income taxes. Below, the Funds have summarized certain important U.S. federal income tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.
This summary does not apply to shares held in individual retirement accounts or other tax-qualified plans, which are generally not subject to current taxation. Transactions relating to shares held in such accounts may, however, be taxable at some time in the future. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own retirement plan or tax-qualified plan.
Each Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year for treatment as a RIC. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund's failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.
Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Distributions you receive from a Fund may be taxable whether you receive them in cash or you reinvest them. Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates, except to the extent they are reported as qualified dividend income. Dividends that are reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced current maximum rate for individuals of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements are met by you and by the Fund. Distributions that a Fund receives from an underlying fund taxable as a RIC or from a REIT will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so designated by such underlying fund or REIT. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividends from domestic corporations and from certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). The investment strategies of certain Funds as well as the investment strategies of the Underlying SEI Funds that they invest in may limit the Funds' ability to make distributions eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. Distributions reported by the Funds as long-term capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares. Long-term capital gains are taxable at a current maximum rate of 20%. Once a year, the Funds (or their administrative agent) will send you a statement showing the types and total amount of distributions you received during the previous year.
Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction for the portion of dividends they receive from a Fund that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations. Certain Funds' investment strategies as well as the investment strategies of the Underlying SEI Funds that they invest in will limit the Funds' ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations.
A RIC that receives business interest income may pass through its net business interest income for purposes of the tax rules applicable to the interest expense limitations under Section 163(j) of the Code. A RIC's total "Section 163(j) Interest Dividend" for a tax year is limited to the excess of the RIC's business interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and its other deductions properly allocable to its business
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interest income. A RIC may, in its discretion, designate all or a portion of ordinary dividends as Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, which would allow the recipient shareholder to treat the designated portion of such dividends as interest income for purposes of determining such shareholder's interest expense deduction limitation under Section 163(j) of the Code. This can potentially increase the amount of a shareholder's interest expense deductible under Section 163(j) of the Code. In general, to be eligible to treat a Section 163(j) Interest Dividend as interest income, you must have held your shares in a Fund for more than 180 days during the 361-day period beginning on the date that is 180 days before the date on which the share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, if so designated by a Fund, will be reported to your financial intermediary or otherwise in accordance with the requirements specified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, the purchase price would reflect the amount of the upcoming distribution. In this case, you would be taxed on the entire amount of the distribution received, even though, as an economic matter, the distribution simply constitutes a return of your investment. This is known as "buying a dividend" and generally should be avoided by taxable investors.
Each sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be a taxable event and will ordinarily result in a taxable capital gain or loss assuming you hold your shares as a capital asset. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Fund is treated the same as a sale. Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months. Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares held for twelve months or less is generally treated as short-term capital gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares and disallowed to the extent that exempt interest dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares. In certain circumstances, losses realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed.
U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly), are subject to a 3.8% tax that applies to "net investment income," including interest, dividends and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Funds). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
The Funds (or their administrative agents) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for Fund shares. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, the Funds (or their administrative agent) are also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares have a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of such Fund's shares, each Fund will permit its shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average cost basis method. In the absence of an election, a Fund will use a default cost basis method which has been separately communicated to you. The cost basis method elected by a Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about cost basis reporting. Shareholders also should carefully review the cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.
The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a
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Fund or Underlying SEI Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund and/or defer a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund's ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you.
In order for each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund must, among other requirements, derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (i.e., the Qualifying Income Test, which is described in greater detail in the SAI). Accordingly, because direct and certain indirect commodity-linked investments do not produce qualifying income, each Underlying SEI Fund seeks to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Underlying SEI Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income.
Moreover, in certain cases, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will make investments in ETPs and other investment vehicles that may produce non-qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test described above. In addition, this non-qualifying income may be directly attributed to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and would force the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund to account for this non-qualifying income in maintaining its status as a RIC. Each Fund and Underlying SEI Fund intends to monitor such investments to ensure that any non-qualifying income attributed to the Fund does not exceed permissible limits. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, however, may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments, which could cause a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to inadvertently fail to qualify as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test and failure to qualify as a RIC would negatively affect a shareholder's return from its investment in a Fund. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Fund's returns.
Certain Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may invest in U.S. REITs. "Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends received by the Fund and which the Fund properly reports as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund or Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to report part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible but is not required to do so.
REITs in which a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds until after the time that the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds issue a tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, a Fund (or its administrative agent) will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected
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form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns.
To the extent a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest such fund received from sources in foreign countries. If more than 50% of the total assets of a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund consists of foreign securities, such fund will be eligible to elect to treat some of those taxes as a distribution to shareholders, which would allow shareholders to offset some of their U.S. federal income tax. A Fund (or its administrative agent) will notify you if it makes such an election and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return. Foreign tax credits, if any, received by a Fund as a result of an investment in another RIC will not be passed through to you unless such Fund qualifies as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code. If the Fund is a "qualified fund-of-funds" it will be eligible to file an election with the IRS that will enable the Fund to pass along these foreign tax credits to its shareholders. A Fund will be treated as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code if at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets (at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year) is represented by interests in other RICs. A Fund (or its administrative agent) will notify you if it makes any of the aforementioned elections and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return.
Non-U.S. investors in the Funds may be subject to U.S. withholding tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing the Funds.
Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding specific questions about federal, state and local income tax from an investment in the Funds.
The Funds' SAI contains more information about taxes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties (including, among others, the Funds' investment adviser, custodian, administrator and transfer agent, accountants and distributor) who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or "third-party") beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce the terms of the contractual arrangements against the service providers or any right to seek any remedy under the contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.
This prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Trust and the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. The Funds may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this prospectus, the SAI nor any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust's registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or the Funds and any shareholder, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly (and which may not be waived) by federal or state securities laws.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The tables that follow present performance information about Class D Shares of each active Fund. This information is intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the past five years. Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.
This information has been derived from each Fund's financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm. Its report, along with each Fund's financial statements, appears in the Funds' Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, and are available upon request, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
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CLASS D |
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2025 |
$ |
10.25 |
$ |
0.29 |
$ |
0.25 |
$ |
0.54 |
$ |
(0.33 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.33 |
) |
$ |
10.46 |
5.39 |
% |
$ |
157 |
1.03 |
%(1) |
1.42 |
% |
2.82 |
% |
13 |
% |
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2024 |
9.99 |
0.28 |
0.27 |
0.55 |
(0.29 |
) |
— |
(0.29 |
) |
10.25 |
5.63 |
194 |
1.01 |
1.40 |
2.83 |
17 |
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2023 |
10.72 |
0.25 |
(0.56 |
) |
(0.31 |
) |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.15 |
) |
(0.42 |
) |
9.99 |
(2.82 |
) |
188 |
1.01 |
1.37 |
2.49 |
18 |
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2022 |
10.97 |
— |
0.08 |
0.08 |
(0.20 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.33 |
) |
10.72 |
0.64 |
268 |
1.01 |
1.35 |
0.02 |
8 |
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2021 |
10.13 |
0.04 |
0.96 |
1.00 |
(0.11 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.16 |
) |
10.97 |
9.91 |
4,507 |
1.01 |
1.35 |
0.34 |
20 |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
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CLASS D |
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2025 |
$ |
11.43 |
$ |
0.21 |
$ |
0.44 |
$ |
0.65 |
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
$ |
11.79 |
5.79 |
% |
$ |
79 |
1.07 |
%(2) |
1.41 |
% |
1.79 |
% |
19 |
% |
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2024 |
11.00 |
0.26 |
0.43 |
0.69 |
(0.26 |
) |
— |
(0.26 |
) |
11.43 |
6.39 |
203 |
1.06 |
1.40 |
2.32 |
27 |
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2023 |
12.63 |
0.40 |
(1.10 |
) |
(0.70 |
) |
(0.41 |
) |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.93 |
) |
11.00 |
(5.39 |
) |
221 |
1.06 |
1.37 |
3.46 |
16 |
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2022 |
12.83 |
0.03 |
0.32 |
0.35 |
(0.42 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.55 |
) |
12.63 |
2.61 |
266 |
1.06 |
1.35 |
0.24 |
11 |
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2021 |
11.34 |
0.05 |
1.69 |
1.74 |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
(0.25 |
) |
12.83 |
15.40 |
3,908 |
1.06 |
1.35 |
0.38 |
33 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
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CLASS D |
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2025 |
$ |
13.55 |
$ |
0.08 |
$ |
0.80 |
$ |
0.88 |
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.14 |
) |
$ |
14.29 |
6.50 |
% |
$ |
1,716 |
1.11 |
%(3) |
1.41 |
% |
0.57 |
% |
45 |
% |
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2024 |
12.21 |
0.14 |
1.61 |
1.75 |
(0.19 |
)(4) |
(0.22 |
) |
(0.41 |
) |
13.55 |
14.61 |
1,806 |
1.10 |
1.40 |
1.09 |
18 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
15.73 |
0.33 |
(1.68 |
) |
(1.35 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
(1.78 |
) |
(2.17 |
) |
12.21 |
(7.88 |
) |
1,287 |
1.10 |
1.37 |
2.43 |
20 |
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2022 |
16.83 |
(0.31 |
) |
0.62 |
0.31 |
(0.87 |
) |
(0.54 |
) |
(1.41 |
) |
15.73 |
1.35 |
1,470 |
1.10 |
1.34 |
(1.75 |
) |
18 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
12.25 |
0.09 |
5.07 |
5.16 |
(0.19 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
(0.58 |
) |
16.83 |
42.37 |
19,093 |
1.10 |
1.35 |
0.57 |
19 |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
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CLASS D |
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2025 |
$ |
12.12 |
$ |
0.15 |
$ |
0.55 |
$ |
0.70 |
$ |
(0.18 |
) |
$ |
(0.24 |
) |
$ |
(0.42 |
) |
$ |
12.40 |
5.89 |
% |
$ |
375 |
1.11 |
%(3) |
1.41 |
% |
1.23 |
% |
35 |
% |
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2024 |
11.19 |
0.18 |
1.04 |
1.22 |
(0.23 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
(0.29 |
) |
12.12 |
11.05 |
454 |
1.10 |
1.39 |
1.55 |
20 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
13.52 |
0.41 |
(1.47 |
) |
(1.06 |
) |
(0.44 |
) |
(0.83 |
) |
(1.27 |
) |
11.19 |
(7.49 |
) |
1,726 |
1.10 |
1.37 |
3.42 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
14.51 |
0.12 |
0.23 |
0.35 |
(0.70 |
) |
(0.64 |
) |
(1.34 |
) |
13.52 |
1.99 |
2,003 |
1.10 |
1.35 |
0.83 |
13 |
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2021 |
11.36 |
0.07 |
3.55 |
3.62 |
(0.20 |
) |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.47 |
) |
14.51 |
32.00 |
5,307 |
1.10 |
1.35 |
0.56 |
13 |
* Per share calculations were performed using average shares.
** The Fund will also indirectly bear their prorated share of expenses of any underlying fund in which it invests. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
*** Net investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
† Returns and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
(1) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 1.01%.
(2) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 1.06%.
(3) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 1.10%.
(4) Includes a return of capital of $0.02 per share.
Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
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Investment Adviser
SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
2222 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-3007
More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
The SAI dated July 31, 2025 includes more detailed information about SEI Asset Allocation Trust. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
Additional Information about the Funds' investments is available in the Funds' annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR filed with the SEC. In the Funds' annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds' annual and semi-annual financial statements.
To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:
By Telephone: Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI
By Mail: Write to the Funds at:
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
By Internet: www.seic.com/fundprospectuses
From the SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about SEI Asset Allocation Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website ("http://www.sec.gov"). You may request documents by mail from the SEC upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov.
SEI Asset Allocation Trust's Investment Company Act registration number is 811-07445.
SEI-F-129 (7/25)
seic.com
July 31, 2025
PROSPECTUS
SEI Asset Allocation Trust
Class I Shares
• Defensive Strategy Fund (SEDIX)
• Conservative Strategy Fund (SICIX)
• Moderate Strategy Fund (SMSIX)
• Aggressive Strategy Fund (SEAIX)
• Core Market Strategy Fund (SCMSX)
• Market Growth Strategy Fund (SMGSX)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Not all Funds appearing in this prospectus are available for purchase in all states. You may purchase Fund shares only if they are registered in your state.
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About This Prospectus
FUND SUMMARY |
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DEFENSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
1 |
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CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY FUND |
8 |
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MODERATE STRATEGY FUND |
15 |
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AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY FUND |
22 |
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CORE MARKET STRATEGY FUND |
29 |
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MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY FUND |
36 |
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares |
43 |
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Tax Information |
43 |
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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries |
43 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS |
43 |
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Information About the Underlying SEI Funds |
44 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS |
79 |
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Risk Information Common to the Funds |
79 |
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GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION |
103 |
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES |
104 |
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INVESTMENT ADVISER |
104 |
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Information About Fee Waivers |
106 |
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PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES |
107 |
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HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES |
107 |
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Pricing of Fund Shares |
108 |
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Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares |
111 |
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Foreign Investors |
112 |
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Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program |
113 |
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HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES |
113 |
HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES |
114 |
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Receiving Your Money |
114 |
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Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations |
114 |
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Low Balance Redemptions |
114 |
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Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares |
114 |
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TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS |
115 |
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UNCLAIMED PROPERTY |
115 |
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DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES |
115 |
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SERVICE OF FUND SHARES |
115 |
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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION |
116 |
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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES |
116 |
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Dividends and Distributions |
116 |
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Taxes |
116 |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
120 |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
121 |
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HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST |
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Fund Summary
Manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class I Shares |
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Management Fees |
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% |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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% |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Defensive Strategy Fund — Class I Shares |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
40-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-15 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
|
The Fund's |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Defensive Strategy Fund — Class I |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception ( |
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for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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- |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class I Shares |
||||||
Management Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
|
||||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
||||||||||||||||
Conservative Strategy Fund — Class I Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
8
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
25-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-40 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-25 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
|
The Fund's |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Conservative Strategy Fund — Class I |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
Since Inception ( |
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for fees, expenses or taxes) |
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% |
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% |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class I Shares |
||||||
Management Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
|
||||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Moderate Strategy Fund — Class I Shares |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
5-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
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U.S. Equity Funds |
0-50 |
% |
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Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-35 |
% |
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International Equity Funds |
0-25 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-25 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
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The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the
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value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they
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are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
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Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Moderate Strategy Fund — Class I |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
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Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Long-term capital appreciation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class I Shares |
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Management Fees |
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Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses |
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class I Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate long-term capital appreciation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
30-100 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-40 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-40 |
% |
|||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-25 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Aggressive Strategy Fund — Class I |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
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Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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Fund Summary
Capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class I Shares |
||||||
Management Fees |
|
% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
|
||||||
Other Expenses |
|
% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
|
% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
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%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Core Market Strategy Fund — Class I Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
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Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-75 |
% |
|||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
0-70 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-30 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to
32
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differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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Core Market Strategy Fund — Class I |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Fund Summary
Capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold, and sell Fund shares. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in this table and examples below.
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) |
Class I Shares |
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Management Fees* |
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% |
|||||
Distribution (12b-1) Fees |
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Other Expenses* |
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% |
|||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) |
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% |
|||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses |
|
%† |
†
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem or hold all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same.
1 Year |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10 Years |
||||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund — Class I Shares |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was
36
SEI / PROSPECTUS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in other SEI funds (including exchange-traded funds (ETFs)), each of which has its own investment goal (the Underlying SEI Funds). The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds is managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) under the supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser), or, in certain circumstances, is managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities.
The Fund's assets are allocated among a variety of Underlying SEI Funds within the following percentage ranges:
Underlying SEI Fund Type |
Investment Range (Percentage of the Fund's Assets) |
||||||
U.S. Equity Funds |
10-85 |
% |
|||||
Multi-Asset Investment Funds |
0-60 |
% |
|||||
Investment Grade Bond & Money Market Funds |
0-50 |
% |
|||||
Non-Investment Grade Bond Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
International Equity Funds |
0-35 |
% |
|||||
Real Estate Funds |
0-20 |
% |
Principal Risks
The success of the Fund's investment strategy depends on SIMC's allocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and its selection of exchange-traded products (ETPs) in which to invest that portion of the Fund's assets not allocated to the Underlying SEI Funds. In managing the Fund, SIMC may be incorrect in assessing market trends or the value or growth capability of particular asset classes or other investments. In addition, the methodology by which SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds and other investments may not achieve desired results and may cause the Fund to lose money or underperform other comparable mutual funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs in which the Fund invests may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of the Fund as a result of its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds and ETPs or other investments are set forth below.
Equity Market Risk — The risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the equity or bond market as a whole. Equity markets may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term.
Fixed Income Market Risk — The prices of fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. In a low interest rate environment, risks associated with rising rates are heightened. Declines in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. Markets for fixed income securities may decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value, public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment or publicity. Similarly, environmental and public health risks, such as natural disasters or epidemics, or widespread fear that such events may occur, may impact markets adversely and cause market volatility in both the short- and long-term. In response to these events, the Underlying SEI Fund's and, in turn, the Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Underlying SEI Fund's and the Fund's liquidity or force the Underlying SEI Fund and the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Investment Company Risk — When the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Asset Allocation Risk — The risk that SIMC's decisions regarding asset classes and Underlying SEI Funds will not anticipate market trends successfully.
Small and Medium Capitalization Risk — Small and medium capitalization companies may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, small and medium capitalization companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small and medium capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. Small and medium capitalization stocks may be traded over-the-counter (OTC). OTC stocks may trade less frequently and in smaller volume than exchange listed stocks and may have more price volatility than that of exchange-listed stocks.
Large Capitalization Risk — The risk that larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
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Commodity Investments Risk — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in a wholly owned subsidiary that is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and invests directly in commodities and commodity-related instruments. Other Underlying SEI Funds may have indirect exposure to commodities by investing in commodity-related instruments. Commodity investments and derivatives may be more volatile and less liquid than direct investments in the underlying commodities themselves. Commodity-related equity returns can also be affected by the issuer's financial structure or the performance of unrelated businesses. The value of a commodity investment or a derivative investment in commodities is typically based upon the price movements of a physical commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index or some other readily measurable economic variable that is dependent upon changes in the value of commodities or the commodities markets. The value of these securities will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related benchmark or investment, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as natural disasters, weather and U.S. and international economic, political and regulatory developments.
Short Sales Risk — A short sale involves the sale of a security that an Underlying SEI Fund does not own in the expectation of purchasing the same security (or a security exchangeable therefore) at a later date at a lower price. Short sales entered into by an Underlying SEI Fund expose the Fund to the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to buy a security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund, that is potentially unlimited. Reinvesting proceeds received from short selling may create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the share price of an Underlying SEI Fund and, therefore, the Fund. Investment in short sales may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur expenses related to borrowing securities. In addition, shorting a future contract may require posting only a margin that may amount to less than the notional exposure of the contract. Such a practice may exacerbate the loss in a case of adverse price action.
U.S. Government Securities Risk — Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. No assurance can be given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Below Investment Grade Securities (Junk Bonds) Risk — Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Because these securities typically offer a higher rate of return to compensate for these risks, they are sometimes referred to as "high yield bonds," but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Interest Rate Risk — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest. Generally, the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities will vary inversely with the direction of prevailing interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets and may affect the value and liquidity of instruments held by an Underlying SEI Fund. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Foreign Investment/Emerging Markets Risk — The risk that non-U.S. securities may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environments. These additional risks may be heightened with respect to emerging market countries because political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund.
Currency Risk — As a result of the Fund's and certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Real Estate Industry Risk — Securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include fluctuations in the value of underlying properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants, changes in interest rates and risks related to general or local economic conditions.
Exchange-Traded Products Risk — The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Investing in the Fund involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.
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The Fund's |
Market Growth Strategy Fund — Class I |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
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Management
Investment Adviser and Portfolio Managers. SEI Investments Management Corporation
Portfolio Manager |
Experience with Fund |
Title with Adviser |
|||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
Since 2016 |
Portfolio Manager |
|||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
Since 2017 |
Portfolio Manager |
For important information about the Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to page 43 of this prospectus.
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
The minimum initial investment for Class I Shares is $100,000, with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. You may purchase and redeem shares of a Fund on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for business (a Business Day). You may sell your Fund shares by contacting your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Funds' transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Funds' authorized agent, using certain SEI Investments Company (SEI) or third party systems or by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI, as applicable.
Tax Information
The distributions made by the Funds are taxable and will be taxed as qualified dividend income, ordinary income or capital gains. If you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, you will generally not be subject to federal taxation on Fund distributions until you begin receiving distributions from your tax-deferred arrangement. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own tax-deferred arrangement.
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), a Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INVESTMENTS
Each Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders' money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities and certain other instruments.
Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. Each Fund's assets are managed under the direction of SIMC, who manages the assets in a way that it believes will help each Fund achieve its investment goal. In order to achieve each Fund's investment goal, SIMC allocates the Fund's assets among certain Underlying SEI Funds.
The Underlying SEI Funds are separately managed series of the following investment companies: SEI Institutional Managed Trust (SIMT), SEI Institutional International Trust (SIT), SEI Daily Income Trust (SDIT) and SEI Exchange Traded Funds (SETF). The multi-asset Underlying SEI Funds invest in a broad range of asset classes, while the other Underlying SEI Funds invest primarily in domestic or foreign equity securities, domestic or foreign fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts (REITs) or money market instruments. The assets of each Fund are allocated among Underlying SEI Funds in accordance with each Fund's investment goal and strategy. These Underlying SEI Funds, in turn, invest directly in securities or other investments in accordance with their own varying investment goals and strategies. SIMC may change the allocations to the particular asset classes represented by the Underlying SEI Funds when it deems it appropriate.
When a Fund invests in an Underlying SEI Fund, SIMC is adviser to both the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund and is paid an advisory fee by both Funds. SIMC's affiliates also receive compensation for their services to such Funds. As a result, SIMC could select those Underlying SEI Funds that pay higher fees to SIMC and its
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affiliates. SIMC can also allocate to a newly registered Underlying SEI Fund. Such allocation can assist in capitalizing or "seeding" the new Underlying SEI Fund and in turn assist in its promotion as initial or additional assets may make such Fund more attractive to potential investors. To mitigate such conflicts, SIMC maintains a policy that portfolio managers may not make asset allocation decisions for the purpose of increasing fees received by SIMC and its affiliates.
This prospectus describes the Funds' primary investment strategies. Under normal circumstances, the Funds will predominantly invest their assets in the Underlying SEI Funds within the percentage ranges set forth for each asset class. However, the Funds may also invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in other investment practices. These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in the Funds' Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Of course, there is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve its investment goal.
The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the Funds use under normal conditions. For temporary defensive or liquidity purposes during unusual economic or market conditions, the Funds may invest up to 100% of their assets in short-term obligations, cash or cash equivalents that would not ordinarily be consistent with their investment goals. The Funds will do so only if SIMC believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or higher income. During such time, a Fund may not achieve its investment goal.
Information About the Underlying SEI Funds
The Funds may invest in the following Underlying SEI Funds. However, in accordance with the Funds' investment goals and strategies, SIMC may select additional Underlying SEI Funds for investment.
The chart below sets forth the expense ratio, after fee waivers (based on information as of June 30, 2025), for Class Y Shares (unless otherwise indicated) of each of the Underlying SEI Funds in which the Funds may currently invest.
Underlying SEI Fund: |
Expense Ratio: |
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SDIT Government Fund (Institutional Shares) |
0.20 |
% |
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SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund |
0.38 |
% |
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SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund |
0.48 |
% |
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SEI Select Small Cap ETF* |
0.55 |
% |
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SEI Select International Equity ETF* |
0.50 |
% |
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SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF* |
0.60 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF |
0.15 |
% |
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SIMT Conservative Income Fund |
0.27 |
% |
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SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund |
0.48 |
% |
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SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund |
0.56 |
% |
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SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund |
0.93 |
% |
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Underlying SEI Fund: |
Expense Ratio: |
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SIMT High Yield Bond Fund |
0.71 |
% |
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SIMT Large Cap Fund |
0.71 |
% |
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SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund |
0.70 |
% |
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SIMT Large Cap Value Fund |
0.67 |
% |
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SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund** |
0.87 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund |
0.97 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund |
0.59 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund |
0.77 |
% |
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SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund |
0.73 |
% |
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SIMT Real Estate Fund |
0.96 |
% |
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SIMT Real Return Fund |
0.42 |
% |
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SIMT Small Cap Fund |
0.89 |
% |
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SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund |
0.87 |
% |
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SIMT Small Cap Value Fund |
0.87 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund |
0.71 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund |
0.73 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund |
0.96 |
% |
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SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund |
0.93 |
% |
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SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund |
0.72 |
% |
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SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund |
0.87 |
% |
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SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
1.04 |
% |
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SIT International Equity Fund |
0.91 |
% |
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SIT International Fixed Income Fund |
0.81 |
% |
* The Expense Ratio is based on estimated amounts for the Fund's current fiscal year.
** On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
For the remainder of this section, "Fund" will refer to the applicable Underlying SEI Fund discussed therein.
SDIT Government Fund: The SDIT Government Fund seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal market conditions, the Fund intends to invest at least 99.5% of its total assets in cash, government securities and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized fully with cash or government securities. Government securities are obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities, including obligations issued by private issuers that are guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities.
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Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks to invest in securities with a remaining maturity not greater than 397 calendar days that are marketable, liquid and offer competitive yields, and which are expected to result in the Fund's portfolio having an average dollar-weighted maturity of 60 days or less and a dollar-weighted average life to maturity of 120 days or less. In making investment decisions, the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole. Currently, the Fund invests only in first-tier securities.
The Fund values its securities using amortized cost and seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SDIT Government Fund.
SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund: The SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all of its net assets in U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, including mortgage-backed securities, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations. The Fund may invest in securities issued by various entities sponsored by the U.S. Government, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. These issuers are chartered or sponsored by acts of Congress; however, their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury and are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. In addition, the Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts. The Fund will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. There may also be times when the Fund utilizes futures contracts to take an active position on interest rates to either increase or reduce the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) seeks attractively-valued securities that offer competitive yields. The Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates, relative valuations and yield spreads, and the duration of the Fund's entire portfolio. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. For example, a five year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%. While the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Sub-Adviser will strive to maintain a portfolio duration of up to three years under normal market conditions.
Wellington Management Company LLP currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund.
SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund: The SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund seeks to provide higher current income than that typically offered by a money market fund while maintaining a high degree of liquidity and a correspondingly higher risk of principal volatility. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments, including: (i) commercial paper and other corporate obligations; (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, bank notes, and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan and thrift institutions, U.S. commercial banks (including foreign branches of such banks) and foreign banks that meet certain asset requirements; (iii) U.S. Treasury obligations and
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obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government; (iv) mortgage-backed securities; (v) asset-backed securities; (vi) fully-collateralized repurchase agreements involving any of the foregoing obligations; and (vii) U.S. dollar-denominated instruments of foreign issuers. In addition, the Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with selected banks and broker-dealers and invest in to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities, futures contracts and forward contracts. The Fund will primarily use futures contracts for hedging purposes to manage the Fund's exposure to interest rate risk. There may also be times when the Fund utilizes futures contracts to take an active position on interest rates to either increase or reduce the interest rate sensitivity of the Fund.
Using a top-down strategy and bottom-up security selection, the sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) seek attractively-valued securities that offer competitive yields and that are issued by issuers that are on a sound financial footing. The Sub-Advisers also consider factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates, relative valuations and yield spreads among various sectors, and the duration of the Fund's entire portfolio. Duration measures the price sensitivity of a fixed income security to changes in interest rates. For example, a five-year duration means that the fixed income security will decrease in value by 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by 5% if interest rates fall 1%. While the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Sub-Advisers will strive to maintain a portfolio duration for the Fund of 18 months or less under normal market conditions.
MetLife Investment Management, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks with superior quality, as determined by SIMC. Quality investing is a long-term buy and hold strategy that is based on acquiring stocks with superior and stable profitability, often exhibiting high barriers of entry. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy combined with portfolio optimization to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various quality, profitability and risk factors, which may include various sales-based profitability ratios such as profit margins, and investment-based metrics, such as return on assets. SIMC may also evaluate balance sheet quality (such as leverage) and accounting quality (such as accruals). The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior quality, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including momentum, value and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks exhibiting relatively strong recent performance (also known as momentum) as determined by SIMC. Momentum investing is a trend-following investment strategy that is based on acquiring assets with recent
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improvement in their price, earnings or other relevant fundamentals. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy combined with portfolio optimization to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model and rules-based screening process evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various factors, which may include share price performance over various time periods, earnings and profitability trends, unanticipated financial results, and changes to analyst outlooks. The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior momentum, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including value, quality and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF: The SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks with lower prices relative to fundamental valuation characteristics, as determined by SIMC. Value investing is an investment strategy that seeks to acquire securities that are underpriced compared to market and sector averages, with the expectation that the price of such securities or the earnings from such securities will, over time, revert to such securities' average valuations. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment strategy to construct the Fund's portfolio. SIMC's quantitative model and rules-based screening process evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on various factors, which may include earnings, cash flow, sales, and asset-based valuation characteristics, such as price-to-earnings ratio or price-to-cash flows. The optimization process seeks to build a portfolio with high primary exposure to equity securities of superior value, while concurrently managing secondary exposures to other factors, including momentum, quality and low volatility, in tandem with certain investment restrictions.
SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF: The SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. large cap equity market. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and equity-related securities (such as convertible bonds, convertible preferred stock, depositary receipts, warrants and rights) issued by large U.S. companies.
The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in U.S. common stocks, while aiming to experience lower volatility compared to the broad U.S. large cap equity market. SIMC uses a quantitative-based, active stock selection investment process to construct the Fund's portfolio, utilizing a combination of factor scoring model, risk model and optimization. The factor scoring model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of U.S. large-capitalization stocks based on measures of Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility factor families. The risk model predicts common factor and stock specific risks. The optimization process constructs a portfolio based on the desired exposure to certain factor characteristics and certain other investment restrictions, as weighed against the objective to achieve lower volatility than the broad U.S. large cap equity market.
SEI Select Small Cap ETF: The SEI Select Small Cap ETF seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select Small Cap ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $1.75 million and $18.3 billion as of June 30, 2025) (the "Index"), as determined
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at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Index are subject to change, and the Fund is not limited to investing only in companies within the Index. The Fund may also invest in securities of mid capitalization companies, which will not be considered "small companies" to the extent they fall outside the market capitalization range of the Index for purposes of the Fund's 80% policy.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of small capitalization issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC and Geneva Capital Management LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select Small Cap ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select Small Cap ETF's assets.
SEI Select International Equity ETF: The SEI Select International Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select International Equity ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities.
Equity securities may include common stocks, participation notes and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of international issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to assess which
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Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Brown Advisory LLC and Pzena Investment Management, LLC currently serves as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select International Equity ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select International Equity ETF's assets.
SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF: The SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF (the Fund) will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers.
Equity securities include common stocks, participation notes and depositary receipts of all capitalization ranges. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. Due to the size of its economy relative to other emerging market countries, it is expected that China will generally constitute a significant exposure in the Fund. Investments in China may include depositary receipts, variable interest entities (VIEs) and shares in mainland China-based companies that trade on Chinese stock exchanges such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China A-Shares) through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (collectively, Stock Connect). Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing frontier or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund will utilize an integrated management approach where SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) will combine its own proprietary quantitative-based, active stock portfolio, with model portfolios from one or more Sub-Advisers to construct the Fund's portfolio.
SIMC's quantitative model evaluates all of the securities in the investment universe of emerging market issuers based on certain characteristics (Factors) that are determined by the Adviser, such as Value, Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility. The Adviser uses its own judgment and model-based systems to
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assess which Factors to use and to determine what portion of the Fund's assets should be invested in each security identified. However, based on perceived market opportunities, the Adviser may reallocate the Fund's assets to tilt in favor of one or more Factors. The Adviser may add, remove or modify certain Factors in its model based on investment research or in response to changes in market conditions.
SIMC will select Sub-Advisers who on an ongoing basis provide a model portfolio composed of the Sub-Adviser's recommendations as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund (the "Sub-Adviser's securities list"). Taking into account the investment objective of the Fund, SIMC may incorporate the recommendations contained in the Sub-Adviser's securities list, in whole or in part, when it trades securities within the Fund in the aggregate. Securities recommended or suggested for purchase within the Sub-Adviser's securities list are assessed by SIMC and considered alongside securities identified by SIMC for purchase or sale in the Fund. SIMC will determine the constituents and weightings of securities held by the Fund and the securities held within the Fund may not have the same weightings of securities as those contained within the Sub-Adviser's securities list as SIMC may choose, whether substantially or entirely to disregard the Sub-Adviser's securities list when implementing trades in aggregate within the Fund. The Adviser may adjust the securities in the Fund to implement its forward-looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics, or for risk management purposes.
Aikya Investment Management Ltd., JOHCM (USA) Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF's assets.
SIMT Conservative Income Fund: The SIMT Conservative Income Fund seeks principal preservation and a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities that the Fund's sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) believes present minimal credit risks to the Fund.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund will primarily invest in short-term US dollar denominated debt securities, including: (i) commercial paper, corporate bonds and asset-based securities of U.S. and foreign issuers; (ii) certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances, bank notes, and other obligations of U.S. savings and loan and thrift institutions, US banks or US branches or non-US branches of foreign banks; (iii) short-term obligations issued by state and local governments; (iv) U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government; and (v) obligations of foreign governments (including Canadian and Provincial Government and Crown Agency obligations). The Fund may also enter into fully-collateralized repurchase agreements. Although the Fund may invest in securities with any maturity or duration, the Fund generally seeks to maintain a weighted average maturity of 90 days or less.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 25% of its assets in securities issued by companies in the financial services industry, but may invest less than 25% of its assets in this industry as a temporary defensive measure.
The Fund uses a Sub-Adviser to manage the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Through analysis of both macroeconomic factors and individual company attributes, the Sub-Adviser seeks to invest in securities that are marketable and liquid, offer competitive yields, and are of issuers that represent low credit risk. In selecting securities, the Sub-Adviser also considers factors such as the anticipated level of interest rates and the maturity of individual securities relative to the maturity of the Fund as a whole.
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The Fund is not a money market fund and does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Conservative Income Fund.
SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund: The SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund seeks current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in investment and non-investment grade (junk bond) U.S. corporate and government fixed income securities, including asset-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, mortgage-backed securities and securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may invest in securities denominated in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Sub-Advisers are selected for their expertise in managing various kinds of fixed income securities, and each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions based on an analysis of yield trends, credit ratings and other factors in accordance with its particular discipline.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives may also be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps may further be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Sub-Advisers may also engage in currency transactions using futures and foreign currency forward contracts either to seek to hedge the Fund's currency exposure or to enhance the Fund's returns. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade securities (those rated AAA, AA, A and BBB-). However, the Fund may also invest in non-rated securities or securities rated below investment grade (BB+, B and CCC).
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities and bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade (junk bond) floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
While each Sub-Adviser chooses securities of different types and maturities, the Fund, in the aggregate, generally will have a dollar-weighted average duration that is consistent with that of the broad U.S. fixed income market, as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with higher duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility.
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The dollar-weighted average duration of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index varies significantly over time, but as of December 31, 2024 it was 6.08 years.
Allspring Global Investments, LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, MetLife Investment Management, LLC and Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund.
SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund: The SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund seeks long-term total return. The Fund employs a dynamic investment strategy seeking to achieve, over time, a total return in excess of the broad U.S. equity market by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes or market exposures based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC or the Adviser) expectations of risk and return. Asset classes or market exposures in which the Fund may invest include U.S. and foreign equities and bonds, currencies, and investment exposures to various market characteristics such as interest rates or volatility. Assets of the Fund not allocated to the Fund's sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser) are managed directly by SIMC.
The asset classes and market exposures used, and the Fund's allocations among them, are determined based on SIMC's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures and may be dynamically adjusted (i.e. actively adjusted over long or short periods of time). The Fund may at any particular point in time be diversified across many exposures or concentrated in a limited number of exposures, including, possibly, a single asset class or market exposure.
Although the Fund will seek to achieve excess total return through its dynamic investment selection, it will also normally maintain, as a primary component of its strategy, passive exposure to the large capitalization U.S. equity market. To the extent that the Fund is not dynamically invested in other asset classes or market exposures, the Fund's assets will generally be passively invested in a portfolio of securities designed to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the large capitalization U.S. equity market. This passive exposure to the large capitalization U.S. equity market is implemented by the Sub-Adviser.
The Fund may obtain asset class or market exposures by investing directly (e.g., in equity and fixed income securities and other instruments) or indirectly (e.g., through the use of other pooled investment vehicles, a wholly-owned subsidiary or derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps). The particular types of securities and other instruments in which the Fund may invest are further described below.
Equity Securities. The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants (including equity-linked warrants) and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
Fixed Income Securities. The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as "junk bonds"), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets), and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund's fixed income investments may include mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, zero coupon bonds, structured notes, obligations of foreign governments, and obligations of either supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks and entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers.
The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. governments and corporations.
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The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
Other Instruments. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
Pooled Investment Vehicles. In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class.
Derivative and Commodity Instruments. The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps (including swaptions, caps, floors or collars) for return enhancement or hedging purposes or to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class or market exposure. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives may also be used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's exposure to the risk of particular types of securities or market segments. The Fund may purchase or sell futures contracts (and options on futures contracts) on U.S. Government securities for return enhancement and hedging purposes. The Fund may purchase and sell forward contracts on currencies or securities for return enhancement and hedging purposes. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity.
Swaps may be used for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Securities index and single security swaps may be used to manage the inflation-adjusted return of the Fund or to more efficiently gain exposure to a particular security or basket of securities. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, purchase or sell put or call options on securities, indexes or currencies for return enhancement or hedging purposes or to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to a particular asset class or market exposure.
The Fund may seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts, commodity investments and commodity-linked derivative instruments. The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
Currency Exposure. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to enhance the its return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Fund may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, options and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing its currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
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Short Sales. The Fund may engage in short sales on equity securities that are expected to underperform the market or their peers. When the Sub-Adviser sells securities short, it may invest the proceeds from the short sales in an attempt to enhance returns. This strategy may effectively result in the Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss.
State Street Investment Management currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. SIMC may directly manage a portion of the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund's assets.
SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad global equity markets. The Fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, depositary receipts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Fund also may use futures contracts and forward contracts.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). This approach is intended to manage the risk characteristics of the Fund. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad global equity markets, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the MSCI World Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's country, sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that the Sub-Advisers believe will produce a less volatile return than the market over time. SIMC and each Sub-Adviser effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry.
In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell futures or forward contracts on currencies for hedging purposes.
Acadian Asset Management LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT High Yield Bond Fund: The SIMT High Yield Bond Fund seeks total return. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high yield fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), including corporate bonds and debentures, convertible and preferred securities, zero coupon obligations and tranches of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In
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managing the Fund's assets, the Sub-Advisers and, to the extent applicable, SIMC, seek to select securities that offer a high current yield as well as total return potential. The Fund seeks to have a portfolio of securities that is diversified as to issuers and industries. The Fund's average weighted maturity may vary, but will generally not exceed ten years. There is no limit on the maturity or credit quality of any individual security in which the Fund may invest.
As noted above, the Fund will invest primarily in securities rated BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D. However, it may also invest in non-rated securities or securities rated investment grade (AAA, AA, A and BBB). The Fund may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade (junk bond) floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, options and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures, options and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
Ares Capital Management II LLC, Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., Brigade Capital Management, LP, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund. SIMC may directly manage a portion of the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index (between $160 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
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The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Fred Alger Management, LLC, LSV Asset Management, Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Growth Index (between $664 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Growth Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as well as forward contracts and swaps for hedging and speculative purposes. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Sub-Adviser(s) may implement a long/short equity investment strategy by investing in securities, including through forwards and swaps on individual securities or baskets of securities, believed to offer capital appreciation opportunities while also attempting to take advantage of an anticipated decline in the price of a company. A long/short equity investment strategy takes (i) long positions with respect to investments that are believed to be undervalued relative to their potential and likely to increase in price, and (ii) short positions with respect to investments that are believed to have significant risk of decreasing in price. The Sub-Adviser(s) seek returns from strong security selection on both the long and short sides. These long and short positions may be completely unrelated.
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The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and certain of the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each such Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the applicable Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each such Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Fred Alger Management, LLC, Mackenzie Investments Corporation, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, and PineStone Asset Management Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund's assets.
SIMT Large Cap Value Fund: The SIMT Large Cap Value Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (between $160 million and $977 billion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Value Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking
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views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Cullen Capital Management, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Large Cap Value Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Large Cap Value Fund's assets.
SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund*: The SEI Liquid Alternative Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will take long and short positions in investments that provide broad exposure to the global equity, fixed income and currency markets. The Fund will invest primarily in exchange-traded derivative instruments, including futures, options, and swaps, but to a lesser extent may invest in derivative instruments that are traded over-the-counter, such as forwards. The Fund primarily will hold cash and/or invest in money market instruments to collateralize its derivative positions. Additionally, the Fund will invest from time-to-time in shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), such as U.S. or non-U.S. corporate bond ETFs.
The Fund seeks to achieve returns similar to the total return (before taking into account the Fund's fees and expenses) of a model portfolio of alternative investment strategies, which primarily consists of hedge funds (the "Composite") calculated by the investment sub-adviser (the "Sub-Adviser"), at the direction of SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC" or the "Adviser").
The Composite consists of two components (each a "sleeve"): a multi-strategy sleeve and a managed futures sleeve, each discussed below.
Multi-Strategy Sleeve. The multi-strategy sleeve consists of the average total return of the 50 largest hedge funds (excluding managed futures funds), equally weighted. The list of hedge funds is determined by the monthly reporting of assets under management to the Eurekahedge database, which is reconstituted annually. This sleeve will include exposure to a cross-section of alternative investment strategies, including, but not limited to, equity long/short, global macro, event driven, and relative value strategies. SIMC, in connection with its management of the overall strategy to achieve returns similar to the total return of the Composite and thus the return of the overall hedge fund market, may instruct the Sub-Adviser at any time to discontinue the use of any of these strategies or add one or more new strategies.
Managed Futures Sleeve. The managed futures sleeve is designed to reflect the total return of a selected pool of the largest commodity trading advisor fund managers, which are managers that use futures or forward contracts to achieve their investment objectives.
The Sub-Adviser generally expects to maintain an approximate 60/40 weighting between the multi-strategy sleeve and the managed futures sleeve, respectively, within the Composite, but the Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser may change the two sleeves weighting in the Composite and therefore the Fund.
The Fund seeks to achieve returns similar to the total return of the Composite through a dynamic allocation of long and short investments among the global equity, fixed income and currency markets. The Sub-Adviser will use a quantitative model to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of the Composite and will primarily invest in derivative instruments that it estimates will provide, in the aggregate, market exposure similar to that of the Composite. The Sub-Adviser may use various approaches to estimate market exposure, including an analysis of historical return information for the hedge funds within the Composite.
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The Fund's investments will include futures, forwards, options, ETFs and securities index swaps that provide exposure to the returns of (i) the equity markets, including common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, rights, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which may be from U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging market issuers) of various capitalizations and industries; (ii) the currency markets, through U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets issuers) or through exposure to currency futures; and (iii) the fixed income markets, through U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets issuers) or through exposure to corporate and government fixed income securities, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities (including commercial mortgage-backed securities and "to-be-announced" transactions), corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, money market instruments, money market funds, mortgage dollar rolls, obligations of supranational entities, zero coupon obligations and obligations to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers, which may be investment grade and non-investment grade debt (junk bonds), of any duration or maturity.
The Fund will not make any direct investments in hedge funds.
The amount of the Fund's assets that may be allocated to various strategies and among investments is expected to vary over time and may be adjusted over short periods of time.
There are no limitations on the minimum or maximum amount of the Fund's assets that may be allocated to investments representing exposure to any one of the global equity, fixed income and currency markets.
The Sub-Adviser may also consider other factors when allocating the Fund's assets, such as: (i) the Fund's obligations under its various derivative positions; (ii) portfolio rebalancing; (iii) redemption requests; (iv) yield management; (v) credit management; and (vi) volatility management.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on one or more Sub-Advisers under the general supervision of SIMC, the Fund's adviser.
Dynamic Beta Investments, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund.
* On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund seeks total return, including capital appreciation and income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate total return over time by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) expectations of risk and return. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SIMC's or the Sub-Adviser's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
The Fund may allocate all or a portion of its assets using a "risk parity" approach that seeks to balance risk across all capital market exposures, which may result in asset classes with lower perceived risk having a
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greater notional allocation within the Fund's portfolio than asset classes with higher perceived risk. Notional allocation refers to the Fund's use of one or more derivative contracts to attempt to obtain exposure to a potential gain or loss on the market value of the instruments underlying the Fund's derivative contracts (e.g., a security, currency or commodity (or a basket or index)). The market value of such underlying instruments generally exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the derivative contracts. In addition, the Fund may further adjust asset allocations and capital market exposures based on realized and expected measures of volatility with the goal of managing the Fund's volatility. This may result in the Fund increasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived falling risk and decreasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived rising risk.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and depositary receipts of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued.
The Fund's fixed income investments may include asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of either supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks and entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include obligations of U.S. and foreign banks, such as certificates of deposit and time deposits, U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities of both U.S. and non-U.S. governments and corporations, and municipal bonds and debentures. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
A portion of the Fund's assets may also be invested in commodity investments to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. Commodity investments include notes with interest payments that are tied to an underlying commodity or commodity index, ETFs or other exchange-traded products that are tied to the performance of a commodity or commodity index or other types of investment vehicles or instruments that provide returns that are tied to commodities or commodity indexes. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of issuers in commodity-related industries.
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The Fund may also seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts and commodity investments (including through derivatives). The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
The Fund, either directly or through its investment in the Subsidiary, may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. Due to the Fund's structure and level of turnover, derivative instruments may be an efficient method of obtaining exposure to various types of markets. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. Securities index swaps may be used to obtain exposure to different U.S. and foreign equity markets. Futures and swaps on futures may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign sovereign bond markets, equity markets and commodities markets. The Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
AQR Capital Management, LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund seeks to manage risk of a loss while providing current income and an opportunity for capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will attempt to manage the risk of loss while still seeking to generate some growth by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund's investments are expected to include U.S. debt obligations and investment grade bonds, and, to a lesser extent, riskier asset classes as detailed below, such as equities and non-investment grade securities (also known as junk bonds). The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled
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investment vehicles and derivative instruments. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund may allocate all or a portion of its assets using a "risk parity" approach that seeks to balance anticipated drawdown risk (peak-to-trough decline in asset value) across all capital market exposures in the Fund. This approach may result in asset classes with lower perceived drawdown risk, e.g. high-quality government bonds, having a greater notional allocation within the Fund's portfolio than they would otherwise receive in a non-risk parity approach. Notional allocation generally refers to the Fund's use of one or more derivative contracts to obtain exposure to a potential gain or loss on the market value of the instruments underlying the Fund's derivative contracts (e.g., a security, basket of securities or index). The market value of such underlying instruments generally exceeds the amount of cash or assets required to establish or maintain the derivative contracts.
The Fund may further adjust asset allocations and capital market exposures based on realized and expected measures of drawdown risk with the goal of managing the Fund's total drawdown risk. This may result in the Fund increasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived falling drawdown risk and decreasing capital market exposures during periods of perceived rising drawdown risk.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants, of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund's fixed income investments may include asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and debentures, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities and obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit and time deposits. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded
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funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps, including single security swaps, to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Due to the Fund's structure and level of turnover, derivative instruments may be an efficient method of obtaining exposure to various types of markets. Futures contracts may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign sovereign bond markets. Index futures and securities index swaps may be used to gain exposure to U.S. and foreign equity markets. Interest rate swaps may be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. Options may be used to gain exposure to or hedge risks in U.S. and foreign equity and fixed income markets. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. Foreign currency forward rate agreements may be used to hedge all or a portion of the currency risk resulting from investments in non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Fund may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Fund may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures contracts, foreign currency forward contracts and options. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Fund may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund seeks total return with an emphasis on current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate total return with an emphasis on income by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes based upon SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC) or the sub-adviser's (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) expectations for income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SIMC's or the Sub-Adviser's views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC directly manages a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and depositary receipts, of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers (including emerging markets) of various market capitalizations and industries.
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The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets) and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed income investments, including asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt and collateralized loan obligations (CDOs and CLOs, respectively), corporate and municipal bonds and debentures, structured notes, construction loans, commercial paper, exchange traded notes (ETNs), money market instruments, mortgage dollar rolls, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, when issued/delayed delivery securities, zero coupon bonds, obligations of foreign governments and obligations of supranational entities issued or guaranteed by certain banks. The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions.
The Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in master limited partnership (MLP) units and may also invest a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are, generally, non-investment grade floating rate instruments, in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes, including currency or interest rate exposure. Futures contracts and forward contracts may be used to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities. The Fund may use total return swaps to efficiently obtain exposure to segments of the equity or fixed income markets when other means of obtaining exposure, such as through an ETF, are suboptimal. Interest rate swaps may be used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. The Fund may write (sell) or purchase call options or put options on a security or a basket of securities, and such options may be covered or uncovered (or "naked"). The purchaser of a call option will pay the Fund a premium for undertaking the obligations under the option contract. Options may also provide a partial hedge to another position of the Fund. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
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Barings, LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund's assets.
SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund: The SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to generate "real return" (i.e., total returns that exceed the rate of inflation over a full market cycle, regardless of market conditions) by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes, including fixed income and equity securities and commodity investments. The asset classes used and the Fund's allocations among asset classes will be determined based on SEI Investments Management Corporation's (SIMC's) or the sub-advisers' (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) views of fundamental, technical or valuation measures. The Fund's allocations among asset classes may be adjusted over short periods of time. At any point in time, the Fund may be diversified across many asset classes or concentrated in a limited number of asset classes. The Fund may obtain its exposures to the asset classes by investing directly in securities and other investments or indirectly through the use of other pooled investment vehicles and derivative instruments.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SIMC, allocating its assets among one or more Sub-Advisers using different investment strategies. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the Fund's portfolio.
Equity securities may include common or preferred stocks, warrants, rights, depositary receipts, equity-linked securities and other equity interests. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization and may invest in both foreign and domestic equity securities. In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, including open-end funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
In addition to direct investment in securities and other instruments, the Fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds, subject to the limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act). Such investment may include open-end funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and ETFs (including leveraged and inverse ETFs). The Fund may also invest in REITs and securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. real estate companies.
The Fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment or non-investment grade (also known as junk bonds), U.S.- or foreign-issued (including emerging markets), and corporate- or government-issued. The Fund may invest in a wide range of fixed income investments, including obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers' acceptances and bank notes, obligations of foreign governments, U.S. and foreign corporate debt securities, including commercial paper, and fully collateralized repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements with highly rated counterparties (those rated A or better) and securitized issues such as mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). The Fund's fixed income investments may also include U.S. Treasury obligations, obligations issued by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (including obligations not guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury), such as obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and other inflation-linked debt securities, and municipal bonds and debentures. The Fund may invest in fixed, variable and floating rate fixed income instruments. The Fund's portfolio and the Fund's investments in particular fixed income securities are not subject to any maturity or duration restrictions. The Fund may also enter into
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repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements with respect to its investment in the fixed income securities listed above and may use the cash received to enter into a short position on U.S. Treasury bonds.
A portion of the Fund's assets may also be invested in commodity investments to provide exposure to the investment returns of the commodities markets. Commodity investments include notes with interest payments that are tied to an underlying commodity or commodity index, ETFs or other exchange-traded products that are tied to the performance of a commodity or commodity index or other types of investment vehicles or instruments that provide returns that are tied to commodities or commodity indexes. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of issuers in commodity-related industries.
The Fund may also seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Subsidiary). The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodities, commodity contracts and commodity investments (including through derivative instruments). The Subsidiary may also invest in other instruments in which the Fund is permitted to invest, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for its derivative positions. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by SIMC.
The Fund, either directly or through its investment in the Subsidiary, may also purchase or sell futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps to obtain the Fund's desired exposure to an asset class or for return enhancement or hedging purposes. Interest rate futures contracts are primarily used to hedge interest rate risk in the Fund's U.S. bond holdings. Commodity futures contracts are primarily used to obtain exposure to a diversified set of commodity markets. Interest rate swaps and swaps on indexes may further be used to manage the Fund's interest rate risk or may be used to manage the inflation-adjusted return of the Fund. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer, and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to a security or basket of securities. Options may be used to gain exposure to or hedge exposures in the equity and commodity markets. Foreign currency forward rate agreements may be used to hedge all or a portion of the currency risk resulting from investments in non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities.
The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities. The Sub-Advisers may also seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures and foreign currency forward contracts. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Sub-Advisers may engage in short sales in an attempt to capitalize on equity securities that it believes will underperform the market or their peers. When a Sub-Adviser sells securities short, it may invest the proceeds from the short sales in an attempt to enhance returns. This strategy may effectively result in the Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss.
AllianceBernstein L.P. and Franklin Advisers, Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund.
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SIMT Real Estate Fund: The SIMT Real Estate Fund seeks total return, including current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of real estate companies (e.g., common stocks, rights, warrants, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and preferred stocks of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs)). Generally, the Fund will invest in real estate companies operating in the United States.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser).
CenterSquare Investment Management LLC currently serves as a Sub-Adviser to the SIMT Real Estate Fund.
SIMT Real Return Fund: The SIMT Real Return Fund seeks total return exceeding the rate of inflation. The Fund seeks to produce a return similar to that of the Bloomberg 1-5 Year U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index, which is the Fund's benchmark index.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest a significant portion of its assets in investment grade fixed income securities, including inflation-indexed bonds of varying maturities issued by the U.S. Treasury, other U.S. Government agencies and instrumentalities. An inflation-indexed bond is a bond that is structured so that its principal value will change with inflation. TIPS are a type of inflation-indexed bond in which the Fund may invest. The Fund's exposure to fixed income securities is not restricted by maturity requirements.
The Fund may also invest in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and obligations of U.S. and foreign commercial banks, such as time deposits, U.S. and foreign corporate debt including commercial paper; and securitized issues, such as mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Government agencies. Although the Real Return Fund is able to use a multi-manager approach under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) whereby Fund assets would be allocated among multiple sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers), the Fund's assets currently are managed directly by SIMC.
SIMT Small Cap Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities (both common and preferred stocks) of small companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on small capitalization indexes and securities of real estate investment trusts (REITs). For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund may also invest in warrants and, to a lesser extent, in securities of large capitalization companies. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A
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fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and certain of its Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each applicable Sub-Adviser and SIMC provide a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for its portion of the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the applicable Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Copeland Capital Management, LLC, Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Leeward Investments, LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to have attractive growth and appreciation potential. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
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Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Geneva Capital Management LLC, Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and The Informed Momentum Company LLC (f/k/a EAM Investors, LLC) currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund's assets.
SIMT Small Cap Value Fund: The SIMT Small Cap Value Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small companies. The Fund will primarily seek to purchase securities believed to be attractively valued in relation to various measures, which may include earnings, capital structure or return on invested capital. For purposes of this Fund, a small company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2000 Index (between $2.9 million and $14.8 billion as of December 31, 2024), as determined at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2000 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants, and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Leeward Investments, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Small Cap Value Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Small Cap Value Fund's assets.
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SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of large companies. For purposes of this Fund, a large company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 1000 Index (between $160 million and $3.8 trillion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 1000 Index are subject to change. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in common and preferred stocks of small capitalization companies. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. In managing its portion of the Fund's assets, SIMC or each Sub-Adviser may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of efficient tax management of the Fund's securities transactions. The overlay manager seeks to manage the impact of taxes by, among other things, selling stocks with the highest tax cost first, opportunistically harvesting losses and deferring recognition of taxable gains, where possible. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC, Cullen Capital Management, LSV Asset Management, Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC and PineStone Asset Management Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns, but with a lower level of volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. The Fund will typically invest in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities of non-U.S. companies. Although the Fund will be measured against the Russell 3000 Index, the Fund is
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expected to have significant sector and market capitalization deviations from the index given its focus on absolute risk as opposed to index relative risk. This could lead to significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment approaches to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad U.S. equity markets in a tax-efficient fashion, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the Russell 3000 Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's sector and market capitalization exposures will vary from the index and may cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry. This will tend to lead SIMC and the Fund's Sub-Advisers to construct portfolios with a low beta relative to the overall U.S. equity market.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each such Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each such Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models. For example, SIMC may direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading efficiencies, loss harvesting, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund seeks high long-term after-tax returns. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies. For purposes of this Fund, a small or medium capitalization company is a company with a market capitalization in the range of companies in the Russell 2500 Index (between approximately $2.9 million and $32.9 billion as of December 31, 2024) at the time of purchase. The market capitalization range and the composition of the Russell 2500 Index are subject to change. The Fund's investments in equity securities may include common and preferred stocks, warrants and, to a lesser extent, real estate investment trusts (REITs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and securities of large capitalization companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies and strategies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by
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SIMC. In managing assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers, SIMC may apply a variety of quantitative and/or fundamental investment styles. A quantitative investment style generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A fundamental investment style generally involves selecting investments through research and analysis of financial statements, relevant industry and economic data, or other characteristics.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of SIMC and the Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser and SIMC provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's or SIMC's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers and SIMC, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC.
Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of efficient tax management of the Fund's securities transactions. The overlay manager seeks to manage the impact of taxes by, among other things, selling stocks with the highest tax cost first, opportunistically harvesting losses and deferring recognition of taxable gains, where possible. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes. The overlay manager may also vary the portfolio implementation to seek trading cost efficiencies, portfolio rebalancing or other portfolio construction objectives as directed by SIMC.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC, Geneva Capital Management LLC, Hillsdale Investment Management Inc., Martingale Asset Management L.P. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund's assets.
SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund seeks tax-sensitive long-term capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad international equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in non-U.S. equity securities. These securities may include common stocks and real estate investment trusts (REITs) of all capitalization ranges. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest in securities of issuers that are located in at least three countries outside of the U.S., but will typically invest much more broadly. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries.
The Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser) directly manages a significant portion of the Fund's assets. With the remainder of assets, the Fund uses a multi-manager approach to investing, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SIMC. This approach is intended to manage the risk characteristic of the Fund.
The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return similar to that of the broad international developed equity markets (International Market) in a tax-sensitive manner, but with lower absolute volatility. Over the long-term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the MSCI EAFE Index (Index), but with a lower level of volatility. Over shorter periods of time, however, due to its focus on absolute risk, the portfolio's country, sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the International Market and it may experience significant performance deviations from the International Market. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that primarily exhibit a more stable historical or
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predicted price and earnings behavior (i.e. absolute risk), but also take into consideration low correlation attributes and expected returns. Generally, the Fund is likely to underperform in a steeply rising International Market, but seeks to mitigate losses in a falling International Market.
The Fund implements the investment recommendations of Sub-Advisers through the use of an overlay manager appointed by SIMC. Each Sub-Adviser provides a model portfolio to the overlay manager on an ongoing basis that represents that Sub-Adviser's recommendation as to the securities to be purchased, sold or retained by the Fund. The overlay manager then constructs a portfolio for the Fund that represents the aggregation of the model portfolios of the Sub-Advisers, with the weighting of each Sub-Adviser's model in the total portfolio determined by SIMC. Pursuant to direction from SIMC, the overlay manager has limited authority to vary from the models, primarily for the purpose of tax management of the portfolio's securities transactions. SIMC may also direct the overlay manager to adjust the portfolio to implement SIMC's forward looking views regarding various portfolio characteristics or factors, or for risk management purposes.
The overlay manager, with respect to the Sub-Advised portion of the portfolio, and SIMC with respect to the portion directly managed by SIMC, seek to manage the impact of taxes by using certain techniques, which may include selling stocks with the highest tax cost basis first to realize capital losses or defer capital gains, preventing wash sales, avoiding high portfolio turnover, controlling the holding period of a security to convert short-term capital gains to long-term capital gains, and, where appropriate, opportunistically harvesting losses to offset other capital gains.
The Fund considers the security of an issuer to be "non-U.S." if the issuer is domiciled, incorporated, located and/or principally traded in a country other than the U.S. Developed market countries are those countries that are included in a developed markets index by a recognized index provider, or have similar developed characteristics, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, LLC, LSV Asset Management and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund: The SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund seeks capital appreciation with less volatility than the broad U.S. equity markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities of U.S. companies of all capitalization ranges. These securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and warrants. The Fund may also, to a lesser extent, invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and securities of non-U.S. companies.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying on a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation, the Fund's adviser (SIMC or the Adviser). Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. The Fund seeks to achieve an absolute return of the broad U.S. equity markets, but with a lower absolute volatility. Over the long term, the Fund seeks to achieve a return similar to that of the Russell 3000 Index, but with a lower level of volatility. However, given that the Fund's investment strategy focuses on absolute return and risk, the Fund's sector and market capitalization exposures will typically vary from the index and may
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cause significant performance deviations relative to the index over shorter-term periods. The Fund seeks to achieve lower volatility by constructing a portfolio of securities that effectively weighs securities based on their total expected risk and return without regard to market capitalization and industry.
Acadian Asset Management LLC and LSV Asset Management currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund's assets.
SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund: The SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund seeks to maximize total return. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest in debt securities of government, government-related, supranational entities, and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as debt securities of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of any such issuers. The Fund may obtain its exposures by investing directly (e.g., in fixed income securities and other instruments) or indirectly/synthetically (e.g., through the use of derivative instruments, principally futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps and structured securities, such as credit-linked and inflation-linked notes). The Fund may invest in swaps based on a single security or an index of securities, including interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, currency swaps and fully-funded total return swaps. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. The Sub-Advisers will spread the Fund's holdings across a number of countries and industries to limit its exposure to any single emerging market economy and may not invest more than 25% of its assets in any single country. There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity or on the maturity of any specific security. There is no minimum rating standard for the Fund's securities, and the Fund's securities will generally be in the lower or lowest rating categories (including those below the fourth highest rating category by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO), commonly referred to as junk bonds).
The Sub-Advisers may seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using derivatives, principally futures, foreign currency forward contracts, options on foreign currencies and currency swaps. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
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The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to the securities identified above or baskets of such securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Colchester Global Investors Ltd, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Marathon Asset Management, L.P. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund.
SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund: The SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of emerging market issuers. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stock, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts of all capitalization ranges. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, however, it may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. Due to the size of its economy relative to other emerging market countries, it is expected that China will generally constitute a significant exposure in the Fund. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying primarily upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. Assets of the Fund not allocated to Sub-Advisers are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC and one or more Sub-Advisers may apply a quantitative investment style, which generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors.
The Fund may invest in swaps based on a single security or an index of securities, futures contracts, forward contracts and options to synthetically obtain exposure to securities or baskets of securities or for hedging purposes, including seeking to manage the Fund's currency exposure to foreign securities and mitigate the Fund's overall risk. Swaps may be used to obtain exposure to different foreign equity markets.
The Fund may purchase futures contracts or shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly. The Fund may also invest a portion of its assets in securities of companies located in developed foreign countries.
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Aikya Investment Management Limited, JOHCM (USA) Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund's assets.
SIT International Equity Fund: The SIT International Equity Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants, participation notes and depositary receipts. The Fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Generally, the Fund will invest less than 20% of its assets in emerging markets. Emerging market countries are those countries that: (i) are characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) are included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) have similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. One or more Sub-Advisers may apply a quantitative investment style, which generally involves a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. A Sub-Adviser may take long positions with respect to investments it believes to be undervalued and likely to increase in price, while also taking short positions (including through derivative instruments) with respect to investments it believes to be overvalued and likely to decrease in price.
The Fund may invest in futures contracts, forward contracts,options and swaps for hedging or investment purposes, including seeking to manage the Fund's currency exposure to foreign securities and mitigate the Fund's overall risk.
The Fund may purchase futures contracts or shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Acadian Asset Management LLC, Pzena Investment Management, LLC and WCM Investment Management currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT International Equity Fund. SIMC directly manages a significant portion of the SIT International Equity Fund's assets.
SIT International Fixed Income Fund: The SIT International Fixed Income Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in fixed income securities. The Fund will invest primarily in investment grade foreign government and corporate fixed income securities, as well as foreign mortgage-backed and/or asset-backed fixed income securities, of issuers located in at least three countries other than the U.S. (including, to a lesser extent, emerging market countries). It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund's assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities. Other fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest include: (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities and obligations of U.S. commercial banks, such as certificates of deposit, time deposits,
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bankers' acceptances and bank notes; (ii) U.S. corporate debt securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and (iii) obligations of supranational entities.
The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and collectively, the Sub-Advisers) with differing investment philosophies to manage portions of the Fund's portfolio under the general supervision of SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), the Fund's adviser. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Sub-Advisers choose securities issued by corporations and governments located in various countries, looking for opportunities to achieve capital appreciation and gain, as well as current income. There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity or on the maturity of any specific security.
The Sub-Advisers may seek to enhance the Fund's return by actively managing the Fund's foreign currency exposure. In managing the Fund's currency exposure, the Sub-Advisers buy and sell currencies (i.e., take long or short positions) using derivatives, principally futures, foreign currency forward contracts and currency swaps. The Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. The Fund may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase its exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another. In managing the Fund's currency exposure from foreign securities, the Sub-Advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.
The Fund may also invest in futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps for speculative or hedging purposes. Futures contracts, forward contracts and swaps are used to synthetically obtain exposure to the securities identified above or baskets of such securities and to manage the Fund's interest rate duration and yield curve exposure. These derivatives are also used to mitigate the Fund's overall level of risk and/or the Fund's risk to particular types of securities, currencies or market segments. Interest rate swaps are further used to manage the Fund's yield spread sensitivity. When the Fund seeks to take an active long or short position with respect to the likelihood of an event of default of a security or basket of securities, the Fund may use credit default swaps. The Fund may buy credit default swaps in an attempt to manage credit risk where the Fund has credit exposure to an issuer and the Fund may sell credit default swaps to more efficiently gain credit exposure to such security or basket of securities.
The Fund will also invest in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds). However, in general, the Fund will purchase bonds with a rating of CCC or above. The Fund also invests a portion of its assets in bank loans, which are generally non-investment grade floating rate instruments. The Fund may invest in bank loans in the form of participations in the loans or assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties.
The Fund may purchase shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities or other instruments directly.
Colchester Global Investors Ltd, RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and Wellington Management Company LLP currently serve as Sub-Advisers to the SIT International Fixed Income Fund.
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISKS
Risk Information Common to the Funds
Investing in the Funds involves risk, and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its investment goal. SIMC's judgments about the markets or the economy and its decisions about investing in Underlying SEI Funds or, if applicable, other investments, may not anticipate actual market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return on your investment. You could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments. An investment in a Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the Underlying SEI Funds and other investment vehicles held by the Fund (together, the Underlying SEI Funds), as well as the market prices of securities held by the Underlying SEI Funds and, if applicable, the Fund's direct investments. These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund owns and the markets in which those securities trade. The effect on a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund diversifies its holdings.
The Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may apply any of a variety of investment strategies and may invest in a broad range of asset classes, securities and other investments to attempt to achieve their designated investment goals. The principal risks of using such investment strategies and making investments in such asset classes, securities and other investments are set forth below. These risks are principal risks and should not be considered the complete universe of possible risks associated with an investment in the Funds. Because an Underlying SEI Fund's use of an investment strategy or investment in an asset class, security or other investment is subject to the same or similar risks as a Fund's use of such strategy or investment in such asset class, security or other investment, the term "the Fund" or "a Fund" in the paragraphs below collectively refers to both a Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable.
Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the U.S. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of a Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging market countries, where political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur.
The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks associated with investments in the Funds:
Artificial Intelligence — The rapid development of increasingly widespread use of certain artificial intelligence — or "AI" — technologies may adversely impact the overall performance of a Fund's investments, or alter the services provided to a Fund by its service providers. AI technologies are highly reliant on the collection and analysis of large amount of data and complex algorithms, and it is possible that the information provided through use of AI technologies could be insufficient, incomplete, inaccurate or biased, leading to adverse effects for a Fund, including, potentially, operational errors and investment losses. AI technologies
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and their current and potential future applications, and the regulatory frameworks within which they operate, continue to rapidly evolve, and it is impossible to predict the full extent of future applications or regulations and the associated risks to a Fund.
Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. An actual or perceived decline in the credit quality of a security or other investment, an issuer of a security, or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of such security or other investment to decrease. The Fund can lose money as a result.
Currency — The Funds, as a result of certain Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the dollar value of an investment in an Underlying SEI Fund or the Funds would be adversely affected. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to, among other things, changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad.
Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) — The Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs. The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the net asset value (NAV) of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, a Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
Interest Rate — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests. In a low interest rate environment, the risk of a decline in value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities associated with rising rates are heightened because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing, potentially rapidly. In a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will be required to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, whereas others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Changes in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund will correspondingly affect the value of the applicable Fund.
Investment Company — The Funds may directly invest in investment companies in addition to their investments in the Underlying SEI Funds. When a Fund invests in an investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations. Such expenses may make owning shares of an investment company more costly than
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owning the underlying securities directly. In part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance the Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, the Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments.
Leverage — Due to their investments in derivatives and financial commitment transactions, the Funds are subject to leverage risk. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on a Fund's share price and make the Fund's returns more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a Fund's portfolio securities. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires, among other things, that a Fund either use derivatives in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on one of two value-at-risk (VaR) tests. The use of leverage may also cause a Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Funds' use of leverage may result in a heightened risk of investment loss.
Liquidity — Due to their direct investments in derivatives, the Funds are subject to liquidity risk. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. A Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.
The following descriptions provide additional information about some of the risks associated with the Funds' investments in certain of the Underlying SEI Funds.
Asset-Backed Securities — Asset-backed securities are securities that are backed primarily by the cash flows of a discrete pool of fixed or revolving receivables or other financial assets that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securities include mortgage-backed securities, but the term is more commonly used to refer to securities supported by non-mortgage assets, such as auto loans, motor vehicle leases, student loans, credit card receivables, floorplan receivables, equipment leases and peer-to-peer loans. The assets are removed from any potential bankruptcy estate of an operating company through the true sale of the assets to an issuer that is a special purpose entity, and the issuer obtains a perfected security interest in the assets. Payments of principal of and interest on asset-backed securities rely entirely on the performance of the underlying assets. Asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity and therefore, if the assets or sources of funds available to the issuer are insufficient to pay those securities, the applicable Underlying SEI Funds will incur losses. In addition, asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk that may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. Additional risks related to collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and mortgage-backed securities are described below.
Losses may be greater for asset-backed securities that are issued as "pass-through certificates" rather than as debt securities because those types of certificates only represent a beneficial ownership interest in the related assets and their payment is based primarily on collections actually received. For asset-backed securities as a whole, if a securitization issuer defaults on its payment obligations due to losses or shortfalls
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on the assets held by the issuer, a sale or liquidation of the assets may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities and an Underlying SEI Fund, as a security holder, may suffer a loss.
There is a limited secondary market for asset-backed securities. Consequently, it may be difficult for the Underlying SEI Funds to sell or realize profits on those securities at favorable times or for favorable prices.
Bank Loans — Bank loans are fixed and floating rate loans arranged through private negotiations between a company or a non-U.S. government and one or more financial institutions (lenders). Many of the risks associated with bank loans are similar to the risks of investing in below investment grade debt securities. Bank loans may be adversely affected by changes in market or economic conditions and may default or enter bankruptcy. Bank loans made in connection with highly leveraged transactions, including operating loans, leveraged buyout loans, leveraged capitalization loans and other types of acquisition financing, are subject to greater credit risks than other types of bank loans. In addition, it may be difficult to obtain reliable information about and value any bank loan.
In connection with purchasing participations, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Underlying SEI Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. When an Underlying SEI Fund purchases assignments from lenders, the Underlying SEI Fund will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. An Underlying SEI Fund may have difficulty disposing of bank loans because, in certain cases, the market for such instruments is not highly liquid. The lack of a highly liquid secondary market may have an adverse impact on the value of such instruments and on an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to dispose of the bank loan in response to a specific economic event, such as deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Below Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities (Junk Bonds) — Below investment grade fixed income securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds) involve greater risk of default or downgrade and are generally more volatile than investment grade securities. Junk bonds involve greater risk of price declines than investment grade securities due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. In addition, issuers of junk bonds may be more susceptible than other issuers to economic downturns. Junk bonds are subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to pay interest or dividends and ultimately may be unable to repay principal upon maturity. Discontinuation of these payments could substantially adversely affect the market value of the security. The volatility of junk bonds, particularly those issued by foreign governments, is even greater because the prospect for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest, these risky securities tend to offer higher returns, but there is no guarantee that an investment in these securities will result in a high rate of return.
Call Risk — Issuers of callable bonds may call (redeem) securities with higher coupons or interest rates before their maturity dates. An Underlying SEI Fund may be forced to reinvest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Underlying SEI Fund's income. Bonds may be called due to falling interest rates or non-economical circumstances.
Collateralized Debt Obligations and Collateralized Loan Obligations — CDO and CLO securities are non-recourse obligations of their issuer payable solely from the related underlying collateral or its proceeds. Therefore, as a holder of CDOs and CLOs, an Underlying SEI Fund must rely only on distributions on the underlying collateral or related proceeds for payment. If distributions on the underlying collateral are insufficient to make payments on the CDO or CLO securities, no other assets will be available for payment of the deficiency. As a
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result, the amount and timing of interest and principal payments in respect of CDO and CLO securities will depend on the performance and characteristics of the related underlying collateral.
Recent legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), together with uncertainty about the nature and timing of regulations that will continue to be promulgated to implement such legislation, may continue to create uncertainty in the credit and other financial markets. Given that all applicable final implementing rules and regulations have not yet been published or are not yet in effect, the potential impact of these actions on CDOs and CLOs that may be owned by the Underlying SEI Funds is unknown. If existing transactions are not exempted from the new rules or regulations, compliance with those rules and regulations could impose significant costs on the issuers of CDOs and CLOs and ultimately adversely impact the holders (including the Underlying SEI Funds) of those types of securities.
Commodity Investments and Derivatives — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to the risks of investing in commodity investments and derivatives. Exposure to commodities markets may subject these Underlying SEI Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets have, in the past, experienced periods of extreme volatility. Similar future market conditions may result in rapid and substantial valuation increases or decreases in these Underlying SEI Funds' holdings. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors. Movements in commodity investment prices are outside of an Underlying SEI Fund's control and may not be anticipated by the Underlying SEI Fund's management. Price movements may be influenced by, among other things: governmental, agricultural, trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs and policies; changing market and economic conditions; market liquidity; weather and climate conditions, including droughts and floods; livestock disease; changing supply and demand relationships and levels of domestic production and imported commodities; changes in storage costs; the availability of local, intrastate and interstate transportation systems; energy conservation; the success of exploration projects; changes in international balances of payments and trade; domestic and foreign rates of inflation; currency devaluations and revaluations; domestic and foreign political and economic events; domestic and foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates; foreign currency/exchange rates; domestic and foreign governmental regulation and taxation; war; global health events such as pandemic and endemics, acts of terrorism and other political upheaval and conflicts; governmental expropriation; investment and trading activities of mutual funds, hedge funds and commodities funds; changes in philosophies; and the emotions of market participants. The frequency and magnitude of such changes cannot be predicted.
The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. Certain commodities or natural resources may be produced in a limited number of countries and may be controlled by a small number of producers or groups of producers. As a result, political, economic and supply-related events in such countries could have a disproportionate impact on the prices of such commodities. A sustained decline in demand for such commodities could also adversely affect the financial performance of commodity-related companies. Factors that could lead to a decline in demand include economic recession or other adverse economic conditions, higher taxes on commodities or increased governmental regulations, increases in fuel economy, consumer shifts to the use of alternative commodities or fuel sources, changes in commodity prices, or weather.
The commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions and other disruptions due to, among other factors, lack of liquidity, the participation of speculators, and government regulation and other actions. U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation in futures contract prices that may occur in a single business day. If the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may
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be made beyond the limit price. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at disadvantageous times or prices.
The value of a commodity-linked derivative investment is typically based upon the price movements of a commodity, a commodity futures contract or commodity index, or some other readily measurable economic variable. Commodity-linked derivatives provide exposure to the investment returns of commodities that trade in the commodities markets without investing directly in physical commodities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, volatility of the underlying benchmark, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs, and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The value of commodity-linked derivatives will rise or fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index. Investments in commodity-linked derivatives may be subject to greater volatility than non-derivative based investments. A highly liquid secondary market may not exist for certain commodity-linked derivatives, and there can be no assurance that such a market will develop.
Commodity-linked derivatives may also be subject to credit and interest rate risks that, in general, affect the values of fixed income securities. Therefore, at maturity, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested. An Underlying SEI Fund might receive interest payments that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments. Certain types of commodity-linked derivatives (such as swaps, including total return swaps and commodity-linked notes) are subject to the risk that the counterparty to the instrument will not perform or will be unable to perform in accordance with the terms of the instrument.
In connection with an Underlying SEI Fund's direct and indirect investments in commodity-linked derivatives, the Underlying SEI Fund will attempt to manage its counterparty exposure so as to limit its exposure to any one counterparty. However, due to the limited number of entities that may serve as counterparties (and that an Underlying SEI Fund believes to be creditworthy) at any one time, the Underlying SEI Fund may enter into swap agreements with a limited number of counterparties and may invest in commodity-linked notes issued by a limited number of issuers that will act as counterparties. This may increase an Underlying SEI Fund's exposure to counterparty credit risk. There can be no assurance that an Underlying SEI Fund will be able to limit exposure to any one counterparty at all times.
An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in commodity-linked notes involve substantial risk, including the risk of loss of a significant portion of a commodity-linked note's principal value. In addition to commodity risk and general derivatives risk, commodity-linked notes may be subject to additional special risks, such as risk of loss of interest and principal, lack of a secondary market, and risk of greater volatility, that do not affect traditional equity and debt securities. If payment of interest on a commodity-linked note is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, an Underlying SEI Fund might not receive all (or a portion) of the interest due on its investment if there is a loss of value of the underlying investment. To the extent that the amount of the principal to be repaid upon maturity is linked to the value of a particular commodity, commodity index or other economic variable, an Underlying SEI Fund might not receive all or a portion of the principal at maturity of the investment. At any time, the risk of loss associated with a particular note in an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio may be significantly higher than the value of the note.
A liquid secondary market may not exist for the commodity-linked notes that an Underlying SEI Fund buys, which may make it difficult for the Underlying SEI Fund to sell them at an acceptable price or to accurately value them. Commodity-linked notes are also subject to the counterparty credit risk of the issuer; that is, at
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maturity of a commodity-linked note, there is a risk that the issuer may be unable to perform its obligations under the terms of the commodity-linked note. Issuers of commodity-linked notes are typically large money center banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and large corporations. If the issuer becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to pay, an Underlying SEI Fund could lose money. The value of the commodity-linked notes an Underlying SEI Fund buys may fluctuate significantly because the values of the underlying investments to which they are linked are themselves extremely volatile. Additionally, the particular terms of a commodity-linked note may create economic leverage by requiring payment by the issuer of an amount that is a multiple of the price increase or decrease of the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. This would have the effect of increasing the volatility of the value of these commodity-linked notes, as they may increase or decrease in value more quickly than the underlying commodity, commodity index or other economic variable. Therefore, at the maturity of the note, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive more or less principal than it originally invested and may receive interest payments on the note that are more or less than the stated coupon interest payments.
Convertible Securities and Preferred Stocks — Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stock or other securities that may be converted into or exercised for a prescribed amount of common stock at a specified time and price. Convertible securities provide an opportunity for equity participation, with the potential for a higher dividend or interest yield and lower price volatility compared to common stock. Convertible securities typically pay a lower interest rate than nonconvertible bonds of the same quality and maturity because of the conversion feature. The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value typically declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline, and the credit standing of the issuer. The price of a convertible security will also normally vary in some proportion to changes in the price of the underlying common stock because of the conversion or exercise feature. Convertible securities may also be rated below investment grade (junk bonds) or not rated and are subject to credit risk and prepayment risk, which are discussed below.
Preferred stocks are nonvoting equity securities that pay a stated fixed or variable rate dividend. Due to their fixed income features, preferred stocks provide higher income potential than issuers' common stocks, but are typically more sensitive to interest rate changes than an underlying common stock. Preferred stocks are also subject to equity market risk, which is the risk that stock prices will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investment. The rights of preferred stocks on the distribution of a corporation's assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a corporation's debt securities. Preferred stock may also be subject to prepayment risk, which is discussed below.
Corporate Fixed Income Securities — Corporate fixed income securities are fixed income securities issued by public and private businesses. Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as to perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may be unable to pay interest or, ultimately, be unable to repay principal upon maturity. Interruptions or delays of these payments could adversely affect the market value of the security. In addition, due to lack of uniformly available information about issuers or differences in the issuers' sensitivity to changing economic conditions, it may be difficult to measure the credit risk of securities issued by private businesses.
Credit — Credit risk is the risk that a Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a portfolio security or a counterparty to a contract fails to make timely payment or otherwise honor its obligations. An actual or perceived decline in the credit quality of a security or other investment, an issuer of a security, or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of such security or
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other investment to decrease. The Fund can lose money as a result. Fixed income securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds) (described above) involve greater credit risk.
Credit-Linked Notes — Credit-linked securities and similarly structured products typically are issued by a limited purpose trust or other vehicle that, in turn, enters into a credit protection agreement or invests in a derivative instrument or basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps or interest rate swaps, to obtain exposure to certain fixed income markets or to remain fully invested when more traditional income producing securities are not available. Like an investment in a bond, an investment in credit-linked notes represents the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. However, these payments are conditioned on the issuer's receipt of payments from, and the issuer's potential obligations to, the counterparties to certain credit protection agreements or derivative instruments entered into by the issuer of the credit-linked note. For example, the issuer may sell one or more credit default swaps entitling the issuer to receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default occurs, the stream of payments may stop and the issuer would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. An investor holding a credit-linked note generally receives a fixed or floating coupon and the note's par value upon maturity, unless the referenced creditor defaults or declares bankruptcy, in which case the investor receives the amount recovered. In effect, investors holding credit-linked notes receive a higher yield in exchange for assuming the risk of a specified credit event. A Fund's investments in credit-linked notes are indirectly subject to the risks associated with derivative instruments, which are described below, and may be illiquid.
Currency — As a result of their investments in securities denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline relative to the U.S. dollar or, in the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency hedged. In either event, the U.S. dollar value of an investment in an Underlying SEI Fund would be adversely affected. A number of the Underlying SEI Funds take active or passive positions in currencies, which involve different techniques and risk analyses than an Underlying SEI Fund's purchase of equity securities or other investments. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to that country's economy, which makes the forecasting of currency market movements extremely difficult. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, intervention (or failure to intervene) by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities, such as the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the United States or abroad. These can result in losses to an Underlying SEI Fund if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Passive investment in currencies may, to a lesser extent, also subject an Underlying SEI Fund to additional risks and the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's investments may fluctuate in response to broader macroeconomic risks than if the Underlying SEI Fund invested only in U.S. equity securities.
Current Market Conditions Risk — Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or shares of the Funds in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Although interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in 2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks raised interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. The Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks recently began to lower interest rates, though economic or other factors, such
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as inflation, could stop such changes. It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates might change, the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such changes in interest rates, or when such changes might stop or again reverse course. Unexpected changes in interest rates could lead to significant market volatility or reduce liquidity in certain sectors of the market. The ongoing adversarial political climate in the United States, as well as political and diplomatic events both domestic and abroad, have and may continue to have an adverse impact on the U.S. regulatory landscape, markets and investor behavior, which could have a negative impact on the Funds' investments and operations. Other unexpected political, regulatory and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as the financial markets generally, may be adversely impacted by trade disputes and other matters. If any geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets and individual securities may be adversely affected, and the value of the Funds' assets may go down. The COVID-19 global pandemic, or any future public health crisis, and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects. Advancements in technology may also adversely impact markets and the overall performance of the Funds. These events, and any other future events, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Funds' investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.
Depositary Receipts — Depositary receipts are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, depositary receipts, including American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, which are further described below.
Derivatives — Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from underlying securities, financial assets or indexes. Changes in the market value of a security that is a reference asset for a derivative instrument may not be proportionate to changes in the market value of the derivative instrument itself. There may not be a liquid market for an Underlying SEI Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position prior to expiration. Moreover, certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities to which they relate. Some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk. A default by the counterparty on its payments to an Underlying SEI Fund will cause the value of your investment in a Fund to decrease.
The derivative instruments in which an Underlying SEI Fund may principally invest are futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. Futures contracts provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price at any time during the option period. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. Forward contracts are sales contracts between a buyer and a seller for an asset with delivery deferred to a future date. A swap is an agreement whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain securities at a predetermined amount.
An Underlying SEI Fund's use of derivative instruments involves risks different from or possibly greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments. An Underlying SEI Fund's use of futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and tax risk. Leverage risk is described below. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative instrument may not correlate perfectly with changes in the value of the derivative instrument's underlying asset, rate or index. Counterparty risk is the risk that the
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counterparty to a derivatives contract, a clearing member used by an Underlying SEI Fund to hold a cleared derivative contract, or a borrower of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities is unable or unwilling to make timely settlement payments, return an Underlying SEI Fund's margin or otherwise honor its obligations. Liquidity risk, which is discussed in more detail below, is the risk the derivative may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that an Underlying SEI Fund would like, which may cause the Underlying SEI Fund to have to lower the selling price, sell other securities instead or forego an investment opportunity. Tax risk is the risk that the use of derivatives may cause an Underlying SEI Fund to realize higher amounts of short-term capital gains or otherwise affect an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to pay out dividends subject to preferential rates or the dividends received deduction, thereby increasing the amount of taxes payable by some shareholders. An Underlying SEI Fund's use of swaps and over-the-counter forward contracts and options is also subject to credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is described above. An Underlying SEI Fund's counterparties to its derivative contracts present the same types of credit risk as issuers of fixed income securities. Valuation risk is the risk that an investment may be difficult to value. Each of the above risks could cause an Underlying SEI Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of the Underlying SEI Funds' initial investment.
Derivatives are also subject to a number of other risks described elsewhere in this prospectus. Derivatives transactions conducted outside the U.S. may not be conducted in the same manner as those entered into on U.S. exchanges, and may be subject to different margin, exercise, settlement or expiration procedures. Derivatives transactions conducted outside the U.S. also are subject to the risks affecting foreign securities, currencies and other instruments, in addition to other risks.
Dollar Rolls — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may enter into dollar rolls, subject to an applicable Underlying SEI Fund's limitations on borrowing. Dollar rolls are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells mortgage-related securities, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date at a pre-determined price. The dealer with which an Underlying SEI Fund enters into a dollar roll transaction is not obligated to return the same securities as those originally sold by the Underlying SEI Fund, but only securities that are substantially identical. If the broker-dealer to whom an Underlying SEI Fund sells the security becomes insolvent, the Underlying SEI Fund's right to repurchase the security may be restricted. Dollar roll transactions may give rise to leverage risk. An Underlying SEI Fund's obligations under a dollar roll agreement must be covered by segregated or "earmarked" liquid assets equal in value to the securities subject to repurchase by the Underlying SEI Fund. To the extent that positions in dollar roll agreements are not covered by segregated or "earmarked" liquid assets, such transactions would be subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's restrictions on borrowings. Furthermore, because dollar roll transactions may be for terms ranging between one and six months, dollar roll transactions may be deemed "illiquid" and subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's overall limitations on investments in illiquid securities. Other risks involved in entering into dollar rolls include the risk that the value of the security may change adversely over the term of the dollar roll and that the security an Underlying SEI Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the security that the Underlying SEI Fund originally held. Leverage risk and liquidity risk are discussed in greater detail below.
Duration — Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with longer duration typically have
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higher risk and higher volatility. Longer-term fixed income securities in which a portfolio may invest are more volatile than shorter-term fixed income securities. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.
Equity Market — Because certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase equity securities, these Underlying SEI Funds and, therefore, the Funds, are subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In the case of foreign stocks, these fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. Dollar. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is a principal risk of investing in the Funds.
Exchange-Traded Products — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs. The risks of owning interests of an ETP, such as an ETF or exchange-traded commodity pool, generally reflect the same risks as owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the NAV of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. By investing in an ETP, an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Underlying SEI Fund and its shareholders directly bear in connection with the Underlying SEI Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked securities, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. Most ETFs are passively-managed, meaning they invest in a portfolio of securities designed to track a particular market segment or index. ETFs, like mutual funds, have expenses associated with their operation, including advisory fees. Such ETF expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly. The risks of owning shares of a passively-managed ETF generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities the ETF is designed to track, although lack of liquidity in an ETF could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities.
Leveraged ETFs contain all of the risks that non-leveraged ETFs present. Additionally, to the extent the Fund invests in ETFs that achieve leveraged exposure to their underlying indexes through the use of derivative instruments, the Fund will indirectly be subject to leverage risk, described below. Leveraged inverse ETFs seek to provide investment results that match a negative multiple of the performance of an underlying index. To the extent that a Fund invests in inverse ETFs (including leveraged inverse ETFs), the Fund will indirectly be subject to the risk that the performance of such ETF will fall as the performance of that ETF's benchmark rises. Leveraged, inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs often "reset" daily, meaning that they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Due to the effect of compounding, their performance over longer periods of time can differ significantly from the performance (or inverse of the performance) of their underlying index or benchmark during the same period of time. These investment vehicles may be extremely volatile and can potentially expose an Underlying SEI Fund to complete loss of its investment.
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Extension — An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to extension risk. Generally, rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of fixed income securities, making them more sensitive to changes in interest rates. As a result, in a period of rising interest rates, an Underlying SEI Fund may exhibit additional volatility.
Fixed Income Markets — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in fixed income markets. The prices of these Underlying SEI Funds' fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. Generally, an Underlying SEI Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa. Fixed income securities may have fixed-, variable- or floating-rates. There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. Also, longer-term securities are generally more sensitive to changes in the level of interest rates, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. Changes in government policy, including the Federal Reserve's decisions with respect to raising interest rates or terminating certain programs such as quantitative easing, could increase the risk that interest rates will rise. Rising interest rates may, in turn, increase volatility and reduce liquidity in the fixed income markets, and result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by the Underlying SEI Funds. These risks may be heightened in a low interest rate environment. In addition, reductions in dealer market-making capacity as a result of structural or regulatory changes could further decrease liquidity and/or increase volatility in the fixed income markets. As a result of these conditions, a Fund's value may fluctuate and/or the Fund may experience increased redemptions from shareholders, which may impact the Fund's liquidity or force the Fund to sell securities into a declining or illiquid market.
Foreign Investment/Emerging and Frontier Markets — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds invest in foreign issuers, including issuers located in emerging and frontier market countries. Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks because political and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. More specifically, investing in foreign issuers includes risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges), differing accounting, auditing, financial reporting and legal standards and practices, differing securities market structures, and higher transaction costs. In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the U.S. In addition, the securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and, at times, more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. An Underlying SEI Fund may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value as compared to a fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small and consist of a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries. Investing in foreign issuers also poses the risk that the cost of buying, selling and holding foreign securities, including brokerage, tax and custody costs, may be higher than the costs involved in domestic transactions. In addition, investments in foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result, changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen separately from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country. Investments in emerging markets are subject to the added risk that information in emerging market investments may be unreliable or outdated due to differences in regulatory, accounting or auditing and financial record keeping standards, or because less information about emerging market investments is publicly available. In addition, the rights and remedies associated with emerging market investments may be
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different than investments in developed markets. A lack of reliable information, rights and remedies increase the risks of investing in emerging markets in comparison to more developed markets.
Emerging market countries are those countries that are: (i) characterized as developing or emerging by any of the World Bank, the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, or the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (ii) included in an emerging markets index by a recognized index provider; or (iii) countries with similar developing or emerging characteristics as countries classified as emerging market countries pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) and (ii) above, in each case determined at the time of purchase. Emerging market countries, and to an even greater extent, frontier market countries, may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market and frontier market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements and unreliable securities valuation. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries, and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market and frontier market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in emerging market and frontier market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
Frontier countries are a subset of emerging market countries with even smaller national economies. The economies of frontier market countries tend to be less correlated to global economic cycles than the economies of more developed countries and their markets have lower trading volumes and may exhibit greater price volatility and illiquidity. A small number of large investments in these markets may affect these markets to a greater degree than more developed markets. Frontier market countries may also be affected by government activities to a greater degree than more developed countries. For example, the governments of frontier market countries may exercise substantial influence within the private sector or subject investments to government approval, and governments of other countries may impose or negotiate trade barriers, exchange controls, adjustments to relative currency values and other measures that adversely affect a frontier market country. Governments of other countries may also impose sanctions or embargoes on frontier market countries. Although all of these risks are generally heightened with respect to frontier market countries, they also apply to emerging market countries.
Additionally, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may result in an Underlying SEI Fund having to sell such prohibited securities at inopportune times. Such prohibited securities may have less liquidity as a result of such U.S. Government designation and the market price of such prohibited securities may decline, which may cause an Underlying SEI Fund to incur losses. In addition, the large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 and the resulting responses, including economic sanctions by the U.S. and other countries against certain Russian individuals and companies could negatively impact the Underlying SEI Funds' performance and cause losses on your investment in the Funds.
Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are subject to risks involved with investment in foreign sovereign debt securities, which are that: (i) the governmental entity that controls the repayment of sovereign debt may not be willing or able to repay the principal and/or interest when it becomes due, because of factors such as debt service burden, political constraints, cash flow problems and other national economic factors; (ii) governments may default on their debt securities, which may require holders of such securities to participate in debt rescheduling or additional lending to defaulting governments;
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and (iii) there is no bankruptcy proceeding by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected in whole or in part.
Forward Contracts — A forward contract, also called a "forward," involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific security or currency at a future date (with or without delivery required), which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. Forward contracts are not traded on exchanges; rather, a bank or dealer will act as agent or as principal in order to make or take future delivery of a specified lot of a particular security or currency for an Underlying SEI Fund's account. Risks associated with forwards may include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of forward contracts and the securities or currencies underlying them; (ii) an illiquid market for forwards; (iii) difficulty in obtaining an accurate value for the forwards; and (iv) the risk that the counterparty to the forward contract will default or otherwise fail to honor its obligation. Because forwards require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Forwards are also subject to credit risk, liquidity risk and leverage risk, each of which is further described elsewhere in this section.
Futures Contracts — Futures contracts, or "futures," provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security or asset at a specified future time and at a specified price (with or without delivery required). The risks of futures include: (i) leverage risk; (ii) correlation or tracking risk; and (iii) liquidity risk. Because futures require only a small initial investment in the form of a deposit or margin, they involve a high degree of leverage. Accordingly, the fluctuation of the value of futures in relation to the underlying assets upon which they are based is magnified. Thus, an Underlying SEI Fund may experience losses that exceed losses experienced by funds that do not use futures contracts and which may be unlimited, depending on the structure of the contract. There may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between price movements of a futures contract and price movements of investments for which futures are used as a substitute or which futures are intended to hedge. Lack of correlation (or tracking) may be due to factors unrelated to the value of the investments being substituted or hedged, such as speculative or other pressures on the markets in which these instruments are traded. Consequently, the effectiveness of futures as a security substitute or as a hedging vehicle will depend in part on the degree of correlation between price movements in the futures and price movements in underlying securities or assets. While futures contracts are generally liquid instruments, under certain market conditions they may become illiquid. Futures exchanges may impose daily or intra-day price change limits and/or limit the volume of trading. Additionally, government regulation may further reduce liquidity through similar trading restrictions. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund may be unable to close out its futures contracts at a time that is advantageous. If movements in the markets for security futures contracts or the underlying security decrease the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's positions in security futures contracts, the Underlying SEI Fund may be required to have or make additional funds available to its carrying firm as margin. If the Underlying SEI Fund's account is under the minimum margin requirements set by the exchange or the brokerage firm, its position may be liquidated at a loss, and the Underlying SEI Fund will be liable for the deficit, if any, in its account. The Underlying SEI Fund may also experience losses due to systems failures or inadequate system back-up or procedures at the brokerage firm(s) carrying the Underlying SEI Fund's positions. The successful use of futures depends upon a variety of factors, particularly the ability of SIMC or a Sub-Adviser to predict movements of the underlying securities markets, which requires different skills than predicting changes in the prices of individual securities. There can be no assurance that any particular futures strategy adopted will succeed.
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Hedged Strategies — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may employ investment strategies that involve greater risks than the strategies used by typical mutual funds, including short sales and derivative transactions. There is no assurance that hedged strategies will protect against losses or perform better than non-hedged strategies. The investment strategies employed by an Underlying SEI Fund that emphasize hedged positions rather than non-hedged positions in securities and derivatives are used in an effort to protect against losses due to general movements in market prices and are tools used to manage the Underlying SEI Fund's price volatility. However, no assurance can be given that such hedging will be successful or that consistent absolute returns will be achieved. Hedging against a decline in the value of positions does not eliminate fluctuations in the values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of such positions decline but, rather, establishes other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thus offsetting the decline in the hedged positions' value. In a hedging transaction there may be imperfect correlation, or even no correlation, between the identity, price or price movements of a financial instrument and the identity, price or price movements of the investments being hedged. This lack of correlation may cause the hedge to be unsuccessful and may result in the Underlying SEI Fund incurring substantial losses and/or not achieving anticipated gains. Separately, hedging strategies can reduce opportunity for gain by offsetting the positive effect of favorable price movements. Even if the strategy works as intended, the Fund might be in a better position had it not attempted to hedge at all.
Income Risk — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are subject to income risk, which is the possibility that an Underlying SEI Fund's yield will decline due to falling interest rates.
Inflation Protected Securities — The value of inflation protected securities, including TIPS, will generally fluctuate in response to changes in "real" interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (or stated) interest rates reduced by the expected impact of inflation. The value of an inflation protected security generally decreases when real interest rates rise and generally increases when real interest rates fall. In addition, the principal value of an inflation protected security is periodically adjusted up or down along with the rate of inflation. If the measure of inflation falls, the principal value of the inflation protected security will be adjusted downwards, and, consequently, the interest payable on the security will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury in the case of TIPS. For securities that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the security to be repaid at maturity is subject to credit risk.
Interest Rate — The risk that a change in interest rates will cause a fall in the value of fixed income securities, including U.S. Government securities, in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests. In a low interest rate environment, the risk of a decline in value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities associated with rising rates are heightened because there may be a greater likelihood of rates increasing, potentially rapidly. In a declining interest rate environment, an Underlying SEI Fund generally will be required to invest available cash in instruments with lower interest rates than those of the current portfolio securities. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates. Obligations issued by some U.S. Government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, whereas others are backed solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the agency's own resources. Changes in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund will correspondingly affect the value of the applicable Fund.
Investment Company — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase shares of investment companies, such as open-end funds, ETFs and closed-end funds. The risks of investing in ETFs are more fully described
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above. When an Underlying SEI Fund invests in an investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations. Such expenses may make owning shares of an investment company more costly than owning the underlying securities directly. Further, in part because of these additional expenses, the performance of an investment company may differ from the performance the Underlying SEI Fund would achieve if it invested directly in the underlying investments of the investment company. In addition, while the risks of owning shares of an investment company generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying investments of the investment company, an Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to additional or different risks than if the Underlying SEI Fund had invested directly in the underlying investments. For example, shares of certain closed-end funds are traded at market prices, which may vary from the NAV of their underlying investments. In addition, lack of liquidity in a closed-end fund could result in its value being more volatile than the underlying portfolio of securities. Closed-end investment companies issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. As a result, a closed-end fund's share price fluctuates based on what another investor is willing to pay rather than on the market value of the securities in the fund.
Investment Style — Investment style risk is the risk that an Underlying SEI Fund's investment in certain securities in a particular market segment pursuant to the Underlying SEI Fund's particular investment strategy may underperform other market segments or the market as whole. Because the Funds invest in a number of Underlying SEI Funds, the Funds will generally be less subject to the risks of any particular market or market segment.
Investment in the Subsidiary — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in their own Subsidiaries. By investing in a Subsidiary, each applicable Underlying SEI Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with such Subsidiary's investments. The commodity-related instruments held by a Subsidiary are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Underlying SEI Fund. A Subsidiary, however, is not registered under the 1940 Act, and may not be subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, the applicable Underlying SEI Funds, as investors in their respective Subsidiaries, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies.
Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands or governmental interpretation of such laws under which the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and the Subsidiaries, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and/or their respective Subsidiaries to operate as intended and could negatively affect the applicable Underlying SEI Funds and their shareholders. For example, Cayman Islands law does not currently impose any income, corporate or capital gains tax, estate duty, inheritance tax, gift tax or withholding tax on the Subsidiaries. If Cayman Islands law changes such that the Subsidiaries must pay Cayman Islands governmental authority taxes, Underlying SEI Fund shareholders would likely suffer decreased investment returns.
Large Capitalization — If valuations of large capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of small or medium capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of small and medium-sized companies. Additionally, larger, more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies.
Leverage — Certain Underlying SEI Fund transactions, such as derivatives or reverse repurchase agreements, may give rise to a form of leverage. The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on an Underlying SEI Fund's share price and make the Underlying SEI Fund's returns, and therefore the Fund's
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returns, more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act requires, among other things, that an Underlying SEI Fund either use derivatives in a limited manner or comply with an outer limit on fund leverage risk based on one of two value-at-risk (VaR) tests. The use of leverage may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations or to meet the applicable requirements of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder. The Underlying SEI Funds' use of leverage may result in a heightened risk of investment loss.
Liquidity — Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The market for certain investments may become illiquid due to specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer or under adverse market or economic conditions independent of the issuer. An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Underlying SEI Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price. Further, transactions in illiquid securities may entail transaction costs that are higher than those for transactions in liquid securities.
Long/Short Strategy — The Underlying SEI Funds seek long exposure to certain financial instruments and short exposure to certain other financial instruments. There is no guarantee that the returns on the Underlying SEI Funds' long or short positions will produce positive returns and the Underlying SEI Funds could lose money if either or both the Underlying SEI Funds' long and short positions produce negative returns. In addition, the Underlying SEI Funds may gain enhanced long exposure to certain financial instruments (i.e., obtain investment exposure that exceeds the amount directly invested in those assets, a form of leverage) and, under such circumstances, will lose more money in market environments that are adverse to its long positions than funds that do not employ such leverage. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those assets.
Market — Market risk is the risk that the market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market risk may affect a single issuer, an industry, a sector or the market as a whole.
Master Limited Partnerships — Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in MLPs. Investments in units of MLPs involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. Holders of the units of MLPs have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in units of MLPs. In addition, conflicts of interest may exist between common unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of an MLP, including a conflict arising as a result of incentive distribution payments. The benefit an Underlying SEI Fund derives from investment in MLP units is largely dependent on the MLPs being treated as partnerships and not as corporations for federal income tax purposes. If an MLP were classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, there would be reduction in the after-tax return to the Underlying SEI Fund of distributions from the MLP, likely causing a reduction in the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's shares. MLP entities are typically focused in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy. A downturn in the energy, natural resources or real estate sectors of the economy could have an adverse impact on the Underlying SEI Fund. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy may lag the performance of other sectors or the broader market as a whole. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), provides that an Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to invest up to 25% of its assets in one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (QPTPs), which will include certain MLPs, and treat the income allocated by such QPTPs as qualifying income for purposes of the regulated investment company (RIC) annual qualifying income requirements described in the "Taxes" section below. "Qualified
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publicly traded partnership income" within the meaning of Section 199A(e)(5) of the Code is eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. Qualified publicly traded partnership income is generally income of a "publicly traded partnership" that is not treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is effectively connected with such entity's trade or business, but does not include certain investment income. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). A RIC, such as an Underlying SEI Fund or a Fund, is not permitted to pass the special character of this income through to its shareholders. Direct investors in entities that generate "qualified publicly traded partnership income" will enjoy the lower rate, but investors in RICs that invest in such entities will not.
Mortgage-Backed Securities — Mortgage-backed securities are a class of asset-backed securities representing an interest in a pool or pools of whole mortgage loans (which may be residential mortgage loans or commercial mortgage loans). Mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund could include (i) obligations guaranteed by federal agencies of the U.S. Government, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), which are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States, (ii) securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), which are not backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States but are guaranteed by the U.S. Government as to timely payment of principal and interest, (iii) securities (commonly referred to as "private-label RMBS") issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or are collateralized by whole residential mortgage loans without a government guarantee and (iv) commercial mortgage-backed securities, which are multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial property such as industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. Because private-label RMBS and commercial mortgage-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, those securities generally are structured with one or more types of credit enhancement. There can be no assurance, however, that credit enhancements will support full payment to an Underlying SEI Fund of the principal and interest on such obligations. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the entity that provides credit enhancement could cause losses to an Underlying SEI Fund and affect its share price.
The Underlying SEI Funds may invest in mortgage-backed securities in the form of debt or in the form of "pass-through" certificates. Pass-through certificates, which represent beneficial ownership interests in the related mortgage loans, differ from debt securities, which generally provide for periodic fixed payments of interest on and principal of the related notes. Mortgage pass-through securities provide for monthly payments that are a "pass-through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees and expenses owed to the servicers of the mortgage loans and other transaction parties that receive payment from collections on the mortgage loans.
The performance of mortgage loans and, in turn, the mortgage-backed securities acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund, is influenced by a wide variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates, the unemployment rate, the availability of alternative financing and homeowner behavior.
The rate and aggregate amount of distributions on mortgage-backed securities, and therefore the average lives of those securities and the yields realized by an Underlying SEI Fund, will be sensitive to the rate of prepayments (including liquidations) and modifications of the related mortgage loans, any losses and
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shortfalls on the related mortgage loans allocable to the tranches held by the Underlying SEI Fund and the manner in which principal payments on the related mortgage loans are allocated among the various tranches in the particular securitization transaction. Furthermore, mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to those changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the mortgage loans. Among other factors, a significant amount of defaults, rapid prepayments or prepayment interest shortfalls may erode amounts available for distributions to an Underlying SEI Fund. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect an Underlying SEI Fund's actual yield to maturity, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with the Underlying SEI Fund's expectations. If prepayments of mortgage loans occur at a rate faster than that anticipated by the Underlying SEI Funds, payments of interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated. Similarly, if the number of mortgage loans that are modified is larger than that anticipated by an Underlying SEI Fund, payments of principal and interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated.
Municipal Securities — Municipal securities, like other fixed income securities, rise and fall in value in response to economic and market factors, primarily changes in interest rates, and actual or perceived credit quality. Rising interest rates will generally cause municipal securities to decline in value. Longer-term securities respond more sharply to interest rate changes than do shorter-term securities. A municipal security will also lose value if, due to rating downgrades or other factors, there are concerns about the issuer's current or future ability to make principal or interest payments. State and local governments rely on taxes and, to some extent, revenues from private projects financed by municipal securities to pay interest and principal on municipal debt. Poor statewide or local economic results or changing political sentiments may reduce tax revenues and increase the expenses of municipal issuers, making it more difficult for them to repay principal and to make interest payments on securities owned by the Underlying SEI Fund. Actual or perceived erosion of the creditworthiness of municipal issuers may reduce the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's holdings. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will be more susceptible to factors that adversely affect issuers of municipal obligations than a mutual fund that does not have as great a concentration in municipal obligations. Also, there may be economic or political changes that impact the ability of issuers of municipal securities to repay principal and to make interest payments on securities owned by an Underlying SEI Fund. Any changes in the financial condition of municipal issuers may also adversely affect the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's securities.
Non-Diversification — Certain Underlying SEI Funds are non-diversified, which means that they may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, these Underlying SEI Funds may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers and may experience increased volatility due to their investments in those securities. However, these Underlying SEI Funds each intend to satisfy the asset diversification requirements under the Code for classification as a RIC.
Opportunity — The risk that an Underlying SEI Fund may miss out on an investment opportunity because the assets necessary to take advantage of that opportunity are tied up in other investments.
Options — An option is a contract between two parties for the purchase and sale of a financial instrument for a specified price at a specified date. Unlike a futures contract, an option grants the purchaser, in exchange for a premium payment, a right (not an obligation) to buy or sell a financial instrument. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. The seller of an uncovered call (buy) option
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assumes the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the underlying security above the exercise price of the option. The securities necessary to satisfy the exercise of the call option may be unavailable for purchase except at much higher prices. Purchasing securities to satisfy the exercise of the call option can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, sometimes by a significant amount, thereby exacerbating the loss. The buyer of a call option assumes the risk of paying an entire premium in the call option without ever getting the opportunity to execute the option. The seller (writer) of a covered put (sell) option (e.g., the writer has a short position in the underlying security) will suffer a loss if the increase in the market price of the underlying security is greater than the premium received from the buyer of the option. The seller of an uncovered put option assumes the risk of a decline in the market price of the underlying security below the exercise price of the option. The buyer of a put option assumes the risk of paying an entire premium in the put option without ever getting the opportunity to exercise the option. An option's time value (i.e., the component of the option's value that exceeds the in-the-money amount) tends to diminish over time. Even though an option may be in-the-money to the buyer at various times prior to its expiration date, the buyer's ability to realize the value of an option depends on when and how the option may be exercised. For example, the terms of a transaction may provide for the option to be exercised automatically if it is in-the-money on the expiration date. Conversely, the terms may require timely delivery of a notice of exercise, and exercise may be subject to other conditions (such as the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events, such as knock-in, knock-out or other barrier events) and timing requirements, including the "style" of the option.
Portfolio Turnover — Due to their investment strategies, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently, which may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.
Prepayment — An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in fixed income securities are subject to prepayment risk. In a declining interest rate environment, fixed income securities with stated interest rates may have their principal paid earlier than expected. This may result in an Underlying SEI Fund having to reinvest that money at lower prevailing interest rates, which can reduce the returns of the Underlying SEI Fund.
Private Placements — Investments in privately placed securities may be less liquid than in publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by an Underlying SEI Fund or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Further, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that might be applicable if their securities were publicly traded.
Quantitative Investing — A quantitative investment style generally involves the use of computers to implement a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. Due to the significant role technology plays in such strategies, they carry the risk of unintended or unrecognized issues or flaws in the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer programs or technology used in the development and implementation of the quantitative strategy. These issues or flaws, which can be difficult to identify, may result in the implementation of a portfolio that is different from that which was intended, and could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon quantitative models and computerization. Utility interruptions or other key systems outages also can impair the performance of quantitative investment strategies.
Real Estate Industry — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds' investments in the securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry may be subject to the risks associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Risks commonly associated with the direct ownership of real estate include declines
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in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions, possible lack of availability of mortgage funds, lack of ability to access the creditor capital markets, overbuilding, extended vacancies of properties, defaults by borrowers or tenants (particularly during an economic downturn), increasing competition, increases in property taxes and operating expenses, changes in zoning laws, losses due to costs resulting from clean-ups of environmental problems, liability to third parties for damages resulting from environmental problems, casualty or condemnation losses, limitations on rents, changes in market and sub-market values and the appeal of properties to tenants, and changes in interest rates. In addition to these risks, REITs and REOCs are dependent on specialized management skills, and some REITs and REOCs may have investments in relatively few properties, in a small geographic area or in a single type of property. These factors may increase the volatility of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in REITs or REOCs. Risks associated with investments in REITs are further discussed below.
Real Estate Investment Trusts — REITs are trusts that invest primarily in commercial real estate or real estate-related loans. By investing in REITs indirectly through an Underlying SEI Fund, Fund shareholders will not only bear the proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying SEI Fund, but will also indirectly bear similar expenses of underlying REITs. An Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct investments of REITs, which are discussed above. REITS may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and defaults by borrowers or tenants. Some REITs may have limited diversification and may be subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of properties. REITs generally depend on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and may be subject to defaults by borrowers and self-liquidations. In addition, a U.S. REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Code or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. "Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends and are properly reported as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to report its qualified REIT dividends as section 199A dividends but are not required to do so.
Reallocation — In addition to managing the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC constructs and maintains strategies (Strategies) for certain clients, and the Underlying SEI Funds are designed in part to implement those Strategies. Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Underlying SEI Funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Underlying SEI Funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Underlying SEI Funds may be composed of investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Underlying SEI Funds. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Underlying SEI Funds through the Strategies, they could in certain cases have a detrimental effect on the Underlying SEI Funds, including by increasing portfolio turnover (and related transactions costs), disrupting the portfolio management strategy, and causing the Underlying SEI Funds to incur taxable gains, which could, in turn, increase the Funds' costs and expenses. SIMC seeks to manage the impact to the Underlying SEI Funds resulting from reallocations in the Strategies.
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Securities Lending — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may lend their securities to certain financial institutions in an attempt to earn additional income. An Underlying SEI Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions, provided a number of conditions are satisfied, including that the loan is fully collateralized. When an Underlying SEI Fund lends portfolio securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned, and the Underlying SEI Fund will also receive a fee or interest on the collateral. Securities lending involves the risk of loss of rights, including voting rights, in the loaned securities during the term of the loan or delay in recovering loaned securities if the borrower fails to return them or becomes insolvent. An Underlying SEI Fund that lends its securities may pay lending fees to a party arranging the loan.
Short Sales — Short sales are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete a short sale, an Underlying SEI Fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer. An Underlying SEI Fund is then obligated to replace the borrowed security by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement. This price may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by an Underlying SEI Fund, and the Underlying SEI Fund will incur a loss if the price of the security sold short increases between the time of the short sale and the time the Underlying SEI Fund replaces the borrowed security. Because a borrowed security could theoretically increase in price without limitation, the loss associated with short selling is potentially unlimited. Prior to replacing the borrowed security, certain Underlying SEI Funds may use the proceeds of a short sale to purchase other securities. In such a case, the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's holdings may exceed the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's net assets, which could cause the Underlying SEI Fund's returns to be more volatile than they would have been if such a strategy was not used. Certain Underlying SEI Funds' investment strategies may involve reinvesting proceeds received from selling securities short, which may effectively create leverage. The risks associated with leveraged investments are further described in the Leverage paragraph above. Pursuant to an Underlying SEI Fund's particular investment strategy, a Sub-Adviser may have a net short exposure in the portfolio of assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser.
Small and Medium Capitalization Issuers — Investing in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size companies, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements. The securities of smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and, even if listed on a national securities exchange, may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may be less liquid, may have limited market stability and may be subject to more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. Further, smaller companies may have less publicly available information and, when available, it may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Swap Agreements — Swaps are agreements whereby two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated by reference to an underlying asset, such as a rate, index, instrument or securities. Swaps typically involve credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, funding risk, operational risk, legal and documentation risk, counterparty risk, regulatory risk and/or tax risk. Interest rate swaps involve one party, in return for a premium, agreeing to make payments to another party to the extent that interest rates exceed or fall below a specified rate (a "cap" or "floor," respectively). Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom an Underlying SEI Fund has entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Underlying SEI Fund
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and the risk that the Underlying SEI Fund will not be able to meet its obligations to the other party to the agreement.
Total return swaps are contracts that obligate a party to pay interest in exchange for payment by the other party of the total return generated by a security, a basket of securities, an index or an index component. Total return swaps give an Underlying SEI Fund the right to receive the appreciation in the value of a specified security, index or other instrument in return for a fee paid to the counterparty, which will typically be an agreed upon interest rate. If the underlying asset in a total return swap declines in value over the term of the swap, the Underlying SEI Fund may also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty. Fully funded total return swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to credit-linked notes, which are described above. Fully funded equity swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to participation notes (P-Notes).
A credit default swap enables an Underlying SEI Fund to buy or sell protection against a defined credit event of an issuer or a basket of securities.
The buyer of a credit default swap is generally obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract in return for a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event with respect to an underlying reference obligation. If an Underlying SEI Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs (as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement), the Underlying SEI Fund will generally either: (i) pay to the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising a referenced index; or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising a referenced index. If an Underlying SEI Fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs (as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement), the Underlying SEI Fund will either: (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index; or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. Recovery values are calculated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and other considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is generally determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value.
Credit default swaps involve special risks in addition to those mentioned above because they are difficult to value, are highly susceptible to liquidity and credit risk, and generally pay a return to the party that has paid the premium only in the event of an actual default by the issuer of the underlying obligation (as opposed to a credit downgrade or other indication of financial difficulty). Like a long or short position in a physical security, credit default swaps are subject to the same factors that cause changes in the market value of the underlying asset.
The Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law on July 21, 2010, established a comprehensive new regulatory framework for swaps and security-based swaps. Key Dodd-Frank Act provisions relating to swaps and security-based swaps require rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), not all of which have been completed as of the date of this prospectus. Prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, the swaps and security-based swaps transactions generally occurred on a bilateral basis in the over-the-counter (OTC) market (so-called "bilateral OTC transactions"). Pursuant to
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the Dodd-Frank Act, some, but not all, swaps and security-based swaps transactions are now required to be centrally cleared and traded on exchanges or electronic trading platforms. Bilateral OTC transactions differ from exchange-traded or cleared swaps and security-based swaps in several respects. Bilateral OTC transactions are transacted directly between counterparties and not through an exchange (although they may be submitted for clearing with a clearing corporation). As bilateral OTC transactions are entered into directly with a counterparty, there is a risk of nonperformance by the counterparty as a result of its insolvency or otherwise. Under certain risk mitigation regulations adopted pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act (commonly referred to as "Margin Rules"), the Underlying SEI Fund is required to post collateral (known as variation margin) to cover the mark-to-market exposure in respect of its uncleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps. The Margin Rules also mandate that collateral in the form of initial margin be posted to cover potential future exposure attributable to uncleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps for certain entities, which may include the Underlying SEI Funds. In addition, clearing agencies may impose separate margin requirements for certain cleared transactions in swaps and security-based swaps.
Taxation — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.
Certain Underlying SEI Funds may gain most of their exposure to the commodities markets through their investments in their own Subsidiaries, which invest directly in commodities and in equity-linked securities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, including options, futures contracts, swaps, options on futures contracts and commodity-linked structured notes (each, a "Commodity Fund" and, collectively, the "Commodity Funds"). Each Commodity Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary. In order for a Commodity Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the Commodity Fund must, among other requirements described in the SAI, derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from qualifying income (the "Qualifying Income Test" which is described in more detail in the SAI). To the extent a Commodity Fund invests in such instruments directly, the Commodity Fund will seek to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Commodity Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income. However, a Commodity Fund may generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, may not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the Qualifying Income Test, or may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments. Accordingly, the extent to which a Commodity Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivative instruments directly may be limited by the Qualifying Income Test, which such Commodity Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test could negatively affect a shareholder's return from a Fund. Under certain circumstances, a Commodity Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Commodity Fund may incur significant taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Commodity Fund's returns. Failure of a Commodity Fund to qualify as a RIC could also in turn affect the applicable Fund's ability to qualify as a RIC.
The Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary is expected to provide the Commodity Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a RIC. The "Subpart F" income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives) of the Commodity Funds attributable to their investments in a Subsidiary is "qualifying income" to the Commodity Funds to the extent that such income is derived with respect to such Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. Each Commodity Fund expects its "Subpart F" income attributable to its investment in its Subsidiary to be derived with respect to the Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or
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currencies and to be treated as "qualifying income". The Adviser will carefully monitor the Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of a Commodity Fund's assets are invested in its Subsidiary.
U.S. Government Securities — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds invest in U.S. Government securities. U.S. Government securities are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies or government-sponsored entities. U.S. Government securities include issues by non-governmental entities (such as financial institutions) that carry direct guarantees from U.S. Government agencies as part of government initiatives in response to a market crisis or otherwise. Although the U.S. Government guarantees principal and interest payments on securities issued by the U.S. Government and some of its agencies, such as securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, this guarantee does not apply to losses resulting from declines in the market value of these securities. U.S. Government securities include zero coupon securities that make payments of interest and principal only upon maturity, which tend to be subject to greater volatility than interest bearing securities with comparable maturities. Some of the U.S. Government securities that an Underlying SEI Fund may hold are not guaranteed or backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, such as those issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some U.S. Government securities may greatly exceed their current resources, including any legal right to support from the U.S. Government. Although U.S. Government securities are considered to be among the safest investments, they are still subject to the credit risk of the U.S. Government and are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.
Warrants — Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in warrants. The holder of a warrant has the right to purchase a given number of shares of a particular issuer at a specified price until expiration of the warrant. Such investments can provide a greater potential for profit or loss than an equivalent investment in the underlying security. Prices of warrants do not necessarily move in tandem with the prices of the underlying securities and are speculative investments. Warrants pay no dividends and confer no rights other than a purchase option. If a warrant is not exercised by the date of its expiration, an Underlying SEI Fund will lose its entire investment in such warrant.
GLOBAL ASSET ALLOCATION
The Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds managed by SIMC are used within Strategies that SIMC constructs and maintains for certain clients (Strategy Clients). The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds are designed in part to implement those Strategies. The degree to which a Strategy Client's portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds varies. SIMC believes that an investment in a portfolio of funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a Strategy may reduce the Strategy's overall level of volatility.
Within the Strategies, SIMC periodically adjusts the target allocations among the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is in place. SIMC also may create new Strategies that reflect significant changes in allocation among the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds. Because a significant portion of the assets in the Underlying SEI Funds and other funds may be attributable to investors in Strategies controlled or influenced by SIMC, this reallocation activity could result in significant purchase or redemption activity in the Underlying SEI Funds. Although reallocations are intended to benefit investors that invest in the Underlying SEI Funds through the Strategies, they could, in certain cases, have a detrimental effect on an Underlying SEI Fund and, indirectly, on a Fund. Such detrimental effects could include: transaction costs, capital gains and other expenses resulting from an increase in portfolio turnover; and
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disruptions to the portfolio management strategy, such as foregone investment opportunities or the inopportune sale of securities to facilitate redemptions.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' BENCHMARK INDEXES
The following information describes the various indexes referred to under the heading "Performance Information" in each of the Fund Summary sections of this prospectus.
The Bloomberg 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index measures the performance of public obligations of the U.S. Treasury that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to 1 month and less than 3 months.
The Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a widely-recognized, market-weighted (higher market value bonds have more influence than lower market value bonds) index of U.S. Government obligations, corporate debt securities and AAA rated mortgage-backed securities. All securities in the index are rated investment grade (BBB-) or higher, with maturities of at least 1 year.
The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Net Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of both developed and emerging markets, excluding the U.S.
The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the largest 3,000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.
The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 companies from a diverse range of industries. Contrary to a popular misconception, the S&P 500 Index is not a simple list of the largest 500 companies by market capitalization or by revenues. Rather, it is 500 of the most widely held U.S.-based common stocks, chosen by the S&P 500 Index's index committee for market size, liquidity and sector representation. "Leading companies in leading industries" is the guiding principal for S&P 500 inclusion. A small number of international companies that are widely traded in the U.S. are included, but the S&P 500 Index's index committee has announced that only U.S.-based companies will be added in the future.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
SIMC, an SEC registered investment adviser located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. As of March 31, 2025, SIMC had approximately $199.28 billion in assets under management.
The Funds are managed by SIMC who seeks to achieve each Fund's investment objective and strategy by allocating the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds. Asset allocation is the division of a portfolio's assets such that the portfolio's risk exposures and return potential are consistent with the investment objective of the portfolio. SIMC constructs a portfolio based on its analysis of risk, return, and correlations as they relate to specific asset classes. SIMC recognizes that capital markets change over time, causing adjustments in correlations between asset classes and in expectations for risk and return. As a result, an asset class that might have historically provided diversification may no longer offer the same benefits today. Accordingly, SIMC's assumptions about the behavior of asset classes, and consequently, the asset allocation
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of portfolios are adjusted to reflect these shifts. The Funds are managed by three investment professionals, as identified below.
Bryan Hoffman is the Global Head of Advice and Asset Allocation within the Investment Management Unit. He oversees a team responsible for asset allocation within SEI's institutional and retail client portfolios across the globe. His group also exercises responsibility for capital market assumptions (risks, returns, and correlations), asset class and yield curve simulations, custom client portfolio management, and total portfolio messaging and education. Mr. Hoffman previously led SEI's Strategic Asset Allocation Team and, prior to that, managed SEI's process surrounding capital market assumptions and asset class simulations. Mr. Hoffman earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, with majors in finance and economics and a supplementary major in philosophy. He is a CFA charterholder.
Ryan Marcante leads the Portfolio Strategies Team within the Advice and Asset Allocation group in the Investment Management Unit. The team responsible for constructing long-term policy portfolios that span the risk/return spectrum for SEI's global institutional and retail clients. In addition, Mr. Marcante sits on the Active Asset Allocation Committee, which is responsible for researching and implementing active allocation decisions. Prior to his current role, he served as an Analyst on the Hedge Fund Research team at SEI where he analyzed different existing and prospective hedge funds to be included in SEI's alternatives program. Mr. Marcante started his career at SEI in the Private Banking Unit implementing compliance and reporting solutions for existing and new clients. Mr. Marcante received degrees in Finance and Economics from Lehigh University is a CFA charterholder and a CFP® professional.
The Underlying SEI Funds are managed by SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each a Sub-Adviser and together, the Sub-Advisers). SIMC acts as a "manager of managers" of the Underlying SEI Funds and, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees (Board) of the SEI Asset Allocation Trust (Trust), is responsible for:
— researching and recommending to the Board, the hiring, termination and replacement of Sub-Advisers;
— allocating, on a continuous basis, assets of an Underlying SEI Fund among the Sub-Advisers (to the extent an Underlying SEI Fund has more than one sub-adviser);
— monitoring and evaluating each Sub-Adviser's performance;
— overseeing the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Underlying SEI Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions; and
— monitoring each Sub-Adviser's adherence to its investment style.
SIMC acts as manager of managers for the Underlying SEI Funds pursuant to an exemptive order obtained from the SEC. The exemptive order permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to retain unaffiliated sub-advisers for the Underlying SEI Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the applicable Underlying SEI Funds' shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive order permits the non-disclosure of amounts payable by SIMC under a particular sub-advisory agreement, but instead requires SIMC to disclose the aggregate amount of sub-advisory fees paid by SIMC with respect to each Underlying SEI Fund. As a manager of managers with respect to the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC is ultimately responsible for the investment performance of the Underlying SEI Funds. The Board supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers and establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities.
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In accordance with a separate exemptive order that the Trust and SIMC have obtained from the SEC, the Board may approve a new sub-advisory agreement or a material amendment to an existing sub-advisory agreement at a meeting that is not in person, subject to certain conditions, including that the Trustees are able to participate in the meeting using a means of communication that allows them to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, SIMC received investment advisory fees, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, at the following annual rates:
Defensive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
0.10 |
% |
A discussion regarding the basis for the Board's approval of the Funds' investment advisory agreement is available on the Funds' website, https://www.seic.com/mutual-fund-documentation/prospectuses-and-reports, or online at sec.gov. The Funds' Semi-Annual Form N-CSR covers the period of April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024, and the Funds' Annual Form N-CSR covers the period of April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
SIMC has registered with the National Futures Association as a "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) with respect to certain products not included in this prospectus. SIMC has claimed, on behalf of each Fund in accordance with CFTC Regulation 4.5 and other relevant rules, regulations and no-action relief an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the CEA. SIMC is therefore not subject to regulation as a pool operator under the CEA with regard to the operation of the Funds.
The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts they manage and their ownership, if any, of Fund shares.
Information About Fee Waivers
The Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses (which reflect the estimated amount of expenses borne indirectly by the Funds as a result of their investment in the Underlying SEI Funds) for the most recent fiscal year are expected to differ from the amounts shown in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses tables in the Fund Summary sections because the Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor voluntarily waived and/or reimbursed a portion of their fees in order to keep total direct annual Fund operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, Trustee fees, taxes, costs associated with litigation- or tax-related services and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds' business) at a specified level. The voluntary waivers of the Adviser, the Funds' administrator and/or the Funds' distributor are limited to the Funds' direct annual Fund operating expenses and, therefore, do not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Funds, such as AFFE. The Adviser, the Funds'
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administrator and/or the Funds' distributor may discontinue all or part of these waivers and/or reimbursements at any time. With these fee waivers, the Funds' actual total annual Fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were as follows:
Fund Name — Class I Shares |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (before fee waivers) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers) |
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after fee waivers, excluding AFFE)* |
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Defensive Strategy Fund |
1.37 |
% |
0.93 |
% |
0.46 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
1.45 |
% |
1.05 |
% |
0.51 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
1.54 |
% |
1.20 |
% |
0.56 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
1.49 |
% |
1.19 |
% |
0.60 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
1.60 |
% |
1.30 |
% |
0.60 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
1.59 |
% |
1.29 |
% |
0.60 |
% |
* AFFE reflects the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by a Fund through its investments in the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs during the most recent fiscal year. Actual AFFE indirectly borne by a Fund will vary with changes in the allocation of the Fund's assets among the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs and with other events that directly affect the operating expenses of the Underlying SEI Funds, other investment companies or ETPs.
**The Core Market Strategy Fund's operating expenses in this table will not correlate to the expense ratio in the financial statements due to the de minimis asset levels of Class I during the most recent fiscal year.
PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called "redeem") Class I Shares of the Funds.
The Funds offer Class I Shares only to financial institutions and intermediaries for their own or their customers' accounts. For information on how to open an account and set up procedures for placing transactions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES
The minimum initial investment for Class I Shares is $100,000, with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. A Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.
Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase, sell or exchange Class I Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Funds' authorized agent. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI or third party systems may place orders electronically through those systems. Authorized financial institutions and intermediaries may also place orders by calling 1-800-858-7233. Generally, cash investments must be transmitted or delivered in federal funds to the Funds' wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed. However, in certain circumstances the Funds, at their discretion, may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. The Funds reserve the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Funds reasonably believe may not be in the best interest of the Funds or their shareholders and could adversely affect the Funds or their operations. This includes those from any individual or group who, in a Fund's view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or
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more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period). For more information regarding the Funds' policies and procedures related to excessive trading, please see "Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares" below.
You may be eligible to purchase other classes of shares of a Fund. However, you may only purchase a class of shares that your financial institution or intermediary sells or services. Your financial institution representative or intermediary can tell you which class of shares is available to you.
Each Fund calculates its NAV per share once each Business Day as of the close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). So, for you to receive the current Business Day's NAV per share, generally the Funds (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.
When you purchase, sell or exchange Fund shares through certain financial institutions, you may have to transmit your purchase, sale and exchange requests to these financial institutions at an earlier time for your transaction to become effective that day. This allows these financial institutions time to process your requests and transmit them to the Funds.
Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase, redemption and exchange requests for Fund shares. These requests are executed at the next determined NAV per share after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.
You will have to follow the procedures of your financial institution or intermediary for transacting with the Funds. You may be charged a fee for purchasing and/or redeeming Fund shares by your financial institution or intermediary.
Pricing of Fund Shares
NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of the Fund. In calculating NAV, a Fund generally values shares of the Underlying SEI Funds (other than the ETFs) at their NAV and the remainder of its investment portfolio (including the Underlying SEI Funds that are ETFs) at market price. You may obtain the current NAV of the Fund by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
If a market quotation is readily available for a Fund investment, then it is valued by the Funds' administrator at current market value in accordance with the Funds' Pricing and Valuation Procedures. The Trust's Board of Trustees has designated SIMC as the Valuation Designee for the Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (the "Rule"). The Valuation Designee has the responsibility for the fair value determination with respect to all Fund investments that do not have readily available market quotations or quotations that are no longer reliable. SIMC, in furtherance of the Board's designation, has appointed a committee of SIMC persons to function as the Valuation Designee (the "Committee") and has established a Valuation and Pricing Policy to implement the Rule and the Funds' Valuation and Pricing Policy (together with SIMC's Valuation and Pricing Policy, the "Fair Value Procedures"). The Committee also applies the Fair Value Procedures to the investment portfolios of the Underlying SEI Funds to determine their NAVs.
As discussed in detail below, the Committee will typically first seek to fair value investments with valuations received from an independent, third-party pricing agent (a "Pricing Service"). If such valuations are not available or are unreliable, the Committee will seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker
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or dealer. If a broker or dealer quote is unavailable, the Committee will convene, subject to the Fair Value Procedures, to establish a fair value for the fair value investments.
When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) or as otherwise noted below), including securities traded over the counter, at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which the securities are traded or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.
Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company's applicable NAV per share, with the exception of ETFs, which are priced as equity securities. These open-end investment company shares are offered in separate prospectuses, each of which describes the process by which the applicable investment company's NAV is determined. The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.
Options are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price as provided by a Pricing Service.
Futures and swaps cleared through a central clearing house (centrally cleared swaps) are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of exchange on which they are traded. The daily settlement prices for financial futures and centrally cleared swaps are provided by a Pricing Service. On days when there is excessive volume, market volatility or the future or centrally cleared swap does not end trading by the time the applicable Underlying SEI Fund calculates its NAV, the settlement price may not be available at the time at which a fund calculates its NAV. On such days, the best available price (which is typically the last sales price) may be used to value the Underlying SEI Fund's futures or centrally cleared swaps position.
If a security's price cannot be obtained, as noted above, or in the case of equity tranches of CLOs or CDOs, the applicable Fund or Underlying SEI Fund will be valued using a bid price from at least one independent broker. If such prices are not readily available, are determined to be unreliable or cannot be valued using the methodologies described above, the Committee will fair value the security using the Fair Value Procedures, as described below.
If available, debt securities, swaps (which are not centrally cleared), bank loans or debt tranches of CLOs/CDOs, such as those held by the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds, are priced based upon valuations provided by a Pricing Service. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The Pricing Service may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities.
On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available from a Pricing Service or an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued at their amortized cost. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the security will be valued by an independent broker quote or fair valued by the Committee.
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Foreign currency forward contracts are valued at the current day's interpolated foreign exchange rate, as calculated using forward rates provided by a Pricing Service.
The Committee and Fund's administrator, as applicable, reasonably believe that prices provided by Pricing Services are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such Pricing Service's prices will be reliable. The Committee, who is responsible for making fair value determinations with respect to the Funds' portfolio securities, will, with assistance from the applicable Sub-Adviser, continuously monitor the reliability of readily available market quotations obtained from any Pricing Service and shall promptly notify the Funds' administrator if the Committee reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source of readily available market quotations. The Funds' administrator, in turn, will notify the Committee if it reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source for readily available market quotations.
The Fair Value Procedures provide that any change in a primary Pricing Service or a pricing methodology for investments with readily available market quotations requires prior approval by the Board. However, when the change would not materially affect the valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund's existing Pricing Service or pricing methodology, ratification may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. A change in a Pricing Service or a material change in a pricing methodology for investments with no readily available market quotations will be reported to the Board by the Committee in accordance with certain requirements.
Securities for which market prices are not "readily available" are valued in accordance with Rule 2a-5 and the Fair Value Procedures.
The Committee must monitor for circumstances that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures, which can include: (i) the security's trading has been halted or suspended, (ii) the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, (iii) the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, (iv) the security has not been traded for an extended period of time, (v) the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price, (vi) trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions, or (vii) a significant event (as defined below). When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. Examples of factors the Committee may consider include: (i) the type of security or asset, (ii) the last trade price, (iii) evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the security is purchased and sold, (iv) the liquidity of the security, (v) the size of the holding in a Fund or (vi) any other appropriate information.
The Committee is responsible for selecting and applying, in a consistent manner, the appropriate methodologies for determining and calculating the fair value of holdings of the Funds, including specifying the key inputs and assumptions specific to each asset class or holding.
The determination of a security's fair value price often involves the consideration of a number of subjective factors and is therefore subject to the unavoidable risk that the value assigned to a security may be higher or lower than the security's value would be if a reliable market quotation for the security was readily available. The respective prospectuses for the Underlying SEI Funds in which the Funds invest explain the circumstances in which those Underlying SEI Funds will use fair value pricing and the effects of fair value pricing.
With respect to any investments in foreign securities, the Funds and the Underling SEI Funds use a third-party fair valuation vendor, which provides a fair value for such foreign securities based on certain factors and
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methodologies (generally involving tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each foreign security). Values from the vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Committee. The Committee has also established a "confidence interval," which is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair-valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Funds shall value the foreign securities in their portfolios that exceed the applicable "confidence interval" based upon the adjusted prices provided by the vendor. Additionally, if a local market in which the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds own securities is closed for one or more days (scheduled or unscheduled) while a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund is open, and if such securities in a Fund's portfolio exceed the predetermined confidence interval discussed above, then such Fund shall value such securities based on the fair value prices provided by the vendor.
For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security's last trade and the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates its NAV. The readily available market quotations of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event) has occurred between the time of the security's last close and the time that the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates NAV thereby rendering the readily available market quotations as unreliable. A Fund or Underlying SEI Fund may invest in securities that are primarily listed on foreign exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares. As a result, the NAV of a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem Fund shares. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.
The Committee is primarily responsible for the obligation to monitor for Significant Events as part of the Committee's ongoing responsibility to determine whether a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's investment is required to be fair valued (i.e., the investment does not have a reliable readily available market quotation). The Committee may consider input from a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund's service providers, including the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator or a Sub-Adviser if applicable and as appropriate. If the Committee becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value, the Committee shall notify the Fund's and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator.
Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
"Market timing" refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of a Fund's shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Funds could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders' holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting the portfolio management strategy, causing the Funds to incur unwanted taxable gains and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels of cash.
The Funds are intended to be long-term investment vehicles and are not designed for investors that engage in short-term trading activity (i.e., a purchase of Fund shares followed shortly thereafter by a redemption of such shares, or vice versa, in an effort to take advantage of short-term market movements). Accordingly, the Board has adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Funds to deter short-term trading. The Transfer Agent will monitor trades in an effort to detect short-term trading activities. If, as a result of this monitoring, a Fund
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determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder has engaged in excessive short-term trading, it will refuse to process future purchases or exchanges into the Fund from that shareholder's account.
A shareholder will be considered to be engaging in excessive short-term trading in a Fund in the following circumstances:
i. if the shareholder conducts four or more "round trips" in a Fund in any twelve-month period. A round trip involves the purchase of shares of a Fund and subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares. An exchange into and back out of a Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.
ii. if a Fund determines, in its sole discretion, that a shareholder's trading activity constitutes excessive short-term trading, regardless of whether such shareholder exceeds the foregoing round trip threshold.
The Funds in their sole discretion also reserve the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.
Judgments with respect to implementation of the Funds' policies are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Funds believe is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders. When applying the Funds' policies, the Funds may consider (to the extent reasonably available) an investor's trading history in all SEI funds, as well as trading in accounts under common ownership, influence or control, and any other information available to the Funds.
The Funds' monitoring techniques are intended to identify and deter short-term trading in the Funds. However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Funds without being identified. For example, certain investors seeking to engage in short-term trading may be adept at taking steps to hide their identity or activity from the Funds' monitoring techniques. Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Funds' ability to identify short-term trading activity.
The Funds and/or their service providers have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries that require them to provide the Funds and/or their service providers with certain shareholder transaction information to enable the Funds and/or their service providers to review the trading activity in the omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries. The Funds may also delegate trade monitoring to the financial intermediaries. If excessive trading is identified in an omnibus account, the Funds will work with the financial intermediary to prohibit the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges into the Funds.
Certain of the Funds are sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans. The Funds' ability to monitor or restrict trading activity by individual participants in a plan may be constrained by regulatory restrictions or plan policies. In such circumstances, the Funds will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.
The Funds may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.
Foreign Investors
The Funds do not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons. Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in a Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence. Prospective investors should consult their own financial institution or financial intermediary regarding their eligibility to invest in a Fund. The Funds may rely on representations from such financial institutions and financial intermediaries regarding their investor eligibility.
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Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program
Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each customer who opens an account. Accounts for the Funds are generally opened through other financial institutions or intermediaries. When you open your account through your financial institution or financial intermediary, you will have to provide your name, address, date of birth, identification number and other information that will allow the financial institution or financial intermediary to identify you. When you open an account on behalf of an entity you will have to provide formation documents and identifying information about beneficial owner(s) and controlling parties. This information is subject to verification by the financial institution or financial intermediary to ensure the identity of all persons opening an account.
Your financial institution or financial intermediary is required by law to reject your new account application if the required identifying information is not provided. Your financial institution or financial intermediary may contact you in an attempt to collect any missing information required on the application, and your application may be rejected if they are unable to obtain this information. In certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary may be required to collect documents to establish and verify your identity.
The Funds will accept investments and your order will be processed at the next determined NAV after receipt of your application in proper form (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application). The Funds, however, reserve the right to close and/or liquidate your account at the then-current day's price if the financial institution or financial intermediary through which you open your account is unable to verify your identity. As a result, you may be subject to a gain or loss on Fund shares, as well as corresponding tax consequences.
Customer identification and verification are part of the Funds' overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law. The Funds have adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Funds from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities. In this regard, the Funds reserve the right to: (i) refuse, cancel or rescind any purchase or exchange order; (ii) freeze any account and/or suspend account services; or (iii) involuntarily close your account in cases of threatening conduct or suspected fraudulent or illegal activity. These actions will be taken when, in the sole discretion of Fund management, they are deemed to be in the best interest of a Fund or in cases when a Fund is requested or compelled to do so by governmental or law enforcement authority. If your account is closed at the request of governmental or law enforcement authority, you may not receive proceeds of the redemption if a Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.
HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES
An authorized financial institution or intermediary may exchange Class I Shares of any Fund for Class I Shares of any other fund of SEI Asset Allocation Trust on any Business Day by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund's authorized agent. For information about how to exchange Fund shares through your authorized financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your authorized financial institution or intermediary directly. This exchange privilege may be changed or canceled at any time upon 60 days' notice. When you exchange shares, you are really selling your shares of one Fund and buying shares of another Fund. Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next calculated NAV after the Funds receive your exchange request. All exchanges are based on the eligibility requirements of the Fund into which you are exchanging and any other limits on sales of or exchanges into that Fund. Each Fund reserves the right to refuse or limit any exchange order for any reason, including if the transaction is deemed not to be in the best
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interest of the Fund's other shareholders or possibly disruptive to the management of the Fund. When a purchase or exchange order is rejected, the Fund will send notice to the prospective investor or the prospective investor's financial intermediary.
HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES
If you own your shares through an account with the Funds, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by following the procedures established when you opened your account or accounts. If you have questions, call 1-800-DIAL-SEI. If you own your shares through an account with a broker or other authorized financial institution or intermediary, contact that broker or authorized financial institution or intermediary directly to sell your shares. Your authorized financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services. The sale price of each share will be the next determined NAV after the Funds receive your request or after the Funds' authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Funds in accordance with the Funds' procedures and applicable law. For IRAs or other tax-deferred accounts, there are tax penalties for early withdrawal. For more information, see the SAI.
Receiving Your Money
Normally, the Funds will make payment on your redemption request on the Business Day following the day on which they receive your request regardless of the method the Funds use to make such payment, but it may take up to seven days. You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.
Methods Used to Meet Redemption Obligations
The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash during normal market conditions. To the extent that a Fund does not have sufficient cash holdings for redemption proceeds, it will typically seek to generate such cash through the sale of portfolio assets. The Funds also operate an interfund lending program that enables a Fund to borrow from another Fund on a temporary basis, which, on a less regular basis, may be used to help a Fund satisfy redemptions. Under stressed or unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Funds' remaining shareholders), the Funds might pay all or part of your redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the redemption price (redemption in kind). Although it is highly unlikely that your shares would ever be redeemed in kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption and you will bear the investment risk of the distributed securities until the distributed securities are sold. These methods may be used during both normal and stressed market conditions.
Low Balance Redemptions
A Fund (or its delegate) may, in its discretion, and upon reasonable notice, redeem in full a financial institution, intermediary or shareholder that fails to maintain an investment of at least $1,000 in the Fund.
Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares
The Funds may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, if the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons, as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. More information about such suspension can be found in the SAI.
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TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk. The Funds have certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions. If the Funds follow these procedures, the Funds will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Funds reasonably believe to be genuine.
Unclaimed Property
Each state has unclaimed property rules that generally provide for escheatment (or transfer) to the state of unclaimed property, including mutual fund shares, under various circumstances. Such circumstances include inactivity (i.e., no owner-initiated contact for a certain period), returned mail (i.e., when mail sent to a shareholder is returned by the post office, or "RPO," as undeliverable), or a combination of both inactivity and returned mail. More information on unclaimed property and how to maintain an active account is available through your state.
If you are a resident of certain states, you may designate a representative to receive notice of the potential escheatment of your property. The designated representative would not have any rights to your shares. Please contact your financial intermediary for additional information.
DISTRIBUTION OF FUND SHARES
SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.
The Funds are sold primarily through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors (Financial Advisors) who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the Funds. Many Financial Advisors are also associated with broker-dealer firms. SIMC and its affiliates, at their expense, may pay compensation to these broker-dealers or other financial institutions for marketing, promotional or other services. These payments may be significant to these firms and may create an incentive for the firm or its associated Financial Advisors to recommend or offer shares of the Funds to its customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources. SIMC and its affiliates may also provide other products and services to Financial Advisors. For additional information, please see the SAI. You also can ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.
SERVICE OF FUND SHARES
The Funds have adopted a shareholder services plan (the Service Plan) with respect to Class I Shares that allows such shares to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts owning such shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Class I Shares. An Underlying SEI Fund may also charge a shareholder servicing fee pursuant to a shareholder services plan, and such fee may also be used to compensate service providers for shareholder services with respect to Class I Shares of the Funds. Each Fund will waive its shareholder servicing fee to the extent that the Fund's shareholder servicing fee, when aggregated with any shareholder servicing fee charged by an Underlying SEI Fund, exceeds applicable regulatory limits.
The Funds have also adopted an administrative services plan and agreement (the Administrative Service Plan) with respect to Class I Shares that allows such shares to pay service providers a fee in connection with
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ongoing administrative services for shareholder accounts owning such shares at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Class I Shares.
The Service Plan and Administrative Service Plan provide that shareholder service fees and administrative service fees, respectively, on Class I Shares will be paid to SIDCo., which may then be used by SIDCo. to compensate financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services and administrative services, as applicable, with respect to Class I Shares.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' portfolio holdings can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings (the Portfolio Holdings Website). Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund and its Underlying SEI Funds as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person who requests it, through electronic or other means. The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the fifth calendar day of the thirteenth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.
Additional information regarding the information disclosed on the Portfolio Holdings website and the Funds' policies and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.
DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends and Distributions
Substantially all of the net investment income (exclusive of capital gains) of each Fund is periodically declared and paid as a dividend. Capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. If you own Fund shares on a Fund's record date, you will be entitled to receive the distribution.
You will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares unless you elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, the Funds must be notified in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Funds receive your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Funds written notice.
Taxes
Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state and local income taxes. Below, the Funds have summarized certain important U.S. federal income tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.
This summary does not apply to shares held in individual retirement accounts or other tax-qualified plans, which are generally not subject to current taxation. Transactions relating to shares held in such accounts may, however, be taxable at some time in the future. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the rules governing your own retirement plan or tax-qualified plan.
Each Fund has elected and intends to qualify each year for treatment as a RIC. If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that are timely distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund's failure to qualify as a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently, a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.
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Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Distributions you receive from a Fund may be taxable whether you receive them in cash or you reinvest them. Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates, except to the extent they are reported as qualified dividend income. Dividends that are reported by a Fund as qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced current maximum rate for individuals of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements are met by you and by the Fund. Distributions that a Fund receives from an underlying fund taxable as a RIC or from a REIT will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so designated by such underlying fund or REIT. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividends from domestic corporations and from certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). The investment strategies of certain Funds as well as the investment strategies of the Underlying SEI Funds that they invest in may limit the Funds' ability to make distributions eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income. Distributions reported by the Funds as long-term capital gains distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long you have held your Fund shares. Long-term capital gains are taxable at a current maximum rate of 20%. Once a year, the Funds (or their administrative agent) will send you a statement showing the types and total amount of distributions you received during the previous year.
Corporate shareholders may be entitled to a dividends received deduction for the portion of dividends they receive from a Fund that are attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, subject to certain limitations. Certain Funds' investment strategies as well as the investment strategies of the Underlying SEI Funds that they invest in will limit the Funds' ability to distribute dividends eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations.
A RIC that receives business interest income may pass through its net business interest income for purposes of the tax rules applicable to the interest expense limitations under Section 163(j) of the Code. A RIC's total "Section 163(j) Interest Dividend" for a tax year is limited to the excess of the RIC's business interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and its other deductions properly allocable to its business interest income. A RIC may, in its discretion, designate all or a portion of ordinary dividends as Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, which would allow the recipient shareholder to treat the designated portion of such dividends as interest income for purposes of determining such shareholder's interest expense deduction limitation under Section 163(j) of the Code. This can potentially increase the amount of a shareholder's interest expense deductible under Section 163(j) of the Code. In general, to be eligible to treat a Section 163(j) Interest Dividend as interest income, you must have held your shares in a Fund for more than 180 days during the 361-day period beginning on the date that is 180 days before the date on which the share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, if so designated by a Fund, will be reported to your financial intermediary or otherwise in accordance with the requirements specified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
You should note that if you purchase shares just before a distribution, the purchase price would reflect the amount of the upcoming distribution. In this case, you would be taxed on the entire amount of the distribution received, even though, as an economic matter, the distribution simply constitutes a return of your investment. This is known as "buying a dividend" and generally should be avoided by taxable investors.
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Each sale, redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be a taxable event and will ordinarily result in a taxable capital gain or loss assuming you hold your shares as a capital asset. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Fund is treated the same as a sale. Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months. Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale or exchange of Fund shares held for twelve months or less is generally treated as short-term capital gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of Fund shares held for six months or less is treated as long-term capital loss to the extent that capital gain dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares and disallowed to the extent that exempt interest dividends were paid with respect to such Fund shares. In certain circumstances, losses realized on the redemption or exchange of Fund shares may be disallowed.
U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly), are subject to a 3.8% tax that applies to "net investment income," including interest, dividends and capital gains (including capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of the Funds). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
The Funds (or their administrative agents) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for Fund shares. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, the Funds (or their administrative agent) are also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares have a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of such Fund's shares, each Fund will permit its shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average cost basis method. In the absence of an election, a Fund will use a default cost basis method which has been separately communicated to you. The cost basis method elected by a Fund shareholder (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of Fund shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of Fund shares. Shareholders should consult with their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about cost basis reporting. Shareholders also should carefully review the cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.
The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in complex securities. These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund and/or defer a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund's ability to recognize losses. In turn, those rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you.
In order for each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund must, among other requirements, derive at least 90% of its gross income for each taxable year from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (i.e., the Qualifying Income Test, which is described in greater detail in the SAI). Accordingly, because direct and certain indirect commodity-linked investments do not produce qualifying income, each Underlying SEI Fund seeks to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Underlying SEI Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income.
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Moreover, in certain cases, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will make investments in ETPs and other investment vehicles that may produce non-qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test described above. In addition, this non-qualifying income may be directly attributed to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and would force the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund to account for this non-qualifying income in maintaining its status as a RIC. Each Fund and Underlying SEI Fund intends to monitor such investments to ensure that any non-qualifying income attributed to the Fund does not exceed permissible limits. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, however, may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments, which could cause a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to inadvertently fail to qualify as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test and failure to qualify as a RIC would negatively affect a shareholder's return from its investment in a Fund. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Fund may incur significant Fund-level taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Fund's returns.
Certain Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may invest in U.S. REITs. "Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends received by the Fund and which the Fund properly reports as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund or Underlying SEI Fund is permitted to report part of its dividends as section 199A dividends as are eligible but is not required to do so.
REITs in which a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds until after the time that the Funds and Underlying SEI Funds issue a tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, a Fund (or its administrative agent) will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns.
To the extent a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest such fund received from sources in foreign countries. If more than 50% of the total assets of a Fund or Underlying SEI Fund consists of foreign securities, such fund will be eligible to elect to treat some of those taxes as a distribution to shareholders, which would allow shareholders to offset some of their U.S. federal income tax. A Fund (or its administrative agent) will notify you if it makes such an election and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return. Foreign tax credits, if any, received by a Fund as a result of an investment in another RIC will not be passed through to you unless such Fund qualifies as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code. If the Fund is a "qualified fund-of-funds" it will be eligible to file an election with the IRS that will enable the Fund to pass along these foreign tax credits to its shareholders. A Fund will be treated as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code if at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets (at the close of
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each quarter of the Fund's taxable year) is represented by interests in other RICs. A Fund (or its administrative agent) will notify you if it makes any of the aforementioned elections and provide you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income tax return.
Non-U.S. investors in the Funds may be subject to U.S. withholding tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing the Funds.
Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding specific questions about federal, state and local income tax from an investment in the Funds.
The Funds' SAI contains more information about taxes.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Trust enters into contractual arrangements with various parties (including, among others, the Funds' investment adviser, custodian, administrator and transfer agent, accountants and distributor) who provide services to the Funds. Shareholders are not parties to, or intended (or "third-party") beneficiaries of, any of those contractual arrangements, and those contractual arrangements are not intended to create in any individual shareholder or group of shareholders any right to enforce the terms of the contractual arrangements against the service providers or any right to seek any remedy under the contractual arrangements against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the Trust.
This prospectus and the SAI provide information concerning the Trust and the Funds that you should consider in determining whether to purchase shares of the Funds. The Funds may make changes to this information from time to time. Neither this prospectus, the SAI nor any document filed as an exhibit to the Trust's registration statement, is intended to, nor does it, give rise to an agreement or contract between the Trust or the Funds and any shareholder, or give rise to any contract or other rights in any individual shareholder, group of shareholders or other person other than any rights conferred explicitly (and which may not be waived) by federal or state securities laws.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The tables that follow present performance information about Class I Shares of each Fund. This information is intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance for the past five years. Some of this information reflects financial information for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.
This information has been derived from each Fund's financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG LLP, the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm. Its report, along with each Fund's financial statements, appears in the Funds' Form N-CSR filing for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 and are available upon request, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
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Defensive Strategy Fund |
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CLASS I |
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2025 |
$ |
9.36 |
$ |
0.35 |
$ |
0.13 |
$ |
0.48 |
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
$ |
9.47 |
5.29 |
% |
$ |
186 |
0.50 |
%(1) |
0.94 |
% |
3.68 |
% |
15 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
9.22 |
0.32 |
0.13 |
0.45 |
(0.31 |
) |
— |
(0.31 |
) |
9.36 |
4.99 |
163 |
0.46 |
0.89 |
3.53 |
57 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
9.62 |
0.26 |
(0.35 |
) |
(0.09 |
) |
(0.21 |
) |
(0.10 |
) |
(0.31 |
) |
9.22 |
(0.88 |
) |
81 |
0.46 |
0.87 |
2.74 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
9.93 |
0.18 |
(0.17 |
) |
0.01 |
(0.16 |
) |
(0.16 |
) |
(0.32 |
) |
9.62 |
0.09 |
77 |
0.46 |
0.86 |
1.83 |
27 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
9.54 |
0.04 |
0.52 |
0.56 |
(0.17 |
) |
— |
(0.17 |
) |
9.93 |
5.84 |
370 |
0.46 |
0.83 |
0.43 |
143 |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
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CLASS I |
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2025 |
$ |
10.50 |
$ |
0.37 |
$ |
0.24 |
$ |
0.61 |
$ |
(0.38 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.38 |
) |
$ |
10.73 |
5.98 |
% |
$ |
84 |
0.53 |
%(2) |
0.92 |
% |
3.49 |
% |
13 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
10.23 |
0.34 |
0.27 |
0.61 |
(0.34 |
) |
— |
(0.34 |
) |
10.50 |
6.11 |
97 |
0.51 |
0.90 |
3.33 |
17 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
10.97 |
0.34 |
(0.61 |
) |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.32 |
) |
(0.15 |
) |
(0.47 |
) |
10.23 |
(2.38 |
) |
120 |
0.51 |
0.87 |
3.30 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
11.20 |
0.18 |
(0.02 |
) |
0.16 |
(0.26 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
10.97 |
1.35 |
125 |
0.51 |
0.85 |
1.61 |
8 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
10.34 |
0.06 |
1.00 |
1.06 |
(0.15 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.20 |
) |
11.20 |
10.35 |
342 |
0.51 |
0.85 |
0.58 |
20 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year |
Net Investment Income* |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Affiliated Funds* |
Total from Operations |
Dividends from Net Investment Income |
Distributions from Realized Capital Gains |
Total Dividends and Distributions |
Net Asset Value, End of Year |
Total Return† |
Net Assets End of Year ($ Thousands) |
Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets** |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers)** |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*** |
Portfolio Turnover Rate† |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
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CLASS I |
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2025 |
$ |
11.84 |
$ |
0.34 |
$ |
0.40 |
$ |
0.74 |
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.37 |
) |
$ |
12.21 |
6.36 |
% |
$ |
2,222 |
0.57 |
%(3) |
0.91 |
% |
2.82 |
% |
19 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
11.39 |
0.32 |
0.45 |
0.77 |
(0.32 |
) |
— |
(0.32 |
) |
11.84 |
6.85 |
1,867 |
0.56 |
0.90 |
2.81 |
27 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
13.04 |
0.50 |
(1.16 |
) |
(0.66 |
) |
(0.47 |
) |
(0.52 |
) |
(0.99 |
) |
11.39 |
(4.90 |
) |
2,050 |
0.56 |
0.86 |
4.22 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
13.24 |
0.35 |
0.07 |
0.42 |
(0.49 |
) |
(0.13 |
) |
(0.62 |
) |
13.04 |
3.10 |
1,894 |
0.56 |
0.85 |
2.58 |
11 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
11.70 |
0.11 |
1.74 |
1.85 |
(0.19 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
(0.31 |
) |
13.24 |
15.91 |
2,409 |
0.56 |
0.85 |
0.87 |
33 |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund |
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CLASS I |
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2025 |
$ |
13.36 |
$ |
0.15 |
$ |
0.79 |
$ |
0.94 |
$ |
(0.20 |
) |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.20 |
) |
$ |
14.10 |
7.06 |
% |
$ |
6,238 |
0.61 |
%(4) |
0.91 |
% |
1.06 |
% |
45 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
12.04 |
0.21 |
1.58 |
1.79 |
(0.25 |
)(5) |
(0.22 |
) |
(0.47 |
) |
13.36 |
15.22 |
6,163 |
0.60 |
0.90 |
1.71 |
18 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
15.52 |
0.40 |
(1.67 |
) |
(1.27 |
) |
(0.43 |
) |
(1.78 |
) |
(2.21 |
) |
12.04 |
(7.47 |
) |
6,652 |
0.60 |
0.87 |
3.02 |
20 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
16.58 |
0.46 |
(0.07 |
) |
0.39 |
(0.91 |
) |
(0.54 |
) |
(1.45 |
) |
15.52 |
1.89 |
6,977 |
0.60 |
0.84 |
2.71 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
12.05 |
0.15 |
5.01 |
5.16 |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.39 |
) |
(0.63 |
) |
16.58 |
43.13 |
9,861 |
0.60 |
0.85 |
1.04 |
19 |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
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CLASS I |
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2025 |
$ |
12.13 |
$ |
0.34 |
$ |
0.43 |
$ |
0.77 |
$ |
(0.29 |
)^ |
$ |
— |
$ |
(0.29 |
) |
$ |
12.61 |
6.44 |
% |
$ |
— |
0.01 |
%†† |
0.01 |
%†† |
2.72 |
% |
27 |
% |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
11.29 |
0.36 |
0.77 |
1.13 |
(0.29 |
) |
— |
(0.29 |
) |
12.13 |
10.15 |
— |
— |
†† |
— |
†† |
3.15 |
19 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
13.16 |
0.61 |
(1.47 |
) |
(0.86 |
) |
(0.45 |
) |
(0.56 |
) |
(1.01 |
) |
11.29 |
(6.31 |
) |
— |
(0.01 |
)‡ |
— |
‡ |
5.16 |
16 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
14.03 |
0.71 |
(0.38 |
) |
0.33 |
(0.61 |
) |
(0.59 |
) |
(1.20 |
) |
13.16 |
2.01 |
— |
0.56 |
0.65 |
4.89 |
15 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
11.45 |
0.10 |
3.01 |
3.11 |
(0.29 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.53 |
) |
14.03 |
27.44 |
2 |
0.33 |
‡ |
0.38 |
‡ |
0.70 |
16 |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
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CLASS I |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 |
$ |
11.97 |
$ |
0.23 |
$ |
0.53 |
$ |
0.76 |
$ |
(0.27 |
) |
$ |
(0.24 |
) |
$ |
(0.51 |
) |
$ |
12.22 |
6.48 |
% |
$ |
1,899 |
0.61 |
%(4) |
0.91 |
% |
0.91 |
% |
35 |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 |
11.06 |
0.24 |
1.02 |
1.26 |
(0.29 |
) |
(0.06 |
) |
(0.35 |
) |
11.97 |
11.60 |
2,034 |
0.60 |
0.90 |
2.18 |
20 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
13.37 |
0.46 |
(1.45 |
) |
(0.99 |
) |
(0.49 |
) |
(0.83 |
) |
(1.32 |
) |
11.06 |
(7.00 |
) |
3,799 |
0.60 |
0.87 |
3.93 |
18 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 |
14.36 |
0.48 |
(0.07 |
) |
0.41 |
(0.76 |
) |
(0.64 |
) |
(1.40 |
) |
13.37 |
2.42 |
4,691 |
0.60 |
0.85 |
3.25 |
13 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 |
11.24 |
0.15 |
3.50 |
3.65 |
(0.26 |
) |
(0.27 |
) |
(0.53 |
) |
14.36 |
32.71 |
4,423 |
0.60 |
0.85 |
1.14 |
13 |
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SEI / PROSPECTUS
* Per share calculations were performed using average shares.
** The Fund will also indirectly bear their prorated share of expenses of any underlying fund in which it invests. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
*** Net investment income ratios do not reflect the proportionate share of income and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests.
† Returns and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
†† The ratio appears lower due to the relative net asset value of Class I. Prospectively, it is expected the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would approximate 0.60% (0.90% excluding waivers).
‡ The ratio appears lower due to the relative net asset value of Class I. Prospectively, it is expected the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would approximate 0.60% (0.85% excluding waivers).
^ Includes return of capital less than $0.005.
(1) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.46%.
(2) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.51%.
(3) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Had this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.56%.
(4) The expense ratio includes a proxy fee expense. Has this expense been excluded the ratio would have been 0.60%.
(5) Includes a return of capital of $0.03 per share.
Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
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Investment Adviser
SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
2222 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-3007
More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
The SAI dated July 31, 2025 includes more detailed information about SEI Asset Allocation Trust. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of this prospectus.
Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
Additional Information about the Funds' investments is available in the Funds' annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR filed with the SEC. In the Funds' annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Funds' annual and semi-annual financial statements.
To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:
By Telephone: Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI
By Mail: Write to the Funds at:
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
By Internet: www.seic.com/fundprospectuses
From the SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual Reports, as well as other information about SEI Asset Allocation Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website ("http://www.sec.gov"). You may request documents by mail from the SEC upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: publicinfo@sec.gov.
SEI Asset Allocation Trust's Investment Company Act registration number is 811-07445.
SEI-F-122 (7/25)
seic.com
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST
Defensive Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SNSAX, Class D—SDSDX, Class I—SEDIX
Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—STDAX
Conservative Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SVSAX, Class D—SSTDX, Class I—SICIX
Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SMGAX
Moderate Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SMOAX, Class D—SMSDX, Class I—SMSIX
Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SXMAX
Aggressive Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SSGAX, Class D—SASDX, Class I—SEAIX
Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SISAX
Core Market Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SOKAX, Class D—SRSDX, Class I—SCMSX
Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund
Ticket Symbols: Class F—SKTAX
Market Growth Strategy Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SRWAX, Class D—SMKDX, Class I—SMGSX
Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund
Ticker Symbols: Class F—SGOAX
Investment Adviser:
SEI Investments Management Corporation
Administrator:
SEI Investments Global Funds Services
Distributor:
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") is not a prospectus. It is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of the SEI Asset Allocation Trust (the "Trust") and should be read in conjunction with the Trust's Class F Shares prospectus for the Defensive Strategy, Defensive Strategy Allocation, Conservative Strategy, Conservative Strategy Allocation, Moderate Strategy, Moderate Strategy Allocation, Aggressive Strategy, Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy, Core Market Strategy, Core Market Strategy Allocation, Market Growth Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Funds and the Class D and Class I Shares prospectuses for the Defensive Strategy, Conservative Strategy, Moderate Strategy, Aggressive Strategy, Core Market Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Funds (each, a "Prospectus" and, collectively, the "Prospectuses"), each dated July 31, 2025. A Prospectus may be obtained upon request and without charge by writing the Trust's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co., at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, or by calling 1-800-342-5734.
July 31, 2025
SEI-F-113 (7/25)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS |
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THE TRUST |
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE FUNDS |
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DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS OF THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING SEI FUNDS |
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American Depositary Receipts |
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Artificial Intelligence Technology |
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Asset-Backed Securities |
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Brady Bonds |
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Commercial Paper |
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Commodity Investments |
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Construction Loans |
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Credit-Linked Notes |
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Current Market Conditions Risk |
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Demand Instruments |
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Equity-Linked Warrants |
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Equity Securities |
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Eurobonds |
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Exchange-Traded Products |
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Fixed Income Securities |
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Foreign Securities and Emerging and Frontier Markets |
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts |
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Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts |
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Government National Mortgage Association Securities |
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High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities |
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Illiquid Securities |
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Insurance Funding Agreements |
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Interfund Lending and Borrowing Arrangements |
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Investment Companies |
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Investment in Subsidiary |
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Loan Participations and Assignments |
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Master Limited Partnerships |
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Money Market Securities |
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Mortgage-Backed Securities |
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Mortgage Dollar Rolls |
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Municipal Securities |
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Non-Diversification |
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Obligations of Domestic Banks, Foreign Banks and Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks |
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Obligations of Supranational Entities |
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Options |
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Pay-In-Kind Bonds |
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Privatizations |
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Put Transactions |
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Quantitative Investing |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts |
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Real Estate Operating Companies |
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Receipts |
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Repurchase Agreements |
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Restricted Securities |
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Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Sale-Buybacks |
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Risks of Cyber Attacks |
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Securities Lending |
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Short Sales |
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Sovereign Debt |
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Structured Securities |
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Swaps, Caps, Floors, Collars and Swaptions |
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U.S. Government Securities |
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Variable and Floating Rate Instruments |
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When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities |
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Yankee Obligations |
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Zero Coupon Securities |
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INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF THE FUNDS |
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THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT TO THE FUNDS |
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THE INVESTMENT ADVISER TO THE FUNDS |
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THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS TO THE UNDERLYING SEI FUNDS |
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MANAGERS OF THE UNDERLYING SEI FUNDS |
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DISTRIBUTION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICING |
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SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITY |
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST |
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES |
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PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES |
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SHAREHOLDER SERVICES |
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TAXES |
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PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS |
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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION |
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARES |
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LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY |
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CODES OF ETHICS |
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VOTING |
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SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY |
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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES |
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CUSTODIAN |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM |
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LEGAL COUNSEL |
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APPENDIX A—DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS |
A-1 |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following terms are used throughout this SAI, and have the meanings set forth below. Because the following is a combined glossary of terms used for all the SEI Funds, certain terms below may not apply to your fund. Any terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the applicable Fund's prospectus or as otherwise defined in this SAI.
Term |
Definition |
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1933 Act |
Securities Act of 1933, as amended |
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1940 Act |
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended |
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ADRs |
American Depositary Receipts |
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ARMS |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities |
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BHCA |
Bank-Holding Company Act |
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Bank Loan Rate |
The rate of interest that would be charged by a bank for short-term borrowings |
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Board |
The Trust's Board of Trustees |
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CATS |
Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities |
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CDOs |
Collateralized Debt Obligations |
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CDRs |
Continental Depositary Receipts |
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CFTC |
Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
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CLCs |
Construction Loan Certificates |
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CLOs |
Collateralized Loan Obligations |
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CMBS |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities |
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CMOs |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
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Code |
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended |
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Confidential Information |
Material, non-public information |
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Dodd-Frank Act |
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protections Act |
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EDRs |
European Depositary Receipts |
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ETFs |
Exchange-Traded Funds |
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ETNs |
Exchange-Traded Notes |
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ETPs |
Exchange-Traded Products |
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EU |
European Union |
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Fannie Mae |
Federal National Mortgage Association |
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FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
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Freddie Mac |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
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GDRs |
Global Depositary Receipts |
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GNMA |
Government National Mortgage Association |
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IFA |
Insurance Funding Agreement |
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IO |
Interest-Only Security |
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IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
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LIBOR |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
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LYONs |
Liquid Yield Option Notes |
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MiFID II |
Directive 2014/61/EU on markets in financial instruments and Regulation 600/2014/EU on markets in financial instruments |
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Term |
Definition |
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MLPs |
Master Limited Partnerships |
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Moody's |
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. |
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NAV |
Net Asset Value |
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NDFs |
Non-Deliverable Forwards |
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NRSRO |
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization |
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OTC |
Over-the-Counter |
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PAC Bonds |
Planned Amortization Class CMOs |
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PIPEs |
Private Investments in Public Equity |
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PLC |
Permanent Loan Certificate |
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P-Notes |
Participation Notes |
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PO |
Principal-Only Security |
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Program |
SEI Funds' interfund lending program |
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QFII |
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor |
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QPTPs |
Qualified Publicly Traded Partnerships |
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REITs |
Real Estate Investment Trusts |
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REMIC Certificates |
REMIC pass-through certificates |
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REMICs |
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
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REOCs |
Real Estate Operating Companies |
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Repo Rate |
rate of interest for an investment in overnight repurchase agreements |
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RIC |
Regulated Investment Company |
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S&P |
Standard & Poor's Rating Group |
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SEC |
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
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SEI Funds |
The existing or future investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that are advised by SIMC |
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SOFR |
Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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STRIPS |
Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities |
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Subsidiary |
A wholly-owned subsidiary organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands |
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TIGRs |
Treasury Investment Growth Receipts |
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TRs |
Treasury Receipts |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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World Bank |
International Bank of Reconstruction and Development |
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Yankees |
Yankee Obligations |
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THE TRUST
SEI Asset Allocation Trust is an open-end management investment company that currently consists of the following twelve separate investment portfolios (each, a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds"): the Defensive Strategy Fund; Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund; Conservative Strategy Fund; Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund; Moderate Strategy Fund; Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund; Aggressive Strategy Fund; Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund; Core Market Strategy Fund; Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund; Market Growth Strategy Fund; and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund. The Funds invest in shares of certain portfolios (the "Underlying SEI Funds") of: SEI Daily Income Trust ("SDIT"), SEI Exchange Traded Funds ("SETF"), SEI Institutional International Trust ("SIT") and SEI Institutional Managed Trust ("SIMT") (together, SDIT, SETF, SIT and SIMT are the "Underlying Trusts"), which are managed by SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC" or the "Adviser"), which is also the Trust's investment adviser. The Funds currently invest in the following Underlying SEI Funds: SDIT Government Fund; SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund; SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund; SEI Select Small Cap ETF; SEI Select International Equity ETF; SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF; SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF; SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF; SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF; SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF; SIMT Conservative Income Fund; SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund; SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund; SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund; SIMT High Yield Bond Fund; SIMT Large Cap Fund; SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund; SIMT Large Cap Value Fund; SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund*; SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund; SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund; SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund; SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund; SIMT Real Estate Fund; SIMT Real Return Fund; SIMT Small Cap Fund; SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund; SIMT Small Cap Value Fund; SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund; SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund; SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund; SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund; SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund; SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund; SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund; SIT International Equity Fund; and SIT International Fixed Income Fund.
The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated October 20, 1995 (the "Declaration of Trust"). The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series ("portfolios") of units of beneficial interest ("shares") and separate classes of portfolios. Shareholders may purchase shares in each Fund through separate classes of shares. Class F, Class D and Class I shares may be offered, which may provide for variations in distribution, shareholder and administrative servicing fees, transfer agent fees, certain voting rights and dividends. Except for differences among the classes pertaining to distribution, shareholder and administrative servicing fees, certain voting rights, dividends and transfer agent expenses, each share of each Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund with each other share of that Fund.
The management and affairs of the Trust are supervised by a Board of Trustees (each member, a "Trustee" and, collectively, the "Trustees" or the Board) under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trustees have approved contracts under which, as described in this SAI, certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust. All consideration received by the Trust for shares of any portfolio and all assets of such portfolio belong to that portfolio and would be subject to the liabilities related thereto. The Trust pays its expenses, including, among others, the fees of its service providers, audit and legal expenses, expenses of preparing prospectuses, proxy solicitation materials and reports to shareholders, costs of custodial services and registering the shares under federal and state securities laws, pricing, insurance expenses, litigation and other extraordinary expenses, brokerage costs, interest charges, taxes and organizational expenses.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE FUNDS
DEFENSIVE STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Defensive Strategy Fund is to manage risk of loss while providing current income and opportunity for limited capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of
* On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
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losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in certain other Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more sub-advisers (each, a "Sub-Adviser" and collectively, the "Sub-Advisers") under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC. Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities and other instruments frequently.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
DEFENSIVE STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND—The investment objective of the Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund is to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation.
Under normal circumstances, the Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund will seek to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation. The Fund invests in Underlying SEI Funds (each of which has its own investment goal) that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds and real estate funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Conservative Strategy Fund is to manage risk of loss while providing the opportunity for modest capital appreciation. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of
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equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND—The investment objective of the Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund is to generate investment income while providing opportunity for capital appreciation.
The Fund invests in Underlying SEI Funds (each of which has its own investment goal) that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
MODERATE STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Moderate Strategy Fund is capital appreciation, while managing the risk of loss. Managing the risk of loss does not mean preventing losses, but rather managing the Fund in a manner intended to limit the level of losses that the Fund could incur over any particular period. The Fund predominantly invests in Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
MODERATE STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND—The investment objective of the Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund is to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income.
The Fund invests in Underlying SEI Funds (each of which has its own investment goal) that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Aggressive Strategy Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
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The Fund predominantly invests in Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
TAX-MANAGED AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
Under normal circumstances, the Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund will seek to generate long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests in Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
A portion of the U.S. equity component of the Fund's portfolio will be invested in "tax-managed" Underlying SEI Funds. Given this tax-managed strategy, the Fund is intended for investors subject to federal income taxation. Tax-exempt investors may wish to select Funds that do not have a tax-managed strategy.
CORE MARKET STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Core Market Strategy Fund is capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
Under normal circumstances, the Core Market Strategy Fund will seek to generate capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation. The Fund predominantly invests in Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI bond and money market funds, equity funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of
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equity securities, bonds, or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
CORE MARKET STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND—The investment objective of the Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund is to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income.
The Fund invests in Underlying SEI Funds (each of which has its own investment goal) that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY FUND—The investment objective of the Market Growth Strategy Fund is capital appreciation while maintaining broad equity and fixed income market participation.
The Fund predominantly invests in Underlying SEI Funds, each of which has its own investment goal. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds, real estate funds and multi-asset funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies. The multi-asset funds consist of funds that seek to achieve their investment goals by selecting investments from among a broad range of asset classes. A multi-asset fund may also adjust its allocation among asset classes over short periods of time, and therefore it may provide the Fund with a dynamic investment component. Although a multi-asset fund could consist of equity securities, bonds or real estate securities, it may also provide exposure to additional asset classes, such as commodities. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY ALLOCATION FUND—The investment objective of the Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund is to provide the opportunity for capital appreciation with some opportunity to generate income.
The Fund invests in Underlying SEI Funds (each of which has its own investment goal) that form the non-Underlying Muni Bond Fund component of the GoalLink Strategy. The Underlying SEI Funds invest, in turn, in securities and other instruments of various asset classes. Most of the Underlying SEI Funds are managed by one or more Sub-Advisers under the supervision of SIMC, or, in certain circumstances, are managed directly by SIMC.
The Fund's assets may be diversified across Underlying SEI equity funds, bond and money market funds and real estate funds. The equity funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide investment exposure to U.S. and/or foreign equity securities of companies of various capitalization ranges. At times, the Fund may hold cash in order to purchase ETFs.
The bond funds may consist of a wide range of investment styles that provide exposure to U.S. and/or foreign fixed income securities of varying credit quality (including junk bonds), maturity and duration. The real estate funds provide exposure to the equity securities of real estate companies.
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General Investment Policies of the Funds
The Funds seek to achieve their investment objectives by purchasing shares of the Underlying SEI Funds within the strategies set forth above for each asset class. The Underlying SEI Funds are part of the same group of investment companies as the Funds.
The Defensive Strategy, Defensive Strategy Allocation, Conservative Strategy, Conservative Strategy Allocation, Moderate Strategy, Moderate Strategy Allocation, Aggressive Strategy, Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy, Core Market Strategy, Core Market Strategy Allocation, Market Growth Strategy and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Funds, in accordance with Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act, may acquire up to 100% of the shares of any of the Underlying SEI Funds.
In addition to its own expenses, each Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of the operating expenses, including advisory fees, of the Underlying SEI Funds in which it invests.
In order to meet liquidity needs or for temporary defensive purposes, the Funds may purchase money market securities or other short-term debt instruments rated in one of the top two categories by a NRSRO at the time of purchase or, if not rated, determined to be of comparable quality by SIMC. To the extent that a Fund is engaged in temporary defensive investing, it will not be pursuing its investment objective. See "Description of Permitted Investments and Risk Factors of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds" below.
Risk Factors of the Funds
Prospective investors in the Funds should consider the following risk factors:
• Any investment in a mutual fund involves risk, and, although the Funds invest in a number of Underlying SEI Funds, this practice does not eliminate investment risk;
• Under certain circumstances, an Underlying SEI Fund may determine to make payment of a redemption request by a Fund wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio instead of in cash in accordance with the rules of the SEC. In such cases, a Fund may hold securities distributed by an Underlying SEI Fund until SIMC determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities, and the Fund will incur transaction costs when it does so;
• Certain Funds may also directly invest in interests of ETPs (including ETFs, ETNs and exchange-traded commodity pools), shares of other investment companies, and derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. Further discussion of the risk factors related to direct investments in ETPs, investment companies and derivative instruments is included in the "Description of Permitted Investments and Risk Factors of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds" in this SAI;
• Certain Underlying SEI Funds may: (i) invest a portion of their assets in foreign securities, including securities issued by emerging market issuers; (ii) enter into forward currency transactions; (iii) lend their portfolio securities; (iv) enter into stock and bond index, interest rate and currency futures contracts and options on such contracts; (v) engage in other types of options transactions; (vi) make short sales; (vii) purchase zero coupon and payment-in-kind bonds; (viii) invest a substantial portion of their assets in interests of an offshore wholly-owned subsidiary, which may, in turn, invest in commodities and commodity-linked instruments; and (ix) engage in various other investment practices and each such practice involves certain risks, which are further discussed in the section of this SAI titled "Description of Permitted Investments and Risk Factors of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds";
• Certain Funds can invest a portion of their assets in the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund. As a result, these Funds will be subject to the risks associated with high yield ("junk bond") investing;
• Certain Funds can invest a portion of their assets in the SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund, which invests primarily in fixed income securities issued by emerging market issuers. Certain other Funds can invest a portion of their assets in Underlying SEI Funds that invest primarily in foreign equity or fixed income securities, including securities issued by emerging market issuers. These investments will subject the
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Funds to risks associated with investing in foreign securities, including securities issued by emerging market issuers; and
• The officers and Trustees of the Trust also serve as officers and Trustees of the Underlying SEI Funds. In addition, SIMC, the adviser to each Fund, serves as investment adviser to the Underlying SEI Funds. Conflicts may arise as these persons seek to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities to the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds.
Further information about these investment policies and practices and their risks can be found under "Description of Permitted Investments and Risk Factors of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds" in this SAI.
DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS
OF THE FUNDS AND THE UNDERLYING SEI FUNDS
The following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, including those discussed in the applicable Prospectus and the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' "Investment Objectives and Policies" section of this SAI and the associated risk factors. Although the Funds will typically seek to achieve their investment objectives through investments in the Underlying SEI Funds, in certain circumstances the Funds may invest directly in securities and other financial instruments other than the shares of the Underlying SEI Funds. To the extent applicable, the following investment and risk factor descriptions also relate to such direct investments by the Funds. Each of the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase any of these instruments and/or engage in any of these investment practices if, in the opinion of SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Advisers, as applicable, such investments or investment practices will be advantageous to the Underlying SEI Fund. The Underlying SEI Funds are free to reduce or eliminate their activity in any of these areas. SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Advisers, as applicable, may invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices unless such investment or activity is inconsistent with or is not permitted by the Underlying SEI Fund's stated investment policies. There is no assurance that any of these strategies or any other strategies and methods of investment available to an Underlying SEI Fund will result in the achievement of the Underlying SEI Fund's investment objective.
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS—ADRs, as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including EDRs, CDRs and GDRs, are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. Depositary receipts may be sponsored or unsponsored. These certificates are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depositary bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.
Investments in the securities of foreign issuers may subject an Underlying SEI Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source or greater fluctuation in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices different from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the United States.
Although the two types of depositary receipt facilities (unsponsored and sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depositary may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer. Typically, however, the depositary requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to
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establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depositary usually charges fees upon the deposit and withdrawal of the underlying securities, the conversion of dividends into U.S. dollars or other currency, the disposition of non-cash distributions and the performance of other services. The depositary of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the underlying issuer or to pass through voting rights to depositary receipt holders with respect to the underlying securities.
Sponsored depositary receipt facilities are created in generally the same manner as unsponsored facilities, except that sponsored depositary receipts are established jointly by a depositary and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depositary and the depositary receipt holders. With sponsored facilities, the underlying issuer typically bears some of the costs of the depositary receipts (such as dividend payment fees of the depositary), although most sponsored depositary receipt holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositaries of most sponsored depositary receipts agree to distribute notices of shareholder meetings, voting instructions and other shareholder communications and information to the depositary receipt holders at the underlying issuer's request.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY—The rapid development and increasingly widespread use of certain artificial intelligence technologies, including machine learning models and generative artificial intelligence (collectively "AI"), may adversely impact markets, the overall performance of a Fund's investments, or the services provided to a Fund. To the extent a Fund invests in companies that are involved in various aspects of AI, the Fund will be affected by the risks of those types of companies, including changes in business cycles, world economic growth, technological progress, and changes is government regulation. Rapid change to technologies that affect a company's products could have a material adverse effect on such company's operating results. Companies that are extensively involved in AI also may rely heavily on a combination of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secret laws to establish and protect their proprietary rights to their products and technologies. There can be no assurance that the steps taken by these companies to protect their proprietary rights will be adequate to prevent the misappropriation of their technology or that competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to such companies' technology. Further, because of the innovative nature of the AI market, outpaced advancement by one company or increasing market share by one company could result in rapid and substantial declines in the value of competing companies. In addition, market reaction to the potential impact of AI could result in excess demand for access to AI-related investments, thereby resulting in accelerated growth in the market value of such companies, which may then be subject to sharp resents in the wake of news or other information that tempers expectations of AI or of particular AI-related companies, thus potentially resulting in periods of high volatility in the price of such securities, which could negatively affect the Funds' performance.
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—Asset-backed securities are securities that are backed primarily by the cash flows of a discrete pool of fixed or revolving receivables or other financial assets that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securities include mortgage-backed securities, but the term is more commonly used to refer to securities supported by non-mortgage assets such as auto loans, motor vehicle leases, student loans, credit card receivables, floorplan receivables, equipment leases and peer-to-peer loans. The assets are removed from any potential bankruptcy estate of an operating company through the true sale of the assets to an issuer that is a special purpose entity, and the issuer obtains a perfected security interest in the assets. Payments of principal of and interest on asset-backed securities rely entirely on the performance of the underlying assets. Asset-backed securities are generally not insured or guaranteed by the related sponsor or any other entity and therefore, if the assets or sources of funds available to the issuer are insufficient to pay those securities, the Underlying SEI Funds will incur losses. In addition, asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk that may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. Additional risks related to collateralized risk obligations, CLOs and mortgage-backed securities are described below.
Losses may be greater for asset-backed securities that are issued as "pass-through certificates" rather than as debt securities, because those types of certificates only represent a beneficial ownership interest in the
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related assets and their payment is based primarily on collections actually received. For asset-backed securities as a whole, if a securitization issuer defaults on its payment obligations due to losses or shortfalls on the assets held by the issuer, a sale or liquidation of the assets may not be sufficient to support payments on the securities and the Underlying SEI Funds, as securityholders, may suffer a loss.
Recent changes in legislation, together with uncertainty about the nature and timing of regulations that will be promulgated to implement such legislation, has created uncertainty in the credit and other financial markets and other unknown risks. The Dodd-Frank Act, for example, imposes a new regulatory framework on the U.S. financial services industry and the consumer credit markets in general. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act and similar measures to re-regulate the credit markets and, in particular, the structured finance markets, the manner in which asset-backed securities are issued and structured has been altered and the reporting obligations of the issuers of such securities may be significantly increased or may become costlier. The value or liquidity of any asset-backed securities held or acquired by the Underlying SEI Funds may be adversely affected as a result of these changes.
In particular, the implementation of Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (and related regulations) prohibiting certain banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading (the so-called Volcker Rule) and of Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act (and related regulations) requiring the "sponsor" of a securitization to retain no less than 5% of the credit risk of the assets collateralizing the asset-backed securities, could have a negative effect on the marketability and liquidity of asset-backed securities (including mortgage-backed securities and CDOs and CLOs), whether in the primary issuance or in secondary trading. It is possible that the risk retention rules may reduce the number of new issuances of private-label mortgage backed securities or the number of collateral managers active in the CDO and CLO markets, which also may result in fewer new issue securities. A contraction or reduced liquidity in the asset-backed, CDO or CLO markets could reduce opportunities for the Underlying SEI Funds to sell their securities and might adversely affect the management flexibility of the Underlying SEI Funds in relation to the respective portfolios.
In addition to the changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC adopted rules in August 2014 that substantially revise "Regulation AB" (the SEC's principal source of rules for asset-backed securities) and other rules governing the offering process, disclosure and reporting for asset-backed securities issued in registered transactions. Among other things, those rules require enhanced disclosure of asset-level information at the time of the securitization and on an ongoing basis. Certain elements of proposed Regulation AB remain outstanding, including the proposal that issuers of structured finance products offered privately provide the same initial and ongoing information as would be required if the offering were public. It is not clear when or whether any of the proposed revisions to Regulation AB that remain outstanding will be adopted, how those standards will be implemented, or what effect those standards will have on securitization transactions. The rules may, for example, have the effect of impeding new issuances and reducing the availability of investments for the Underlying SEI Funds, or adversely affecting the market value of legacy securities that do not conform with the new rules.
There is a limited secondary market for asset-backed securities. Consequently, it may be difficult for the Underlying SEI Funds to sell or realize profits on those securities at favorable times or for favorable prices.
CDO and CLO securities are non-recourse obligations of their issuer payable solely from the related underlying collateral or its proceeds. Therefore, as a holder of CDOs and CLOs, the Underlying SEI Funds must rely only on distributions on the underlying collateral or related proceeds for payment. If distributions on the underlying collateral are insufficient to make payments on the CDO or CLO securities, no other assets will be available for payment of the deficiency. As a result, the amount and timing of interest and principal payments in respect of CDO and CLO securities will depend on the performance and characteristics of the related underlying collateral.
Recent legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, together with uncertainty about the nature and timing of regulations that will be promulgated to implement such legislation, may continue to create uncertainty in the credit and other financial markets. Given that all applicable final implementing rules and regulations have not yet been published or are not yet in effect, the potential impact of these actions on CDOs and CLOs owned by
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the Underlying SEI Funds is unknown. If existing transactions are not exempted from the new rules or regulations, compliance with those rules and regulations could impose significant costs on the issuers of CDOs and CLOs and ultimately adversely impact the holders (including the Underlying SEI Funds) of those types of securities.
BRADY BONDS—Certain debt obligations, customarily referred to as "Brady Bonds," are created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to foreign entities for new obligations in connection with a debt restructuring. Brady Bonds have only been issued since 1989 and, accordingly, do not have a long payment history. In addition, they are issued by governments that may have previously defaulted on the loans being restructured by the Brady Bonds and are thus subject to the risk of default by the issuer. Brady Bonds may be fully or partially collateralized or uncollateralized and issued in various currencies (although most are U.S. dollar-denominated), and they are actively traded in the OTC secondary market.
U.S. dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady Bonds, which may be fixed rate par bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are generally collateralized in-full as to principal due at maturity by U.S. Treasury zero coupon obligations, which have the same maturity as the Brady Bonds. Certain interest payments on these Brady Bonds may be collateralized by cash or securities in an amount that, in the case of fixed rate bonds, is typically equal to between 12 and 18 months of rolling interest payments or, in the case of floating rate bonds, initially is typically equal to between 12 and 18 months rolling interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at that time and is adjusted at regular intervals thereafter with the balance of interest accruals in each case being uncollateralized. Payment of interest and (except in the case of principal collateralized Brady Bonds) principal on Brady Bonds with no or limited collateral depends on the willingness and ability of the foreign government to make payment. In the event of a default on collateralized Brady Bonds for which obligations are accelerated, the collateral for the payment of principal will not be distributed to investors, nor will such obligations be sold and the proceeds distributed. The collateral will be held by the collateral agent to the scheduled maturity of the defaulted Brady Bonds, which will continue to be outstanding, at which time the face amount of the collateral will equal the principal payments that would have then been due on the Brady Bonds in the normal course.
Based upon current market conditions, an Underlying SEI Fund would not intend to purchase Brady Bonds that, at the time of investment, are in default as to payment. However, in light of the residual risk of Brady Bonds and, among other factors, the history of default with respect to commercial bank loans by public and private entities of countries issuing Brady Bonds, investments in Brady Bonds are to be viewed as speculative. A substantial portion of the Brady Bonds and other sovereign debt securities in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests may be acquired at a discount, which involves certain additional considerations.
Sovereign obligors in developing and emerging market countries are among the world's largest debtors to commercial banks, other governments, international financial organizations and other financial institutions. These obligors have in the past experienced substantial difficulties in servicing their external debt obligations, which led to defaults on certain obligations and the restructuring of certain indebtedness. Restructuring arrangements have included, among other things, reducing and rescheduling interest and principal payments by negotiating new or amended credit agreements or converting outstanding principal and unpaid interest to Brady Bonds and obtaining new credit to finance interest payments. Holders of certain foreign sovereign debt securities may be requested to participate in the restructuring of such obligations and to extend further loans to their issuers. There can be no assurance that the Brady Bonds and other foreign sovereign debt securities in which an Underlying SEI Fund may invest will not be subject to similar restructuring arrangements or to requests for new credit, which may adversely affect the Underlying SEI Fund's holdings. Furthermore, certain participants in the secondary market for such debt may be directly involved in negotiating the terms of these arrangements and may therefore have access to information not available to other market participants.
COMMERCIAL PAPER—Commercial paper is the term used to designate unsecured short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other entities to finance short-term credit needs. Commercial paper is usually sold on a discount basis and has a maturity at the time of issuance generally not exceeding 270 days. The value of commercial paper may be affected by changes in the credit rating or financial condition of the issuing entities. The value of commercial paper will tend to fall when interest rates rise and rise when interest rates fall.
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COMMODITY INVESTMENTS—Certain Underlying SEI Funds may seek to provide exposure to the investment returns of real assets that trade in the commodity markets through investments in commodity-linked derivative instruments, which are designed to provide this exposure without direct investment in physical commodities or commodities futures contracts. Real assets are assets such as oil, gas, industrial and precious metals, livestock, agricultural or meat products or other items that have tangible properties, as compared to stocks or bonds, which are financial instruments. The Sub-Advisers and, to the extent it directly manages the assets of an Underlying SEI Fund, SIMC, seek to provide exposure to various commodities and commodity sectors. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, overall market movements and other factors affecting the value of particular industries or commodities, such as weather, disease, embargoes, acts of war or terrorism or political and regulatory developments. The prices of commodity-linked derivative instruments may move in different directions than investments in traditional equity and debt securities when the value of those traditional securities is declining due to adverse economic conditions. For example, during periods of rising inflation, debt securities have historically tended to decline in value due to the general increase in prevailing interest rates. Conversely, during those same periods of rising inflation, the prices of certain commodities, such as oil and metals, have historically tended to increase in value. Of course, there cannot be any guarantee that these investments will perform in the same manner in the future, and at certain times the price movements of commodity-linked instruments have been parallel to those of debt and equity securities. In general, commodities have historically tended to increase and decrease in value during different parts of the business cycle than financial assets. Nevertheless, at various times, commodity prices may move in tandem with the prices of financial assets and thus may not provide overall portfolio diversification benefits.
Certain commodity-linked derivative instruments in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests may not produce "qualifying income" for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test (as defined below in the section titled "Taxes"), which must be met in order for an Underlying SEI Fund to maintain its status as a RIC under the Code. To the extent an Underlying SEI Fund invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments directly, each such Underlying SEI Fund will seek to restrict the resulting income from such instruments so that, when combined with its other non-qualifying income, each such Underlying SEI Fund's non-qualifying income is less than 10% of its gross income. However, an Underlying SEI Fund may generate more non-qualifying income than anticipated, may not be able to generate qualifying income in a particular taxable year at levels sufficient to meet the Qualifying Income Test, or may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments. Accordingly, the extent to which an Underlying SEI Fund invests in commodities or commodity-linked derivative instruments directly may be limited by the Qualifying Income Test, which such Underlying SEI Fund must continue to satisfy to maintain its status as a RIC. Failure to comply with the Qualifying Income Test could negatively affect a tax shareholder's return from a Fund. Under certain circumstances, the Underlying SEI Fund may be able to cure a failure to meet the Qualifying Income Test, but in order to do so the Underlying SEI Fund may incur significant taxes, which would effectively reduce (and could eliminate) the Underlying SEI Fund's returns. Failure of an Underlying SEI Fund to qualify as a RIC could also in turn affect the applicable Fund's ability to qualify as a RIC.
CONSTRUCTION LOANS—In general, construction loans are mortgages on multifamily homes that are insured by the FHA under various federal programs of the National Housing Act of 1934 and its amendments. Several FHA programs have evolved to insure the construction financing and permanent mortgage financing on multifamily residences, nursing homes, elderly residential facilities and health care units. Project loans typically trade in two forms: either as FHA-insured or GNMA insured pass-through securities. In this case, a qualified issuer issues the pass-through securities while holding the underlying mortgage loans as collateral. Regardless of form, all projects are government-guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the FHA insurance fund. The credit backing of all FHA and GNMA projects derives from the FHA insurance fund, so projects issued in either form enjoy the full faith and credit backing of the U.S. Government.
Most project pools consist of one large mortgage loan rather than numerous smaller mortgages, as is typically the case with agency single family mortgage securities. As such, prepayments on projects are driven
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by the incentives most mortgagors have to refinance and are very project-specific in nature. However, to qualify for certain government programs, many project securities contain specific prepayment restrictions and penalties.
Under multifamily insurance programs, the government insures the construction financing of projects as well as the permanent mortgage financing on the completed structures. This is unlike the single-family mortgage market, in which the government only insures mortgages on completed homes. Investors purchase new projects by committing to fund construction costs on a monthly basis until the project is built. Upon project completion, an investor's construction loan commitments are converted into a proportionate share of the final permanent project mortgage loan. The construction financing portion of a project trades in the secondary market as an insured CLC. When the project is completed, the investor exchanges all the monthly CLCs for an insured PLC. The PLC is an insured pass-through security backed by the final mortgage on the completed property. As such, PLCs typically have a thirty-five to forty year maturity, depending on the type of final project. There are vastly more PLCs than CLCs in the market, owing to the long economic lives of the project structures. While neither CLCs nor PLCs are as liquid as agency single family mortgage securities, both are traded on the secondary market and would generally not be considered illiquid. The benefit to owning these securities is a relatively high yield combined with significant prepayment protection, which generally makes these types of securities more attractive when prepayments are expected to be high in the mortgage market. CLCs typically offer a higher yield due to the fact that they are somewhat more administratively burdensome.
CREDIT-LINKED NOTES—Credit-linked notes and similarly structured products typically are issued by a limited purpose trust or other vehicle that, in turn, enters into a credit protection agreement or invests in a derivative instrument or basket of derivative instruments, such as credit default swaps or interest rate swaps, to obtain exposure to certain fixed-income markets or to remain fully invested when more traditional income producing securities are not available. Additional information about derivatives and the risks associated with them is provided under "Swaps, Caps, Floors, Collars and Swaptions." Like an investment in a bond, an investment in credit-linked notes represents the right to receive periodic income payments (in the form of distributions) and payment of principal at the end of the term of the security. However, these payments are conditioned on the issuer's receipt of payments from, and the issuer's potential obligations to, the counterparties to certain credit protection agreements or derivative instruments entered into by the issuer of the credit-linked note. For example, the issuer may sell one or more credit default swaps entitling the issuer to receive a stream of payments over the term of the swap agreements provided that no event of default has occurred with respect to the referenced debt obligation upon which the swap is based. If a default occurs, the stream of payments may stop and the issuer would be obligated to pay the counterparty the par (or other agreed upon value) of the referenced debt obligation. An investor holding a credit-linked note generally receives a fixed or floating coupon and the note's par value upon maturity, unless the referenced creditor defaults or declares bankruptcy, in which case the investor receives the amount recovered. In effect, investors holding credit-linked notes receive a higher yield in exchange for assuming the risk of a specified credit event.
CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS RISK—Current market conditions risk is the risk that a particular investment, or shares of the Funds in general, may fall in value due to current market conditions. Although interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in 2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks raised interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. The Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks recently began to lower interest rates, though economic or other factors, such as inflation, could stop such changes. It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates might change, the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such changes in interest rates, or when such changes might stop or again reverse course. Unexpected changes could lead to significant market volatility or reduce liquidity in certain sectors of the market. The ongoing adversarial political climate in the United States, as well as political and diplomatic events both domestic and abroad, have and may continue to have an adverse impact on the U.S. regulatory landscape, markets and investor behavior, which could have a negative impact on the Funds' investments and operations. Other unexpected political, regulatory and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy. For example, ongoing armed conflicts between Russia and Ukraine in Europe and among Israel, Hamas and other militant groups in the Middle East, have caused and could continue to cause significant market disruptions and volatility within the markets in Russia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
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The hostilities and sanctions resulting from those hostilities have and could continue to have a significant impact on certain Fund investments as well as Fund performance and liquidity. The economies of the United States and its trading partners, as well as the financial markets generally, may be adversely impacted by trade disputes and other matters. If geopolitical conflicts develop or worsen, economies, markets and individual securities may be adversely affected, and the value of the Funds' assets may go down. The COVID-19 global pandemic, or any future public health crisis, and the ensuing policies enacted by governments and central banks have caused and may continue to cause significant volatility and uncertainty in global financial markets, negatively impacting global growth prospects. While vaccines have been developed, there is no guarantee that vaccines will be effective against emerging future variants of the disease. As this global pandemic illustrated, such events may affect certain geographic regions, countries, sectors and industries more significantly than others. Advancements in technology may also adversely impact markets and the overall performance of the Funds. For instance, the economy may be significantly impacted by the advanced development and increased regulation of artificial intelligence. These events, and any other future events, may adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the Funds' portfolio investments and could result in disruptions in the trading markets.
DEMAND INSTRUMENTS—Certain instruments may entail a demand feature that permits the holder to demand payment of the principal amount of the instrument. Demand instruments may include variable amount master demand notes. Demand instruments with demand notice periods exceeding seven days are considered to be illiquid securities. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under "Illiquid Securities" below.
EQUITY-LINKED WARRANTS—Equity-linked warrants provide a way for investors to access markets where entry is difficult and time consuming due to regulation. Typically, a broker issues warrants to an investor and then purchases shares in the local market and issues a call warrant hedged on the underlying holding. If the investor exercises his call and closes his position, the shares are sold and the warrant is redeemed with the proceeds.
Each warrant represents one share of the underlying stock. Therefore, the price, performance and liquidity of the warrant are all directly linked to the underlying stock. The warrant can be redeemed for 100% of the value of the underlying stock (less transaction costs). As American-style warrants, they can be exercised at any time. The warrants are U.S. dollar-denominated and priced daily on several international stock exchanges.
There are risks associated with equity-linked warrants. The investor will bear the full counterparty risk to the issuing broker; however, an adviser may select to mitigate this risk by only purchasing from issuers with high credit ratings. Equity-linked warrants also have a longer settlement period because they go through the same registration process as the underlying shares (about three weeks), and during this time the shares cannot be sold. There is currently no active trading market for equity-linked warrants. Certain issuers of such warrants may be deemed to be "investment companies" as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund's investment in such warrants may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.
EQUITY SECURITIES—Equity securities represent ownership interests in a company and include common stocks, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. In general, investments in equity securities are subject to market risks, which may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests will cause the NAV of the Underlying SEI Fund to fluctuate. The Underlying SEI Funds purchase and sell equity securities in various ways, including through recognized foreign exchanges, registered exchanges in the United States and the OTC market. Equity securities are described in more detail below:
Common Stock. Common stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.
Preferred Stock. Preferred stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds take precedence over the claims of
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those who own preferred and common stock. An Underlying SEI Fund may purchase preferred stock of all ratings, as well as unrated stock.
Warrants. Warrants are instruments that entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss. Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.
Convertible Securities. Convertible securities are bonds, debentures, notes, preferred stocks or other securities that may be converted or exchanged by the holder or by the issuer into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by an Underlying SEI Fund is called for redemption or conversion, the Underlying SEI Fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock or sell it to a third party.
Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields that are higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at a price above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk and are often lower-quality securities. The Underlying SEI Funds that invest in convertible securities may purchase convertible securities of all ratings, as well as unrated securities.
Small and Medium Capitalization Issuers. Investing in equity securities of small and medium capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management associated with small and medium capitalization companies. The securities of small and medium capitalization companies typically have lower trading volumes than large capitalization companies and consequently are often less liquid. Such securities may also have less market stability and may be subject to more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general.
Initial Public Offerings. Certain Underlying SEI Funds may purchase securities of companies that are offered pursuant to an IPO. An IPO is a company's first offering of stock to the public in the primary market, typically to raise additional capital. Like all equity securities, IPO securities are subject to market risk and liquidity risk, but those risks may be heightened for IPO securities. The market value of IPO securities may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence of a prior public market for the security, unseasoned trading of the security, the small number of shares available for trading, limited information about the issuer, and aberrational trading activity and market interest surrounding the IPO. There is also the possibility of losses resulting from the difference between the issue price and potential diminished value of the security once it is
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traded in the secondary market. In addition, the purchase of IPO securities may involve high transaction costs. Investments in foreign IPOs may be subject to additional risks due to, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements and different legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and audit environment. The Underlying SEI Funds' investment in IPO securities may have a significant positive or negative impact on the Underlying SEI Funds' performance and may result in significant capital gains.
EUROBONDS—A Eurobond is a fixed income security denominated in U.S. dollars or another currency and sold to investors outside of the country whose currency is used. Eurobonds may be issued by government or corporate issuers and are typically underwritten by banks and brokerage firms from numerous countries. Although Eurobonds typically pay principal and interest in Eurodollars or U.S. dollars held in banks outside of the United States, they may pay principal and interest in other currencies.
EXCHANGE-TRADED PRODUCTS—Certain Funds as well as certain Underlying SEI Funds may directly purchase shares of or interests in ETPs (including ETFs, ETNs and exchange-traded commodity pools). A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will only invest in ETPs to the extent consistent with its investment objectives, policies, strategies and limitations.
The risks of owning interests of ETPs generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities or other instruments that the ETP is designed to track. The shares of certain ETPs may trade at a premium or discount to their intrinsic value (i.e., the market value may differ from the NAV of an ETP's shares). For example, supply and demand for shares of an ETF or market disruptions may cause the market price of the ETF to deviate from the value of the ETF's investments, which may be emphasized in less liquid markets. The value of an ETN may also differ from the valuation of its reference market or instrument due to changes in the issuer's credit rating. By investing in an ETP, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund indirectly bears the proportionate share of any fees and expenses of the ETP in addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund and their shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's operations. Because certain ETPs may have a significant portion of their assets exposed directly or indirectly to commodities or commodity-linked instruments, developments affecting commodities may have a disproportionate impact on such ETPs and may subject the ETPs to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities.
ETFs. ETFs are investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act as open-end funds or unit investment trusts. ETFs are actively traded on national securities exchanges and are generally based on specific domestic and foreign market indexes. An "index-based ETF" seeks to track the performance of an index by holding in its portfolio either the contents of the index or a representative sample of the securities in the index. Because ETFs are based on an underlying basket of stocks or an index, they are subject to the same market fluctuations as these types of securities in volatile market swings.
ETNs. ETNs are generally senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by a sponsor. ETNs are designed to provide investors with a different way to gain exposure to the returns of market benchmarks, particularly those in the natural resource and commodity markets. An ETN's returns are based on the performance of a market index minus fees and expenses. ETNs are not equity investments or investment companies, but they do share some characteristics with those investment vehicles. As with equities, ETNs can be shorted, and as with ETFs and index funds, ETNs are designed to track the total return performance of a benchmark index. Like ETFs, ETNs are traded on an exchange and can be bought and sold on the listed exchange. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN's maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the market index to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs do not make periodic interest payments, and principal is not protected. The market value of an ETN is determined by supply and demand, the current performance of the market index to which the ETN is linked and the credit rating of the ETN issuer.
The market value of ETN shares may differ from their NAV. This difference in price may be due to the fact that the supply and demand in the market for ETN shares at any point in time is not always identical to the supply and demand in the market for the securities/commodities/instruments underlying the index that the ETN seeks to track. The value of an ETN may also change due to a change in the issuer's credit rating. As a result, there may be times when an ETN share trades at a premium or discount to its NAV.
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Certain ETNs may not produce qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test (as defined below in the section titled "Taxes"), which must be met in order for a Fund to maintain its status as a RIC under the Code. The Funds intend to monitor such investments to ensure that any non-qualifying income does not exceed permissible limits, but the Funds may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments (see more information in the "Taxes" section of this SAI).
Exchange-Traded Commodity Pools. Exchange-traded commodity pools are similar to ETFs in some ways, but are not structured as registered investment companies. Shares of exchange-traded commodity pools trade on an exchange and are registered under the 1933 Act. Unlike mutual funds, exchange-traded commodity pools generally will not distribute dividends to shareholders. There is a risk that the changes in the price of an exchange-traded commodity pool's shares on the exchange will not closely track the changes in the price of the underlying commodity or index that the pool is designed to track. This could happen if the price of shares does not correlate closely with the pool's NAV, the changes in the pool's NAV do not correlate closely with the changes in the price of the pool's benchmark, or the changes in the benchmark do not correlate closely with the changes in the cash or spot price of the commodity that the benchmark is designed to track. Exchange-traded commodity pools are often used as a means of investing indirectly in a particular commodity or group of commodities, and there are risks involved in such investments. Commodity prices are inherently volatile, and the market value of a commodity may be influenced by many unpredictable factors, which interrelate in complex ways, such that the effect of one factor may offset or enhance the effect of another. Supply and demand for certain commodities tends to be particularly concentrated. Commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various factors, including periodic illiquidity in the markets for certain positions, the participation of speculators, and government regulation and intervention. In addition, U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in some futures contract prices that may occur during a single business day. These and other risks and hazards that are inherent in a commodity or group of commodities may cause the price of that commodity or group of commodities to fluctuate widely, which will, in turn, affect the price of the exchange-traded commodity pool that invests in that commodity or group of commodities. The regulation of commodity interest transactions in the United States is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to ongoing modification by governmental and judicial action. Considerable regulatory attention has been focused on non-traditional investment pools that are publicly distributed in the United States. There is a possibility of future regulatory changes within the United States altering, perhaps to a material extent, the nature of an investment in exchange-traded commodity pools or the ability of an exchange-traded commodity pool to continue to implement its investment strategy. In addition, various national governments outside of the United States have expressed concern regarding the disruptive effects of speculative trading in the commodities markets and the need to regulate the derivatives markets in general. The effect of any future regulatory change on exchange-traded commodity pools is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse.
Exchange-traded commodity pools generally do not produce qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test (as defined below in the section titled "Taxes"), which must be met in order for a Fund and/or an Underlying SEI Fund to maintain its status as a RIC under the Code. The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds intend to monitor such investments to ensure that any non-qualifying income does not exceed permissible limits, but the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may not be able to accurately predict the non-qualifying income from these investments (see more information in the "Taxes" section of this SAI).
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES—Fixed income securities consist primarily of debt obligations issued by governments, corporations, municipalities and other borrowers, but may also include structured securities that provide for participation interests in debt obligations. The market value of the fixed income securities in which an Underlying SEI Fund invests will change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the value of outstanding fixed income securities generally rises. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the value of such securities generally declines. Moreover, while securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market fluctuations as a result of changes in interest rates. Changes by recognized agencies in the rating of any fixed income security and in the ability of an issuer to make payments of interest and principal also affect
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the value of these investments. Changes in the value of these securities will not necessarily affect cash income derived from these securities, but will affect an Underlying SEI Fund's NAV.
Securities held by an Underlying SEI Fund that are guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities guarantee only the payment of principal and interest and do not guarantee the yield or value of the securities or the yield or value of an Underlying SEI Fund's shares.
There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates.
Additional information regarding fixed income securities is described below:
Duration. Duration is a measure of the expected life of a fixed income security that is used to determine the sensitivity of a security's price to changes in interest rates. For example, if a fixed income security has a five-year duration, it will decrease in value by approximately 5% if interest rates rise 1% and increase in value by approximately 5% if interest rates fall 1%. Fixed income instruments with higher duration typically have higher risk and higher volatility. Longer-term fixed-income securities in which a portfolio may invest are more volatile than shorter-term fixed-income securities. A portfolio with a longer average portfolio duration is typically more sensitive to changes in interest rates than a portfolio with a shorter average portfolio duration.
Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities. Fixed income securities are considered investment grade if they are rated in one of the four highest rating categories by an NRSRO or, if not rated, are determined to be of comparable quality by SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable. See "Appendix A—Description of Ratings" for a description of the bond rating categories of several NRSROs. Ratings of each NRSRO represent its opinion of the safety of principal and interest payments, not the market risk, of bonds and other fixed income securities it undertakes to rate at the time of issuance. Ratings are not absolute standards of quality and may not reflect changes in an issuer's creditworthiness. Securities rated Baa3 or higher by Moody's or BBB- or higher by S&P are considered by those rating agencies to be "investment grade" securities, although securities rated Baa3 or BBB- lack outstanding investment characteristics and have speculative characteristics. Although issuers of bonds rated BBB by S&P are considered to have adequate capacity to meet their financial commitments, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and principal for debt in this category than debt in higher-rated categories. In the event a security owned by an Underlying SEI Fund is downgraded below investment grade, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will review the situation and take appropriate action with regard to the security, including the actions discussed below.
Lower Rated Securities. Lower-rated bonds or non-investment grade bonds are commonly referred to as "junk bonds" or high-yield/high-risk securities. Lower-rated securities are defined as securities rated below the fourth highest rating category by an NRSRO. Such obligations are speculative and may be in default.
Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of an issuer's ability to meet principal and interest payments on the obligation (known as "credit risk") and may also be subject to price volatility due to such factors as interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (known as "market risk"). Lower rated or unrated (i.e., high yield) securities are more likely to react to developments affecting market and credit risk than are more highly rated securities, which primarily react to movements in the general level of interest rates. Yields and market values of high yield securities will fluctuate over time, reflecting not only changing interest rates but also the market's perception of credit quality and the outlook for economic growth. When economic conditions appear to be deteriorating, medium- to lower-rated securities may decline in value due to heightened concern over credit quality, regardless of prevailing interest rates.
Investors should carefully consider the relative risks of investing in high yield securities and understand that such securities are not generally meant for short-term investing.
Adverse economic developments can disrupt the market for high yield securities and severely affect the ability of issuers, especially highly leveraged issuers, to service their debt obligations or to repay their obligations upon maturity, which may lead to a higher incidence of default on such securities. In addition, the secondary
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market for high yield securities may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated securities. As a result, it may be more difficult for a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to sell these securities, or a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may only be able to sell the securities at prices lower than if such securities were highly liquid. Furthermore, an Underlying SEI Fund may experience difficulty in valuing certain high yield securities at certain times. Under these circumstances, prices realized upon the sale of such lower-rated or unrated securities may be less than the prices used in calculating such Underlying SEI Fund's NAV. Prices for high yield securities may also be affected by legislative and regulatory developments.
Lower-rated or unrated fixed income obligations also present risks based on payment expectations. If an issuer calls the obligations for redemption, an Underlying SEI Fund may have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. If an Underlying SEI Fund experiences unexpected net redemptions, it may be forced to sell its higher rated securities, resulting in a decline in the overall credit quality of the Underlying SEI Fund's investment portfolio and increasing the exposure of the Underlying SEI Fund to the risks of high yield securities.
An Underlying SEI Fund may invest in securities rated as low as "C" by Moody's or "D" by S&P and may invest in unrated securities that are of comparable quality as "junk bonds."
Sensitivity to Interest Rate and Economic Changes. Lower-rated bonds are very sensitive to adverse economic changes and corporate developments. During an economic downturn, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress that would adversely affect their ability to service their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals and to obtain additional financing. If the issuer of a bond defaulted on its obligations to pay interest or principal or entered into bankruptcy proceedings, an Underlying SEI Fund may incur losses or expenses in seeking recovery of amounts owed to it. In addition, periods of economic uncertainty and change can be expected to result in increased volatility of market prices of high-yield, high-risk bonds and an Underlying SEI Fund's NAV.
Payment Expectations. High-yield, high-risk bonds may contain redemption or call provisions. If an issuer exercised these provisions in a declining interest rate market, an Underlying SEI Fund would have to replace the security with a lower-yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. Conversely, a high-yield, high-risk bond's value may decrease in a rising interest rate market, as will the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's assets. If an Underlying SEI Fund experiences significant unexpected net redemptions, it may be forced to sell high-yield, high-risk bonds without regard to their investment merits, thereby decreasing the asset base upon which expenses can be spread and possibly reducing the Underlying SEI Fund's rate of return.
Liquidity and Valuation. There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular bonds, which may adversely affect an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to value accurately or dispose of such bonds. Adverse publicity and investor perception, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may decrease the value and liquidity of high-yield, high-risk bonds, especially in a thin market.
Taxes. An Underlying SEI Fund may purchase debt securities (such as zero coupon or pay-in-kind securities) that contain original issue discount. Original issue discount that accretes in a taxable year is treated as earned by an Underlying SEI Fund and is therefore subject to the distribution requirements applicable to RICs under Subchapter M of the Code. Because the original issue discount earned by an Underlying SEI Fund in a taxable year may not be represented by cash income, the Underlying SEI Fund may have to dispose of other securities and use the proceeds to make distributions to shareholders.
FOREIGN SECURITIES AND EMERGING AND FRONTIER MARKETS—Foreign securities are securities issued by non-U.S. issuers. Investments in foreign securities may subject an Underlying SEI Fund to investment risks that differ in some respects from those related to investments in securities of U.S. issuers. Such risks include future adverse political and economic developments, possible imposition of withholding taxes on income, possible seizure, nationalization or expropriation of foreign deposits, possible establishment of exchange controls or taxation at the source, or greater fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates. Foreign issuers of securities often engage in business practices that differ from those of domestic issuers of similar securities, and there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers. In addition, foreign issuers are, generally, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than those
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in the United States. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks.
The value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments denominated in foreign currencies will depend on the relative strengths of those currencies and the U.S. dollar, and an Underlying SEI Fund may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in the exchange rates or exchange or currency control regulations between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may also affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on the sale of securities and net investment income and gains, if any, to be distributed to shareholders by an Underlying SEI Fund. Such investments may also entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments.
An Underlying SEI Fund's investment in emerging and frontier markets can be considered speculative and therefore may offer higher potential for gains and losses than investments in developed markets. With respect to an emerging market country, there may be a greater potential for nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, political changes, government regulation, social instability or diplomatic developments (including war), which could adversely affect the economies of such countries or investments in such countries. "Frontier market countries" are a subset of emerging market countries with even smaller national economies, so these risks may be magnified further. The economies of emerging and frontier countries are generally heavily dependent upon international trade and, accordingly, have been and may continue to be adversely affected by trade barriers, exchange or currency controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures imposed or negotiated by the countries with which they trade.
The economies of frontier market countries tend to be less correlated to global economic cycles than the economies of more developed countries and their markets have lower trading volumes and may exhibit greater price volatility and illiquidity. A small number of large investments in these markets may affect these markets to a greater degree than more developed markets. Frontier market countries may also be affected by government activities to a greater degree than more developed countries. For example, the governments of frontier market countries may exercise substantial influence within the private sector or subject investments to government approval, and governments of other countries may impose or negotiate trade barriers, exchange controls, adjustments to relative currency values and other measures that adversely affect a frontier market country. Governments of other countries may also impose sanctions or embargoes on frontier market countries. Although all of these risks are generally heightened with respect to frontier market countries, they also apply to emerging market countries.
In addition to the risks of investing in debt securities of emerging and frontier markets, an Underlying SEI Fund's investments in government or government-related securities of emerging and frontier market countries and restructured debt instruments in emerging and frontier markets are subject to special risks, including the inability or unwillingness to repay principal and interest, requests to reschedule or restructure outstanding debt and requests to extend additional loan amounts. An Underlying SEI Fund may have limited recourse in the event of default on such debt instruments.
Growing tensions, including trade disputes, between the United States and other nations, or among foreign powers, and possible diplomatic, trade or other sanctions could adversely impact the global economy, financial markets and the revenue of certain operating companies in which the Underlying SEI Funds invest, all of which could impact the performance of the Underlying SEI Funds. The strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may, among other things, adversely affect the Underlying SEI Funds' investments denominated in non-U.S. dollar currencies. It is difficult to predict when similar events affecting the U.S. or global financial markets may occur, the effects that such events may have, and the duration of those effects.
Investments in the United Kingdom. On January 31, 2020, the UK officially withdrew from the EU (commonly known as "Brexit"). Following a transition period, the United Kingdom's post-Brexit trade agreement with the European union passed into law in December 2020, became effective on a provisional basis on January 1, 2021, and formally entered into force on May 1, 2021.
The impact of Brexit on the UK, the EU and global markets remains unclear and will depend largely upon the UK's ability to negotiate favorable terms with the EU with respect to trade and market access. Brexit may
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also impact each of these markets should it lead to the creation of divergent national laws and regulations that produce new legal regimes and unpredictable tax consequences. As a result of the uncertain consequences of Brexit, the economies of the UK and EU as well as the broader global economy could be significantly impacted, which may result in increased volatility and illiquidity, and potentially lower economic growth on markets in the UK, EU and globally that could potentially have an adverse effect on the value of an Underlying Fund's investments.
Investments in China. China is an emerging market, and as a result, investments in securities of companies organized and listed in China may be subject to liquidity constraints and significantly higher volatility, from time to time, than investments in securities of more developed markets. China may be subject to considerable government intervention and varying degrees of economic, political and social instability. These factors may result in, among other things, a greater risk of stock market, interest rate, and currency fluctuations, as well as inflation. While progress has been made in aligning audit oversight between China and the United States, including the PCAOB'S recent inspections of certain Chinese companies, significant differences remain in accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards. Therefore, foreign investors may face challenges in accessing reliable and transparent financial information, and disclosure of certain material information may not be made, may be less available, or may be less reliable. It may also be difficult or impossible for the Underlying SEI Fund to obtain or enforce a judgment in a Chinese court. In addition, periodically there may be restrictions on investments in Chinese companies. For example, Executive Orders have been issued prohibiting U.S. persons from purchasing or investing in publicly-traded securities of certain companies identified by the U.S. Government because of their ties to the Chinese military or China's surveillance technology sector. These restrictions have also applied to instruments that are derivative of, or are designed to provide investment exposure to, those companies. The list of affected investments is subject to change and has expanded over time. As a result, these restrictions may reduce the liquidity of designated securities, impact their market prices, and potentially create broader market effects for other Chinese-based issuers. As a result of an increase in the number of investors looking to sell such investments, or because of an inability to participate in an investment that the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser otherwise believes is attractive, an Underlying SEI Fund may incur losses. Certain investments that are or become designated as prohibited may have less liquidity as a result of such designation and the market price of such prohibited investments may decline, potentially causing losses to the Underlying SEI Fund. In addition, the market for securities and other investments of other Chinese-based issuers may also be negatively impacted, resulting in reduced liquidity and price declines.
Investments in the China A-Shares. An Underlying SEI Fund may invest in PRC A-Shares through the Stock Connect subject to any applicable regulatory limits. The Stock Connect is a securities trading and clearing linked program developed by HKEx, the HKSCC, SSE, SZSE and ChinaClear with the aim of achieving mutual stock market access between PRC and Hong Kong. This program allows foreign investors to trade eligible SSE-listed or SZSE-listed PRC A-Shares through their Hong Kong based brokers. All Hong Kong and overseas investors in the Stock Connect will trade and settle SSE or SZSE securities in the CNH) only. An Underlying SEI Fund will be exposed to any fluctuation in the exchange rate between the U.S. Dollar and CNH in respect of such investments.
By seeking to invest in the domestic securities markets of the PRC via the Stock Connect an Underlying SEI Fund is subject to the following additional risks:
General Risks. The relevant regulations governing the Stock Connect program have become more established through years of implementation. However, they remain subject to change and may have potential retrospective effect. Regulatory or policy adjustments could adversely affect an Underlying SEI Fund's investment in PRC A-Shares. The program requires the use of new information technology systems which may be subject to operational risk due to the program's cross-border nature. Additionally, increasing cybersecurity risks, including potential cyberattacks on cross-boarder trading systems, could adversely impact the program's operations and a Fund's ability to trade PRC A-Shares.
Stock Connect will only operate on days when both the PRC and Hong Kong markets are open for trading and when banks in both markets are open on the corresponding settlement days. There may be occasions when it is a normal trading day for the PRC market but the Stock Connect is not trading. As a result, an Underlying SEI
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Fund may be subject to the risk of price fluctuations in PRC A-Shares when the Underlying SEI Fund cannot carry out any PRC A-Shares trading.
Clearing and Settlement Risk. HKSCC and ChinaClear have established the clearing links and each will become a participant of each other to facilitate clearing and settlement of cross-boundary trades. For cross-boundary trades initiated in a market, the clearing house of that market will on one hand clear and settle with its own clearing participants and on the other hand undertake to fulfill the clearing and settlement obligations of its clearing participants with the counterparty clearing house.
Legal/Beneficial Ownership. Where securities are held in custody on a cross-border basis there are specific legal and beneficial ownership risks linked to the compulsory requirements of the local central securities depositaries, HKSCC and ChinaClear.
As in other emerging markets, the legislative framework is only beginning to develop the concept of legal/formal ownership and of beneficial ownership or interest in securities. In addition, HKSCC, as nominee holder, does not guarantee the title to Stock Connect securities held through it and is under no obligation to enforce title or other rights associated with ownership on behalf of beneficial owners. Consequently, the courts may consider that any nominee or custodian as registered holder of Stock Connect securities would have full ownership thereof, and that those Stock Connect securities would form part of the pool of assets of such entity available for distribution to creditors of such entities and/or that a beneficial owner may have no rights whatsoever in respect thereof. Consequently, neither an Underlying SEI Fund nor its custodian can ensure that the Underlying SEI Fund's ownership of these securities or title thereto is assured.
To the extent that HKSCC is deemed to be performing safekeeping functions with respect to assets held through it, it should be noted that an Underlying SEI Fund and its custodian will have no legal relationship with HKSCC and no direct legal recourse against HKSCC in the event that the Underlying SEI Fund suffers losses resulting from the performance or insolvency of HKSCC. In the event that an Underlying SEI Fund suffers losses due to the negligence, or willful default, or insolvency of HKSCC, an Underlying SEI Fund may not be able to institute legal proceedings, file any proof of claim in any insolvency proceeding or take any similar action. In the unlikely event that HKSCC becomes subject to winding up proceedings in Honk Kong, there is a risk the the SSE Securities or SZSE Securities may not be regarded as held for the beneficial ownership of an Underlying SEI Fund or as part of the general assets of HKSCC available for general distribution to its creditors. Consequently, the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's investment in PRC A-Shares and the amount of its income and gains could be adversely affected.
In the event ChinaClear defaults, HKSCC's liabilities under its market contracts with clearing participants may be limited to assisting clearing participants with claims. It is anticipated that HKSCC will act in good faith to seek recovery of the outstanding stocks and monies from ChinaClear through available legal channels or the liquidation of ChinaClear. Regardless, the process of recovery could be delayed and an Underlying SEI Fund may not fully recover its losses or its Stock Connect securities.
Operational Risk. The HKSCC provides clearing, settlement, nominee functions and other related services in respect of trades executed by Hong Kong market participants. PRC regulations impose certain restrictions on the buying and selling of A-Shares, including pre-trade checking requirements. For investors not using SPSA (Special Segregated Account) or Master SPSA accounts (Master Special Segregated Account), pre-delivery of shares to the broker may be required, which could increase counterparty risk. Consequently, an Underlying SEI Fund may face delays or operational challenges in purchasing or disposing PRC A-Shares in a timely manner.
Quota Limitations. The Stock Connect program is subject to daily quota limitations which require that buy orders for A-Shares be rejected once the daily quota is exceeded. These limitations may restrict an Underlying SEI Fund from investing in A-Shares on a timely basis, which could affect an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to effectively pursue its investment strategy. Investment quotas are also subject to change.
Investor Compensation. An Underlying SEI Fund will not benefit from the China Securities Investor Protection Fund in mainland China. The China Securities Investor Protection Fund is established to pay compensation to investors in the event that a securities company in mainland China is subject to compulsory regulatory measures (such as dissolution, closure, bankruptcy, and administrative takeover by the China
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Securities Regulatory Commission). Because an Underlying SEI Fund is carrying out trading of PRC A-Shares through securities brokers in Hong Kong, but not mainland China brokers, it is not protected by the China Securities Investor Protection Fund.
That said, if the Underlying SEI Fund suffers losses due to default matters of its securities brokers in Hong Kong in relation to the investment of PRC A-Shares through the Stock Connect program, it would be compensated by Hong Kong's Investor Compensation Fund.
Tax within the PRC. Uncertainties in the PRC tax rules governing taxation of income and gains from investments in PRC securities could result in unexpected tax liabilities for an Underlying SEI Fund. An Underlying SEI Fund's investments in securities, including A-Shares, issued by PRC companies may cause the Underlying SEI Fund to become subject to withholding and other taxes imposed by the PRC.
If an Underlying SEI Fund were considered to be a tax resident enterprise of the PRC, it would be subject to PRC corporate income tax at the rate of 25% on its worldwide taxable income. If an Underlying SEI Fund were considered to be a non-tax resident enterprise with a "permanent establishment" in the PRC, it would be subject to PRC corporate income tax on the profits attributable to the permanent establishment. SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers intend to operate the Underlying SEI Funds in a manner that will prevent them from being treated as tax resident enterprises of the PRC and from having a permanent establishment in the PRC. It is possible, however, that the PRC could disagree with that conclusion, or that changes in PRC tax law could affect the PRC corporate income tax status of an Underlying SEI Fund.
Unless reduced or exempted by the applicable tax treaties, the PRC generally imposes withholding income tax at the rate of 10% on dividends, premiums, interest and capital gains originating in the PRC and paid to a company that is not a resident of the PRC for tax purposes and that has no permanent establishment in China. The State Administration of Taxation has confirmed the application to a QFII of the withholding income tax on dividends, premiums and interest. Effective as of November 17, 2014, Chinese authorities issued two circulars (Caishui [2014] 79 and Caishui [2014] 81) clarifying the corporate income tax policy of China with respect to QFIIs and Renminbi QFIIs and investments through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect. In addition, Chinese authorities issued Caishui [2016] 127 which took effect on December 5, 2016, to clarify the corporate income tax policy of China with respect to investments through the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. Pursuant to the circulars, each Underlying SEI Fund is expected to be temporarily exempt from withholding tax on capital gains out of trading in A-Shares, but the dividends derived from China A-shares by foreign investors is subject to a 10% withholding income tax. Because there is no indication how long the temporary exemption will remain in effect, the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to such withholding tax in the future. The two parallel regimes of QFII and Renminbi QFII have been combined with a unified set of rules applicable to all QFIIs and Renminbi QFIIs by the Chinese regulators since May 2020, referred to as "Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI)." If in the future China begins applying tax rules regarding the taxation of income from A-Shares investment to QFIs or investments through the Stock Connect, and/or begins collecting capital gains taxes on such investments, an Underlying SEI Fund could be subject to withholding tax liability if the Underlying SEI Fund determines that such liability cannot be reduced or eliminated by applicable tax treaties. The negative impact of any such tax liability on an Underlying SEI Fund's return could be substantial.
SIMC and the Sub-Advisers or an Underlying SEI Fund may also potentially be subject to PRC value added tax at the rate of 6% on capital gains derived from trading of A-Shares and interest income (if any). Existing guidance provides a value added tax exemption for overseas investors in respect of their gains derived from trading of PRC securities through Stock Connect. Because there is no indication how long the temporary exemption will remain in effect, the Funds or the Underlying SEI Funds may be subject to such value added tax in the future. In addition, urban maintenance and construction tax (currently at rates ranging from 1% to 7%), educational surcharge (currently at the rate of 3%) and local educational surcharge (currently at the rate of 2%) (collectively, the "surtaxes") are imposed based on value added tax liabilities, so if SIMC and the Sub-Advisers or an Underlying SEI Fund were liable for value added tax it would also be required to pay the applicable surtaxes.
The PRC rules for taxation of QFIs are evolving, and the tax regulations to be issued by the PRC State Administration of Taxation and/or PRC Ministry of Finance to clarify the subject matter may apply retrospectively, even if such rules are adverse to an Underlying SEI Fund and its shareholders.
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Investments in Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs"). In seeking exposure to Chinese companies, a Fund may invest in VIE structures. VIE structures can vary, but generally consist of a U.S.-listed company with contractual arrangements, through one or more wholly-owned special purpose vehicles, with a Chinese company that ultimately provides the U.S.-listed company with contractual rights to exercise control over and obtain economic benefits from the Chinese company. Although the U.S.-listed company in a VIE structure has no equity ownership in the underlying Chinese company, the VIE contractual arrangements permit the VIE structure to consolidate its financial statements with those of the underlying Chinese company. The VIE structure enables foreign investors, such as a Fund, to obtain investment exposure similar to that of an equity owner in a Chinese company in situations in which the Chinese government has restricted the non-Chinese ownership of such company. As a result, an investment in a VIE structure subjects a Fund to the risks associated with the underlying Chinese company. In its efforts to monitor, regulate and/or control foreign investment and participation in the ownership and operation of Chinese companies, including in particular those within the technology, telecommunications and education industries, the Chinese government may intervene or seek to control the operations, structure, or ownership of Chinese companies, including VIEs, to the disadvantage of foreign investors, such as a Fund.
Intervention by the Chinese government with respect to VIE structures may adversely affect both the operations of the underlying Chinese company and the enforceability of the contractual arrangements. If these risks materialize simultaneously, an Underlying SEI Fund could face severe losses with no legal recourse.
In addition to the risk of government intervention, a Fund's investment in a VIE structure is subject to risks related to the enforceability of contractual arrangements. For example, the underlying Chinese company (or its officers, directors, or Chinese equity owners) may breach these arrangements, or changes in Chinese law may render them unenforceable. If such risks materialize, the Fund may suffer significant losses on its VIE investments with little or no recourse available.
Investments in Russia. Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, significantly amplifying already existing geopolitical tensions. Russia's actions and the resulting responses by the United States and other countries could increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and adversely affect regional and global economies. The United States and other countries have imposed broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia, certain Russian individuals, banking entities and corporations, and Belarus as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and may impose sanctions on other countries that provide military or economic support to Russia. The extent and duration of Russia's military actions or future escalation of such hostilities, and the extent and impact of the resulting sanctions (including any retaliatory actions or countermeasures that may be taken by those subject to sanctions, including cyber-attacks) are impossible to predict, but could result in significant market disruptions, including in certain industries or sectors, such as the oil and natural gas markets, and may negatively affect global supply chains, inflation and global growth. These and any related events could have a significant impact on a Fund's performance and the value of the Fund's investments, even though the Fund does not have direct exposure to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion.
Investments in the Middle East. Armed conflict between Israel and Hamas and other militant groups in the Middle East and related events could cause significant market disruptions and volatility. This conflict could disrupt regional trade and supply chains, potentially affecting U.S. businesses with exposure to the region. Additionally, the Middle East plays a pivotal role in the global energy sector, and prolonged instability could impact oil prices, leading to increased costs for businesses and consumers. These and any related events could significantly impact a Fund's performance and the value of an investment in a Fund, even if the Fund does not have direct exposure to affected issuers.
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS—A forward foreign currency contract involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a future date or range of future dates (with or without delivery required), which may be any fixed number of days from the date of the contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. These contracts are generally traded in the interbank market conducted directly between currency traders (usually large, commercial banks) and their customers. A forward foreign currency contract generally has no deposit requirement, and no commissions are charged at any stage for trades.
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Forward contracts generally may not be liquidated prior to the stated maturity date, although the parties to a contract may agree to enter into a second offsetting transaction with the same maturity, thereby fixing each party's profit or loss on the two transactions. Nevertheless, each position must still be maintained to maturity unless the parties separately agree on an earlier settlement date. As a result, a party to a forward contract must be prepared to perform its obligations under each such contract in full. Parties to a forward contract may also separately agree to extend the contract by "rolling" it over prior to the originally scheduled settlement date. A Fund may use forward contracts for cash equitization purposes, which allows an Underlying SEI Fund to invest consistent with its investment strategy while managing daily cash flows, including significant client inflows and outflows.
The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may use currency instruments as part of a hedging strategy, as described below:
Transaction Hedging. Transaction hedging is when a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund enters into a currency transaction with respect to specific assets or liabilities of the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, which generally arises in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities or the receipt of income therefrom. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may enter into Transaction hedging out of a desire to preserve the U.S. dollar price of a security when it enters into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may be able to protect itself against possible losses resulting from changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies during the period between the date the security is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received by entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars, of the amount of the foreign currency involved in the underlying security transactions.
Position Hedging. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may sell a non-U.S. currency and purchase U.S. currency to reduce exposure to the non-U.S. currency (called "position hedging"). A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may use position hedging when SIMC or a Sub-Adviser reasonably believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to sell, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of its portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. The forward foreign currency contract amount and the value of the portfolio securities involved may not have a perfect correlation because the future value of the securities hedged will change as a consequence of the market between the date the forward contract is entered into and the date it matures.
Cross Hedges. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may also cross-hedge currencies by entering into transactions to purchase or sell one or more currencies that are expected to decline in value relative to other currencies to which the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund has, or in which the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund expects to have, portfolio exposure.
Proxy Hedges. Proxy hedging is often used when the currency to which a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio is exposed is difficult to hedge or to hedge against the U.S. dollar. Proxy hedging entails entering into a forward contract to sell a currency whose changes in value are generally considered to be linked to a currency or currencies in which some or all of a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities are or are expected to be denominated and to buy U.S. dollars. The amount of the contract would not exceed the value of the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's securities denominated in linked currencies.
In addition to the hedging transactions described above, certain of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may also engage in currency transactions in an attempt to take advantage of certain inefficiencies in the currency exchange market, to increase their exposure to a foreign currency or to shift exposure to foreign currency fluctuations from one currency to another.
Unless consistent with and permitted by its stated investment policies, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will not enter into a transaction to hedge currency exposure to an extent greater, after netting all transactions intended wholly or partially to offset other transactions, than the aggregate market value (at the time of entering into the transaction) of the securities held in its portfolio that are denominated or generally quoted in or currently convertible into such currency, other than with respect to proxy hedging as described above. If
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consistent with and permitted by its stated investment policies, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may take long and short positions in foreign currencies in excess of the value of the Fund's assets denominated in a particular currency or when the Fund does not own assets denominated in that currency. Certain of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may engage in currency transactions for hedging purposes as well as to enhance the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's returns.
A non-deliverable forward transaction is a transaction that represents an agreement between a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and a counterparty (usually a commercial bank) to buy or sell a specified (notional) amount of a particular currency at an agreed-upon foreign exchange rate on an agreed-upon future date. The non-deliverable forward transaction position is closed using a fixing rate, as defined by the central bank in the country of the currency being traded, that is generally publicly stated within one or two days prior to the settlement date. Unlike other currency transactions, there is no physical delivery of the currency on the settlement of a non-deliverable forward transaction. Rather, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and the counterparty agree to net the settlement by making a payment in U.S. dollars or another fully convertible currency that represents any differential between the foreign exchange rate agreed upon at the inception of the non-deliverable forward agreement and the actual exchange rate on the agreed-upon future date. Thus, the actual gain or loss of a given non-deliverable forward transaction is calculated by multiplying the transaction's notional amount by the difference between the agreed-upon forward exchange rate and the actual exchange rate when the transaction is completed. Although forward foreign currency transactions are exempt from the definition of "swap" under the Commodity Exchange Act, non-deliverable forward transactions are not, and, thus, are subject to the CFTC's regulatory framework applicable to swaps.
The ability to establish and close out positions on currency futures contracts is subject to the maintenance of a liquid market, which may not always be available. An option on a currency provides the purchaser, or "holder," with the right, but not the obligation, to purchase, in the case of a "call" option, or sell, in the case of a "put" option, a stated quantity of the underlying currency at a fixed exchange rate up to a stated expiration date (or, in the case of certain options, on such date). The holder generally pays a nonrefundable fee for the option, referred to as the "premium," but cannot lose more than this amount, plus related transaction costs. Thus, where a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is a holder of option contracts, such losses will be limited in absolute amount. In contrast to a forward contract, an option imposes a binding obligation only on the seller, or "writer." If the holder exercises the option, the writer is obligated to complete the transaction in the underlying currency. An option generally becomes worthless to the holder when it expires. In addition, in the context of an exchange-traded option, the writer is often required to deposit initial margin and may be required to increase the margin on deposit if the market moves against the writer's position. Options on currencies may be purchased in the OTC market between commercial entities dealing directly with each other as principals. In purchasing an OTC currency option, the holder is subject to the risk of default by the writer and, for this reason, purchasers of options on currencies may require writers to post collateral or other forms of performance assurance.
Buyers and sellers of currency futures contracts are subject to the same risks that apply to the use of futures contracts generally, which are described elsewhere in this SAI. Further, settlement of a currency futures contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the issuing nation, which may subject a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to additional risk.
Risks. Currency hedging involves some of the same risks and considerations as other transactions with similar instruments. Currency transactions can result in losses to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund if the currency being hedged fluctuates in value to a degree in a direction that is not anticipated. Furthermore, there is risk that the perceived linkage between various currencies may not be present or may not be present during the particular time that a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is engaging in proxy hedging. Suitable hedging transactions may not be available in all circumstances. Hedging transactions may also eliminate any chance for a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to benefit from favorable fluctuations in relevant foreign currencies. If a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund enters into a currency hedging transaction, the Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.
Certain Funds and Underlying SEI Funds take active positions in currencies, which involve different techniques and risk analyses than the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' purchase of securities. Active
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investment in currencies may subject a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to additional risks and the value of the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's investments may fluctuate in response to broader macroeconomic risks than if the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund invested only in fixed income securities.
Currency transactions are subject to risks different from those of other portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchase and sales of currency and related instruments can be negatively affected by government exchange controls, blockages, and manipulations or exchange restrictions imposed by governments. These can result in losses to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund if it is unable to deliver or receive currency or funds in settlement of obligations and could also cause hedges it has entered into to be rendered useless, resulting in full currency exposure as well as incurring transaction costs. Buyers and sellers of currency futures are subject to the same risks that apply to the use of futures generally. Further, settlement of a currency futures contract for the purchase of most currencies must occur at a bank based in the issuing nation. The ability to establish and close out positions on currency futures contracts is subject to the maintenance of a liquid market, which may not always be available. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate based on factors extrinsic to that country's economy. Although forward foreign currency contracts and currency futures tend to minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, at the same time they tend to limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase.
Risks associated with entering into forward foreign currency contracts include the possibility that the market for forward foreign currency contracts may be limited with respect to certain currencies and, upon a contract's maturity, the inability of the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund to negotiate with the dealer to enter into an offsetting transaction. As mentioned above, forward foreign currency contracts may be closed out only by the parties entering into an offsetting contract. This creates settlement risk in forward foreign currency contracts, which is the risk of loss when one party to the forward foreign currency contract delivers the currency it sold but does not receive the corresponding amount of the currency it bought. Settlement risk arises in deliverable forward foreign currency contracts where the parties have not arranged to use a mechanism for payment-versus-payment settlement, such as an escrow arrangement. In addition, the correlation between movements in the prices of those contracts and movements in the price of the currency hedged or used for cover will not be perfect. There is no assurance an active forward foreign currency contract market will always exist. These factors will restrict a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to hedge against the risk of devaluation of currencies in which the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund holds a substantial quantity of securities and are unrelated to the qualitative rating that may be assigned to any particular security. In addition, if a currency devaluation is generally anticipated, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may not be able to contract to sell currency at a price above the devaluation level it anticipates. The successful use of forward foreign currency contracts as a hedging technique draws upon special skills and experience with respect to these instruments and usually depends on the ability of an adviser to forecast interest rate and currency exchange rate movements correctly. Should interest or exchange rates move in an unexpected manner, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of forward foreign currency contracts or may realize losses and thus be in a worse position than if those strategies had not been used. Many forward foreign currency contracts are subject to no daily price fluctuation limits so adverse market movements could continue with respect to those contracts to an unlimited extent over a period of time.
FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS—Futures contracts (also called "futures") provide for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. An index futures contract is a bilateral agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a specified dollar amount times the difference between the index value at the close of trading of the contract and the price at which the futures contract is originally struck. No physical delivery of the securities comprising the index is made, and generally contracts are closed out prior to the expiration date of the contract.
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Certain of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may also invest in Treasury futures, interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, and interest rate swap futures. A Treasury futures contract involves an obligation to purchase or sell Treasury securities at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. The sale of a Treasury futures contract creates an obligation by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to deliver the amount of certain types of Treasury securities called for in the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. A purchase of a Treasury futures contract creates an obligation by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to take delivery of an amount of securities at a specified future time at a specific price. Interest rate futures can be sold as an offset against the effect of expected interest rate increases and purchased as an offset against the effect of expected interest rate declines. Interest rate swaps are an agreement between two parties where one stream of future interest rate payments is exchanged for another based on a specified principal amount. Interest rate swaps often exchange a fixed payment for a floating payment that is linked to a particular interest rate. Interest rate swap futures are instruments that provide a way to gain swap exposure and the structure features of a futures contract in a single instrument. Swap futures are futures contracts on interest rate swaps that enable purchasers to cash settle at a future date at the price determined by the benchmark rate at the end of a fixed period.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will reduce the risk that it will be unable to close out a futures contract by only entering into futures contracts that are traded on national futures exchanges regulated by the CFTC (generally, futures must be traded on such exchanges). Subject to their permitted investment strategies, certain of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may use futures contracts and related options for either hedging purposes or risk management purposes, or to gain exposure to currencies, as well as to enhance the Underlying SEI Fund's returns. Instances in which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may use futures contracts and related options for risk management purposes include: (i) attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; (ii) attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; (iii) attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or (iv) other risk management purposes. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may use futures contracts for cash equitization purposes, which allows a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to invest consistent with its investment strategy while managing daily cash flows, including significant client inflows and outflows.
There are significant risks associated with a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's use of futures contracts and options on futures contracts, including: (i) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on SIMC's or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser's, as applicable, ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (ii) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and the prices of futures and options on futures; (iii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract or option; (iv) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (v) government regulations or exchange requirements may restrict trading in futures contracts and options on futures contracts. In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION SECURITIES—Certain Underlying SEI Funds may invest in securities issued by GNMA, a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation that guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest. However, any premiums paid to purchase these instruments are not subject to GNMA guarantees.
GNMA securities represent ownership in a pool of federally insured mortgage loans. GNMA certificates consist of underlying mortgages with a maximum maturity of 30 years. However, due to scheduled and unscheduled principal payments, GNMA certificates have a shorter average maturity and, therefore, less principal volatility than a comparable 30-year mortgage-backed bond. Because prepayment rates vary widely, it is not possible to accurately predict the average maturity of a particular GNMA pool. The scheduled monthly interest and principal payments relating to mortgages in the pool will be "passed through" to investors. GNMA securities differ from conventional bonds in that principal is paid back to the certificate holders over the life of the loan rather than at maturity. As a result, an Underlying SEI Fund will receive monthly scheduled payments of principal and interest. In addition, an Underlying SEI Fund may receive unscheduled principal payments representing prepayments on the underlying mortgages. Any prepayments will be reinvested at the then-prevailing interest rate.
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Although GNMA certificates may offer yields higher than those available from other types of U.S. Government securities, GNMA certificates may be less effective than other types of securities as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term rates because of the prepayment feature. The market value and interest yield of these instruments can vary due to market interest rate fluctuations and early prepayments of underlying mortgages. Due to this prepayment feature, GNMA certificates tend not to increase in value as much as most other debt securities when interest rates decline.
HIGH YIELD FOREIGN SOVEREIGN DEBT SECURITIES—Investing in fixed and floating rate high yield foreign sovereign debt securities will expose an Underlying SEI Fund to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social or economic changes in the countries that issue the securities. The ability of a foreign sovereign obligor to make timely payments on its external debt obligations will also be strongly influenced by the obligor's balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credits and investments, fluctuations in interest rates and the extent of its foreign reserves. Countries such as those in which an Underlying SEI Fund may invest have historically experienced, and may continue to experience, high rates of inflation, high interest rates, exchange rate or trade difficulties and extreme poverty and unemployment. Many of these countries are also characterized by political uncertainty or instability. Additional factors that may influence the ability or willingness to service debt include, but are not limited to, a country's cash flow situation, the availability of sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size of its debt service burden to the economy as a whole and its government's policy towards the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other international agencies. A country whose exports are concentrated in a few commodities or whose economy depends on certain strategic imports could be vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices of these commodities or imports. To the extent that a country receives payment for its exports in currencies other than U.S. dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated in U.S. dollars could be adversely affected. If a foreign sovereign obligor cannot generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade to service its external debt, it may need to depend on continuing loans and aid from foreign governments, commercial banks and multilateral organizations, and inflows of foreign investment. The commitment on the part of these foreign governments, multilateral organizations and others to make such disbursements may be conditioned on the government's implementation of economic reforms and/or economic performance and the timely service of its obligations. Failure to implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third parties' commitments to lend funds, which may further impair the obligor's ability or willingness to timely service its debts.
ILLIQUID SECURITIES—Illiquid securities are investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (within seven calendar days) or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. If, subsequent to purchase, a security held by an Underlying SEI Fund becomes illiquid, the Underlying SEI Fund may continue to hold the security. Because of their illiquid nature, illiquid securities must be priced at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Underlying SEI Funds' Board of Trustees. Despite such good faith efforts to determine fair value prices, an Underlying SEI Fund's illiquid securities are subject to the risk that the security's fair value price may differ from the actual price that the Underlying SEI Fund may ultimately realize upon its sale or disposition. Difficulty in selling illiquid securities may result in a loss or may be costly to the Underlying SEI Fund. Under the supervision of the Underlying SEI Funds' Board of Trustees, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers, as applicable, determine the liquidity of the Underlying SEI Funds' investments. In determining the liquidity of an Underlying SEI Fund's investments, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, may consider various factors, including: (i) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations; (ii) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace; (iii) dealer undertakings to make a market; and (iv) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).
INSURANCE FUNDING AGREEMENTS—An IFA is normally a general obligation of the issuing insurance company and not a separate account. The purchase price paid for an IFA becomes part of the general assets of the insurance company, and the obligation is repaid from the company's general assets. Generally, IFAs are not
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assignable or transferable without the permission of the issuing insurance company, and an active secondary market in IFAs may not exist. Therefore, IFAs will be subject to the Underlying SEI Fund's limitation on investment in illiquid securities when the Underlying SEI Fund may not demand payment of the principal amount within seven days and a reliable trading market is absent. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under "Illiquid Securities."
INTERFUND LENDING AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS—The SEC has granted an exemption that permits the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds to participate in the Program. The Program allows the SEI Funds to lend money to and borrow money from each other for temporary or emergency purposes. Participation in the Program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending funds. Interfund loans may be made only when the rate of interest to be charged is more favorable to the lending fund than the Repo Rate and more favorable to the borrowing fund than the Bank Loan Rate. The Bank Loan Rate will be determined using a formula approved by the SEI Funds' Board of Trustees. The interest rate imposed on interfund loans is the average of the Repo Rate and the Bank Loan Rate.
All interfund loans and borrowings must comply with the conditions set forth in the exemption, which are designed to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all participating funds. Each Fund's and Underlying SEI Fund's participation in the Program must be consistent with its investment policies and limitations and is subject to certain percentage limitations. SIMC administers the Program according to procedures approved by the SEI Funds' Board of Trustees. In addition, the Program is subject to oversight and periodic review by the SEI Funds' Board of Trustees.
INVESTMENT COMPANIES—Securities of other investment companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, open-end investment companies and REITs, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in various types of instruments. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. When a Fund invests in an affiliated or unaffiliated investment company, it will bear a pro rata portion of the investment company's expenses in addition to directly bearing the expenses associated with its own operations. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Other investment companies are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market at a premium or a discount to their NAV.
Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investment in other investment companies may be the most practical or the only manner in which an international and global fund can invest in the securities markets of those countries. An Underlying SEI Fund also may be subject to adverse tax consequences to the extent it invests in the stock of a foreign issuer that constitutes a "passive foreign investment company."
Section 12(d)(1)(A) prohibits a registered open-end investment company (e.g., a "fund") from acquiring more than 3% of another registered open-end investment company's outstanding shares, investing more than 5% of its own assets in any single registered open-end investment company, or investing more than 10% of its own assets in acquired registered open-end investment companies in the aggregate.
Section 12(d)(1)(G) is a statutory exemption that permits a fund to acquire an unlimited amount of shares of other funds that are part of the same group of investment companies (e.g., "affiliated funds"). A Fund may invest in such Rule 2a-7 compliant investment companies for cash management purposes, including as discussed in the "Securities Lending" section below, and to serve as collateral for derivatives positions.
The Funds rely on Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act and are therefore able to acquire up to 100% of the shares of any of the Underlying SEI Funds.
The same federal securities laws also limit the extent to which an Underlying SEI Fund can invest in securities of other investment companies, subject to certain statutory, regulatory or other exceptions. Generally, under Section 12(d)(1)(A), an Underlying SEI Fund is prohibited from acquiring the securities of another
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investment company if, as a result of such acquisition: (i) the Underlying SEI Fund would own more than 3% of the total voting stock of the other company; (ii) securities issued by any one investment company represent more than 5% of the Underlying SEI Fund's total assets; or (iii) securities (other than treasury stock) issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Underlying SEI Fund, subject to certain statutory, regulatory and other exceptions. Pursuant to Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act and the conditions set forth therein, the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in one or more affiliated or unaffiliated investment companies that operate in compliance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, in excess of the limits, so long as the conditions of that Rule are met. An Underlying SEI Fund may invest in investment companies managed by SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser to the extent permitted by any rule or regulation of the SEC or any order or interpretation thereunder.
As of January 19, 2022, the SEC rescinded exemptive orders that allowed investment companies to invest in ETFs in excess of the 3% limitation prescribed by Section 12(d)(1)(A) described above. An investment company that is an acquired fund of a registered investment company in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) of the 1940 Act, generally will not be permitted to invest in shares of an ETF beyond the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A), other than in the limited circumstances set forth in Rule 12d1-4. Neither the ETFs nor their investment advisers make any representations about the advisability of investing in the ETFs.
The Underlying SEI Funds are prohibited from acquiring any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Section 12(d)(1)(G) or Section 12(d)(1)(F) of the 1940 Act, other than in the narrow circumstances permitted in Rule 12d1-4.
For information about ETFs that are structured as investment companies, see the "Exchange-Traded Products" section above.
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY—Three of the Underlying SEI Funds, the SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation, SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation and SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Funds (each, a "Commodity Fund," and, collectively, the "Commodity Funds"), may seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets, in whole or in part, through investments in a Subsidiary. Each Subsidiary, unlike the applicable Commodity Fund, may invest to a significant extent in commodity-linked securities and derivative instruments. A Commodity Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the applicable Subsidiary. The derivative instruments in which a Subsidiary primarily intends to invest are instruments linked to certain commodity indexes and instruments linked to the value of a particular commodity or commodity futures contract or a subset of commodities or commodity futures contracts.
With respect to its investments, a Subsidiary will generally be subject to the same fundamental, non-fundamental and certain other investment restrictions as the applicable Commodity Fund; however, each Subsidiary (unlike the applicable Commodity Fund) may invest significantly in commodity-linked swap agreements and other commodity-linked derivative instruments. Each of the Commodity Funds and their respective Subsidiaries may test for compliance with certain investment restrictions on a consolidated basis, except that, with respect to their investments in certain securities that may involve leverage, a Subsidiary will comply with asset segregation or "earmarking" requirements to the same extent as the applicable Commodity Fund.
Each Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. Thus, each Commodity Fund, as an investor in its respective Subsidiary, will not have all of the protections offered to investors in registered investment companies. In addition, changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Commodity Funds and the Subsidiaries, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Commodity Funds and/or the Subsidiaries to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Commodity Funds and their shareholders.
A U.S. person, including a Fund, who owns (directly or indirectly) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of 10% or more of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of a foreign corporation is a "U.S. Shareholder" for purposes of the controlled foreign corporation (CFC) provisions of the Code. A CFC is a foreign corporation that, on any day of its taxable year, is owned (directly, indirectly, or constructively) more than 50% (measured by voting power or value) by U.S. Shareholders. Because of its
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investment in the Subsidiary, each Commodity Fund is a U.S. Shareholder in a CFC. As a U.S. Shareholder, each Commodity Fund is required to include in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes for each taxable year of the Fund its pro rata share of its CFC's "Subpart F" income (discussed further below) and any "global intangible low-taxed income" or (GILTI) for the CFC's taxable year ending within the Fund's taxable year whether or not such income is actually distributed by the CFC. GILTI generally includes the active operating profits of the CFC, reduced by a deemed return on the tax basis of the CFC's depreciable tangible assets.
In order for each of the Commodity Funds to qualify as a RIC under the Code, the Commodity Funds must, among other requirements, derive at least 90% of their gross income for each taxable year from sources generating "qualifying income" for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test, which is described in more detail in the "Taxes" section below. The Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary is expected to provide the Commodity Funds with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a RIC. The "Subpart F" income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives) of the Commodity Funds attributable to their investment in a Subsidiary is "qualifying income" to the Commodity Funds to the extent that such income is derived with respect to the Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. Each Commodity Fund expects its "Subpart F" income attributable to its investment in its Subsidiary to be derived with respect to the Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies and to be treated as "qualifying income". The Adviser will carefully monitor the Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of the Commodity Fund's assets are invested in its Subsidiary.
Subpart F income and GILTI are treated as ordinary income, regardless of the character of the CFC's underlying income. Net losses incurred by a CFC during a tax year do not flow through to the Fund and thus will not be available to offset income or capital gain generated from the Fund's other investments. In addition, net losses incurred by a CFC during a tax year generally cannot be carried forward by the CFC to offset gains realized by it in subsequent taxable years. To the extent a Commodity Fund invests in its Subsidiary and recognizes "Subpart F" income or GILTI in excess of actual cash distributions from the Subsidiary, if any, it may be required to sell assets (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to generate the cash necessary to distribute as dividends to its shareholders all of its income and gains and therefore to eliminate any tax liability at the Fund level. "Subpart F" income also includes the excess of gains over losses from transactions (including futures, forward and other similar transactions) in commodities.
A Commodity Fund's recognition of any "Subpart F" income or GILTI from an investment in its Subsidiary will increase the Commodity Fund's tax basis in the Subsidiary. Distributions by a Subsidiary to a Commodity Fund, including in redemption of the Subsidiary's shares, will be tax free, to the extent of the Subsidiary's previously undistributed "Subpart F" income or GILTI, and will correspondingly reduce the Commodity Fund's tax basis in its Subsidiary, and any distributions in excess of the Commodity Fund's tax basis in its Subsidiary will be treated as realized gain. Any losses with respect to a Commodity Fund's shares of its Subsidiary will not be currently recognized. A Commodity Fund's investment in its Subsidiary will potentially have the effect of accelerating the Commodity Fund's recognition of income and causing its income to be treated as ordinary income, regardless of the character of its Subsidiary's income. If a net loss is realized by a Subsidiary, such loss is generally not available to offset the income earned by a Commodity Fund. In addition, the net losses incurred during a taxable year by a Subsidiary cannot be carried forward by such Subsidiary to offset gains realized by it in subsequent taxable years. A Commodity Fund will not receive any credit in respect of any non-U.S. tax borne by its Subsidiary.
LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS—Loan participations are interests in loans to corporations or governments that are administered by the lending bank or agent for a syndicate of lending banks and sold by the lending bank, financial institution or syndicate member (so-called "intermediary bank"). In a loan participation, the borrower will be deemed to be the issuer of the participation interest, except to the extent that an Underlying SEI Fund derives its rights from the intermediary bank. Because the intermediary bank does not guarantee a loan participation in any way, a loan participation is subject to the credit risks generally associated with the underlying borrower. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the borrower, a loan
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participation may be subject to certain defenses that can be asserted by such borrower as a result of improper conduct by the intermediary bank. In addition, in the event the underlying borrower fails to pay principal and interest when due, an Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if the Underlying SEI Fund had purchased a direct obligation of such borrower. Under the terms of a loan participation, an Underlying SEI Fund may be regarded as a creditor of the intermediary bank (rather than of the underlying borrower), so that the Underlying SEI Fund may also be subject to the risk that the intermediary bank may become insolvent.
Loan assignments are investments in assignments of all or a portion of certain loans from third parties. When an Underlying SEI Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. Because assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by the Underlying SEI Fund may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. Loan participations and assignments may be considered liquid, as determined by SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Advisers based on criteria approved by the Board.
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS—Investments in units of MLPs involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. Holders of the units of MLPs have more limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership. There are also certain tax risks associated with an investment in units of MLPs. In addition, conflicts of interest may exist between common unit holders, subordinated unit holders and the general partner of an MLP, including a conflict arising as a result of incentive distribution payments. The benefit an Underlying SEI Fund derives from investment in MLP units is largely dependent on the MLPs being treated as partnerships and not as corporations for federal income tax purposes. If an MLP were classified as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, there would be reduction in the after-tax return to an Underlying SEI Fund of distributions from the MLP, likely causing a reduction in the value of the Underlying SEI Fund's shares. MLP entities are typically focused in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy. A downturn in the energy, natural resources or real estate sectors of the economy could have an adverse impact on an Underlying SEI Fund. At times, the performance of securities of companies in the energy, natural resources and real estate sectors of the economy may lag the performance of other sectors or the broader market as a whole. The Code provides that the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds are permitted to invest up to 25% of their assets in one or more QPTPs, which includes certain MLPs, and treat the income distributed by such QPTPs as qualifying income for purposes of the RIC annual qualifying income requirements described in the "Taxes" section below.
MONEY MARKET SECURITIES—Money market securities include: (i) short-term U.S. Government securities; (ii) custodial receipts evidencing separately traded interest and principal components of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; (iii) commercial paper determined by an adviser to be of the highest short-term credit quality at the time of purchase; (iv) short-term bank obligations (certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances) of U.S. commercial banks with assets of at least $1 billion as of the end of their most recent fiscal year; and (v) repurchase agreements involving such securities. For a description of ratings, see Appendix A to this SAI.
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—Mortgage-backed securities are a class of asset-backed securities representing an interest in a pool or pools of whole mortgage loans (which may be residential mortgage loans or commercial mortgage loans). Mortgage-backed securities held or acquired by the Underlying SEI Funds could include (i) obligations guaranteed by federal agencies of the U.S. Government, such as GNMA, which are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States, (ii) securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are not backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States but are guaranteed by the U.S. Government as to timely payment of principal and interest, (iii) securities (commonly referred to as "private-label RMBS") issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or are collateralized by whole residential mortgage loans without a government guarantee and (iv) CMBS, which are multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of mortgage loans secured by commercial property such as industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls, multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. Because private-label RMBS and CMBS are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, those securities
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generally are structured with one or more types of credit enhancement. There can be no assurance, however, that credit enhancements will support full payment to the Underlying SEI Funds of the principal and interest on such obligations. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the entity that provides credit enhancement could cause losses to the Underlying SEI Funds and affect their share prices.
An Underlying SEI Fund may invest in mortgage-backed securities in the form of debt or in the form of "pass-through" certificates. Pass-through certificates, which represent the beneficial ownership interests in the related mortgage loans, differ from debt securities, which generally provide for periodic fixed payments of interest on and principal of the related notes. Mortgage pass-through securities provide for monthly payments that are a "pass-through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net of any fees and expenses owed to the servicers of the mortgage loans and other transaction parties that receive payment from collections on the mortgage loans.
The performance of mortgage loans and, in turn, the mortgage-backed securities acquired by an Underlying SEI Fund, is influenced by a wide variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including general economic conditions, the level of prevailing interest rates, the unemployment rate, the availability of alternative financing and homeowner behavior. Beginning in late 2006, delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures on residential and commercial mortgage loans increased significantly, and they may again increase in the future. In addition, beginning in late 2006, numerous originators and servicers of residential mortgage loans experienced serious financial difficulties and, in many cases, went out of business or were liquidated in bankruptcy proceedings. Those difficulties resulted, in part, from declining markets for their mortgage loans as well as from claims for repurchases of mortgage loans previously sold under provisions that require repurchase in the event of early payment defaults or for breaches of representations and warranties regarding loan characteristics.
Since mid-2007, the residential mortgage market has been subject to extensive litigation and legislative and regulatory scrutiny. The result has been extensive reform legislation and regulations including with respect to loan underwriting, mortgage loan servicing, foreclosure practices and timing, loan modifications, enhanced disclosure and reporting obligations and risk retention. Numerous laws, regulations and rules related to residential mortgage loans generally, and foreclosure actions particularly, have been proposed or enacted by federal, state and local governmental authorities, which may result in delays in the foreclosure process, reduced payments by borrowers, modification of the original terms of mortgage loans, permanent forgiveness of debt, increased prepayments due to the availability of government-sponsored refinancing initiatives and/or increased reimbursable servicing expenses. Any of these factors could result in delays and reductions in distributions to residential mortgage-backed securities and may reduce the amount of investment proceeds to which an Underlying SEI Fund would be entitled.
The conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the current uncertainty regarding the future status of these organizations may also adversely affect the mortgage market and the value of mortgage-related assets. It remains unclear to what extent the ability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to act as the primary sources of liquidity in the residential mortgage markets, both by purchasing mortgage loans for their own portfolios and by guaranteeing mortgage-backed securities, may be curtailed. Legislators have repeatedly unveiled various plans to reduce and reform the role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the mortgage market and, possibly, wind down both institutions. Although it is unclear whether, and if so how, those plans may be implemented or how long any such wind-down or reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, if implemented, would take, a reduction in the ability of mortgage loan originators to access Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to sell their mortgage loans may adversely affect the financial condition of mortgage loan originators. In addition, any decline in the value of agency securities may affect the value of residential mortgage-backed securities as a whole.
Since March 13, 2020, there have been a number of government initiatives applicable to federally backed mortgage loans in response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, including foreclosure and eviction moratoria, mortgage forbearance and loan modifications for borrowers and renters experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19.
It is difficult to predict how the government initiatives relating to COVID-19 may affect the federally backed mortgage market, the U.S. mortgage market as a whole and the price of securities relating to the mortgage
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markets. However, high forbearance rates create a real possibility of billions of dollars of loan servicers' obligations to advance payment to investors in securities backed by mortgages in the absence of borrower payments on the underlying loans. Accordingly, the Underlying SEI Funds cannot predict with certainty the extent to which these or similar initiatives in the future may adversely impact the value of the Underlying SEI Funds' investments in securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and in investments in securities in the U.S. mortgage industry as a whole.
The rate and aggregate amount of distributions on mortgage-backed securities, and therefore the average lives of those securities and the yields realized by an Underlying SEI Fund, will be sensitive to the rate of prepayments (including liquidations) and modifications of the related mortgage loans, any losses and shortfalls on the related mortgage loans allocable to the tranches held by an Underlying SEI Fund and the manner in which principal payments on the related mortgage loans are allocated among the various tranches in the particular securitization transaction. Furthermore, mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to those changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the mortgage loans. Among other factors, a significant amount of defaults, rapid prepayments or prepayment interest shortfalls may erode amounts available for distributions to an Underlying SEI Fund. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayments of the mortgage loans may significantly affect the Underlying SEI Funds' actual yield to maturity, even if the average rate of principal payments is consistent with an Underlying SEI Fund's expectations. If prepayments of mortgage loans occur at a rate faster than that anticipated by an Underlying SEI Fund, payments of interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated. Similarly, if the number of mortgage loans that are modified is larger than that anticipated by an Underlying SEI Fund, payments of principal and interest on the mortgage-backed securities could be significantly less than anticipated.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations. CMOs are securities collateralized by mortgages, mortgage pass-throughs, mortgage pay-through bonds (bonds representing an interest in a pool of mortgages where the cash flow generated from the mortgage collateral pool is dedicated to bond repayment) and mortgage-backed bonds (general obligations of the issuers payable out of the issuers' general funds and additionally secured by a first lien on a pool of single family detached properties). To the extent a Fund invests in CMOs, the Fund typically will seek to invest in CMOs rated in one of the two highest categories by S&P or Moody's. Many CMOs are issued with a number of classes or series that have different expected maturities. Investors purchasing such CMOs are credited with their portion of the scheduled payments of interest and principal on the underlying mortgages plus all unscheduled prepayments of principal based on a predetermined priority schedule. Accordingly, the CMOs in the longer maturity series are less likely than other mortgage pass-through securities to be prepaid prior to their stated maturity. Although some of the mortgages underlying CMOs may be supported by various types of insurance and some CMOs may be backed by GNMA certificates or other mortgage pass-through securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities, the CMOs themselves are not generally guaranteed.
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits. REMICs are private entities formed for the purpose of holding a fixed pool of mortgages secured by interests in real property. Guaranteed REMIC Certificates issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac represent beneficial ownership interests in a REMIC trust consisting principally of mortgage loans or Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or GNMA-guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates. For Freddie Mac REMIC Certificates, Freddie Mac guarantees the timely payment of interest. GNMA REMIC Certificates are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Parallel Pay Securities; Planned Amortization Class CMOs. Parallel pay CMOs and REMICs are structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date, but may be retired earlier. PAC Bonds generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment date. PAC Bonds are always parallel pay CMOs, with the required principal payment on such securities having the highest priority after interest has been paid to all classes.
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Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities. ARMS are a form of pass-through security representing interests in pools of mortgage loans whose interest rates are adjusted from time to time. The adjustments are usually determined in accordance with a predetermined interest rate index and may be subject to certain limits. Although the value of ARMS, like other debt securities, generally varies inversely with changes in market interest rates (increasing in value during periods of declining interest rates and decreasing in value during periods of increasing interest rates), the value of ARMS should generally be more resistant to price swings than other debt securities because the interest rates of ARMS move with market interest rates. The adjustable rate feature of ARMS will not, however, eliminate fluctuations in the prices of ARMS, particularly during periods of extreme fluctuations in interest rates. Also, because many adjustable rate mortgages only reset on an annual basis, it can be expected that the prices of ARMS will fluctuate to the extent that changes in prevailing interest rates are not immediately reflected in the interest rates payable on the underlying adjustable rate mortgages.
Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are securities that are created when a U.S. Government agency or a financial institution separates the interest and principal components of a mortgage-backed security and sells them as individual securities. The holder of the PO receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage-backed security, while the holder of the IO receives interest payments from the same underlying security. The prices of stripped mortgage-backed securities may be particularly affected by changes in interest rates. As interest rates fall, prepayment rates tend to increase, which tends to reduce prices of IOs and increase prices of POs. Rising interest rates can have the opposite effect.
Estimated Average Life. Due to the possibility of prepayments of the underlying mortgage instruments, mortgage-backed securities generally do not have a known maturity. In the absence of a known maturity, market participants generally refer to an "average life estimate." An average life estimate is a function of an assumption regarding anticipated prepayment patterns and is based upon current interest rates, current conditions in the relevant housing markets and other factors. The assumption is necessarily subjective, and thus different market participants can produce different average life estimates with regard to the same security. There can be no assurance that the estimated average life will be a security's actual average life.
MORTGAGE DOLLAR ROLLS—Mortgage "dollar rolls," or "covered rolls," are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells securities (usually mortgage-backed securities) and simultaneously contracts to repurchase, typically in 30 or 60 days, substantially similar, but not identical, securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, an Underlying SEI Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on such securities. An Underlying SEI Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the "drop"), as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. At the end of the roll commitment period, an Underlying SEI Fund may or may not take delivery of the securities it has contracted to purchase. Mortgage dollar rolls may be renewed prior to cash settlement and initially may involve only a firm commitment agreement by the Underlying SEI Fund to buy a security. A "covered roll" is a specific type of mortgage dollar roll for which there is an offsetting cash position or cash equivalent securities position that matures on or before the forward settlement date of the mortgage dollar roll transaction. As used herein, the term "mortgage dollar roll" refers to mortgage dollar rolls that are not "covered rolls." If the broker-dealer to whom an Underlying SEI Fund sells the security becomes insolvent, the Underlying SEI Fund's right to repurchase the security may be restricted. Other risks involved in entering into mortgage dollar rolls include the risk that the value of the security may change adversely over the term of the mortgage dollar roll and that the security an Underlying SEI Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the security that the Underlying SEI Fund originally held.
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES—Municipal securities consist of: (i) debt obligations issued by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to be used for various public facilities, refunding outstanding obligations, general operating expenses and lending such funds to other public institutions and facilities; and (ii) certain private activity and industrial development bonds issued by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to provide for the construction, equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated facilities. Additional information regarding municipal securities is described below:
Municipal Bonds. Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued to obtain funds for various public purposes. Municipal bonds include general obligation bonds, revenue or special obligation bonds, private activity and
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industrial development bonds, moral obligation bonds and participation interests in municipal bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the taxing power of the issuing municipality. Revenue bonds are backed by the revenues of a project or facility, such as tolls from a toll bridge. Certificates of participation represent an interest in an underlying obligation or commitment, such as an obligation issued in connection with a leasing arrangement. The payment of principal and interest on private activity and industrial development bonds is generally dependent solely on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of real and personal property so financed as security for such payment. An Underlying SEI Fund may purchase private activity or industrial development bonds if, in the opinion of counsel for the issuers, the interest paid is exempt from federal income tax. Municipal bonds are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to raise money to finance various privately-owned or operated facilities for business and manufacturing, housing, sports and pollution control. These bonds are also used to finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports, parking, sewage or solid waste disposal facilities and certain other facilities. The payment of the principal and interest on such bonds is dependent solely on the ability of the facility's user to meet its financial obligations and the pledge, if any, of real and personal property so financed as security for such payment. Moral obligation bonds are normally issued by special purpose authorities. Moral obligation bonds are not backed by the full faith and credit of the state, but are generally backed by the agreement of the issuing authority to request appropriations from the state legislative body.
Municipal Leases. Municipal leases are instruments, or participations in instruments, issued in connection with lease obligations or installment purchase contract obligations of municipalities (so-called "municipal lease obligations"). Although municipal lease obligations do not constitute general obligations of the issuing municipality, a lease obligation may be backed by the municipality's covenant to budget for, appropriate funds for, and make the payments due under the lease obligation. However, certain lease obligations contain "non-appropriation" clauses, which provide that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or installment purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated for such purpose in the relevant years. Municipal lease obligations are a form of financing, and the market for such obligations is still developing. Municipal leases will be treated as liquid only if they satisfy criteria set forth in guidelines established by the Underlying SEI Funds' Board of Trustees, and there can be no assurance that a market will exist or continue to exist for any municipal lease obligation. Information regarding illiquid securities is provided under the section "Illiquid Securities" above.
Municipal Notes. Municipal notes consist of general obligation notes, tax anticipation notes (notes sold to finance working capital needs of the issuer in anticipation of receiving taxes on a future date), revenue anticipation notes (notes sold to provide needed cash prior to receipt of expected non-tax revenues from a specific source), bond anticipation notes, tax and revenue anticipation notes, certificates of indebtedness, demand notes and construction loan notes. The maturities of the instruments at the time of issue will generally range from three months to one year.
NON-DIVERSIFICATION—Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are non-diversified investment companies, as defined in the 1940 Act, which means that a relatively high percentage of each Fund's assets may be invested in the obligations of a limited number of issuers. The value of shares of each such Underlying SEI Fund may be more susceptible to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than the shares of a diversified investment company would be. Each of these Underlying SEI Funds, as well as the Funds and other Underlying SEI Funds, intends to satisfy the diversification requirements necessary to qualify as a RIC under the Code, as described more fully in the "Taxes" section of this SAI.
OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC BANKS, FOREIGN BANKS AND FOREIGN BRANCHES OF U.S. BANKS—Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest in obligations issued by banks and other savings institutions. Investments in bank obligations include obligations of domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks. Such investments in domestic branches of foreign banks and foreign branches of domestic banks may involve risks that are different from investments in securities of domestic branches of U.S. banks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, possible withholding taxes on interest income, seizure or nationalization of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions that might affect the payment of principal or interest on the securities held by
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an Underlying SEI Fund. Additionally, these institutions may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements and to different accounting, auditing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements than those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks. Bank obligations include the following:
Bankers' Acceptances. Bankers' acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. Corporations use bankers' acceptances to finance the shipment and storage of goods and to furnish dollar exchange. Maturities are generally six months or less.
Bank Notes. Bank notes are notes used to represent debt obligations issued by banks in large denominations.
Certificates of Deposit. Certificates of deposit are interest-bearing instruments with a specific maturity. They are issued by banks and savings and loan institutions in exchange for the deposit of funds and can normally be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity. Certificates of deposit with penalties for early withdrawal will be considered illiquid. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under the section "Illiquid Securities" above.
Time Deposits. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds. Like a certificate of deposit, a time deposit earns a specified rate of interest over a definite period of time; however, it cannot be traded in the secondary market. Time deposits with a withdrawal penalty or that mature in more than seven days are considered to be illiquid. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under the section "Illiquid Securities" above.
OBLIGATIONS OF SUPRANATIONAL ENTITIES—Supranational entities are entities established through the joint participation of several governments, including the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Economic Community, the European Investment Bank and the Nordic Investment Bank. The governmental members, or "stockholders," usually make initial capital contributions to the supranational entity and, in many cases, are committed to make additional capital contributions if the supranational entity is unable to repay its borrowings. There is no guarantee that one or more stockholders of a supranational entity will continue to make any necessary additional capital contributions. If such contributions are not made, the entity may be unable to pay interest or repay principal on its debt securities, and an Underlying SEI Fund may lose money on such investments.
OPTIONS—A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may purchase and write put and call options on indexes and enter into related closing transactions. A put option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period, or, for certain types of options, at the conclusion of the option period or only at certain times during the option period. A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security at any time during the option period or, for certain types of options, at the conclusion of the option period or only at certain times during the option period. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may purchase and write put and call options on foreign currencies (traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges or OTC markets) to manage its exposure to exchange rates.
Put and call options on indexes are similar to options on securities except that options on an index give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option, expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. Thus, unlike options on individual securities, all settlements are in cash, and gain or loss depends on price movements in the particular market represented by the index generally, rather than the price movements in individual securities. Options on indexes may, depending on circumstances, involve greater risk than options on securities. Because stock index options are settled in cash, when a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund writes a call on an index it may not be able to provide in advance for its potential settlement obligations by acquiring and holding the underlying securities.
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The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may trade put and call options on securities, securities indexes and currencies, as SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers, as applicable, determine is appropriate in seeking to achieve a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's investment objective, unless otherwise restricted by each Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's investment limitations.
The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an "opening transaction." In order to close out an option position, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may enter into a "closing transaction," which is simply the sale (purchase) of an option contract on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option contract originally opened. If a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option it has written, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the option expires or the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable, delivers the security upon exercise.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may purchase put and call options on securities for any lawful purpose, including to protect against a decline in the market value of the securities in its portfolio or to anticipate an increase in the market value of securities that the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund may seek to purchase in the future. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund purchasing put and call options pays a premium for such options. If price movements in the underlying securities are such that exercise of the options would not be profitable for the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's securities or by a decrease in the cost of the acquisition of securities by the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund.
A Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund may write (i.e., sell) "covered" call options on securities for any lawful purpose, including as a means of increasing the yield on its assets and as a means of providing limited protection against decreases in its market value. Certain Funds and Underlying SEI Funds may engage in a covered call option writing (selling) program in an attempt to generate additional income or provide a partial hedge to another position of the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, respectively. A call option is "covered" if the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund either owns the underlying instrument or has an absolute and immediate right (such as a call with the same or a later expiration date) to acquire that instrument. The underlying instruments of such covered call options may consist of individual equity securities, pools of equity securities, ETFs or indexes.
The writing of covered call options is a more conservative investment technique than writing of naked or uncovered options, but capable of enhancing the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's total return. When a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund writes a covered call option, it profits from the premium paid by the buyer but gives up the opportunity to profit from an increase in the value of the underlying security above the exercise price. At the same time, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund retains the risk of loss from a decline in the value of the underlying security during the option period. Although the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund may terminate its obligation by executing a closing purchase transaction, the cost of effecting such a transaction may be greater than the premium received upon its sale, resulting in a loss to the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund. If such an option expires unexercised, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund realizes a gain equal to the premium received. Such a gain may be offset or exceeded by a decline in the market value of the underlying security during the option period. If an option is exercised, the exercise price, the premium received and the market value of the underlying security determine the gain or loss realized by the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund.
When a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund writes an option, if the underlying securities do not increase or decrease, as applicable, to a price level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder thereof, the option will generally expire without being exercised, and the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option of which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price and will not participate in any increase in the price of such securities above the strike price. When a put option of which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may purchase and write options on an exchange or OTC. OTC options differ from exchange-traded options in several respects. They are transacted directly with dealers and not with
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a clearing corporation or futures commission merchant, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange, pricing is normally done by reference to information from a market maker. It is the SEC's position that OTC options are generally illiquid. The market value of an option generally reflects the market price of an underlying security. Other principal factors affecting market value include supply and demand, interest rates, the pricing volatility of the underlying security and the time remaining until the expiration date.
Risks. Risks associated with options transactions include : (i) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on an ability to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (ii) there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them; (iii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for options; and (iv) though a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will receive a premium when it writes covered call options, it may not participate fully in a rise in the market value of the underlying security.
PAY-IN-KIND BONDS—Pay-in-kind bonds are securities that, at the issuer's option, pay interest in either cash or additional securities for a specified period. Pay-in-kind bonds, like zero coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in managing cash flow. Pay-in-kind bonds are expected to reflect the market value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest since the last payment. Pay-in-kind bonds are usually less volatile than zero coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities.
PRIVATIZATIONS—Privatizations are foreign government programs for selling all or part of the interests in government owned or controlled enterprises. The ability of a U.S. entity to participate in privatizations in certain foreign countries may be limited by local law, or the terms on which an Underlying SEI Fund may be permitted to participate may be less advantageous than those applicable for local investors. There can be no assurance that foreign governments will continue to sell their interests in companies currently owned or controlled by them or that privatization programs will be successful.
PUT TRANSACTIONS—Certain of the Funds or the Underlying SEI Funds may purchase securities at a price that would result in a yield to maturity lower than generally offered by the seller at the time of purchase when the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund can simultaneously acquire the right to sell the securities back to the seller, the issuer or a third party (the "writer") at an agreed-upon price at any time during a stated period or on a certain date. Such a right is generally denoted as a "standby commitment" or a "put."
The purpose of engaging in transactions involving puts is to maintain flexibility and liquidity to permit a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund to meet redemptions and remain as fully invested as possible in municipal securities. The right to put the securities depends on the writer's ability to pay for the securities at the time the put is exercised. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would limit its put transactions to institutions that SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, believes present minimum credit risks, and SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser would use its best efforts to initially determine and continue to monitor the financial strength of the sellers of the options by evaluating their financial statements and such other information as is available in the marketplace. It may, however, be difficult to monitor the financial strength of the writers because adequate current financial information may not be available. In the event that any writer is unable to honor a put for financial reasons, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be a general creditor (i.e., on a parity with all other unsecured creditors) of the writer. Furthermore, particular provisions of the contract between a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and the writer may excuse the writer from repurchasing the securities; for example, a change in the published rating of the underlying municipal securities or any similar event that has an adverse effect on the issuer's credit or a provision in the contract that the put will not be exercised except in certain special cases, such as to maintain Fund liquidity. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund could, however, at any time sell the underlying portfolio security in the open market or wait until the portfolio security matures, at which time it should realize the full par value of the security.
The securities purchased subject to a put may be sold to third persons at any time, even though the put is outstanding, but the put itself, unless it is an integral part of the security as originally issued, may not be marketable or otherwise assignable. Therefore, the put would have value only to that particular Fund or
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Underlying SEI Fund. Sale of the securities to third parties or lapse of time with the put unexercised may terminate the right to put the securities. Prior to the expiration of any put option, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund could seek to negotiate terms for the extension of such an option. If such a renewal cannot be negotiated on terms satisfactory to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable, could, of course, sell the portfolio security. The maturity of the underlying security will generally be different from that of the put. For the purpose of determining the "maturity" of securities purchased subject to an option to put, and for the purpose of determining the dollar-weighted average maturity of a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund including such securities, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund will consider "maturity" to be the first date on which it has the right to demand payment from the writer of the put (although the final maturity of the security is later than such date).
QUANTITATIVE INVESTING—A quantitative investment style generally involves the use of computers to implement a systematic or rules-based approach to selecting investments based on specific measurable factors. Due to the significant role technology plays in such strategies, they carry the risk of unintended or unrecognized issues or flaws in the design, coding, implementation or maintenance of the computer programs or technology used in the development and implementation of the quantitative strategy. These issues or flaws, which can be difficult to identify, may result in the implementation of a portfolio that is different from that which was intended, and could negatively impact investment returns. Such risks should be viewed as an inherent element of investing in an investment strategy that relies heavily upon quantitative models and computerization.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS—REITs are entities that invest primarily in commercial real estate or real estate-related loans. A U.S. REIT is not taxed on income distributed to its shareholders or unitholders if it complies with certain requirements under the Code relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income, as well as with a requirement that it distribute to its shareholders or unitholders at least 90% of its taxable income for each taxable year. Generally, REITs can be classified as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs and Hybrid REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive their income primarily from rents and capital gains from appreciation realized through property sales. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgages and derive their income primarily from interest payments. Hybrid REITs combine the characteristics of both Equity and Mortgage REITs. By investing in REITs indirectly through an Underlying SEI Fund, shareholders will bear not only the proportionate share of the expenses of the Underlying SEI Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of underlying REITs.
An Underlying SEI Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct investments of REITs. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. Mortgage REITs may be affected by the quality of the credit extended. Furthermore, REITs are dependent on specialized management skills. Some REITs may have limited diversification and may be subject to risks inherent in financing a limited number of properties. REITs generally depend on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders and may be subject to defaults by borrowers and to self-liquidations. In addition, a U.S. REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Code or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act.
REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES—REOCs are real estate companies that engage in the development, management or financing of real estate. Typically, REOCs provide services such as property management, property development, facilities management and real estate financing. REOCs are publicly traded corporations that have not elected to be taxed as REITs. The three primary reasons for such an election are: (i) availability of tax-loss carryforwards; (ii) operation in non-REIT-qualifying lines of business; and (iii) the ability to retain earnings.
RECEIPTS—Receipts are interests in separately traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. Government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. Receipts include TRs, TIGRs, LYONs and CATS. LYONs, TIGRs and CATS are interests in private proprietary accounts, while TRs and STRIPS (see "U.S. Treasury Obligations" below) are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts
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are sold as zero coupon securities, which means that they are sold at a substantial discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. This discount is accreted over the life of the security, and such accretion will constitute the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. For tax purposes, original issue discount that accretes in a taxable year is treated as earned by an Underlying SEI Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to RICs under Subchapter M of the Code. Because of these features, such securities may be subject to greater interest rate volatility than interest paying fixed income securities.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS—A repurchase agreement is an agreement in which one party sells securities to another party in return for cash, with an agreement to repurchase equivalent securities at an agreed-upon price and on an agreed-upon future date. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions. Each Fund and Underlying SEI Fund follows certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with large, well-capitalized and well-established financial institutions deemed creditworthy by SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable. The repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will provide that the underlying collateral at all times shall have a value at least equal to 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement at all times. SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, monitors compliance with this requirement, as well as the ongoing financial condition and creditworthiness of the counterparty. Under all repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, the Fund's or the Underlying SEI Fund's custodian or its agent must take possession of the underlying collateral. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's right to liquidate such collateral could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase are less than the repurchase price, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable, could suffer a loss. A Fund may enter into "tri-party" repurchase agreements. In "tri-party" repurchase agreements, an unaffiliated third party custodian maintains accounts to hold collateral for the Fund and its counterparties and, therefore, the Fund may be subject to the credit risk of those custodians. At times, the investments of a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund in repurchase agreements may be substantial when, in the view of SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, liquidity or other considerations so warrant.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES—Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold freely to the public without registration under the 1933 Act or an exemption from registration. Restricted securities, including securities eligible for re-sale under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act, that are determined to be liquid are not subject to an Underlying SEI Fund's limitation on investing in illiquid securities. The determination of whether a restricted security is illiquid is to be made by SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Underlying SEI Fund's Board of Trustees. Under these guidelines, the particular adviser will consider the frequency of trades and quotes for the security, the number of dealers in, and potential purchasers for, the security, dealer undertakings to make a market in the security, and the nature of the security and of the marketplace trades. In purchasing such restricted securities, SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, intend to purchase securities that are exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and Section 4(a)(2) commercial paper issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, including, but not limited to, Rules 506(b) or 506(c) under Regulation D.
Private Investments in Public Equity. An Underlying SEI Fund may purchase PIPEs, which are equity securities in a private placement that are issued by issuers that have outstanding publicly-traded equity securities of the same class. Shares in PIPEs generally are not publicly registered until after a certain time period from the date the private sale is completed, which can last many months. Until the public registration process is completed, PIPEs are restricted as to resale and cannot be freely traded. Generally, such restrictions cause PIPEs to be illiquid during this restricted period. PIPEs may contain provisions that the issuer will pay specified financial penalties to the holder if the issuer does not publicly register the restricted equity securities within a specified period of time, but there is no assurance that the restricted equity securities will be publicly registered or that the registration will remain in effect.
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REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND SALE-BUYBACKS—Reverse repurchase agreements are transactions in which an Underlying SEI Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions, such as banks and broker-dealers, and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed-upon date and price that is higher than the original sale price. Reverse repurchase agreements are similar to a fully collateralized borrowing by an Underlying SEI Fund. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act permits an Underlying SEI Fund to enter into reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, notwithstanding the limitation on the issuance of senior securities in Section 18 of the 1940 Act. The Rule permits an Underlying SEI Fund to elect whether to treat a reverse repurchase agreement as a borrowing, subject to the asset coverage requirements of Section 18 of the Act, or as a Derivative Transactions under Rule 18f-4. The Underlying SEI Funds have elected to treat all reverse repurchase agreements as Derivative Transactions.
Reverse repurchase agreements involve risks. Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of leverage, and the use of reverse repurchase agreements by an Underlying SEI Fund may increase the Underlying SEI Fund's volatility. Reverse repurchase agreements are also subject to the risk that the other party to the reverse repurchase agreement will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to an Underlying SEI Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by an Underlying SEI Fund may decline below the price at which it is obligated to repurchase the securities. In addition, when an Underlying SEI Fund invests the proceeds it receives in a reverse repurchase transaction, there is a risk that those investments may decline in value. In this circumstance, the Underlying SEI Fund could be required to sell other investments in order to meet its obligations to repurchase the securities.
In a sale-buyback transaction, an Underlying SEI Fund sells an underlying security for settlement at a later date. A sale-buyback is similar to a reverse repurchase agreement, except that in a sale-buyback the counterparty who purchases the security is entitled to receive any principal or interest payments made on the underlying security pending settlement of the Underlying SEI Fund's repurchase of the underlying security.
RISKS OF CYBER-ATTACKS—As with any entity that conducts business through electronic means in the modern marketplace, the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, and their service providers, may be susceptible to operational and information security risks resulting from cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks include, among other behaviors, stealing or corrupting data maintained online or digitally, denial of service attacks on websites, the unauthorized monitoring, release, misuse, loss, destruction or corruption of confidential information, unauthorized access to relevant systems, compromises to networks or devices that the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, and their service providers, use to service the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' operations, ransomware, operational disruption or failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds, and their service providers, or various other forms of cyber security breaches. Cyber-attacks affecting a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, SIMC or any of the Sub-Advisers, a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's distributor, custodian, transfer agent, or any other of a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's intermediaries or service providers may adversely impact a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund and its shareholders, potentially resulting in, among other things, financial losses or the inability of Fund or Underlying SEI Fund shareholders to transact business. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of shareholder transactions, impact a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's ability to calculate its NAV, cause the release of private shareholder information or confidential business information, impede trading, subject the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund to regulatory fines or financial losses and/or cause reputational damage. The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds may also incur additional costs for cyber security risk management purposes designed to mitigate or prevent the risk of cyber-attacks. Such costs may be ongoing because threats of cyber-attacks are constantly evolving as cyber attackers become more sophisticated and their techniques become more complex. Similar types of cyber security risks are also present for issuers of securities in which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may invest, which could result in material adverse consequences for such issuers and may cause the Funds' or Underlying SEI Funds' investments in such companies to lose value. There can be no assurance that the Funds, the Underlying SEI Funds, the Funds' or Underlying SEI Funds' service providers, or the issuers of the securities in which the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds invest will not suffer losses relating to cyber-attacks or other information security breaches in the future. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may also experience losses due to systems failures or inadequate system back-up or procedures at the brokerage firm(s) carrying the Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's positions.
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SECURITIES LENDING—Certain Funds and certain Underlying SEI Funds may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's Board of Trustees. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 331/3% of the total asset value of the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund (including the loan collateral). No Fund or Underlying SEI Fund will lend portfolio securities to SIMC, its Sub-Advisers or their affiliates unless it has applied for and received specific authority to do so from the SEC. Loans of portfolio securities will be fully collateralized by cash, letters of credit or U.S. Government securities, and the collateral will be maintained in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities by marking to market daily, although the borrower will be required to deliver collateral of 102% and 105% of the market value of borrowed securities for domestic and foreign issuers, respectively. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that might occur during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may pay a part of the interest earned from the investment of collateral or other fee to an unaffiliated third party for acting as the Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's securities lending agent, respectively.
By lending its securities, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may increase its income by receiving payments from the borrower that reflect the amount of any interest or any dividends payable on the loaned securities, as well as by either investing cash collateral received from the borrower in short-term instruments or obtaining a fee from the borrower when U.S. Government securities or letters of credit are used as collateral. Each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund will adhere to the following conditions whenever its portfolio securities are loaned: (i) the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund must receive at least 100% cash collateral or equivalent securities of the type discussed in the preceding paragraph from the borrower; (ii) the borrower must increase such collateral whenever the market value of the securities rises above the level of such collateral; (iii) the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund must be able to terminate the loan on demand; (iv) the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund must receive reasonable interest on the loan, as well as any dividends, interest or other distributions on the loaned securities and any increase in market value; (v) the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund may pay only reasonable fees in connection with the loan (which may include fees payable to the lending agent, the borrower, the administrator and the custodian); and (vi) voting rights on the loaned securities may pass to the borrower, provided, however, that if a material event adversely affecting the investment occurs, the Fund and the Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable, must terminate the loan and regain the right to vote the securities. The Board has adopted procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the foregoing criteria will be met. Loan agreements involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the borrower, including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund's and an Underlying SEI Fund's ability to recover the loaned securities or dispose of the collateral for the loan, which could give rise to loss because of adverse market action, expenses and/or delays in connection with the disposition of the underlying securities.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may invest the cash received as collateral through loan transactions in other eligible securities, which may include shares of an affiliated or unaffiliated registered money market fund or of an affiliated or unaffiliated unregistered money market fund that complies with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act to the extent required by the 1940 Act (see the "Investment Companies" section above). Money market funds may or may not seek to maintain a stable NAV of $1.00 per share. Investing the cash collateral subjects an Underlying SEI Fund to market risk. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund remains obligated to return all collateral to the borrower under the terms of its securities lending arrangements, even if the value of the investments made with the collateral has declined. Accordingly, if the value of a security in which the cash collateral has been invested declines, the loss would be borne by the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, and the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in order to return collateral to the borrower at the end of a loan.
SHORT SALES—Short sales may be used by an Underlying SEI Fund as part of its overall portfolio management strategies or to offset (hedge) a potential decline in the value of a security. An Underlying SEI Fund may engage in short sales that are either "against the box" or "uncovered." A short sale is "against the box" if, at all times during which the short position is open, the Underlying SEI Fund owns at least an equal
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amount of the securities, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable without further consideration for, securities of the same issue as the securities that are sold short. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to an Underlying SEI Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. Uncovered short sales are transactions under which an Underlying SEI Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, the Underlying SEI Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Underlying SEI Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Underlying SEI Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Underlying SEI Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Underlying SEI Fund may also be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The proceeds of the short sale may be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. Pursuant to its particular investment strategy, an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser may have a net short exposure in the portfolio of assets allocated to the Sub-Adviser.
When an Underlying SEI Fund sells securities short, it may use the proceeds from the sales to purchase long positions in additional equity securities that it believes will outperform the market or its peers. This strategy may effectively result in the Underlying SEI Fund having a leveraged investment portfolio, which results in greater potential for loss. Leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on an Underlying SEI Fund's share price and make an Underlying SEI Fund's returns more volatile. This is because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio securities. The use of leverage may also cause an Underlying SEI Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.
An Underlying SEI Fund must comply with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act with respect to its short sale borrowings, which are considered Derivative Transactions under the Rule.
SOVEREIGN DEBT—The cost of servicing external debt will also generally be adversely affected by rising international interest rates because many external debt obligations bear interest at rates that are adjusted based upon international interest rates. The ability to service external debt will also depend on the level of the relevant government's international currency reserves and its access to a foreign exchange. Currency devaluations may affect the ability of a sovereign obligor to obtain sufficient foreign exchange to service its external debt.
As a result of the foregoing or other factors, a governmental obligor may default on its obligations. If such an event occurs, an Underlying SEI Fund may have limited legal recourse against the issuer and/or guarantor. Remedies must, in some cases, be pursued in the courts of the defaulting party itself, and the ability of the holder of foreign sovereign debt securities to obtain recourse may be subject to the political climate in the relevant country. In addition, no assurance can be given that the holders of commercial bank debt will not contest payments to the holders of other foreign sovereign debt obligations in the event of default under their commercial bank loan agreements.
STRUCTURED SECURITIES—Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds may invest a portion of their assets in entities organized and operated solely for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of sovereign debt obligations of emerging market issuers. This type of restructuring involves the deposit with, or purchase by, an entity, such as a corporation or trust, of specified instruments (such as commercial bank loans or Brady Bonds) and the issuance by that entity of one or more classes of securities ("Structured Securities") backed by, or representing interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on the underlying instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued Structured Securities to create securities with different investment characteristics, such as varying maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the extent of the payments made with respect to Structured Securities is dependent on the extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because Structured Securities of the type in which certain of the Underlying SEI Funds anticipates they will invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk will generally be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. Certain of the Underlying SEI Funds are permitted to invest in a class of Structured Securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class.
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Subordinated Structured Securities typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated Structured Securities. Structured Securities are typically sold in private placement transactions, and there currently is no active trading market for Structured Securities. Certain issuers of such Structured Securities may be deemed to be "investment companies" as defined in the 1940 Act. As a result, certain of the Underlying SEI Funds' investments in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.
SWAPS, CAPS, FLOORS, COLLARS AND SWAPTIONS—Swaps are centrally-cleared or OTC derivative products in which two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated by reference to an underlying asset, such as a rate, index, instrument or securities (referred to as the "underlying") and a predetermined amount (referred to as the "notional amount"). The underlying for a swap may be an interest rate (fixed or floating), a currency exchange rate, a commodity price index, a security, group of securities or a securities index, a combination of any of these, or various other rates, securities, instruments, assets or indexes. Swap agreements generally do not involve the delivery of the underlying or principal, and a party's obligations are generally equal to only the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the swap agreement.
A great deal of flexibility is possible in the way swaps may be structured. For example, in a simple fixed-to-floating interest rate swap, one party makes payments equivalent to a fixed interest rate, and the other party makes payments calculated with reference to a specified floating interest rate, such as SOFR or the prime rate. In a currency swap, the parties generally enter into an agreement to pay interest streams in one currency based on a specified rate in exchange for receiving interest streams denominated in another currency. Currency swaps may involve initial and final exchanges of the currency that correspond to the agreed-upon notional amount. The use of currency swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves special investment techniques and risks, including settlement risk, non-business day risk, the risk that trading hours may not align, and the risk of market disruptions and restrictions due to government action or other factors.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may engage in simple or more complex swap transactions involving a wide variety of underlying assets for various reasons. For example, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may enter into a swap (i) to gain exposure to investments (such as an index of securities in a market) or currencies without actually purchasing those stocks or currencies; (ii) to make an investment without owning or taking physical custody of securities or currencies in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable; (iii) to hedge an existing position; (iv) to obtain a particular desired return at a lower cost to the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund than if it had invested directly in an instrument that yielded the desired return; or (v) for various other reasons.
Certain Funds or Underlying SEI Funds may enter into credit default swaps as a buyer or a seller. The buyer in a credit default contract is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided no event of default has occurred. If an event of default occurs, the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value ("par value") of the underlying in exchange for the underlying. If a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund will have made a stream of payments to the seller without having benefited from the default protection it purchased. However, if an event of default occurs, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, as a buyer, will receive the full notional value of the underlying that may have little or no value following default. As a seller, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the contract, provided there is no default. If an event of default occurs, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund would be obligated to pay the notional value of the underlying in return for the receipt of the underlying. The value of the underlying received by the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund, coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund. Credit default swaps involve different risks than if a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund invests in the underlying directly. For example, credit default swaps would increase credit risk by providing the Fund with exposure to both the issuer of the referenced obligation (typically a debt obligation) and the counterparty to the credit default swap. Credit default swaps may in some cases be illiquid. Furthermore, the definition of a "credit event" triggering the seller's
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payment obligations obligation under a credit default swap may not encompass all of the circumstances in which the buyer may suffer credit-related losses on an obligation of a referenced entity.
The Funds or the Underlying SEI Funds may enter into total return swap agreements. Total return swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to make periodic payments based on the change in market value of underlying assets, which may include a specified security, basket of securities, defined portfolios of bonds, loans and mortgages, or securities indexes during the specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from other underlying assets. Total return swap agreements may be used to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning or taking physical custody of such security or market.
Total return swap agreements may effectively add leverage to a Fund's or Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. Total return swaps are a mechanism for the user to accept the economic benefits of asset ownership without utilizing the balance sheet. The other leg of the swap is spread to reflect the non-balance sheet nature of the product. Total return swaps can be designed with any underlying asset agreed between two parties. Typically, no notional amounts are exchanged with total return swaps. Total return swap agreements entail the risk that a party will default on its payment obligations to the Fund or the Underlying SEI fund thereunder. Swap agreements also entail the risk that a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will not be able to meet its obligation to the counterparty. Generally, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will enter into total return swaps on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out with the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments). Fully funded total return swaps have economic and risk characteristics similar to credit-linked notes, which are described above.
Caps, floors, collars and swaptions are privately-negotiated option-based derivative products. Like a put or call option, the buyer of a cap or floor pays a premium to the writer. In exchange for that premium, the buyer receives the right to a payment equal to the differential if the specified index or rate rises above (in the case of a cap) or falls below (in the case of a floor) a pre-determined strike level. Like swaps, obligations under caps and floors are calculated based upon an agreed notional amount, and, like most swaps (other than foreign currency swaps), the entire notional amount is not exchanged. A collar is a combination product in which one party buys a cap from and sells a floor to another party. Swaptions give the holder the right to enter into a swap. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may use one or more of these derivative products in addition to or in lieu of a swap involving a similar rate or index.
Under current market practice, swaps, caps, collars and floors between the same two parties are generally documented under a "master agreement." In some cases, options and forward contracts between the parties may also be governed by the same master agreement. In the event of a default, amounts owed under all transactions entered into under, or covered by, the same master agreement would be netted, and only a single payment would be made.
Generally, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would calculate the obligations of the swap agreements' counterparties on a "net basis." Consequently, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's current obligation (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each counterparty to the swap agreement (the "net amount"). A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's current obligation under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Underlying SEI Fund).
The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents using standardized swap agreements. As a result, the use of swaps has become more prevalent in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments that are also traded in OTC markets.
Swaps and other derivatives involve risks. One significant risk in a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption is the volatility of the specific interest rate, currency or other underlying that determines the amount of payments due to and from a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund. This is true whether these derivative products are used to
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create additional risk exposure for a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund or to hedge, or manage, existing risk exposure. If under a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption agreement a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund is obligated to make a payment to the counterparty, the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund must be prepared to make the payment when due. A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund could suffer losses with respect to such an agreement if the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund is unable to terminate the agreement or reduce its exposure through offsetting transactions. Further, the risks of caps, floors and collars, like put and call options, may be unlimited for the seller if the cap or floor is not hedged or covered, but is limited for the buyer.
Because under swap, cap, floor, collar and swaption agreements a counterparty may be obligated to make payments to a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable, these derivative products are subject to risks related to the counterparty's creditworthiness, in addition to other risks discussed in this SAI. If a counterparty defaults, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's risk of loss will consist of any payments that the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund is entitled to receive from the counterparty under the agreement (this may not be true for currency swaps that require the delivery of the entire notional amount of one designated currency in exchange for the other). Upon default by a counterparty, however, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may have contractual remedies under the swap agreement.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund will enter into swaps only with counterparties that SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, believe to be creditworthy.
The swap market is a relatively new market for which regulations are still being developed. The Dodd-Frank Act has substantially altered and increased the regulation of swaps. Swaps are broadly defined in the Dodd-Frank Act, CFTC rules and SEC rules, and also include commodity options and NDFs. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act divided the regulation of swaps between commodity swaps (such as swaps on interest rates, currencies, physical commodities, broad based stock indexes, and broad based credit default swap indexes), regulated by the CFTC, and security based swaps (such as equity swaps and single name credit default swaps), regulated by the SEC. The CFTC will determine which categories of swaps will be required to be traded on regulated exchange-like platforms, such as swap execution facilities, and which will be required to be centrally cleared. Cleared swaps must be cleared through futures commission merchants registered with the CFTC, and such futures commission merchants will be required to collect margin from customers for such cleared swaps. Additionally, all swaps are subject to reporting to a swap data repository. Dealers in swaps are required to register with the CFTC as swap dealers and are required to comply with extensive regulations regarding their external and internal business conduct practices, regulatory capital requirements, and rules regarding the holding of counterparty collateral.
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—Examples of types of U.S. Government obligations in which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury obligations and the obligations of U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government sponsored entities such as Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Farm Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, the FHA, Farmers Home Administration, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Small Business Administration, Fannie Mae, GNMA, the General Services Administration, the Student Loan Marketing Association, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, Freddie Mac, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Maritime Administration and other similar agencies. Whether backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury or not, U.S. Government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to fluctuating interest rates.
If the total public debt of the U.S. Government as a percentage of gross domestic product reaches high levels as a result of combating financial downturn or otherwise, such high levels of debt may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented. A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may increase borrowing costs and cause a government to issue additional debt, thereby increasing the risk of refinancing. A high national debt also raises concerns that a government may be unable or unwilling to repay the principal or interest on its debt when due. Unsustainable debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy during economic downturns and can contribute to market volatility.
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An increase in national debt levels may also necessitate the need for the U.S. Congress to negotiate adjustments to the statutory debt ceiling to increase the cap on the amount the U.S. Government is permitted to borrow to meet its existing obligations and finance current budget deficits. Future downgrades could increase volatility in domestic and foreign financial markets, result in higher interest rates, lower prices of U.S. Treasury securities and increase the costs of different kinds of debt. Any controversy or ongoing uncertainty regarding statutory debt ceiling negotiations may impact the U.S. long-term sovereign credit rating and may cause market uncertainty. As a result, market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government may be adversely affected. Although remote, it is at least theoretically possible that under certain scenarios the U.S. Government could default on its debt, including U.S. Treasury securities.
Receipts. Receipts are interests in separately-traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Government obligations that are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. Government obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register. TRs and STRIPS are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury. Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, which means that they are sold at a substantial discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal.
U.S. Treasury Obligations. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury and separately traded interest and principal component parts of such obligations that are transferable through the federal book-entry systems known as STRIPS and TRs.
U.S. Government Zero Coupon Securities. STRIPS and receipts are sold as zero coupon securities; that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturities and credit qualities.
U.S. Government Agencies. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. Government are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury (e.g., Treasury bills, notes and bonds, and securities guaranteed by GNMA), others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury (e.g., obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks), while still others are supported only by the credit of the instrumentality (e.g., obligations of Fannie Mae). Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that, in the event of a default prior to maturity, there might not be a market and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees as to the timely payment of principal and interest neither extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of a Fund's or an Underlying SEI Fund's shares.
VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS—Certain obligations may carry variable or floating rates of interest and may involve a conditional or unconditional demand feature. Such instruments bear interest at rates that are not fixed, but that vary with changes in specified market rates or indexes. The interest rates on these securities may be reset daily, weekly, quarterly, or some other reset period. There is a risk that the current interest rate on such obligations may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates. A demand instrument with a demand notice exceeding seven days may be considered illiquid if there is no secondary market for such security.
WHEN-ISSUED AND DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES—When-issued and delayed delivery basis, including "TBA" (to be announced) basis, transactions involve the purchase of an instrument with payment and delivery taking place in the future. Delivery of and payment for these securities may occur a month or more after the date of the purchase commitment. A TBA transaction is a method of trading mortgage-backed securities. In a
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TBA transaction, the buyer and seller agree upon general trade parameters such as agency, settlement date, par amount and price. The actual pools delivered generally are determined two days prior to the settlement date. The interest rate realized on these securities is fixed as of the purchase date, and no interest accrues to the Underlying SEI Fund before settlement. These securities are subject to market fluctuation due to changes in market interest rates, and it is possible that the market value of these securities at the time of settlement could be higher or lower than the purchase price if the general level of interest rates has changed. Although an Underlying SEI Fund will generally purchase securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of actually acquiring securities for its portfolio, the Underlying SEI Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or forward commitment prior to settlement if SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, deems it appropriate. Rule 18f-4 under 1940 Act permits a Fund to enter into when-issued or delayed delivery basis securities notwithstanding the limitation on the issuance of senior securities in Section 18 of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund intends to physically settle the transaction and the transaction will settle within 35 days of its trade date. If a when-issued or delayed delivery basis security does not satisfy those requirements, the Fund would need to comply with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act with respect to its when issued or delayed delivery transactions, which are considered Derivative Transactions under the Rule.
YANKEE OBLIGATIONS—Yankees are U.S. dollar-denominated instruments of foreign issuers who either register with the SEC or issue securities under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These obligations consist of debt securities (including preferred or preference stock of non-governmental issuers), certificates of deposit, fixed time deposits and bankers' acceptances issued by foreign banks, and debt obligations of foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, international agencies and supranational entities. Some securities issued by foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the foreign government.
The Yankees selected for an Underlying SEI Fund will adhere to the same quality standards as those utilized for the selection of domestic debt obligations.
ZERO COUPON SECURITIES—Zero coupon securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and securities on which interest payments are not made during the life of the security. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the par value of the security. Although interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities are deemed to have received "phantom income" annually. Because an Underlying SEI Fund will distribute its "phantom income" to shareholders, to the extent that shareholders elect to receive dividends in cash rather than reinvesting such dividends in additional shares, an Underlying SEI Fund will have fewer assets with which to purchase income producing securities. Pay-in-kind securities pay interest in either cash or additional securities, at the issuer's option, for a specified period. Pay-in-kind bonds, like zero coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in managing cash flow. Pay-in-kind bonds are expected to reflect the market value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest since the last payment. Pay-in-kind bonds are usually less volatile than zero coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by delivery of additional securities. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the aggregate par value of the securities. Deferred payment securities are securities that remain zero coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at regular intervals.
Zero coupon, pay-in-kind and deferred payment securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and lesser liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods. STRIPS and receipts (TRs, TIGRs, LYONs and CATS) are sold as zero coupon securities; that is, fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market prices of securities that have similar maturities but that pay interest periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar maturities and credit qualities.
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Corporate zero coupon securities are: (i) notes or debentures that do not pay current interest and are issued at substantial discounts from par value; or (ii) notes or debentures that pay no current interest until a stated date one or more years into the future, after which date the issuer is obligated to pay interest until maturity, usually at a higher rate than if interest were payable from the date of issuance, and may also make interest payments in kind (e.g., with identical zero coupon securities). Such corporate zero coupon securities, in addition to the risks identified above, are subject to the risk of the issuer's failure to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. An Underlying SEI Fund must accrete the discount or interest on high-yield bonds structured as zero coupon securities as income even though it does not receive a corresponding cash interest payment until the security's maturity or payment date. For tax purposes, original issue discount that accretes in a taxable year is treated as earned by an Underlying SEI Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to the RICs under Subchapter M of the Code. An Underlying SEI Fund may have to dispose of its securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash or may have to leverage itself by borrowing cash to satisfy distribution requirements. An Underlying SEI Fund accrues income with respect to the securities prior to the receipt of cash payments.
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS OF THE FUNDS
The following are fundamental and non-fundamental policies of the Funds. The following percentage limitations (except for the limitation on borrowing and illiquid investments) will apply at the time of the purchase of a security and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs immediately after or as a result of a purchase of such security.
Fundamental Policies
The following investment limitations are fundamental policies for each Fund and cannot be changed with respect to a Fund without the consent of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares. The term "majority of outstanding shares" means the vote of: (i) 67% or more of a Fund's shares present at a meeting if more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of a Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.
1. Each Fund will concentrate its investments in investment company interests.
2. No Fund may borrow money or issue senior securities (as defined under the 1940 Act), except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
3. No Fund may make loans, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
4. No Fund may purchase or sell commodities or real estate, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
5. No Fund may underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, the rules and regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time.
Non-Fundamental Policies
The following investment limitations are non-fundamental policies for each Fund and may be changed by the Board without shareholder approval.
1. No Fund may pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure permitted borrowings or related to the deposit of assets in escrow or the posting of collateral in segregated accounts in compliance with applicable law or as otherwise contractually required.
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2. No Fund may purchase securities on margin or effect short sales, except that each Fund may: (i) obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions; (ii) provide initial and variation margin payments in connection with transactions involving futures contracts and options on such contracts; and (iii) make short sales "against the box" or in compliance with applicable law or as otherwise contractually required.
3. No Fund may purchase illiquid investments, i.e., any investment that the fund reasonably expects cannot be sold in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less (without significantly changing the market value of the investment, if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.
4. Each Fund may borrow money in an amount up to 331/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment strategies that either obligate a Fund to purchase securities or require a Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. Except where a Fund has borrowed money for temporary purposes in amount not exceeding 5% of its assets, asset coverage of 300% is required in accordance with applicable SEC or SEC staff positions for all borrowings.
5. No Fund may issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.
6. No Fund may make loans if, as a result, more than 331/3% of its total assets would be loaned to other parties, except that each Fund may: (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; (iii) lend its securities; and (iv) participate in the SEI Funds interfund lending program.
7. Each Fund may purchase or sell financial and physical commodities, commodity contracts based on (or related to) physical commodities or financial commodities, and securities and derivative instruments whose values are derived from (in whole or in part) physical commodities or financial commodities.
The following descriptions of the 1940 Act may assist shareholders in understanding the above policies and restrictions.
Diversification. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified investment management company, as to 75% of its total assets, may not purchase securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agents or instrumentalities or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer, or more than 10% of the issuer's outstanding voting securities would be held by the fund. The SIT Emerging Markets Debt, SIT International Fixed Income, SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund, SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation and SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Funds are non-diversified. However, these Underlying SEI Funds each intend to satisfy the asset diversification requirements under the Code for classification as a RIC.
Concentration. The SEC has presently defined concentration as investing 25% or more of an investment company's net assets in an industry or group of industries, with certain exceptions.
Borrowing. The 1940 Act presently allows a fund to borrow from any bank (including pledging, mortgaging or hypothecating assets) in an amount up to 331/3% of its total assets, including the amount borrowed (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets). In accordance with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, when a fund engages in reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, the fund may either (i) maintain asset coverage of at least 300% with respect to such transactions and any other borrowings in the aggregate, or (ii) treat such transactions as "derivative transactions" and comply with Rule 18f-4 with respect to such transactions. Transactions that are treated as derivatives for purposes of Rule 18f-4, shall not be regarded as borrowings for the purposes of a fund's investment limitations.
Senior Securities. Senior securities may include any obligation or instrument issued by a fund evidencing indebtedness. The 1940 Act generally prohibits funds from issuing senior securities, although certain transactions are not treated as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments.
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Lending. Under the 1940 Act, a fund may only make loans if expressly permitted by its investment policies. Each Fund's non-fundamental investment policy on lending is set forth above.
Underwriting. Under the 1940 Act, underwriting securities involves a fund purchasing securities directly from an issuer for the purpose of selling (distributing) them or participating in any such activity either directly or indirectly. Under the 1940 Act, a diversified fund may not make any commitment as underwriter, if immediately thereafter the amount of its outstanding underwriting commitments, plus the value of its investments in securities of issuers (other than investment companies) of which it owns more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities, exceeds 25% of the value of its total assets.
Real Estate. The 1940 Act does not directly restrict a fund's ability to invest in real estate, but does require that every fund have a fundamental investment policy governing such investments. Each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund has adopted a fundamental policy that would permit direct investment in real estate. However, each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund has a non-fundamental investment limitation that prohibits it from investing directly in real estate. This non-fundamental policy may be changed only by vote of each Fund and each Underlying SEI Fund's Board of Trustees.
THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT TO THE FUNDS
General. SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the "Administrator"), a Delaware statutory trust, has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. The Administrator also serves as the transfer agent for the Funds (the "Transfer Agent"). SIMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator and the Transfer Agent. SEI and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are leading providers of fund evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional investors and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator or sub-administrator to other mutual funds.
Administration Agreement with the Trust. The Trust and the Administrator have entered into an administration and transfer agency agreement (the "Administration Agreement"). Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator provides the Trust with administrative and transfer agency services or employs certain other parties, including its affiliates, who provide such services, including regulatory reporting and all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities.
The Administration Agreement shall remain effective for the initial term of the Agreement and each renewal term thereof unless earlier terminated: (i) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust on not less than 60 days' written notice to the Administrator; or (ii) by the Administrator on not less than 90 days' written notice to the Trust.
Administration Fees. For its administrative services, the Administrator receives a fee, which is calculated based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund and paid monthly by the Trust. The annual rates for each Fund are as set forth in the charts below:
Administration Fee |
|||||||
On the first $1.5 billion of Assets; |
0.150 |
% |
|||||
on the next $500 million of Assets; |
0.1375 |
% |
|||||
on the next $500 million of Assets; |
0.1250 |
% |
|||||
on the next $500 million of Assets; |
0.1125 |
% |
|||||
on Assets over $3 billion. |
0.10 |
% |
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For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to the Administrator by each Fund; and (ii) the dollar amount of the Administrator's voluntary fee waivers and/or reimbursements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Administration Fees Paid |
Administration Fees Waived or Reimbursed |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Defensive Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
20,138 |
$ |
17,161 |
$ |
13,975 |
|||||||||||||||
Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
5,938 |
$ |
4,556 |
$ |
3,394 |
|||||||||||||||
Conservative Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
76,988 |
$ |
59,081 |
$ |
47,060 |
|||||||||||||||
Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
34,812 |
$ |
27,625 |
$ |
25,281 |
|||||||||||||||
Moderate Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
159,129 |
$ |
135,440 |
$ |
123,692 |
|||||||||||||||
Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
87,737 |
$ |
78,591 |
$ |
74,780 |
|||||||||||||||
Aggressive Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
186,160 |
$ |
161,011 |
$ |
148,442 |
|||||||||||||||
Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
110,153 |
$ |
111,238 |
$ |
122,554 |
|||||||||||||||
Core Market Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
76,911 |
$ |
63,220 |
$ |
59,462 |
|||||||||||||||
Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
32,849 |
$ |
31,620 |
$ |
31,363 |
|||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
207,306 |
$ |
176,306 |
$ |
166,739 |
|||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
178,515 |
$ |
179,512 |
$ |
191,012 |
THE INVESTMENT ADVISER TO THE FUNDS
SIMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC), a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. The principal business address of SIMC and SEI is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI was founded in 1968 and is a leading provider of investment solutions to banks, institutional investors, investment advisers and insurance companies. As of March 31, 2025, SIMC had approximately $199.28 billion in assets under management.
The Trust and SIMC have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement"). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, SIMC provides investment advisory services to each series of the Trust. SIMC will discharge its responsibilities subject to the supervision of, and policies set by, the Trustees of the Trust. The Trust's Advisory Agreement sets forth a standard of care, pursuant to which the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, as applicable, is responsible for performing services to the Funds, and also includes liability and indemnification provisions.
The Funds will operate in a manner that is distinctly different from most other investment companies. Most investment companies operate under a structure in which a single related group of companies provides investment advisory, administrative and distribution services and in which the investment companies purchase equity and debt securities. The Funds, however, invest in shares of certain related investment companies that are advised and/or administered by SIMC (i.e., the Underlying SEI Funds). In turn, these Underlying SEI Funds invest in equity, debt and other securities. SIMC is responsible for investing the assets of each Fund in certain of the Underlying SEI Funds within percentage ranges established by SIMC and for investing uninvested cash balances in short-term investments, which may include repurchase agreements.
The continuance of the Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of a Fund or by the Trustees; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such Agreement or "interested persons," as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Advisory Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to a Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to SIMC, or by SIMC on 90 days' written notice to the Trust.
For its investment advisory services to the Trust, SIMC is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.10% of each Fund's average daily net assets. SIMC may in the future
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voluntarily waive this fee or a portion of this fee. This waiver may be terminated by SIMC at any time in its sole discretion. SIMC receives advisory fees from the Underlying SEI Funds.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025, the following table shows the contractual advisory fees that SIMC is entitled to receive from each Fund and the dollar amount of SIMC's voluntary fee waivers.
Contractual Advisory Fees Paid |
Advisory Fees Waived |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Defensive Strategy Fund |
$ |
13,425 |
$ |
11,440 |
$ |
9,316 |
$ |
15,009 |
$ |
15,574 |
$ |
14,157 |
|||||||||||||||
Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
3,958 |
$ |
3,037 |
$ |
2,263 |
$ |
4,554 |
$ |
4,353 |
$ |
3,433 |
|||||||||||||||
Conservative Strategy Fund |
$ |
51,325 |
$ |
39,387 |
$ |
31,373 |
$ |
57,832 |
$ |
57,389 |
$ |
49,933 |
|||||||||||||||
Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
23,208 |
$ |
18,416 |
$ |
16,854 |
$ |
26,313 |
$ |
26,667 |
$ |
25,387 |
|||||||||||||||
Moderate Strategy Fund |
$ |
106,085 |
$ |
90,292 |
$ |
82,460 |
$ |
120,420 |
$ |
128,228 |
$ |
124,515 |
|||||||||||||||
Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
58,491 |
$ |
52,393 |
$ |
49,852 |
$ |
67,032 |
$ |
74,013 |
$ |
74,785 |
|||||||||||||||
Aggressive Strategy Fund |
$ |
124,105 |
$ |
107,339 |
$ |
98,959 |
$ |
146,469 |
$ |
153,794 |
$ |
148,990 |
|||||||||||||||
Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund |
$ |
73,434 |
$ |
74,158 |
$ |
81,701 |
$ |
84,913 |
$ |
104,134 |
$ |
122,490 |
|||||||||||||||
Core Market Strategy Fund |
$ |
51,274 |
$ |
42,146 |
$ |
39,640 |
$ |
59,689 |
$ |
60,537 |
$ |
59,286 |
|||||||||||||||
Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
21,899 |
$ |
21,080 |
$ |
20,909 |
$ |
25,365 |
$ |
29,439 |
$ |
30,941 |
|||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund |
$ |
138,202 |
$ |
117,535 |
$ |
111,157 |
$ |
160,603 |
$ |
168,908 |
$ |
166,631 |
|||||||||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund |
$ |
119,009 |
$ |
119,673 |
$ |
127,338 |
$ |
137,993 |
$ |
167,092 |
$ |
186,738 |
Portfolio Management.
Compensation. SIMC compensates each portfolio manager for his management of the Funds. Each portfolio manager's compensation consists of a combination of a fixed annual salary, plus a discretionary annual bonus determined generally as follows.
Portfolio manager compensation is a combination of both Fund performance and SEI/Company performance. A majority of each portfolio manager's compensation is determined by the performance of the Funds for which the portfolio manager is responsible for over both a short-term and long-term time horizon. A final factor is a discretionary component, which is based upon a qualitative review of the portfolio managers and their team.
With respect to the bonus, twenty percent of each portfolio manager's compensation is tied to the corporate performance of SEI (SIMC's ultimate parent company), as measured by the earnings per share earned for a particular year. This percentage is set at the discretion of SEI and not SIMC.
The remaining percentage is based upon each Fund's performance (pre-tax) versus its respective benchmark over a one and three year period.
Ownership of Fund Shares. As of March 31, 2025, the portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Funds.
Other Accounts. As of March 31, 2025, in addition to the Funds, the portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, as follows:
Registered Investment Companies |
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles |
Other Accounts |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio Manager |
Number of Accounts |
Total Assets (in millions) |
Number of Accounts |
Total Assets (in millions) |
Number of Accounts |
Total Assets (in millions) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Bryan Hoffman, CFA |
0 |
$ |
0 |
42 |
$ |
5,905.99 |
102 |
$ |
21,861.90 |
||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Marcante, CFA |
0 |
$ |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
No account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.
Conflicts of Interest. The portfolio managers' management of registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles or other accounts may give rise to actual or potential conflicts of interest in connection with their day-to-day management of the Funds' investments. The other accounts might have similar
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investment objectives as the Funds or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Funds.
While the portfolio managers' management of the other accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, SIMC does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, SIMC believes that it has designed policies and procedures that reasonably manage such conflicts in an appropriate way.
Knowledge of the Timing and Size of Fund Trades. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Funds. Because of their positions with the Funds, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of the other accounts and to the possible detriment of the Funds. However, SIMC has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.
Investment Opportunities. A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the Funds and the other accounts, which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors the other accounts over the Funds. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that SIMC or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the other accounts than the Funds. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is SIMC's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, SIMC has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while the portfolio managers may buy for other accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the Funds, such an approach might not be suitable for the Funds given their investment objectives and related restrictions.
THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS TO THE UNDERLYING SEI FUNDS
Each advisory and certain of the sub-advisory agreements provide that SIMC (or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Advisers) shall not be protected against any liability to the Underlying Trusts or their shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder. In addition, certain of the sub-advisory agreements provide that the Sub-Adviser shall not be protected against any liability to the Underlying Trusts or their shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on its part in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its obligations or duties thereunder.
Pursuant to the advisory and sub-advisory agreements, most of the Underlying SEI Funds rely upon SIMC for access, on a pooled investment basis, to the core elements of SIMC's investment adviser selection, monitoring and asset allocation services. Under the "Manager of Managers" approach employed by the Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC will recommend and, if the Trustees of those Underlying Trusts approve the recommendation, monitor for the Underlying SEI Funds one or more managers using a range of investment styles.
After its initial two year term, the continuance of each advisory and sub-advisory agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Underlying SEI Fund or by the Trustees of the applicable Underlying Trust; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such agreement or "interested persons," as that term is defined under the 1940 Act, of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each advisory or sub-advisory agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment and is terminable at any time without penalty by the Trustees of the Underlying Trust or, with respect to an Underlying SEI Fund, by a majority of the outstanding shares of that Underlying SEI Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to SIMC (or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable), or by SIMC (or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable) on 90 days' written notice to the Underlying Trust. SIMC has obtained an exemptive order from the SEC that permits SIMC, with the approval of the Underlying Trusts' Board of Trustees, to retain unaffiliated Sub-Advisers for an Underlying SEI Fund without submitting the sub-advisory agreement
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to a vote of an Underlying SEI Fund's shareholders. In addition, the exemptive relief permits the non-disclosure of amounts payable by SIMC under such sub-advisory agreements.
In accordance with a separate exemptive order that the Trust and SIMC have obtained from the SEC, the Board may approve a new sub-advisory agreement or a material amendment to an existing sub-advisory agreement at a meeting that is not in person, subject to certain conditions, including that the Trustees are able to participate in the meeting using a means of communication that allows them to hear each other simultaneously during the meeting.
MANAGERS OF THE UNDERLYING SEI FUNDS
As of the date of this SAI, the following managers serve as adviser or Sub-Advisers to the Underlying SEI Funds:
SDIT Government Fund
BlackRock Advisors, LLC ("BAL") serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Government Fund. BAL is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. BAL is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"), an independent and publicly-traded corporation incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York, New York. As of March 31, 2025, there was no person known by BlackRock to own beneficially 10% or more of any class of outstanding voting securities of BlackRock.
SDIT Short-Duration Government Fund
Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management"), serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Short-Duration Government Fund. Wellington Management, a Delaware limited liability partnership with principal offices at 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 is a professional investment counseling firm that provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 90 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership.
SDIT Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund
MetLife Investment Management, LLC ("MIM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund. MIM, a Delaware limited liability company, was founded and registered with the SEC in 2006. MIM is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. ("MetLife"). There are no 25% or greater shareholders of MetLife.
Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management"), serves as a Sub-Adviser to the Ultra Short Duration Bond Fund. Wellington Management, a Delaware limited liability partnership with principal offices at 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 is a professional investment counseling firm that provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 90 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership.
SEI Select Small Cap ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Select Small Cap ETF. Assets of the SEI Select Small Cap ETF not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC ("EIP") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select Small Cap ETF. EIP is a Delaware limited liability company founded in 2019, but with roots dating back to 1982.
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Geneva Capital Management LLC ("Geneva") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select Small Cap ETF. Geneva has furnished investment advisory services to clients since January 1987. As of March 31, 2025, Geneva managed approximately $5.7 billion of client assets on a discretionary basis.
SEI Select International Equity ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Select International Equity ETF. Assets of the SEI Select International Equity ETF not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Brown Advisory LLC ("Brown Advisory") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select International Equity ETF. Brown Advisory is a limited liability company and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown Advisory Management LLC. As of June 30, 2025, Brown Advisory had $72,999.22 million in institutional assets under management.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC—Pzena Investment Management, LLC ("Pzena") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select International Equity ETF. Based in New York, New York, Pzena was founded in late 1995 and began managing assets on January 1, 1996. The firm is 100% owned by its employee members and certain other partners, including former employees.
SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. Assets of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF not allocated to a Sub-Adviser are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Aikya Investment Management Limited ("Aikya") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. Aikya is a UK private company limited by shares with UK Companies House Number 12329682. Aikya is authorised by United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority to provide regulated services since June 1, 2021. Aikya's ownership structure is 67.5% owned by Aikya employees, and 32.5% owned by operational partner Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX:PNI). Aikya Investment Management Limited has been registered with the SEC as an investment adviser since February 2021.
JOHCM (USA) Inc. ("JOHCM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. JOHCM, a Delaware corporation, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Perpetual Limited ("Perpetual"). JOHCM may engage with certain affiliates, (together with JOHCM, the "JOHCM Group") to perform certain activities and services related to the management of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF.
Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. ("Robeco") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SEI Select Emerging Markets Equity ETF. Robeco has been registered with the SEC as an investment adviser since 1997. Robeco has been registered as a Delaware corporation since 1997.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF. SIMC manages the assets of the SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF. SIMC manages the assets of the SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum Factor ETF. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
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SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF. SIMC manages the assets of the SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Value Factor ETF. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF. SIMC manages the assets of the SEI Enhanced Low Volatility U.S. Large Cap ETF. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
SIMT Conservative Income Fund
BlackRock Advisors, LLC ("BAL") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Conservative Income Fund. BAL is an investment adviser registered with the SEC. BAL is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"), an independent and publicly-traded corporation incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York, New York. As of March 31, 2025, there was no person known by BlackRock to own beneficially 10% or more of any class of outstanding voting securities of BlackRock.
SIMT Core Fixed Income Fund
Allspring Global Investments, LLC ("Allspring Investments") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Core Fixed Income Fund. Allspring Investments is a Delaware limited liability company and is an SEC registered investment adviser. Allspring Investments is a directly and wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC.
Jennison Associates LLC ("Jennison") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Core Fixed Income Fund. Jennison (including its predecessor, Jennison Associates Capital Corp.) is a registered investment adviser founded in 1969. Jennison, a Delaware limited liability company, is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM, Inc. (formerly Prudential Investment Management, Inc.), which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of PGIM Holding Company LLC (formerly Prudential Asset Management Holding Company LLC), which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc.
MetLife Investment Management, LLC ("MIM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Core Fixed Income Fund. MIM, a Delaware limited liability company, was founded and registered with the SEC in 2006. MIM is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. ("MetLife"). There are no 25% or greater shareholders of MetLife.
Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC ("MetWest") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Core Fixed Income Fund. MetWest, founded in 1996, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The TCW Group, Inc.
SIMT Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
State Street Investment Management ("SSIM") (f/k/a SSGA Funds Management, Inc.) serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets the Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund. SSIM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., which is itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation ("State Street"), a publicly held financial holding company. The investment management arm of State Street is made up of SSIM and other advisory affiliates of State Street Corporation.
SIMT Global Managed Volatility Fund
Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Global Managed Volatility Fund. Acadian was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc, a publicly listed company on the NYSE.
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SIMT High Yield Bond Fund
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund. SIMC may also directly manage a portion of the assets of the SIMT High Yield Bond Fund. SIMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Ares Capital Management II LLC ("ACM II") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the High Yield Bond Fund. ACM II is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ares Management LLC ("Ares") and is registered with the SEC. Founded in 1997, Ares is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes. Ares' scale and tenure in credit markets define their platform. Ares was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform. ACM II is a Delaware limited liability company, and its ultimate parent company is Ares Management Corporation, ("Ares Corp"), which is a publicly traded, global alternative investment manager. Its common units are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARES.
Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. ("Benefit Street") serves as a Sub-Adviser to the High Yield Bond Fund. Benefit Street is a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton. Importantly, Benefit Street operates all of its Investment Committees independently of Franklin Templeton.
Brigade Capital Management, LP ("Brigade") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the High Yield Bond Fund. Brigade is a Delaware limited partnership and an SEC-registered investment adviser, and Donald E. Morgan III is the managing partner of Brigade.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("JPMIM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the High Yield Bond Fund. JPMIM is a registered investment adviser and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co ("JPMorgan").
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("T. Rowe Price") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of High Yield Bond Fund. T. Rowe Price, a wholly-owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ("T. Rowe Price Group"), a publicly-traded financial services holding company, has been managing assets since 1937. T. Rowe Price is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of its portion of the High Yield Bond Fund but may delegate certain of its duties to its affiliate, T. Rowe Price Investment Management ("TRPIM"). TRPIM is located at 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. T. Rowe Price and TRPIM are both U.S. registered investment advisers and are subsidiaries of T. Rowe Price Group. As of September 30, 2024, T. Rowe Price and its affiliates had approximately $1.63 trillion in assets under management.
SIMT Large Cap Fund
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Fund. Brandywine, founded in 1986, is a specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, and the firm retains full control over investments, hiring, and compensation.
Fred Alger Management, LLC ("Alger") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Fund. Alger has been in the business of providing investment advisory services since 1964 and as of September 30, 2024 had approximately $14.6 billion in mutual fund assets under management as well as $11.2 billion in other assets under management. Alger is directly owned by Alger Group Holdings, LLC ("AGH"), a financial services holding company. AGH and Fred Alger are indirectly controlled by Hilary M. Alger, Nicole D. Alger and Alexandra D. Alger, who own approximately 99% of the voting rights of Alger Associates, Inc., the parent company of AGH.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC ("Mar Vista") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Fund. Mar Vista was founded by Silas Myers, CFA, and Brian Massey, CFA, in November 2007 and is
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a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Mar Vista is controlled by Silas Myers and Brian Massey, each an employee of Mar Vista, with F/m Managers Group, LLC (f/k/a 1251 Asset Management Platform, LLC) holding a non-controlling, minority ownership stake in the firm. Silas Myers and Brian Massey jointly determine the composition of 83.3% of the Mar Vista Board with F/m Managers Group, LLC (f/k/a 1251 Asset Management Platform, LLC) assigning the remaining. Mar Vista is governed by the Mar Vista Board of Managers.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Large Cap Growth Fund
Fred Alger Management, LLC ("Alger") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Growth Fund. Alger has been in the business of providing investment advisory services since 1964 and as of September 30, 2024 had approximately $14.6 billion in mutual fund assets under management as well as $11.2 billion in other assets under management. Alger is directly owned by Alger Group Holdings, LLC ("AGH"), a financial services holding company. AGH and Fred Alger are indirectly controlled by Hilary M. Alger, Nicole D. Alger and Alexandra D. Alger, who own approximately 99% of the voting rights of Alger Associates, Inc., the parent company of AGH.
Mackenzie Investments Corporation ("Mackenzie") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Growth Fund. Mackenzie is an SEC registered investment adviser and a Delaware corporation. Mackenzie was founded in 2012 and provides investment advisory services to various types of clients.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Growth Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
PineStone Asset Management Inc ("PineStone") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Growth Fund. PineStone is a specialist global equity manager founded in 2021 that is 100% employee owned and is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. PineStone is focused exclusively on helping clients achieve their financial goals by investing in what PineStone believes to be high quality companies worldwide. PineStone had approximately USD$56.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2024 and is led by Nadim Rizk, a seasoned portfolio manager with over 25 years of experience.
SIMT Large Cap Value Fund
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Value Fund. Brandywine, founded in 1986, is a specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, and the firm retains full control over investments, hiring, and compensation.
Cullen Capital Management ("Cullen"), serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Value Fund. Cullen is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is based in New York, NY. Cullen is controlled by James Cullen, a co-founder of the firm who owns 75.1% of the voting units issued and outstanding.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Value Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
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Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Large Cap Value Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund*
SIMC serves as the adviser to the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund.
Dynamic Beta Investments, LLC ("DBi") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Liquid Alternative Fund. DBi is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm formed in 2012, and iM Square Holding 4, LLC owns a minority interest in DBi.
SIMT Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund
AQR Capital Management, LLC ("AQR") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Multi-Asset Accumulation Fund (and its Subsidiary). AQR, a Delaware limited liability company founded in 1998 and registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, is a wholly owned subsidiary of AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC ("AQR Holdings"), which has no activities other than holding the interests of AQR. Clifford S. Asness, Ph.D., M.B.A., may be deemed to control AQR through his voting control of the Board of Members of AQR Holdings.
SIMT Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund
Janus Henderson Investors US LLC ("Janus") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Multi-Asset Capital Stability Fund. Janus (together with its predecessors) has served as an investment adviser since 1969 and currently serves as investment adviser, or sub-adviser, to separately managed accounts, mutual funds, as well as commingled pools or private funds, and wrap fee accounts. Janus is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and as a commodity pool operator and a commodity trading advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Janus is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Janus Henderson Group plc ("JHG"), a publicly traded independent asset management firm incorporated in Jersey, Channel Islands, which does business as Janus Henderson Investors ("Janus Henderson"). The firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: JHG).
SIMT Multi-Asset Income Fund
Barings LLC ("Barings") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Multi-Asset Income Fund. Barings is a leading provider of investment advice to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles. Barings and its predecessor organizations have been providing investment advice since 1940. As of December 31, 2023, Barings and its subsidiaries managed a total of $382 billion in client assets. Barings, a Delaware limited liability company, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual"). It has been registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") since November 1, 1940.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. ("GSAM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets to the Multi-Asset Income Fund.
SIMT Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund
AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AllianceBernstein") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Multi-Asset Inflation Managed (and its Subsidiary) Fund. AllianceBernstein is a Delaware limited partnership, the
* On or about August 25, 2025, the SIMT Liquid Alternative Fund is expected to be reorganized into the SEI DBi Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF, a series of SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
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majority limited partnership units in which are held, directly and indirectly, by its parent company Equitable Holdings, Inc. ("EQH"), a publicly traded holding company for a diverse group of financial services companies. AllianceBernstein Corporation, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of EQH, is the general partner of both AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., a publicly traded partnership. As of September 30, 2024, AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. owned approximately 39.3% of the issued and outstanding AllianceBernstein Units and Equitable Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries had an approximate 60.0% economic interest in AllianceBernstein (including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. and AllianceBernstein), and unaffiliated holders held approximately 0.7%.
Franklin Advisers, Inc. ("FAV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Multi-Asset Inflation Managed Fund. FAV is a California corporation with its principal offices at One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, California 94403-1906. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (referred to as "Franklin Templeton"). Franklin Templeton managed approximately $1,679 billion in assets worldwide as of September 30, 2024.
SIMT Real Estate Fund
CenterSquare Investment Management LLC ("CenterSquare") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Real Estate Fund. CenterSquare, founded in 1987, manages real estate and infrastructure securities portfolios, as well as private equity real estate strategies. Private equity firm, Lovell Minnick Partners, has a majority ownership interest in CenterSquare and CenterSquare's management team has a significant minority interest.
SIMT Real Return Fund
The SIMT Real Return Fund's assets currently are managed directly by SIMC. SIMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
SIMT Small Cap Fund
Copeland Capital Management, LLC ("Copeland") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Fund. Copeland was founded in 2005 and is 100% employee owned.
Easterly Investment Partners LLC ("EIP") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Fund. EIP is a Delaware limited liability company founded in 2019, but with roots dating back to 1982.
Leeward Investments, LLC ("Leeward"), serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Fund. Leeward is a manager-managed limited liability company that is 100% employee-owned.
Los Angeles Capital Management LLC ("Los Angeles Capital") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Fund. Los Angeles Capital is an SEC registered investment adviser. Los Angeles Capital is a California limited liability company founded in 2002, and is wholly-owned through its parent companies by its employees.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Small Cap Growth Fund
Geneva Capital Management LLC ("Geneva") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Fund. Geneva has furnished investment advisory services to clients since January 1987. As of March 31, 2025, Geneva managed approximately $5.7 billion of client assets on a discretionary basis.
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The Informed Momentum Company, LLC ("IMC") (f/k/a EAM Investors, LLC), located at 215 Highway 101, Suite 216, Solana Beach, California 92075, serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Fund. IMC was founded as a California Limited Liability Company in 2007. IMC employees own 56% of EAM Investors. Byron C. Roth, through his majority ownership of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary WACO Limited, LLC, indirectly owns a 44% interest in the firm.
Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC ("Jackson Creek") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Fund. Founded in 2020, Jackson Creek is an SEC registered investment adviser and provides investment advice to institutions and high-net-worth investors.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Growth Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Small Cap Value Fund
Easterly Investment Partners LLC ("EIP") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. EIP is a Delaware limited liability company founded in 2019, but with roots dating back to 1982.
Leeward Investments, LLC ("Leeward") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. Leeward is a manager-managed limited liability company that is 100% employee-owned.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Small Cap Value Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine Global") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. Brandywine, founded in 1986, is a specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, and the firm retains full control over investments, hiring, and compensation.
Cullen Capital Management ("Cullen"), serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. Cullen is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is based in New York, NY. Cullen is controlled by James Cullen, a co-founder of the firm who owns 75.1% of the voting units issued and outstanding.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC ("Mar Vista") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. Mar Vista was founded by Silas Myers, CFA, and Brian Massey, CFA, in November 2007 and is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Mar Vista is controlled by Silas Myers and Brian Massey, each an employee of Mar Vista, with F/m Managers Group, LLC (f/k/a 1251 Asset Management Platform, LLC) holding a non-controlling, minority ownership stake in the firm. Silas Myers and Brian Massey jointly determine the composition of 83.3% of the Mar Vista Board with
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F/m Managers Group, LLC (f/k/a 1251 Asset Management Platform, LLC) assigning the remaining. Mar Vista is governed by the Mar Vista Board of Managers.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
PineStone Asset Management Inc ("PineStone") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Large Cap Growth Fund. PineStone is a specialist global equity manager founded in 2021 that is 100% employee owned and is a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. PineStone is focused exclusively on helping clients achieve their financial goals by investing in what PineStone believes to be high quality companies worldwide. PineStone had approximately USD$56.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2024 and is led by Nadim Rizk, a seasoned portfolio manager with over 25 years of experience.
SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund
Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the SIMT Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund. Acadian was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Acadian Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Acadian Asset Management Inc., a publicly listed company on the NYSE.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Managed Volatility Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund
Easterly Investment Partners LLC ("EIP") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. EIP is a Delaware limited liability company founded in 2019, but with roots dating back to 1982.
Geneva Capital Management LLC ("Geneva") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. Geneva has furnished investment advisory services to clients since January 1987. As of March 31, 2025, Geneva managed approximately $5.7 billion of client assets on a discretionary basis.
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. ("Hillsdale") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. Hillsdale was incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act on January 5, 1996 for the purpose of providing portfolio and investment management services. Hillsdale provides investment management services to institutional and private clients through separate managed accounts and to the Hillsdale Pooled Funds.
Martingale Asset Management LP ("Martingale") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. Martingale is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is an independent, privately held investment adviser principally owned by its employees. Martingale is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
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Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed Small/Mid Cap Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley, and owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions LLC, a privately held subsidiary of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund
Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund. Acadian was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc, a publicly listed company on the NYSE.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC ("Parametric") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Tax-Managed International Managed Volatility Fund. Parametric is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, a publicly held company that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol MS. Parametric is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. Parametric is owned directly by Eaton Vance Acquisitions and Eaton Vance Management, both privately held subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley.
SIMT U.S. Managed Volatility Fund
Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the U.S. Managed Volatility Fund. Acadian was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Acadian Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Acadian Asset Management Inc., a publicly listed company on the NYSE.
LSV Asset Management ("LSV") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the U.S. Managed Volatility, Fund. The general partners of LSV developed a quantitative value investment philosophy that has been used to manage assets since 1994. LSV is organized as a Delaware general partnership. An affiliate of SIMC owns an interest in LSV.
SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan Partners") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Artisan Partners is located at 875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Artisan Partners is a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware. Artisan Partners is managed by its general partner, Artisan Investments GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company wholly-owned by Artisan Partners Holdings LP ("Artisan Partners Holdings"). Artisan Partners Holdings is a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware whose sole general partner is Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., a publicly traded Delaware corporation.
Colchester Global Investors, Ltd ("Colchester") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Colchester is majority employee-owned and is controlled by Ian Sims through his controlling ownership of its voting securities.
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC ("GMO") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. GMO was founded in 1977 and is a Massachusetts limited liability company that is controlled by active employee-members. As of September 30, 2024, GMO managed on a worldwide basis approximately $70 billion in assets.
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Invesco Advisers, Inc. ("Invesco") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Invesco is located at 1331 Spring Street NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Invesco, as successor in interest to multiple investment advisers, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. ("IVZ"), a publicly traded company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in the business of investment management on an international basis.
Marathon Asset Management, L.P. ("Marathon") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Marathon was formed in 1998 by Bruce Richards, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Louis Hanover, Chief Investment Officer. In 2003, Marathon became a U.S. SEC-registered investment adviser. As of June 2016, Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings Fund, a vehicle managed by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, owns a passive, minority interest in Marathon. Marathon maintains autonomy over its business management, operations, and investment processes.
SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Aikya Investment Management Limited ("Aikya") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Aikya is a UK private company limited by shares with UK Companies House Number 12329682. Aikya is authorised by United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority to provide regulated services since June 1, 2021. Aikya's ownership structure is 67.5% owned by Aikya employees, and 32.5% owned by operational partner Pinnacle Investment Management (ASX:PNI). Aikya Investment Management Limited has been registered with the SEC as an investment adviser since February 2021.
JOHCM (USA) Inc. ("JOHCM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. JOHCM, a Delaware corporation, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Pendal Group Limited ("Pendal").
Robeco Institutional Asset Management US Inc. ("Robeco") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Robeco has been registered with the SEC as an investment adviser since 1997. Robeco has been registered as a Delaware corporation since 1997.
SIT International Equity Fund
Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. Acadian was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of BrightSphere Affiliate Holdings LLC, which is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of BrightSphere Investment Group Inc ("BSIG"), a publicly listed company on the NYSE.
Pzena Investment Management, LLC ("Pzena"), serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. Based in New York, New York, Pzena was founded in 1996. The firm is 100% owned by its employee members and certain other partners, including former employees.
WCM Investment Management ("WCM"), located at 281 Brooks Street, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. WCM is an independent asset management firm, and was founded in 1976.
SIT International Fixed Income Fund
Colchester Global Investors, Ltd ("Colchester") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. Colchester is majority employee-owned and is controlled by Ian Sims through his controlling ownership of its voting securities.
RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited ("RBC GAM UK") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. RBC GAM UK is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada Holdings (U.K.) Limited and provides asset management services to institutional clients based in EMEA APAC. The firm manages a range of equity and fixed income portfolios from its headquarters in London, UK. RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. ("RBC GAM US") has been appointed by RBC GAM UK to act as its sub-adviser in managing the investment and reinvestment of the International Fixed Income Fund. RBC GAM US is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of RBC (Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its
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subsidiaries operate under the master brand name RBC) and offers a comprehensive range of investment solutions and services for institutions and intermediaries in the US. RBC GAM US serves as a sub-adviser to some of the pooled funds and separately managed accounts managed by RBC GAM UK as delegated to the firm's US Fixed Income team.
Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington Management"), a Delaware limited liability partnership with principal offices at 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. Wellington Management is a professional investment counseling firm which provides investment services to investment companies, employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, and other institutions. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 90 years. Wellington Management is owned by the partners of Wellington Management Group LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership.
DISTRIBUTION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICING
General. SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor") serves as each Fund's distributor. The Distributor, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI, has its principal business offices at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Distribution Agreement with the Trust. The Distributor serves as each Fund's distributor pursuant to a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with the Trust. The Trust has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan for its Class D Shares (the "Class D Plan") in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. In this regard, the Board has determined that the Class D Plan and the Distribution Agreement are in the best interests of the shareholders. Continuance of the Class D Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees and by a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class D Plan or in any agreements related thereto ("Qualified Trustees"). The Class D Plan requires that quarterly written reports of amounts spent under the Class D Plan and the purposes of such expenditures be furnished to and reviewed by the Trustees. The Class D Plan may not be amended to increase materially the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund or class affected. All material amendments of the Class D Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees and of the Qualified Trustees.
The Class D Plan provides for payments to service providers for distribution-related or shareholder services at an annual rate of up to 0.75% of each Fund's Class D Shares average daily net assets attributable to Class D Shares. The distribution-related payments under the Class D Plan, as it is currently in effect, may be used to compensate the Distributor for distribution-related services or the Distributor may reallow such fees to other broker-dealers and financial intermediaries to compensate them for the provision of distribution-related or shareholder services.
For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025, the Class D Shares of the Funds incurred the following distribution (12b-1) expenses:
Total Distribution (12b-1) Expenses |
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Fund Class D Shares |
2024 |
2025 |
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Defensive Strategy Fund |
$ |
— |
* |
$ |
— |
* |
|||||
Conservative Strategy Fund |
$ |
1,415 |
$ |
1,189 |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
$ |
1,652 |
$ |
803 |
|||||||
Aggressive Strategy Fund |
$ |
10,239 |
$ |
13,513 |
|||||||
Core Market Strategy Fund |
$ |
— |
* |
$ |
— |
* |
|||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund |
$ |
11,077 |
$ |
2,895 |
* As of March 31, 2025, the Class D Shares of the Defensive Strategy and Core Market Strategy Funds had not yet commenced operations and therefore did not incur any distribution (12b-1) expenses.
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For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the Distributor retained certain amounts or paid amounts to certain third-parties for distribution-related services as shown in the chart below:
Conservative Strategy Fund |
Moderate Strategy Fund |
Aggressive Strategy Fund |
Market Growth Strategy Fund |
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BancoPopular |
$ |
2 |
$ |
3 |
$ |
27 |
$ |
197 |
|||||||||||
Counsel Trust |
$ |
1,142 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
1,377 |
$ |
578 |
|||||||||||
DST Systems |
$ |
0 |
$ |
99 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
834 |
|||||||||||
Peoples Bank |
$ |
0 |
$ |
403 |
$ |
10,973 |
$ |
411 |
|||||||||||
Raymond James Financial |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
275 |
$ |
0 |
|||||||||||
Wells Fargo Advisors |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
636 |
$ |
313 |
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SIDCO |
$ |
45 |
$ |
298 |
$ |
225 |
$ |
562 |
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Totals: |
$ |
1,189 |
$ |
803 |
$ |
13,513 |
$ |
2,895 |
In addition, pursuant to a Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement (the "Service Plan"), Class F, D and I Shares are authorized to pay service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing servicing of shareholder accounts owning such Shares at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of the value of the average daily net assets attributable to the Shares of the Fund, which is calculated and payable monthly. The service fees payable under the Service Plan are intended to compensate service providers for the provision of shareholder services and may be used to provide compensation to financial intermediaries for ongoing service and/or maintenance of shareholder accounts with respect to Shares of the applicable Funds. Shareholder services under the Service Plan may include: (i) maintaining accounts; (ii) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their positions in Shares; (iii) arranging for bank wires; (iv) responding to shareholder inquiries relating to the services performed by the Distributor or any service provider; (v) responding to inquiries from shareholders concerning their investments in Shares; (vi) forwarding shareholder communications from the Funds (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to shareholders; (vii) processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and placing such orders with the Funds or their service providers; (viii) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations, and addresses; (ix) providing subaccounting with respect to Shares beneficially owned by shareholders; (x) processing dividend payments from the Funds on behalf of shareholders; and (xi) providing such other similar services as the Funds may reasonably request to the extent that the Distributor and/or the service provider is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.
Payments under the Class D Plan are not tied exclusively to the expenses for distribution activities actually incurred by the Distributor or third parties, so that such payments may exceed expenses actually incurred by the Distributor. Similarly, payments to the Distributor under the Service Plan are not directly tied to shareholder servicing expenses incurred. The Board will evaluate the appropriateness of the Class D Plan and the Service Plan and their payment terms on a continuing basis and, in doing so, will consider all relevant factors, including expenses borne by the Distributor and amounts it receives under the Class D Plan and the Service Plan.
With respect to Class F, D and I Shares, each Fund will waive its shareholder servicing fee to the extent that the Fund's shareholder servicing fee, when aggregated with any shareholder servicing fee charged by an Underlying SEI Fund, exceeds applicable regulatory limits.
Administrative Service Plan. Pursuant to an Administrative Service Plan (the "Administrative Service Plan"), Class I Shares are authorized to pay administrative service providers a fee in connection with the ongoing provision of administrative services at the annual rate of up to 0.25% of the value of the average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares of the Fund, which is calculated daily and payable monthly. The administrative service fees payable under the Administrative Service Plan are intended to compensate administrative service providers for the provision of administrative services and may be used to provide compensation to other service providers for the provision of administrative services with respect to Class I Shares of the applicable Funds. Administrative services under the Administrative Service Plan may include: (i) providing subaccounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by clients; (ii) providing information periodically to clients showing their positions in shares; (iii) forwarding shareholder communications from a Fund (such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual and semi-annual financial statements and dividend, distribution and tax notices) to clients;
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(iv) processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from clients and placing such orders with a Fund or its service providers; (v) processing dividend payments from a Fund on behalf of its clients; and (vi) providing such other similar services as a Fund may, through the Distributor, reasonably request to the extent that the service provider is permitted to do so under applicable laws or regulations.
It is possible that an institution may offer different classes of shares to its customers and thus receive different compensation with respect to the different classes. These financial institutions may also charge separate fees to their customers.
Except to the extent that the Administrator and SIMC (as investment adviser) benefited through increased fees from an increase in the net assets of the Trust that may have resulted in part from the expenditures, no interested person of the Trust nor any Trustee who is not an interested person of the Trust had a direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class D Plan or related agreements.
Distribution Expenses Incurred by Adviser. The Funds are sold primarily through independent registered investment advisers, financial planners, bank trust departments and other financial advisors ("Financial Advisors") who provide their clients with advice and services in connection with their investments in the SEI Funds. SEI Funds are typically combined into complete investment portfolios and strategies using asset allocation techniques to serve investor needs. In connection with its distribution activities, SIMC and its affiliates may provide Financial Advisors, without charge, asset allocation models and strategies, custody services, risk assessment tools and other investment information and services to assist the Financial Advisors in providing advice to investors.
SIMC may hold conferences, seminars and other educational and informational activities for Financial Advisors for the purpose of educating Financial Advisors about the Funds and other investment products offered by SIMC or its affiliates. SIMC may pay for lodging, meals and other similar expenses incurred by Financial Advisors in connection with such activities. SIMC may also pay expenses associated with joint marketing activities with Financial Advisors, including, without limitation, seminars, conferences, client appreciation dinners, direct market mailings and other marketing activities designed to further the promotion of the Funds. In certain cases, SIMC may make payments to Financial Advisors or their employers in connection with their solicitation or referral of investment business, subject to any regulatory requirements for disclosure to and consent from the investor. All such marketing expenses and solicitation payments are paid by SIMC or its affiliates out of its past profits or other available resources and are not charged to the Funds.
Many Financial Advisors may be affiliated with broker-dealers. SIMC and its affiliates may pay compensation to broker-dealers or other financial institutions for services such as, without limitation, providing the Funds with "shelf space" or a higher profile for the firm's associated Financial Advisors and their customers, placing the Funds on the firm's preferred or recommended fund list, granting the Distributor access to the firm's associated Financial Advisors, providing assistance in training and educating the firm's personnel about the Funds or other investment products offered by SIMC or its affiliates, allowing sponsorship of seminars or informational meetings, and furnishing marketing support and other specified services. These payments may be based on the average net assets of SEI Funds attributable to that broker-dealer, gross or net sales of SEI Funds attributable to that broker-dealer, a negotiated lump sum payment or other appropriate compensation for services rendered.
Payments may also be made by SIMC or its affiliates to financial institutions to compensate or reimburse them for administrative or other client services provided, such as sub-transfer agency services for shareholders or retirement plan participants, omnibus accounting or sub-accounting, participation in networking arrangements, account set-up, recordkeeping and other shareholder services. These fees may be used by the financial institutions to offset or reduce fees that would otherwise be paid directly to them by certain account holders, such as retirement plans. The foregoing payments may be in addition to any shareholder servicing or administrative servicing fees paid to a financial institution in accordance with the Funds' Service Plan or Administrative Service Plan.
The payments discussed above may be significant to the financial institutions receiving them and may create an incentive for the financial institutions or their representatives to recommend or offer shares of the
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SEI Funds to their customers rather than other funds or investment products. These payments are made by SIMC and its affiliates out of their past profits or other available resources and are not charged to the Funds.
Although the Funds may use broker-dealers that sell Fund shares to effect transactions for the Funds' portfolio, the Adviser will not consider the sale of Fund shares as a factor when choosing broker-dealers to effect those transactions and will not direct brokerage transactions to broker-dealers as compensation for the sale of Fund shares.
SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITY
During the most recent fiscal year, the Defensive Strategy Fund, Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund, Conservative Strategy Fund, Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund, Moderate Strategy Fund, Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund, Aggressive Strategy Fund, Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund, Core Market Strategy Fund, Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund, Market Growth Strategy Fund and Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund did not engage in securities lending.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST
Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and its series, including the Funds described in this SAI, are overseen by the Trustees. The Board has approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust.
Like most mutual funds, the day-to-day business of the Trust, including the management of risk, is performed by third party service providers, such as SIMC, the Distributor and the Administrator. The Trustees are responsible for overseeing the Trust's service providers and therefore have oversight responsibility with respect to risk management performed by those service providers. Risk management seeks to identify and address risks, i.e., events or circumstances that could have material adverse effects on the business, operations, shareholder services, investment performance or reputation of the Funds. The Funds and their service providers employ a variety of processes, procedures and controls to identify risks, to lessen the probability of their occurrence and/or to mitigate the effects of such risks if they do occur. Each service provider is responsible for one or more discrete aspects of the Trust's business (e.g., SIMC is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds' portfolio investments) and, consequently, for managing the risks associated with that business. The Board has emphasized to the Funds' service providers the importance of maintaining vigorous risk management.
The Trustees' role in risk oversight begins before the inception of a Fund, at which time SIMC presents the Board with information concerning the investment objectives, strategies and risks of the Fund as well as proposed investment limitations for the Fund and the allocation of the Funds' assets across the Underlying SEI Funds. Additionally, SIMC provides the Board with an overview of, among other things, its investment philosophy, brokerage practices and compliance infrastructure. Thereafter, the Board continues its oversight function as various personnel, including the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, as well as personnel of SIMC and other service providers, such as the Fund's independent accountants, make periodic reports to the Audit Committee or to the Board with respect to various aspects of risk management. The Board and the Audit Committee oversee efforts by management and service providers to manage risks to which the Funds may be exposed.
The Board is responsible for overseeing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and receives information about those services at its regular meetings. In addition, in connection with its consideration of whether to annually renew the Advisory Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and SIMC, the Board annually meets with SIMC to review such services. Among other things, the Board regularly considers the Adviser's adherence to the Funds' investment restrictions and compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities regulations.
The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer regularly reports to the Board to review and discuss compliance issues and Fund and Adviser risk assessments. At least annually, the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer provides the Board with a report reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Trust's policies and procedures and those of its service providers, including the Adviser. The report addresses the operation of the policies and
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procedures of the Trust and each service provider since the date of the last report, any material changes to the policies and procedures since the date of the last report, any recommendations for material changes to the policies and procedures, and any material compliance matters since the date of the last report.
The Board receives reports from the Valuation Designee and the Funds' service providers regarding operational risks and risks related to the valuation and liquidity of portfolio securities. The Trust's Valuation Designee provides quarterly reports to the Board concerning investments for which market prices are not readily available or may be unreliable. Annually, the independent registered public accounting firm reviews with the Audit Committee its audit of the Funds' financial statements, focusing on major areas of financial statement risk encountered by the Funds and noting any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses that were identified in the Funds' internal controls. Additionally, in connection with its oversight function, the Board oversees Fund management's implementation of disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in its periodic reports with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. The Board also oversees the Trust's internal controls over financial reporting, which comprise policies and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Trust's financial reporting and the preparation of the Trust's financial statements.
From their respective reviews of these reports and discussions with SIMC, the Chief Compliance Officer, the independent registered public accounting firm and other service providers, the Board and the Audit Committee learn about the material risks of the Funds, thereby facilitating a dialogue about how management and service providers identify and mitigate those risks.
The Board recognizes that not all risks that may affect the Funds can be identified and/or quantified, that it may not be practical or cost-effective to eliminate or mitigate certain risks, that it may be necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Funds' goals, and that the processes, procedures and controls employed to address certain risks may be limited in their effectiveness. Reports received by the Trustees as to risk management matters are typically summaries of the relevant information. Most of the Funds' investment management and business affairs are carried out by or through SIMC and the Funds' other service providers, each of which has an independent interest in risk management and each of which has policies and methods by which one or more risk management functions are carried out. These risk management policies and methods may differ in the setting of priorities, the resources available or the effectiveness of relevant controls. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the Board's ability to monitor and manage risk, as a practical matter, is subject to limitations.
Members of the Board. There are ten members of the Board, eight of whom are not interested persons of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act ("independent Trustees"). Robert A. Nesher, an interested person of the Trust, serves as Chairman of the Board. James M. Williams, an independent Trustee, serves as the lead independent Trustee. The Trust has determined its leadership structure is appropriate given the specific characteristics and circumstances of the Trust. The Trust made this determination in consideration of, among other things, the fact that the chairperson of each Committee of the Board is an independent Trustee, the amount of assets under management in the Trust and the number of Funds (and classes of shares) overseen by the Board. The Board also believes that its leadership structure facilitates the orderly and efficient flow of information to the independent Trustees from Fund management.
The Board has two standing committees: the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee. The Audit Committee and Governance Committee are chaired by an independent Trustee and composed of all of the independent Trustees. In addition, the Board has a lead independent Trustee.
In his role as lead independent Trustee, Mr. Williams, among other things: (i) presides over Board meetings in the absence of the Chairman of the Board; (ii) presides over executive sessions of the independent Trustees; (iii) along with the Chairman of the Board, oversees the development of agendas for Board meetings; (iv) facilitates dealings and communications between the independent Trustees and management, and among the independent Trustees; and (v) has such other responsibilities as the Board or independent Trustees determine from time to time.
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Set forth below are the names, years of birth, position with the Trust, the year in which the Trustee was elected, the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust. There is no stated term of office for the Trustees of the Trust. However, each Trustee who is not an interested person of the Trust must retire from the Board by the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee attains the age of 75 years. Current members of the Board may, upon the unanimous vote of the Governance Committee and a majority vote of the full Board, continue to serve on the Board for a maximum of five successive one calendar year terms after attaining the age of 75 years. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Interested Trustees.
ROBERT A. NESHER (Born: 1946)—Chairman of the Board of Trustees* (since 1995)—President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trust since 2005. SEI employee since 1974; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. Director of SEI Global Master Fund plc, SEI Global Assets Fund plc, SEI Global Investments Fund plc, SEI Investments—Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Investments—Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC and SEI Global Nominee Ltd. Trustee of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust, SEI Exchange Traded Funds and SEI Alternative Income Fund. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2013 to 2020. Trustee of The KP Funds from 2013 to 2020. Vice Chairman of Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust from 2017 to 2018. Vice Chairman of Gallery Trust from 2015 to 2018. Vice Chairman of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund from 2014 to 2018. Vice Chairman of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III from 2014 to 2018. Vice Chairman of Winton Series Trust from 2014 to 2017. Vice Chairman of O'Connor EQUUS (closed-end investment company) from 2014 to 2016. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 1989 to 2016. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP, from 2007 to 2013.
DENNIS J. MCGONIGLE (Born: 1960)—Trustee* (since 2024)—Adviser to SEI Investments Company, Inc. Since April 2024. Trustee of SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds. Chief Financial Officer of SEI Investments Company, Inc. from 2002 to April 2024. Executive Vice President of SEI Investments Company, Inc. from 1996 to 2024. Business Manager and Product Manager of SEI Investments Company, Inc. from 1985 to 1998. Senior Auditor of Arthur Andersen and Company from 1982 to 1985.
There are currently 12 Funds in the Trust and 100 funds in the Fund Complex.
Independent Trustees.
NINA LESAVOY (Born: 1957)—Trustee (since 2003)—Founder and Managing Director, Avec Capital (strategic fundraising firm), since April 2008. Trustee/Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust, SEI Exchange Traded Funds and SEI Alternative Income Fund. Trustee of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2013 to 2020. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2003 to 2016. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. Managing Director, Cue Capital (strategic fundraising firm) from March 2002 to March 2008.
* Messrs. Nesher and McGonigle are Trustees deemed to be "interested persons" (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds by virtue of their relationships with SEI.
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JAMES M. WILLIAMS (Born: 1947)—Trustee (since 2004)—Retired since June 2024. Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust, Non Profit Foundation for Visual Arts, from December 2002 to June 2024. Trustee/Director of Ariel Mutual Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds. Trustee/Director of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2013 to 2020. Trustee of SEI Liquid Asset Trust from 2004 to 2016. Director of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP from 2007 to 2013. President of Harbor Capital Advisors and Harbor Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2002. Manager of Pension Asset Management for Ford Motor Company from 1997 to 1999.
SUSAN C. COTE (Born: 1954)—Trustee (since 2016)—Retired since July 2015. Trustee/Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust, SEI Exchange Traded Funds and SEI Alternative Income Fund. Trustee of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2015 to 2020. Treasurer and Chair of Finance of the Investment and Audit Committee of the New York Women's Foundation from 2012 to 2017. Member of the Ernst & Young LLP Retirement Investment Committee from 2009 to 2015. Global Asset Management Assurance Leader, Ernst & Young LLP from 2006 to 2015. Partner of Ernst & Young LLP from 1997 to 2015. Americas Director of Asset Management of Ernst & Young LLP from 2006 to 2013. Employee of Prudential from 1983 to 1997.
JAMES B. TAYLOR (Born: 1950)—Trustee (since 2018)—Retired since December 2017. Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds. Trustee of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2018 to 2020. Chief Investment Officer, Georgia Tech Foundation from 2008 to 2017. Director, Assistant Vice President, and Chief Investment Officer, Delta Air Lines from 1983 to 2007. Member of the Investment Committee of Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers from 1999 to 2004. President, Vice President and Treasurer for Southern Benefits Conference from 1998 to 2000.
CHRISTINE REYNOLDS (Born: 1958)—Trustee (since 2019)—Retired since December 2016. Trustee of SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds. Trustee of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2019 to 2020. Executive Vice President at Fidelity Investments from 2014 to 2016. President at Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services ("FPCMS") and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Funds from 2008 to 2014. Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS from 2007 to 2008. President, Treasurer at Fidelity Funds from 2004 to 2007. Anti-Money Laundering Officer at Fidelity Funds in 2004. Executive Vice President at Fidelity Funds from 2002 to 2004. Audit Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1992 to 2002.
THOMAS MELENDEZ (Born 1959)—Trustee (since 2021)—Retired since April 2019. Trustee of SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and New Covenant Funds. Trustee of Boston Children's Hospital, The Partnership Inc. (non-profit organizations) and Brae Burn Country Club. Investment Officer and Institutional Equity Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management from 2002 to 2019. Director of Emerging Markets Group, General Manager of Operations in Argentina and Portfolio Manager for Latin America at Schroders Investment Management from 1994 to 2002.
ELI POWELL NIEPOKY (Born 1966)—Trustee (since 2024)—Treasurer of The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation since May 2021. Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds. Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Berman Capital Advisors from March 2018 to May 2021. Independent Consultant from January 2017 to February 2018. Principal and Chief Investment Officer of Diversified Trust Company from January 2003 to April 2015. Information Analyst and Director of Delta Air Lines from January 1990 to December 2002.
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KIMBERLY WALKER (Born 1958)—Trustee (since 2024)—General Partner at 1809 Capital since 2022. Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds. Advisory Committee Member of NISA Investment Advisors since 2018. Chief Investment Officer of Washington University in St. Louis from 2006 to 2016. President of Qwest Asset Management Company from 1998 to 2006. Director of Equity Strategy for General Motors Corporation from 1994 to 1998.
Individual Trustee Qualifications. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve on the Board because of their ability to review and understand information about the Funds provided to them by management, to identify and request other information they may deem relevant to the performance of their duties, to question management and other service providers regarding material factors bearing on the management and administration of the Funds, and to exercise their business judgment in a manner that serves the best interests of the Funds' shareholders. The Trust has concluded that each of the Trustees should serve as a Trustee based on their own experience, qualifications, attributes and skills as described below.
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Nesher should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments Company, which he joined in 1974, his knowledge of and experience in the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as Trustee of the various SEI Trusts since 1989.
The Trust has concluded that Mr. McGonigle should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained in his various roles with SEI Investments Company, his knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he gained serving as director on various company boards.
The Trust has concluded that Ms. Lesavoy should serve as Trustee because of the experience she gained as a Director of several private equity fundraising firms and marketing and selling a wide range of investment products to institutional investors, her experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience she has gained serving as Trustee of the various SEI Trusts since 2003 and the various SEI Trusts' Governance Chair since 2014.
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Williams should serve as Trustee because of the experience he gained as Chief Investment Officer of a non-profit foundation, the President of an investment management firm, the President of a registered investment company and the Manager of a public company's pension assets, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and the experience he has gained serving as Trustee of the various SEI Trusts since 2004.
The Trust has concluded that Ms. Cote should serve as Trustee because of her education, knowledge of financial services and investment management, and the experience she has gained as a partner at a major accounting firm, where she served as both the Global Asset Management Assurance Leader and the Americas Director of Asset Management, and other professional experience gained through her prior employment and directorships.
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Taylor should serve as Trustee because of his education, knowledge of financial services and investment management, and the experience he has gained as a Chief Investment Officer at an endowment of a large university, and other professional experience gained through his prior employment and leadership positions.
The Trust has concluded that Ms. Reynolds should serve as Trustee because of the experience she has gained in her various roles with Fidelity, which she joined in 2002, including Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Funds, her experience as a partner of a major accounting firm, and her experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry.
The Trust has concluded that Mr. Melendez should serve as Trustee because of the experience he has gained as an executive and portfolio manager of an investment management firm, his experience in and knowledge of the financial services industry, and other professional experience gained through his prior employment and leadership positions.
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The Trust has concluded that Ms. Niepoky should serve as Trustee because of her education, her knowledge of public and private markets gained through her insitutional and private wealth management roles, and her other professional experience.
The Trust has concluded that Ms. Walker should serve as Trustee because of her extensive knowledge of institutional asset management, experience she gained serving as Chief Investment Officer of a large university, and other professional experience gained through her prior employment.
In its periodic assessment of the effectiveness of the Board, the Board considers the complementary individual skills and experience of the individual Trustees primarily in the broader context of the Board's overall composition so that the Board, as a body, possesses the appropriate (and appropriately diverse) skills and experience to oversee the business of the Funds. Moreover, references to the qualifications, attributes and skills of Trustees are pursuant to requirements of the SEC, do not constitute holding out of, or reflect any conclusion that, the Board or any Trustee has any special expertise or experience, and shall not be deemed to impose any greater responsibility or liability on any such person or on the Board by reason thereof.
Board Standing Committees. The Board has established the following standing committees:
• Audit Committee. The Board has a standing Audit Committee that is composed of each of the Independent Trustees. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: (i) recommending which firm to engage as the Trust's independent auditors and whether to terminate this relationship; (ii) reviewing the independent auditors' compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm's independence; (iii) pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust's independent auditors to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; (iv) serving as a channel of communication between the independent auditors and the Trustees; (v) reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent auditors' opinion, any related management letter, management's responses to recommendations made by the independent auditors in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Audit Committee by the internal auditing department of the Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management's responses to any such reports; (vi) reviewing the Trust's audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust's management and the independent auditors that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; (vii) considering, in consultation with the independent auditors and the Trust's senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent auditors' report on the adequacy of the Trust's internal financial controls; (viii) reviewing, in consultation with the Trust's independent auditors, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing the Trust's financial statements; and (ix) other audit related matters. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the Trust's compliance program. Messrs. Williams, Taylor and Melendez and Mses. Lesavoy, Cote, Reynolds, Niepoky and Walker currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met five (5) times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.
• Governance Committee. The Board has a standing Governance Committee that is composed of each of the Independent Trustees. The Governance Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee include: (i) considering and reviewing Board governance and compensation issues; (ii) conducting a self assessment of the Board's operations; (iii) selecting and nominating all persons to serve as Independent Trustees and evaluating the qualifications of "interested" Trustee candidates; and (iv) reviewing shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Governance Committee at the Trust's offices which are located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. Messrs. Williams, Taylor and Melendez and Mses. Lesavoy, Cote, Reynolds, Niepoky and Walker currently serve as members of the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee shall meet at the direction of its Chair as often as appropriate to accomplish its purpose. In any event, the Governance Committee shall meet at least once each year and shall conduct at least one meeting in person. The Governance Committee met three (3) times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.
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Fund Shares Owned by Board Members. The following table shows the dollar amount range of each Trustee's "beneficial ownership" of shares of each of the Funds and shares of funds in the Fund Complex as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). The Trustees and officers of the Trust own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.
Name |
Dollar Range of Fund Shares (Fund)* |
Aggregate Dollar Range of Shares (Fund Complex)*† |
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Interested |
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Mr. Nesher |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Mr. McGonigle†† |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Independent |
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Ms. Lesavoy |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Mr. Williams |
None |
$50,001-$100,000 | |||||||||
Ms. Cote |
None |
None |
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Mr. Taylor |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Ms. Reynolds |
None |
Over $100,000 |
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Mr. Melendez |
None |
None |
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Ms. Niepoky†† |
None |
None |
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Ms. Walker†† |
None |
None |
* Valuation date is December 31, 2024.
† The Fund Complex currently consists of 100 portfolios of the following trusts: SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
†† Mses. Niepoky and Walker and Mr. McGonigle became trustees for the Trust effective October 16, 2024.
Board Compensation. The Trust and the Fund Complex paid the following fees to the Trustees during its most recently completed fiscal year:
Name |
Aggregate Compensation |
Pension or Retirement Benefits Accrued as Part of Fund Expenses |
Estimated Annual Benefits Upon Retirement |
Total Compensation from the Trust and Fund Complex* |
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Interested |
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Mr. Nesher |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Mr. Doran† |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Mr. McGonigle†† |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Independent |
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Ms. Lesavoy |
$ |
2,368 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
355,000 |
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Mr. Williams |
$ |
2,435 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
365,000 |
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Ms. Cote |
$ |
2,368 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
355,000 |
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Mr. Taylor |
$ |
2,201 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
330,000 |
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Ms. Reynolds |
$ |
2,201 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
330,000 |
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Mr. Melendez |
$ |
2,201 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
330,000 |
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Ms. Niepoky†† |
$ |
552 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
82,500 |
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Ms. Walker†† |
$ |
552 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
0 |
$ |
82,500 |
* The Fund Complex currently consists of 100 portfolios of the following trusts: SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust and SEI Exchange Traded Funds.
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† Mr. William M. Doran retired from the Board of Trustees effective May 31, 2025, after having dutifully served on the SEI Funds' Board since 1982.
†† Mses. Niepoky and Walker and Mr. McGonigle became trustees for the Trust effective October 16, 2024.
Trust Officers. Set forth below are the name, date of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office and the principal occupation for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as officers of the Trust. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each officer is SEI Investments Company, One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. None of the officers, except for Stephen Panner, the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust, receives compensation from the Trust for his or her services. The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer serves in the same capacity for the other SEI trusts included in the Fund Complex, and the Trust pays its pro rata share of the aggregate compensation payable to the Chief Compliance Officer for his services. Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers to one or more mutual funds for which SEI or its affiliates serve as investment adviser, administrator or distributor.
The officers of the Trust have been elected by the Board. Each officer shall hold office until the election and qualification of his or her successor or until earlier resignation or removal.
ROBERT A. NESHER (Born: 1946)—President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2005)—See biographical information above under the heading "Interested Trustees."
TIMOTHY D. BARTO (Born: 1968)—Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2022). General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC since 2004. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI since 2001. Vice President of SIMC since 1999. Vice President and Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. from 2009 to 2024. Vice President of the Administrator from 1999 to 2024.
GLENN R. KURDZIEL (Born: 1974)—Controller and Chief Financial Officer (since 2023)—Controller and Chief Financial Officer of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust, SEI Exchange Traded Funds and SEI Alternative Income Fund since August 2023. Assistant Controller of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds and SEI Catholic Values Trust from 2017 to 2023. Assistant Controller of SEI Exchange Traded Funds from 2022 to 2023. Senior Manager of Funds Accounting of SEI Investments Global Funds Services from 2005 to 2023.
STEPHEN F. PANNER (Born: 1970)—Chief Compliance Officer (since 2022)—Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust, SEI Exchange Traded Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund LP, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds since September 2022. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Alternative Income Fund since 2023. Fund Compliance Officer of SEI Investments Company from February 2011 to September 2022. Fund Accounting Director and CFO and Controller for the SEI Funds from July 2005 to February 2011.
STEPHEN G. MACRAE (Born: 1967)—Vice President (since 2012)—Director of Global Investment Product Management, January 2004 to present. Vice President of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2013 to 2020.
DAVID F. MCCANN (Born: 1976)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2009)—General Counsel and Secretary of SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. from 2020 to 2023. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2008. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI Insurance Products Trust from 2013 to 2020. Attorney at Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (law firm) from May 2005 to October 2008.
KATHERINE MASON (Born: 1979)—Consulting Attorney at Hirtle, Callaghan & Co. (investment company) from October 2021 to June 2022. Attorney at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP (law firm) from September 2007 to July 2012.
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BRIDGET E. SUDALL (Born: 1980)—Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer (since April 2024 and previously from 2015 to May 2022 and November 2022 to June 2023)—Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Operations since 2018. Senior Associate and AML Officer at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners from April 2011 to March 2015. Investor Services Team Lead at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners from July 2007 to April 2011.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
The Funds and all of the Underlying SEI Funds have delegated proxy voting responsibilities to SIMC, subject to the Funds' Board's and the Underlying SEI Funds Board's general oversight.
As required by applicable regulations, SIMC must vote proxies in a manner consistent with the best interest of each investment advisory client who delegates voting responsibility to SIMC, which includes the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds (each a "Client") and must not place its own interests above those of its Clients. SIMC has adopted its own written proxy voting policies, procedures and guidelines that are reasonably designed to meet this purpose (the "Procedures"). The Procedures may be changed as necessary to remain current with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.
SIMC has elected to retain an independent proxy voting service (the "Service") to vote proxies with respect to its Clients. The Service votes proxies in accordance with guidelines (the "Proxy Guidelines") approved by SIMC's Proxy Voting Committee (the "Proxy Committee") with certain limited exceptions as outlined below. The Proxy Guidelines set forth the manner in which SIMC will vote, or the manner in which SIMC shall determine how to vote, with respect to matters that may come up for shareholder vote. The Service will review each matter on a case-by-case basis and, in most cases, vote the proxies in accordance with the Proxy Guidelines.
Prior to voting a proxy, the Service makes available to SIMC its recommendation on how to vote in light of the Proxy Guidelines. SIMC retains the authority to overrule the Service's recommendation in certain scenarios (as listed below) and instruct the Service to vote in a manner in variance with the Service's recommendation:
• Requests by the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers to Direct Proxy Votes. Sub-Advisers retained by SIMC to manage the Underlying SEI Funds may contact SIMC with requests that SIMC direct a proxy vote in a particular solicitation which would differ from the Service's recommendation.
• Recommendations by Engagement Vendor. In addition to retaining the Service, SIMC has also engaged a third party vendor to assist with engagement services (the "Engagement Service"). The Engagement Service strives to help investors manage reputational risk and increase corporate accountability through proactive, professional and constructive engagement. It does so by collaborating with investors, facilitating avenues of active ownership (including direct, constructive dialogue with companies) and assisting with shareholder resolutions and proxy voting decisions. As a result of this process, the Engagement Service will at all times provide SIMC with proxy voting recommendations that may conflict with the Proxy Guidelines. Recommendations from the Engagement Service to potentially override the Service's recommendation are expected to be limited to companies with which the Engagement Service is engaged on SIMC's behalf, and limited to proxy matters that bear on the subject of the engagement with that issuer.
In all circumstances identified above, the Proxy Committee shall convene and adhere to the conflicts provisions of the Procedures. For any proposal where the Proxy Committee determines that SIMC does not have a material conflict of interest, the Proxy Committee may overrule the Service's recommendation if the Proxy Committee reasonably determines that doing so is in the best interest of the Clients. For any proposal where the Proxy Committee determines that SIMC has a material conflict of interest, SIMC must vote in accordance with the Service's recommendation unless it has first fully disclosed to each Client holding the security at issue the nature of the conflict and obtained each Client's consent as to how SIMC will vote on the proposal. If the Proxy Committee decides to overrule the Service's recommendation, the Proxy Committee shall maintain a written record setting forth the basis of its decision.
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In some circumstances, SIMC may determine it is in the best interest of its Clients to abstain from voting certain proxies. These include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following circumstances:
• Proxy Guidelines do not cover an issue;
• The Service does not make a recommendation on the issue;
• SIMC determines that the costs of voting exceed the expected benefits to Clients;
• The accounts engage in securities lending;
• The vote is subject to "share blocking," which requires investors who intend to vote to surrender the right to dispose of their shares until after the shareholder meeting, potentially creating liquidity issues; and
• The Proxy Committee is unable to convene to determine whether the proposal would be in the Client's best interests.
With respect to proxies of an affiliated investment company or series thereof, SIMC will vote such proxies in the same proportion as the vote of all other shareholders of the investment company or series thereof (i.e., "echo vote" or "mirror vote").
With respect to proxies in foreign jurisdictions, certain countries or issuers may require SIMC to have a duly executed power of attorney in place with such country or issuer in order to vote a proxy. The Service may execute, on behalf of SIMC, power of attorney requirements in order to satisfy these requirements. Under circumstances where the issuer, not the jurisdiction, requires an issuer-specific, shareholder-specific or other limited power of attorney in order to vote a proxy, the Service will coordinate with SIMC in order to execute such power of attorney. In these instances, it may not be convenient or practicable to execute a power of attorney in sufficient time to vote proxies in that meeting, and SIMC may abstain from voting.
For each proxy, SIMC maintains all related records as required by applicable law. The Trust is required to file how all proxies were voted with respect to portfolio securities held by the Funds. A Client may obtain, without charge, a copy of SIMC's Procedures and Proxy Guidelines, or information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, by calling SIMC at 1-800-DIAL-SEI, by writing to SIMC at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, or on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES
The purchase and redemption price of a Fund's shares is the net asset value of each share. The net asset value of each Fund is determined by the Administrator and is based upon the proportionate net asset value of each Fund's Underlying SEI Fund shares and any other securities or other instruments held directly by the Fund (plus any available cash and other assets and liabilities of that Fund).
The Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds adhere to Section 2(a)(41), and Rule 2a-4 thereunder, of the 1940 Act with respect to the valuation of portfolio securities. In general, securities of the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds for which market quotations are readily available are valued at current market value, and all other securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' Valuation Designee as applicable, and reviewed by the Board. In compliance with the 1940 Act, the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds follow guidance provided by the SEC and by the SEC staff in various interpretive letters and other guidance.
The Trust's Board of Trustees has designated SIMC as the Valuation Designee for the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act ("Rule 2a-5"). The Valuation Designee has the responsibility for the fair value determination with respect to all Fund and Underlying SEI Fund investments that do not have readily available market quotations or quotations that are no longer reliable. SIMC has appointed a Valuation Committee (the "Committee") and has established a Valuation and Pricing Policy to implement the Rule and the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' Valuation and Pricing Policy (together with SIMC's Valuation and Pricing Policy, the "Fair Value Procedures").
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As discussed in detail below, the Committee will typically first seek to fair value investments with valuations received from an independent, third-party pricing agent (a "Pricing Service"). If such valuations are not available or are unreliable, the committee will seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent broker or dealer. If a broker or dealer quote is unavailable, the Committee will convene, subject to the Fair Value Procedures, to establish a fair value for the fair value investments.
Securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund that are listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued by the Funds or the Underlying SEI Funds at the last quoted sale price on the principal exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time if a security's principal exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For a security held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund that is listed on multiple exchanges, the principal exchange will generally be considered to be the exchange on which the security is normally most actively traded. Securities that are held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund that are listed on NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If prices for securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund that are listed on a securities exchange or on market or automated quotation systems are not readily available, the security will be valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Board.
If available, money market securities and other debt securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. Money market securities and other debt securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. If such prices are not available, the security will be valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Board.
Securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued by the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower than the price a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may use a third-party fair valuation vendor. Values from the fair value vendor are applied in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold that has been established by the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' Valuation Designee. The Valuation Designee has also established a "confidence interval" that is used to determine the level of historical correlation between the value of a specific foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security will be fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Valuation Designee is exceeded on a specific day, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, as applicable, shall value the non-U.S. securities in their portfolios that exceed the applicable "confidence interval" based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation vendor.
For securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security's last trade and the time at which a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a "Significant Event") has occurred
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between the time of the security's last close and the time that the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund or Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. In addition, the applicable fund administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indexes, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time the Fund or the Underlying SEI Fund calculates net asset value. If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund's administrator, the administrator notifies SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, holding the relevant securities that such limits have been exceeded. In such event, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.
The Valuation Designee and the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator, as applicable, reasonably believe that prices provided by Pricing Services are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such Pricing Service's prices will be reliable. The Valuation Designee, who is responsible for making fair value determinations with respect to the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' portfolio securities, will, with assistance from the applicable Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser continuously monitor the reliability of readily available market quotations obtained from any Pricing Service and shall promptly notify the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator if the Valuation Designee believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source of readily available market quotations. The Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' administrator, in turn, will notify the Valuation Designee if it reasonably believes that a Pricing Service is no longer a reliable source for readily available market quotations.
The Fair Value Procedures provide that any change in a primary Pricing Service or a pricing methodology for investments with readily available market quotations requires prior approval by the Board. However, when the change would not materially affect the valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' existing Pricing Service or pricing methodology, ratification may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. A change in a Pricing Service or a material change in a pricing methodology for investments with no readily available market quotations will be reported to the Board by the Valuation Designee in accordance with certain requirements.
It is currently the Trust's policy to pay all redemptions in cash. The Trust retains the right, however, to alter this policy to provide for redemptions in whole or in part by a distribution in-kind of readily marketable securities held by a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage charges on the sale of any such securities so received in payment of redemptions. However, a shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash redemptions from all Underlying SEI Funds of the Trust during any 90-day period of up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Trust's net assets. A gain or loss for federal income tax purposes may be realized by a taxable shareholder upon an in-kind redemption depending upon the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Trust redeemed.
Purchases and redemptions of shares of the Funds may be made on any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Currently, the following holidays are observed by the Trust: New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents' Day; Good Friday; Memorial Day; Juneteenth National Independence Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
You may redeem shares at any time. For an individual retirement account ("IRA") or other tax-deferred account, you must make your redemption request in writing. You should be aware that any distributions personally received by you from the account prior to age 591/2 are generally subject to a 10% penalty tax, as well as to ordinary income taxes.
To avoid the 10% penalty, you must generally rollover your distribution to another tax-deferred account or tax-qualified retirement plan (if permitted) within 60 days.
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The Trust reserves the right to suspend the right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for any period during which trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted, or during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the SEC by rule or regulation) as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the portfolio securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend sales of shares of the Funds for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange, the Administrator, SIMC or the Funds' Sub-Advisers, the Distributor and/or the custodian are not open for business.
SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
Distribution Investment Option. Distributions of dividends and capital gains made by a Fund may be automatically invested in shares of that Fund or another Fund if shares of such Fund are available for sale. Such investments will be subject to initial investment minimums, as well as additional purchase minimums, as applicable. A shareholder considering the Distribution Investment Option should obtain and read the Prospectuses of the relevant Funds and consider the differences in objectives and policies before making any investment.
Exchange Privilege. Some or all of the shares of a Fund's shares for which payment has been received (i.e., an established account) may be exchanged for shares of the same class of other Funds of the Trust. A shareholder may exchange the shares of each Fund, for which good payment has been received, in his or her account at any time, regardless of how long he or she has held his or her shares. Exchanges are made at net asset value. The Trust reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the exchange privilege discussed herein, or to terminate the exchange privilege, upon 60 days' notice. Exchanges will be made only after proper instructions in writing or by telephone (an "Exchange Request") are received for an established account by the Distributor.
Each Exchange Request must be in proper form (i.e., if in writing, signed by the record owner(s) exactly as the shares are registered; if by telephone, proper account identification is given by the dealer or shareholder of record), and each exchange must involve either shares having an aggregate value of at least $1,000 or all the shares in the account. Each exchange involves the redemption of the shares of a Fund (the "Old Fund") to be exchanged and the purchase at net asset value of the shares of the other Funds (the "New Funds"). Any gain or loss on the redemption of the shares exchanged is reportable on the shareholder's federal income tax return unless such shares were held in a tax-deferred account or tax-qualified retirement plan. If the Exchange Request is received by the Distributor in writing or by telephone on any business day prior to the redemption cut-off time specified in the Prospectuses, the exchange will usually occur on that day if all the restrictions set forth above have been complied with at that time. However, payment of the redemption proceeds by the Old Funds, and thus the purchase of shares of the New Funds, may be delayed for up to seven days if a Fund determines that such delay would be in the best interest of all of its shareholders. Investment dealers that have satisfied criteria established by the Funds may also communicate a shareholder's Exchange Request to the Funds subject to the restrictions set forth above. No more than five exchange requests may be made in any one telephone Exchange Request.
TAXES
The following is only a summary of certain additional U.S. federal income tax considerations generally, which affect the Funds and the Underlying SEI Funds (for purposes of this section, collectively referred to as the "Funds" or a "Fund," unless specifically referred to as an "Underlying SEI Fund") and their shareholders. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the federal, state or local tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders and the discussion here and in the Funds' Prospectuses is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with specific reference to their own tax situations, including their state, local and foreign tax liabilities.
The following general discussion of certain federal income tax consequences is based on the Code and the regulations issued thereunder as in effect on the date of this SAI. New legislation, as well as administrative
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changes or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.
Qualification as a Regulated Investment Company. Each Fund has elected and intends to qualify to be treated as a RIC under the Code. By following such a policy, each Fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal taxes to which it may be subject. A Fund that qualifies as a RIC will generally not be subject to federal income taxes on the net investment income and net realized capital gains that the Fund timely distributes to its shareholders. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.
In order to qualify as a RIC under the Code, each Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least 90% of its net investment income (which, includes dividends, taxable interest, and the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses, less operating expenses) and at least 90% of its net tax exempt interest income, for each tax year, if any (the "Distribution Requirement") and also must meet certain additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of each Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership (the "Qualifying Income Test"); and (ii) at the close of each quarter of each Fund's taxable year: (A) at least 50% of the value of each Fund's total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect to any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of each Fund's total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, including the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership, and (B) not more than 25% of the value of each Fund's total assets is invested, including through corporations in which the Fund owns a 20% or more voting stock interest, in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or the securities (other than the securities of another RIC) of two or more issuers that a Fund controls and which are engaged in the same or similar trades or businesses or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (the "Asset Test").
Although the Funds intend to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and may distribute their capital gains for any taxable year, the Funds will be subject to federal income taxation to the extent any such income or gains are not distributed. Each Fund is treated as a separate corporation for federal income tax purposes. A Fund therefore is considered to be a separate entity in determining its treatment under the rules for RICs described herein. Losses in one Fund do not offset gains in another and the requirements (other than certain organizational requirements) for qualifying RIC status are determined at the Fund level rather than at the Trust level.
If a Fund fails to satisfy the Qualifying Income or Asset Tests in any taxable year, such Fund may be eligible for relief provisions if the failures are due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect and if a penalty tax is paid with respect to each failure to satisfy the applicable requirements. Additionally, relief is provided for certain de minimis failures of the diversification requirements where the Fund corrects the failure within a specified period. If a Fund fails to maintain qualification as a RIC for a tax year, and the relief provisions are not available, such Fund will be subject to federal income tax at the regular corporate rate (currently 21%) without any deduction for distributions to shareholders. In such case, its shareholders would be taxed as if they received ordinary dividends to the extent of a Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits, although corporate shareholders could be eligible for the dividends received deduction (subject to certain limitations) and individuals may be able to benefit from the lower tax rates available to qualified dividend income. In addition, a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of a Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.
A Fund may elect to treat part or all of any "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in determining the Fund's taxable income, net capital gain, net short-term capital gain,
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and earnings and profits. The effect of this election is to treat any such "qualified late year loss" as if it had been incurred in the succeeding taxable year in characterizing Fund distributions for any calendar year. A "qualified late year loss" generally includes net capital loss, net long-term capital loss, or net short-term capital loss incurred after October 31 of the current taxable year (commonly referred to as "post-October losses") and certain other late-year losses.
The treatment of capital loss carryovers for the Funds is similar to the rules that apply to capital loss carryovers of individuals, which provide that such losses are carried over indefinitely. If a Fund has a "net capital loss" (that is, capital losses in excess of capital gains), the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund's net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year. In addition, the carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if a Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Code.
Federal Excise Tax. Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, which generally requires a Fund to distribute at least 90% of its annual investment company taxable income and the excess of its exempt interest income (but does not require any minimum distribution of net capital gain), a Fund will be subject to a nondeductible 4% federal excise tax to the extent it fails to distribute by the end of the calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income and 98.2% of its capital gain net income (the excess of short- and long-term capital gains over short- and long-term capital losses) for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such year (including any retained amount from the prior calendar year on which a Fund paid no federal income tax). The Funds intend to make sufficient distributions to avoid liability for federal excise tax but can make no assurances that such tax will be completely eliminated. For example, a Fund may receive delayed or corrected tax reporting statements from its investments that cause such Fund to accrue additional income and gains after such Fund has already made its excise tax distributions for the year. In such a situation, a Fund may incur an excise tax liability resulting from such delayed receipt of such tax information statements. In addition, the Funds may in certain circumstances be required to liquidate Fund investments in order to make sufficient distributions to avoid federal excise tax liability at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so, and liquidation of investments in such circumstances may affect the ability of the Funds to satisfy the requirement for qualification as a RIC.
Distributions to Shareholders. The Funds receive income generally in the form of dividends and interest on investments. This income, plus net short-term capital gains, if any, less expenses incurred in the operation of a Fund, constitutes the Fund's net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Any distributions by a Fund from such income will be taxable to you as ordinary income or at the lower capital gains rates that apply to individuals receiving qualified dividend income, whether you take them in cash or in additional shares.
Distributions by a Fund will be eligible for the reduced maximum tax rate to individuals of 20% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income on the securities it holds and the Fund reports the distributions as qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income is, in general, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain foreign corporations (e.g., foreign corporations incorporated in a possession of the United States or in certain countries with a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States, or the stock of which is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States). A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income to the extent that: (i) the shareholder has not held the shares on which the dividend was paid for more than 60 days during the 121-day period that begins on the date that is 60 days before the date on which the shares become "ex-dividend" (which is the day on which declared distributions (dividends or capital gains) are deducted from each Fund's assets before it calculates the net asset value) with respect to such dividend, (ii) each Fund has not satisfied similar holding period requirements with respect to the securities it holds that paid the dividends distributed to the shareholder), (iii) the shareholder is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to substantially similar or related property, or (iv) the shareholder elects to treat such dividend as investment income under section 163(d)(4)(B) of the Code. Therefore,
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if you lend your shares in a Fund, such as pursuant to a securities lending arrangement, you may lose the ability to treat dividends (paid while the shares are held by the borrower) as qualified dividend income. Distributions that the Funds receive from an underlying fund taxable as a RIC or from a REIT will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so reported by such underlying fund or REIT. The investment strategies of certain Funds may limit their ability to make distributions eligible to be reported as qualified dividend income.
All income and capital gains received by a Fund from an Underlying SEI Fund that it owns will be distributed by the Fund (after deductions for the Fund's allowable losses and expenses) and will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, except to the extent they are reported as qualified dividend income or capital gain dividends. Because each Fund is actively managed, it may realize taxable net short-term capital gains by selling shares of a mutual fund it owns with unrealized appreciation or capital losses which might be disallowed under wash sale rules or recharacterized. Accordingly, investing in a Fund rather than directly investing in the Underlying SEI Funds may result in increased tax liability to a shareholder because the Fund must distribute its net realized gains in accordance with the rules described above.
Distributions by the Funds of their net short-term capital gains will be taxable as ordinary income. Capital gain distributions consisting of a Fund's net capital gains will be taxable as long-term capital gains for individual shareholders at a current maximum rate of 20% regardless of how long you have held your shares in such Fund. Distributions from capital gains are generally made after applying any available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions of net capital gain received by a Fund from the Underlying SEI Funds as well as net long-term capital gain realized by a Fund from the sale (or redemption) of mutual fund shares or other securities, after reduction by allowable capital losses, will be taxable to a shareholder as long-term capital gain (even if the shareholder has held the shares for less than one year).
In the case of corporate shareholders, Fund distributions (other than capital gain distributions) generally qualify for the dividends received deduction to the extent such distributions are so reported and do not exceed the gross amount of qualifying dividends received by such Fund for the year. Generally, and subject to certain limitations (including certain holding period limitations), a dividend will be treated as a qualifying dividend if it has been received from a domestic corporation. The investment strategies of certain Funds may limit their ability to make distributions eligible for the dividends received deduction.
To the extent that a Fund makes a distribution of income received by such Fund in lieu of dividends (a "substitute payment") with respect to securities on loan pursuant to a securities lending transaction, such income will not constitute qualified dividend income to individual shareholders and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.
If a Fund's distributions exceed its current and accumulated earnings and profits, all or a portion of the distributions made in the same taxable year may be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders. A return of capital distribution will generally not be taxable, but will reduce each shareholder's cost basis in a Fund and result in a higher reported capital gain or lower reported capital loss when those shares on which the distribution was received are sold.
A dividend or distribution received shortly after the purchase of shares reduces the net asset value of the shares by the amount of the dividend or distribution and, although in effect a return of capital, will be taxable to the shareholder. If the net asset value of shares were reduced below the shareholder's cost by dividends or distributions representing gains realized on sales of securities, such dividends or distributions would be a return of investment though taxable to the shareholder in the same manner as other dividends or distributions.
The Funds (or their administrative agent) will inform you of the amount of your ordinary income dividends, qualified dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, and will advise you of their tax status for federal income tax purposes shortly after the close of each calendar year. If you have not held Fund shares for a full year, the Funds may report and distribute to you, as ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such income earned during the period of your investment in the Funds.
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Dividends declared to shareholders of record in October, November or December and actually paid in January of the following year will be treated as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the calendar year in which declared. Under this rule, therefore, a shareholder may be taxed in one year on dividends or distributions actually received in January of the following year.
Sales, Exchanges or Redemptions. Any gain or loss recognized on a sale, exchange, or redemption of shares of a Fund by a shareholder who holds its shares as a capital asset will generally be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months and otherwise will be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss. However, if shares on which a shareholder has received a net capital gain distribution are subsequently sold, exchanged, or redeemed and such shares have been held for six months or less, any loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of the net capital gain distribution. In addition, the loss realized on a sale or other disposition of shares will be disallowed to the extent a shareholder repurchases (or enters into a contract to or option to repurchase) shares within a period of 61 days (beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the disposition of the shares). This loss disallowance rule will apply to shares received through the reinvestment of dividends during the 61-day period. For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different fund is the same as a sale.
U.S. individuals with income exceeding $200,000 ($250,000 if married and filing jointly) are subject to a 3.8% tax on their "net investment income," including interest, dividends, and capital gains (including any capital gains realized on the sale or exchange of shares of a Fund). This 3.8% tax also applies to all or a portion of the undistributed net investment income of certain shareholders that are estates and trusts.
The Funds (or their administrative agents) must report to the IRS and furnish to Fund shareholders the cost basis information for Fund shares. In addition to reporting the gross proceeds from the sale of Fund shares, each Fund (or its administrative agent) is also required to report the cost basis information for such shares and indicate whether these shares have a short-term or long-term holding period. For each sale of its shares, each Fund will permit its shareholders to elect from among several IRS-accepted cost basis methods, including the average cost basis method. In the absence of an election, each Fund will use a default cost basis method which has been separately communicated to you. The cost basis method elected by shareholders (or the cost basis method applied by default) for each sale of a Fund's shares may not be changed after the settlement date of each such sale of a Fund's shares. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the best IRS-accepted cost basis method for their tax situation and to obtain more information about cost basis reporting. Shareholders also should carefully review any cost basis information provided to them and make any additional basis, holding period or other adjustments that are required when reporting these amounts on their federal income tax returns.
Tax Treatment of Complex Securities. The Funds may invest in complex securities and these investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect a Fund's ability to qualify as a RIC, affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Funds are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to the Funds and/or defer the Funds' ability to recognize losses, and, in limited cases, subject the Funds to U.S. federal income tax on income from certain of their foreign securities. In turn, these rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to you by the Funds.
Each Commodity Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in its respective Subsidiary, which is expected to provide a Commodity Fund with exposure to the commodities markets within the limitations of the federal tax requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a RIC. The "Subpart F" income (defined in Section 951 of the Code to include passive income, including from commodity-linked derivatives) of the Commodity Funds attributable to their investments in a Subsidiary is "qualifying income" to the Commodity Funds to the extent that such income is derived with respect to the Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies. Each Commodity Fund expects its "Subpart F" income attributable to its investment in its Subsidiary to be derived with respect to such Commodity Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies and to be treated as "qualifying income." The Adviser will carefully monitor the Commodity Funds' investments in their respective Subsidiary to ensure that no more than 25% of a Commodity Fund's assets are invested in their respective Subsidiary.
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Certain of the Commodity Funds' investments, such as commodity futures contracts, other commodity-related derivative instruments and commodities, when made directly, may not produce qualifying income to the Commodity Fund. To the extent a Commodity Fund invests in such investments directly, the Commodity Fund will seek to restrict its income from such instruments that do not generate qualifying income to a maximum of 10% of its gross income (when combined with its other investments that produce non-qualifying income).
Each Fund is required for federal income tax purposes to mark-to-market and recognize as income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on certain futures and options contracts subject to section 1256 of the Code (Section 1256 Contracts) as of the end of the year as well as those actually realized during the year. Gain or loss from Section 1256 Contracts on broad-based indexes required to be marked to market will be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. Application of this rule may alter the timing and character of distributions to shareholders. A Fund may be required to defer the recognition of losses on Section 1256 Contracts to the extent of any unrecognized gains on offsetting positions held by the Fund. These provisions may also require the Funds to mark-to-market certain types of positions in their portfolios (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out), which may cause a Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the Distribution Requirement and for avoiding the excise tax discussed above. Accordingly, in order to avoid certain income and excise taxes, a Fund may be required to liquidate its investments at a time when the investment adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so.
With respect to investments in STRIPS, TRs, and other zero coupon securities which are sold at original issue discount and thus do not make periodic cash interest payments, a Fund will be required to include as part of its current income the imputed interest on such obligations even though the Fund has not received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because each Fund intends to distribute all of its net investment income to its shareholders, a Fund may have to sell Fund securities to distribute such imputed income which may occur at a time when the Adviser would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in taxable gain or loss.
Any market discount recognized on a bond is taxable as ordinary income. A market discount bond is a bond acquired in the secondary market at a price below redemption value or adjusted issue price if issued with original issue discount. Absent an election by a Fund to include the market discount in income as it accrues, gain on the Fund's disposition of such an obligation will be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain to the extent of the accrued market discount.
A Fund may invest in inflation-linked debt securities. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-linked debt security will be original interest discount, which is taxable as ordinary income and is required to be distributed, even though the Fund will not receive the principal, including any increase thereto, until maturity. As noted above, if a Fund invests in such securities it may be required to liquidate other investments, including at times when it is not advantageous to do so, in order to satisfy its distribution requirements and to eliminate any possible taxation at the Fund level.
Under final Treasury Regulations, a RIC that receives business interest income may pass through its net business interest income for purposes of the tax rules applicable to the interest expense limitations under section 163(j) of the Code. A RIC's total "Section 163(j) Interest Dividend" for a tax year is limited to the excess of the RIC's business interest income over the sum of its business interest expense and its other deductions properly allocable to its business interest income. A RIC may, in its discretion, designate all or a portion of ordinary dividends as Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, which would allow the recipient shareholder to treat the designated portion of such dividends as interest income for purposes of determining such shareholder's interest expense deduction limitation under Section 163(j). This can potentially increase the amount of a shareholder's interest expense deductible under Section 163(j). In general, to be eligible to treat a Section 163(j) Interest Dividend as interest income, you must have held your shares in a Fund for more than 180 days during the 361-day period beginning on the date that is 180 days before the date on which the share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend. However, such holding period requirements are generally not applicable to dividends declared by money market funds and certain other funds that declare dividends daily and pay such dividends on a monthly or more frequent basis. Section 163(j) Interest Dividends, if so
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designated by a Fund, will be reported to your financial intermediary or otherwise in accordance with the requirements specified by the IRS.
In general, for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test described above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as qualifying income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership that would be qualifying income if realized directly by a Fund. However, 100% of the net income derived from an interest in a "qualified publicly traded partnership" (generally, a partnership (i) interests in which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, (ii) that derives at least 90% of its income from the passive income sources specified in Code section 7704(d), and (iii) that generally derives less than 90% of its income from the same sources as described in the Qualifying Income Test will be treated as qualifying income. In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership.
"Qualified publicly traded partnership income" within the meaning of Section 199A(e)(5) of the Code is eligible for a 20% deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. Qualified publicly traded partnership income is generally income of a "publicly traded partnership" that is not treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is effectively connected with such entity's trade or business, but does not include certain investment income. A "publicly traded partnership" for purposes of this deduction is not necessarily the same as a QPTP as defined for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). A RIC, such as a Fund, is not permitted to pass the special character of this income through to its shareholders. Currently, direct investors in entities that generate "qualified publicly traded partnership income" will enjoy the lower rate, but investors in RICs that invest in such entities will not.
A Fund may invest in certain MLPs which may be treated as qualified publicly traded partnerships. Income from qualified publicly traded partnerships is qualifying income for purposes of the Qualifying Income Test, but a Fund's investment in one or more of such qualified publicly traded partnerships is limited under the Asset Test to no more than 25% of the value of the Fund's assets. The Funds will monitor their investments in such qualified publicly traded partnerships in order to ensure compliance with the Qualifying Income and Asset Tests. MLPs and other partnerships that the Funds may invest in will deliver Schedules K-1 to the Funds to report their share of income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the MLP or other partnership. These Schedules K-1 may be delayed and may not be received until after the time that a Fund issues its tax reporting statements. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues you your tax reporting statement.
A Fund may invest in U.S. REITs. Investments in REIT equity securities may require a Fund to accrue and distribute income not yet received. To generate sufficient cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to sell securities in its portfolio (including when it is not advantageous to do so) that it otherwise would have continued to hold. A Fund's investments in REIT equity securities may at other times result in a Fund's receipt of cash in excess of the REIT's earnings; if a Fund distributes these amounts, these distributions could constitute a return of capital to such Fund's shareholders for federal income tax purposes. Dividends paid by a REIT, other than capital gain distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the REIT's current and accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a REIT to a Fund will be treated as long-term capital gains by the Fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the Fund to its shareholders as a capital gain distribution. Dividends received by a Fund from a REIT generally will not constitute qualified dividend income or qualify for the dividends received deduction. If a REIT is operated in a manner such that it fails to qualify as a REIT, an investment in the REIT would become subject to double taxation, meaning the taxable income of the REIT would be subject to federal income tax at regular the corporate rate without any deduction for dividends paid to shareholders and the dividends would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income (or possibly as qualified dividend income) to the extent of the REIT's current and accumulated earnings and profits.
"Qualified REIT dividends" (i.e., ordinary REIT dividends other than capital gain dividends and portions of REIT dividends designated as qualified dividend income eligible for capital gain tax rates) are eligible for a 20%
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deduction by non-corporate taxpayers. This deduction, if allowed in full, equates to a maximum effective tax rate of 29.6% (37% top rate applied to income after 20% deduction). Distributions by a Fund to its shareholders that are attributable to qualified REIT dividends received by a Fund, and which such Fund properly report as "section 199A dividends," are treated as "qualified REIT dividends" in the hands of non-corporate shareholders. A section 199A dividend is treated as a qualified REIT dividend only if the shareholder receiving such dividend holds the dividend-paying RIC shares for at least 46 days of the 91-day period beginning 45 days before the shares become ex-dividend, and is not under an obligation to make related payments with respect to a position in substantially similar or related property. A Fund may be permitted to report a part of its dividends as section 199A dividends but is not required to do so.
REITs in which a Fund invests often do not provide complete and final tax information to the Funds until after the time that the Funds issue a tax reporting statement. As a result, a Fund may at times find it necessary to reclassify the amount and character of its distributions to you after it issues your tax reporting statement. When such reclassification is necessary, a Fund (or its administrative agent) will send you a corrected, final Form 1099-DIV to reflect the reclassified information. If you receive a corrected Form 1099-DIV, use the information on this corrected form, and not the information on the previously issued tax reporting statement, in completing your tax returns.
If a Fund owns shares in certain foreign investment entities, referred to as "passive foreign investment companies" or "PFICs," the Fund will generally be subject to one of the following special tax regimes: (i) the Fund would be liable for U.S. federal income tax, and an additional interest charge, on a portion of any "excess distribution" from such foreign entity or any gain from the disposition of such shares, even if the entire distribution or gain is paid out by the Fund as a dividend to its shareholders; (ii) if the Fund were able and elected to treat a PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" or "QEF," the Fund would be required each year to include in income, and distribute to shareholders in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above, the Fund's pro rata share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of the PFIC, whether or not such earnings or gains are distributed to the Fund; or (iii) the Fund may be entitled to mark-to-market annually shares of the PFIC, and in such event would be required to distribute to shareholders any such mark-to-market gains in accordance with the distribution requirements set forth above. Such Fund intends to make the appropriate tax elections, if possible, and take any additional steps that are necessary to mitigate the effect of these rules. Amounts included in income each year by a Fund as a result of a QEF election will be "qualifying income," even if not distributed to the Fund, to the extent such income is derived with respect to such Fund's business of investing in stock, securities or currencies.
Certain Foreign Currency Tax Issues. A Fund's transactions in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts will generally be subject to special provisions of the Code that, among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses realized by the Fund (i.e., may affect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital), accelerate recognition of income to the Fund and defer losses. These rules could therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to shareholders. These provisions also may require a Fund to mark-to-market certain types of positions in its portfolio (i.e., treat them as if they were closed out) which may cause the Fund to recognize income without receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to satisfy the Distribution Requirements and for avoiding the excise tax described above. The Funds intend to monitor their transactions, intend to make the appropriate tax elections, and intend to make the appropriate entries in their books and records when they acquire any foreign currency or forward foreign currency contract in order to mitigate the effect of these rules so as to prevent disqualification of a Fund as a RIC and minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes. Accordingly, a Fund may be required to liquidate its investments at a time when the Adviser might not otherwise have chosen to do so.
Foreign Taxes. Dividends and interest received by a Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and U.S. possessions that would reduce the yield on the Fund's stock or securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the U.S. may reduce or eliminate these taxes. Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to investments by foreign investors.
If more than 50% of the value of a Fund's total assets at the close of their taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund will be eligible to and intends to file an election with the IRS that
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may enable shareholders, in effect to receive either the benefit of a foreign tax credit, or a deduction from such taxes, with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the Fund, subject to certain limitations. Pursuant to the election, such Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each such shareholder will be required to include a proportionate share of those taxes in gross income as income received from a foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the shareholder had paid the foreign tax directly. The shareholder may then either deduct the taxes deemed paid by him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating any foreign tax credit they may be entitled to use against the shareholders' federal income tax. If a Fund makes the election, such Fund (or its administrative agent) will report annually to their shareholders the respective amounts per share of the Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions. If a Fund does not hold sufficient foreign securities to meet the above threshold, then shareholders will not be entitled to claim a credit or further deduction with respect to foreign taxes paid by the Fund.
A shareholder's ability to claim a foreign tax credit or deduction in respect of foreign taxes paid by a Fund may be subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code, which may result in a shareholder not receiving a full credit or deduction (if any) for the amount of such taxes. In particular, shareholders must hold their Fund shares (without protection from risk of loss) on the ex-dividend date and for at least 15 additional days during the 30-day period surrounding the ex-dividend date to be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to a given dividend. Shareholders who do not itemize on their federal income tax returns may claim a credit (but no deduction) for such foreign taxes. Even if a Fund were eligible to make such an election for a given year, it may determine not to do so. Shareholders that are not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and those who invest in a Fund through tax-advantaged accounts (including those who invest through individual retirement accounts or other tax-advantaged retirement plans), generally will receive no benefit from any tax credit or deduction passed through by a Fund.
Foreign tax credits, if any, received by a Fund as a result of an investment in another RIC will not be passed through to you unless such Fund qualifies as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code. If the Fund is a "qualified fund-of-funds" it will be eligible to file an election with the IRS that will enable the Fund to pass along these foreign tax credits to its shareholders. A Fund will be treated as a "qualified fund-of-funds" under the Code if at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets (at the close of each quarter of the Fund's taxable year) is represented by interests in other RICs.
Tax-Exempt Shareholders. Certain tax-exempt shareholders, including qualified pension plans, IRAs, salary deferral arrangements, 401(k)s, and other tax-exempt entities, generally are exempt from federal income taxation except with respect to their unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI"). Tax-exempt entities are not permitted to offset losses from one trade or business against the income or gain of another trade or business. Certain net losses incurred prior to January 1, 2018 are permitted to offset gain and income created by an unrelated trade or business, if otherwise available. Under current law, the Funds generally serve to block UBTI from being realized by their tax-exempt shareholders. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of an investment in a Fund where, for example: (i) the Fund invests in residual interests of Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits ("REMICs"), (ii) the Fund invests in a REIT that is a taxable mortgage pool ("TMP") or that has a subsidiary that is a TMP or that invests in the residual interest of a REMIC, or (iii) shares in the Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of section 514(b) of the Code. There are no restrictions preventing a Fund from holding investments in REITs that generate UBTI to their shareholders. Charitable remainder trusts are subject to special rules and should consult their tax advisor. The IRS has issued guidance with respect to these issues and prospective shareholders, especially charitable remainder trusts, are strongly encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding these issues.
The Funds' shares held in a tax-qualified retirement account will generally not be subject to federal taxation on income and capital gains distributions from a Fund until a shareholder begins receiving payments from their retirement account. Because each shareholder's tax situation is different, shareholders should consult their tax advisor about the tax implications of an investment in the Funds.
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Backup Withholding. A Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold at a rate of 24% and remit to the U.S. Treasury the amount withheld on amounts payable to any shareholder who: (i) has provided the Fund either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all; (ii) is subject to backup withholding by the IRS for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends; (iii) has failed to certify to the Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding; or (iv) has failed to certify to the Fund that the shareholder is a U.S. person (including a resident alien).
Non-U.S. Investors. Any non-U.S. investors in the Funds may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisors prior to investing in the Funds. Foreign shareholders (i.e., nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30% (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived from taxable ordinary income. A Fund may, under certain circumstances, report all or a portion of a dividend as an "interest-related dividend" or a "short-term capital gain dividend," which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S. for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains realized by foreign shareholders from the sale or other disposition of shares of a Fund generally are not subject to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year. Foreign shareholders who fail to provide an applicable IRS form may be subject to backup withholding on certain payments from a Fund. Backup withholding will not be applied to payments that are subject to the 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) withholding tax described in this paragraph. Different tax consequences may result if the foreign shareholder is engaged in a trade or business within the United States. In addition, the tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of a tax treaty may be different than those described above.
Under legislation generally known as "FATCA" (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), a Fund is required to withhold 30% of certain ordinary dividends it pays to shareholders that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements. In general, no such withholding will be required with respect to a U.S. person or non-U.S. person that timely provides the certifications required by a Fund or its agent on a valid IRS Form W-9 or applicable series of IRS Form W-8, respectively. Shareholders potentially subject to withholding include foreign financial institutions ("FFIs"), such as non-U.S. investment funds, and non-financial foreign entities ("NFFEs"). To avoid withholding under FATCA, an FFI generally must enter into an information sharing agreement with the IRS in which it agrees to report certain identifying information (including name, address, and taxpayer identification number) with respect to its U.S. account holders (which, in the case of an entity shareholder, may include its direct and indirect U.S. owners), and an NFFE generally must identify and provide other required information to a Fund or other withholding agent regarding its U.S. owners, if any. Such non-U.S. shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant categories as established by regulations and other guidance. A non-U.S. shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement FATCA will be exempt from FATCA withholding provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of the agreement.
A non-U.S. entity that invests in a Fund will need to provide the fund with documentation properly certifying the entity's status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding. Non-U.S. investors in the Funds should consult their tax advisors in this regard.
Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations. Under U.S. Treasury regulations, generally, if a shareholder recognizes a loss of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder, the shareholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC such as a Fund are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.
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State Taxes. Depending upon state and local law, distributions by a Fund to its shareholders and the ownership of such shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Rules of state and local taxation of dividend and capital gains distributions from RICs often differ from the rules for federal income taxation described above. It is expected that a Fund will not be liable for any corporate excise, income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes.
Many states grant tax-free status to dividends paid to you from interest earned on direct obligations of the U.S. government, subject in some states to minimum investment requirements that must be met by a Fund. Investment in GNMA or Fannie Mae securities, banker's acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities do not generally qualify for such tax-free treatment. The rules on exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding state and local taxes applicable to an investment in a Fund.
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Brokerage Selection. The Trust and the Underlying Trusts have no obligation to deal with any brokerage dealer or group of brokers or dealers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. Subject to policies established by the Trustees, SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers are responsible for placing orders to execute Fund and Underlying SEI Fund transactions. In placing orders, it is the Trust's and the Underlying Trusts' policy to seek to obtain the best net results, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable dealer spread), size, type and difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm's general execution and operational facilities, and the firm's risk in positioning the securities involved. While SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers generally seek reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Trust and the Underlying Trusts will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. The Trust and the Underlying Trusts will not purchase portfolio securities from any affiliated person acting as principal except in conformity with the regulations of the SEC.
It is expected that the Funds, and certain Underlying SEI Funds, will execute a substantial portion of their transactions (i.e., portfolio transactions) through the Distributor, a registered broker-dealer acting as introducing broker, for a commission, in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the rules thereunder. Further, SIMC will also from time to time execute trades with the Distributor in connection with the transition of the securities and other assets included in an Underlying SEI Fund's portfolio when there is a change in sub-advisers in the Underlying SEI Fund or a reallocation of assets among the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Advisers. An unaffiliated third-party broker selected by SIMC or the relevant Sub-Adviser provides execution and clearing services with respect to such trades and is compensated for such services out of the commission paid to the Distributor on the trades. All such transactions effected using the Distributor as introducing broker must be accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the Trust's and Underlying Trusts' policy to achieve best net results and must comply with the Trust's and Underlying Trusts' procedures regarding the execution of Fund and Underlying SEI Fund transactions through affiliated brokers.
When one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers may select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers. SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers may pay a higher commission than otherwise obtainable from other brokers in return for such services only if a good faith determination is made that the commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided. The Funds' brokerage activities did not include affiliated brokers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act ("Section 28(e)") permits SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers, under certain circumstances, to cause the Funds or the Underlying SEI Funds to pay a broker or dealer a commission for effecting a transaction in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting the transaction in recognition of the value of brokerage and research services provided by the broker or dealer. Brokerage and research services include: (i) furnishing advice as to the value of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, and the availability of securities or purchasers or sellers of securities; (ii) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic
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factors and trends, portfolio strategy and the performance of accounts; and (iii) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement and custody). In the case of research services, SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers believe that access to independent investment research is beneficial to their investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Funds or the Underlying SEI Funds. In addition to agency transactions, SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless principal transactions, as defined by the Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), and in accordance with applicable SEC guidance.
To the extent research services may be a factor in selecting brokers, such services may be in written form or through direct contact with individuals and may include information as to particular companies and securities as well as market, economic or institutional areas and information that assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers might utilize Fund or Underlying SEI Fund commissions include research reports and other information on the economy, industries, sectors, groups of securities, individual companies, statistical information, political developments, technical market action, pricing and appraisal services, credit analysis, risk measurement analysis, performance and other analysis. SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers may use research services furnished by brokers in servicing all client accounts, and not all services may necessarily be used in connection with the account that paid commissions to the broker providing such services. Information so received by SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be performed by SIMC and the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers under their Advisory and sub-advisory agreements, respectively. Any advisory, sub-advisory, or other fees paid to SIMC or the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.
In some cases, SIMC or an Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser, as applicable, makes a good faith allocation, under all the circumstances, between the research and non-research uses of the service. The percentage of the service that is used for research purposes may be paid for with client commissions, while SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser will use its own funds to pay for the percentage of the service that is used for non-research purposes. In making this good faith allocation, SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Adviser believes that its allocation procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that it appropriately allocates the anticipated use of such services to their research and non-research uses.
From time to time, a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may purchase new issues of securities for clients in a fixed price offering. In these situations, the seller may be a member of the selling group that will, in addition to selling securities, provide SIMC or the Underlying SEI Fund's Sub-Advisers with research services. FINRA has adopted rules expressly permitting these types of arrangements under certain circumstances. Generally, the seller will provide research "credits" in these situations at a rate that is higher than that which is available for typical secondary market transactions. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e).
The research services received from a broker-dealer may be complicated by MiFID II, which places restrictions on the receipt of research services by EU authorized investment firms and certain affiliated US asset managers.
A Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may not direct brokerage to brokers in recognition of, or as compensation for, the promotion or sale of Fund shares.
The portfolio turnover rates for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2025 were as follows:
Turnover Rate |
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Portfolio |
2024 |
2025 |
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Defensive Strategy Fund* |
57 |
% |
15 |
% |
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Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund |
15 |
% |
17 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Fund |
17 |
% |
13 |
% |
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Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund |
16 |
% |
14 |
% |
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Turnover Rate |
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Portfolio |
2024 |
2025 |
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Moderate Strategy Fund |
27 |
% |
19 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund |
13 |
% |
13 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund** |
18 |
% |
45 |
% |
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Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund |
6 |
% |
6 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund |
19 |
% |
27 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund |
6 |
% |
13 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund |
20 |
% |
35 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund |
6 |
% |
9 |
% |
* A temporary fluctuation in AUM contributed to increased portfolio turnover for the 2024 fiscal year.
** The introduction of new Underlying Funds resulted in increased portfolio turnover.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION
The Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' portfolio holdings can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings (the "Portfolio Holdings Website"). The Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds Board has approved a policy that provides that portfolio holdings may not be made available to any third party until after such information has been posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, with limited exceptions noted below. This policy seeks to ensure that the disclosure of information regarding the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' portfolio securities is in the best interests of Fund shareholders, and includes procedures to address conflicts of interest.
Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund and its Underlying SEI Funds as of the end of such month shall be made available on the Portfolio Holdings Website. Beginning on the day after any portfolio holdings information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, such information will be delivered directly to any person that requests it, through electronic or other means. The portfolio holdings information placed on the Portfolio Holdings Website shall remain there until the fifth calendar day of the thirteenth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.
Portfolio holdings information may be provided to independent third-party fund reporting services (e.g., Broadridge, Lipper or Morningstar) for a legitimate business purpose, but will be delivered no earlier than the date such information is posted on the Portfolio Holdings Website, unless the reporting service executes a confidentiality agreement with the Trust or the Underlying Trust that is satisfactory to the Trust or the Underlying Trust's officers and that provides that the reporting service will keep the information confidential and will not trade on the information.
Portfolio holdings information may also be provided at any time and as frequently as daily to the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' Trustees, SIMC, the Underlying SEI Funds' Sub-Advisers, the Distributor, the Administrator and certain other service providers, as well as additional contractors and vendors that may include, but are not limited to: the custodian and sub-custodian, the transfer agent, attorneys, independent auditors, securities lending agents, tax filing and reclamation vendors, class-action monitoring and filing vendors, printing and filing vendors, proxy vendors and providers of portfolio monitoring and analytical tools.
Portfolio holdings of a Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund may also be provided to a prospective service provider for that Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund, so long as the prospective service provider executes a confidentiality agreement with the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund in such form as deemed acceptable by an officer of the Fund or an Underlying SEI Fund. Additionally, a Sub-Adviser may provide portfolio holdings information to third-party service providers in connection with its duties as a Sub-Adviser, provided that the Sub-Adviser is responsible for such third-party's confidential treatment of such data. The Sub-Adviser is also obligated, pursuant to its fiduciary duty to the relevant Fund, to ensure that any third-party service provider will keep the information confidential and has a duty not to trade on any portfolio holdings information it receives other than subject to the Sub-Adviser's instruction.
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The Board exercises on-going oversight of the disclosure of Fund or Underlying SEI Fund portfolio holdings by overseeing the implementation of the Funds' and Underlying SEI Funds' policies and procedures by the CCO.
Neither the Funds, Underlying SEI Funds, SIMC, nor any other service provider to the Funds or Underlying SEI Funds may receive compensation or other consideration for providing portfolio holdings information.
The Trust files a complete schedule of the Funds' and the Underlying SEI Funds' investments within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter pursuant to Form N-CSR and/or as exhibits to Form N-PORT. These reports (i) are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov; and (ii) are available without charge, upon request, by calling a SIDCo. representative at 1-800-DIAL-SEI (toll free).
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES
The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of each Fund, each of which represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund. Each share upon liquidation entitles a shareholder to a pro rata share in the net assets of that Fund, after taking into account certain distribution, shareholder servicing and transfer agency expenses attributable to each share class. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may create additional series of shares or separate classes of portfolios. Share certificates representing the shares will not be issued.
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY
The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his or her own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection of officers, agents, employees or administrators, shall not be liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties.
CODES OF ETHICS
The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, SIMC and the Distributor have adopted Codes of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1. These Codes of Ethics apply to the personal investing activities of Trustees, officers and certain employees ("access persons"). Rule 17j-1 and the Codes of Ethics are reasonably designed to prevent unlawful practices in connection with the purchase or sale of securities by access persons. Under each Code of Ethics, access persons at most Sub-Advisers are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds, but are required to report their personal securities transactions for monitoring purposes. In addition, certain access persons are required to obtain approval before investing in initial public offerings or private placements or are prohibited from making such investments. Access persons at certain Sub-Advisers may be prohibited from engaging in personal securities transactions entirely. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with the SEC and are available to the public.
VOTING
Each share held entitles the shareholder of record to one vote. Shareholders of each Fund or class will vote separately on matters pertaining solely to that Fund or class, such as any distribution plan. As a Massachusetts business trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of shareholders, but approval will be sought for certain changes in the operation of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. In addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to shareholders requesting the meeting.
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Where the Prospectuses for the Funds or SAI states that an investment limitation or a fundamental policy may not be changed without shareholder approval, such approval means the vote of: (i) 67% or more of the affected Fund's shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the affected Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY
The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the Declaration of Trust: (i) contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees; and (ii) provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any shareholders held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
As of July 11, 2025, the following persons were the only persons who were record owners (or, to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owners) of 5% and 25% or more of the shares of the Funds. Persons who own of record or beneficially more than 25% of a Fund's outstanding shares may be deemed to control the Fund within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Shareholders controlling a Fund could have the ability to vote a majority of the shares of the Fund on any matter requiring the approval of shareholders of the Fund. The Trust believes that most of the shares referred to below were held by the following persons in accounts for their fiduciary, agency or custodial customers.
Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
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Defensive Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
490,907.238 |
57.06 |
% |
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Ascensus Trust Company FBO Olenn & Pzena, LLP P.O. Box 10758 Fargo, ND 58106-0758 |
207,460.795 |
24.11 |
% |
||||||||
Ascensus Trust Company FBO Universal Leaf Tobacco Def Income Attn: Plan Trustee 1013 Centre Road Wilmington, DE 19805-1265 |
72,090.699 |
8.38 |
% |
||||||||
Defensive Strategy Fund—Class I Shares |
|||||||||||
DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
19,888.718 |
99.92 |
% |
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Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
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Defensive Strategy Allocation Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
101,488.781 |
67.81 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
20,453.461 |
13.67 |
% |
||||||||
Acensus Trust Company FBO Superior DIE SET Corp EES 401K RET PO Box 10758 Fargo, ND 58106-0001 |
9,993.165 |
6.68 |
% |
||||||||
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC FBO A Customer of MSSB 823 Bromley St. Silver Spring, MD 20902-3019 |
9,287.605 |
6.21 |
% |
||||||||
Conservative Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
2,254,714.508 |
80.75 |
% |
||||||||
DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
171,745.954 |
6.14 |
% |
||||||||
Conservative Strategy Fund—Class I Shares |
|||||||||||
DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
4,402.268 |
87.52 |
% |
||||||||
Matrix Trust Company As Agent For Advisor Trust, Inc Advanced Pain MGMT Center, PC PSP 717 17th St STE 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
548.183 |
10.90 |
% |
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Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
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Conservative Strategy Fund—Class D Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company Attn: Mutual Fund Admin One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
12,809.545 |
100.00 |
% |
||||||||
Conservative Strategy Allocation Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
925,374.809 |
75.79 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
114,692.384 |
9.39 |
% |
||||||||
Moderate Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
5,016,747.197 |
80.65 |
% |
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Mid Atlantic Trust Company FBO JDC Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Profit 1251 Waterfront PL STE 525 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228 |
319,113.646 |
5.13 |
% |
||||||||
Moderate Strategy Fund—Class I Shares |
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DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
91,832.665 |
50.00 |
% |
||||||||
Matrix Trust Company As Agent For Advisor Trust, Inc Julie E. York, MD, PC 401(k) PSP 717 17th St STE 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
63,068.945 |
34.34 |
% |
||||||||
Matrix Trust Company As Agent For Advisor Trust, Inc Advanced Pain MGMT Center, PC PSP 717 17th St STE 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
28,740.305 |
15.65 |
% |
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Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
|||||||||
Moderate Strategy Fund—Class D Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
3,610.876 |
52.86 |
% |
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Ascensus Trust Company FBO CPC Interest LLC 401(k) Plan Ascensus Trust Company P.O Box 10577 Fargo, ND 58106-0577 |
1,760.589 |
25.77 |
% |
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Ascensus Trust Company FBOIndustrial Fabricating Systems 401(k) P.O. Box 10758 Fargo, ND 58106-0577 |
1,010.995 |
14.80 |
% |
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SEI Private Trust Company C/O ID 370 ATTN: Mutual Fund Admin One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
448.681 |
6.57 |
% |
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Moderate Strategy Allocation Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
1,697,981.358 |
72.85 |
% |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
219,760.873 |
9.43 |
% |
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Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC 2801 Market St. St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
125,051.253 |
5.37 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
3,353,654.169 |
56.93 |
% |
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Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
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DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
1,023,980.487 |
17.38 |
% |
||||||||
DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
680,591.038 |
11.55 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund—Class I Shares |
|||||||||||
DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
280,509.919 |
61.99 |
% |
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Matrix Trust Company As Agent For Advisor Trust, Inc J. Rafe Sales, MD, PC 401(k) Plan 717 17th St STE 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
125,173.591 |
27.66 |
% |
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Aggressive Strategy Fund—Class D Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o The Peoples Bank One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
92,673.752 |
76.43 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o Counsel Trust One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
12,932.278 |
10.67 |
% |
||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC 2801 Market St. St. Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
6,143.502 |
5.07 |
% |
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Tax-Managed Aggressive Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
2,214,829.190 |
70.68 |
% |
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Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
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SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
464,122.649 |
14.81 |
% |
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Core Market Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
2,928,232.602 |
91.27 |
% |
||||||||
Core Market Strategy Fund—Class I Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Corp ATTN: Corporate Finance One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
23.670 |
100.00 |
% |
||||||||
Core Market Strategy Allocation Fund—Class F Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
693,413.875 |
73.56 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
169,854.290 |
18.02 |
% |
||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund—Class F Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
6,294,958.781 |
82.15 |
% |
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Mid Atlantic Trust Company FBO JDC Power Systems Inc 401(k) Profit 1251 Waterfront PL STE 525 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4228 |
405,529.956 |
5.29 |
% |
||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Fund—Class I Shares |
|||||||||||
DCGT as TTEE and/or Cust FBO PLIC Various Retirement Plans Omnibus Attn: NPIO Trade Desk 711 High Street Des Moines, IA 50392-0001 |
121,573.902 |
81.81 |
% |
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Name and Address |
Number of Shares |
Percent of Fund/Class |
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Matrix Trust Company As Agent For Advisor Trust, Inc Julie E. York, MD, PC 401(k) PSP 717 17th St STE 1300 Denver, CO 80202-3304 |
27,019.845 |
18.18 |
% |
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Market Growth Strategy Fund—Class D Shares |
|||||||||||
National Financial Services, LLC 499 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310-1995 |
8,521.090 |
28.78 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
7,347.017 |
24.82 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o Counsel Trust One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
6,476.515 |
21.88 |
% |
||||||||
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC 2801 Market St. Saint Louis, MO 63103-2523 |
3,469.796 |
11.72 |
% |
||||||||
Ascensus Trust Company FBO CPC Interest LLC 401(k) Plan Ascensus Trust Company P.O Box 10577 Fargo, ND 58106-0577 |
2,842.287 |
9.60 |
% |
||||||||
Market Growth Strategy Allocation Fund—Class F Shares |
|||||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
2,907,710.211 |
65.98 |
% |
||||||||
SEI Private Trust Company c/o GWP US Advisors One Freedom Valley Drive Oaks, PA 19456-9989 |
526,477.214 |
11.95 |
% |
||||||||
Charles Schwab & Co Inc ATTN: Mutual Funds 211 Main St. San Francisco, CA 94105-1901 |
244,975.712 |
5.56 |
% |
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CUSTODIAN
SEI Investments Global Funds Services, which also serves as the Administrator and the transfer agent for the Underlying SEI Funds, also maintains custody of assets of each Fund that consist of uncertificated shares of the Underlying SEI Funds. U.S. Bank National Association, located at 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (the "Custodian"), acts as the Custodian for the non-mutual fund assets of each Fund. The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Trust as required by the 1940 Act and acts as wire agent of the Trust's assets.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG LLP, located at 1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, serves as the Trust's independent registered public accounting firm.
LEGAL COUNSEL
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, located at 2222 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, serves as counsel to the Trust and to the Underlying SEI Funds.
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APPENDIX A
DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS
Description of Ratings
The following descriptions of securities ratings have been published by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. ("Moody's"), S&P Global Ratings ("S&P"), and Fitch Ratings ("Fitch"), respectively.
Description of Moody's Global Ratings
Ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public sector entities. Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment.
Description of Moody's Global Long-Term Ratings
Aaa Obligations rated Aaa are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.
Aa Obligations rated Aa are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
A Obligations rated A are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.
Baa Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium-grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.
Ba Obligations rated Ba are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.
B Obligations rated B are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.
Caa Obligations rated Caa are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.
Ca Obligations rated Ca are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.
C Obligations rated C are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.
Note: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
Hybrid Indicator (hyb)
The hybrid indicator (hyb) is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms. By their terms, hybrid securities allow for the omission of scheduled dividends, interest, or principal payments, which can potentially result in impairment if such an omission occurs. Hybrid securities may also be subject to contractually allowable write-downs of principal that could result in impairment. Together with the hybrid indicator, the long-term obligation rating assigned to a hybrid security is an expression of the relative credit risk associated with that security.
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Description of Moody's Global Short-Term Ratings
P-1 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
P-2 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term debt obligations.
P-3 Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.
NP Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.
Description of Moody's U.S. Municipal Short-Term Obligation Ratings
The Municipal Investment Grade ("MIG") scale is used to rate U.S. municipal cash flow notes, bond anticipation notes and certain other short-term obligations, which typically mature in three years or less.
Moody's U.S. municipal short-term obligation ratings are as follows:
MIG 1 This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.
MIG 2 This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.
MIG 3 This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.
SG This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.
Description of Moody's Demand Obligation Ratings
In the case of variable rate demand obligations ("VRDOs"), Moody's assigns both a long-term rating and a short-term payment obligation rating. The long-term rating addresses the issuer's ability to meet scheduled principal and interest payments. The short-term payment obligation rating addresses the ability of the issuer or the liquidity provider to meet any purchase price payment obligation resulting from optional tenders ("on demand") and/or mandatory tenders of the VRDO. The short-term payment obligation rating uses the Variable Municipal Investment Grade ("VMIG") scale. Transitions of VMIG ratings with conditional liquidity support differ from transitions of Prime ratings reflecting the risk that external liquidity support will terminate if the issuer's long-term rating drops below investment grade. For VRDOs, Moody's typically assigns a VMIG rating if the frequency of the payment obligation is less than every three years. If the frequency of the payment obligation is less than three years, but the obligation is payable only with remarketing proceeds, the VMIG short-term rating is not assigned and it is denoted as "NR".
Moody's demand obligation ratings are as follows:
VMIG 1 This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.
VMIG 2 This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.
VMIG 3 This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.
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SG This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have a sufficiently strong short-term rating or may lack the structural or legal protections.
Description of S&P's Issue Credit Ratings
An S&P issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P's view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default.
Issue credit ratings can be either long-term or short-term. Short-term issue credit ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market, typically with an original maturity of no more than 365 days. Short-term issue credit ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. S&P would typically assign a long-term issue credit rating to an obligation with an original maturity of greater than 365 days. However, the ratings S&P assigns to certain instruments may diverge from these guidelines based on market practices. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.
Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on S&P's analysis of the following considerations:
• The likelihood of payment—the capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on an obligation in accordance with the terms of the obligation;
• The nature and provisions of the financial obligation, and the promise S&P imputes; and
• The protection afforded by, and relative position of, the financial obligation in the event of a bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.
An issue rating is an assessment of default risk but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)
NR indicates that a rating has not been assigned or is no longer assigned.
Description of S&P's Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings*
AAA An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.
AA An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.
A An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.
BBB An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
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BB; B; CCC; Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative
CC; and C characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.
BB An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
B An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
CCC An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
CC An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.
C An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.
D An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within the next five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or the next 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.
*Ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories.
Description of S&P's Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings
A-1 A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on these obligations is extremely strong.
A-2 A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is satisfactory.
A-3 A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken an obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
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B A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.
C A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.
D A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.
Description of S&P's Municipal Short-Term Note Ratings
An S&P U.S. municipal note rating reflects S&P's opinion about the liquidity factors and market access risks unique to the notes. Notes due in three years or less will likely receive a note rating. Notes with an original maturity of more than three years will most likely receive a long-term debt rating. In determining which type of rating, if any, to assign, S&P's analysis will review the following considerations:
• Amortization schedule—the larger the final maturity relative to other maturities, the more likely it will be treated as a note; and
• Source of payment—the more dependent the issue is on the market for its refinancing, the more likely it will be treated as a note.
S&P's municipal short-term note ratings are as follows:
SP-1 Strong capacity to pay principal and interest. An issue determined to possess a very strong capacity to pay debt service is given a plus (+) designation.
SP-2 Satisfactory capacity to pay principal and interest, with some vulnerability to adverse financial and economic changes over the term of the notes.
SP-3 Speculative capacity to pay principal and interest.
D 'D' is assigned upon failure to pay the note when due, completion of a distressed debt restructuring, or the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions.
Description of Fitch's Credit Ratings
Fitch's credit ratings relating to issuers are forward looking opinions on the relative ability of an entity or obligation to meet financial commitments. Credit ratings relating to securities and obligations of an issuer can include a recovery expectation. Credit ratings are used as indications of the likelihood of repayment in accordance with the terms of the issuance.
Fitch's credit rating scale for issuers and issues is expressed using the categories 'AAA' to 'BBB' (investment grade) and 'BB' to 'D' (speculative grade) with an additional +/- for AA through CCC levels indicating relative differences of probability of default or recovery for issues. The terms "investment grade" and "speculative grade" are market conventions and do not imply any recommendation or endorsement of a specific security for
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investment purposes. Investment grade categories indicate relatively low to moderate credit risk, while ratings in the speculative grade categories signal either a higher level of credit risk or that a default has already occurred.
Fitch may also disclose issues relating to a rated issuer that are not and have not been rated. Such issues are also denoted as 'NR' on its webpage.
Fitch's credit ratings do not directly address any risk other than credit risk. Credit ratings do not deal with the risk of market value loss due to changes in interest rates, liquidity and/or other market considerations. However, market risk may be considered to the extent that it influences the ability of an issuer to pay or refinance a financial commitment.
Ratings nonetheless do not reflect market risk to the extent that they influence the size or other conditionality of the obligation to pay upon a commitment (for example, in the case of payments linked to performance of an index).
Credit ratings are indications of the likelihood of repayment in accordance with the terms of the issuance. In limited cases, Fitch may include additional considerations (i.e. rate to a higher or lower standard than that implied in the obligation's documentation).
Description of Fitch's Long-Term Corporate Finance Obligations Ratings
AAA Highest credit quality. 'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in cases of exceptionally strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.
AA Very high credit quality. 'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.
A High credit quality. 'A' ratings denote expectations of low credit risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.
BBB Good credit quality. 'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of credit risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.
BB Speculative. 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to credit risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met.
B Highly speculative. 'B' ratings indicate that material credit risk is present.
CCC Substantial credit risk. 'CCC' ratings indicate that substantial credit risk is present.
CC Very high levels of credit risk. 'CC' ratings indicate very high levels of credit risk.
C Exceptionally high levels of credit risk. 'C' ratings indicate exceptionally high levels of credit risk.
Ratings in the categories of 'CCC', 'CC' and 'C' can also relate to obligations or issuers that are in default. In this case, the rating does not opine on default risk but reflects the recovery expectation only.
Defaulted obligations typically are not assigned 'RD' or 'D' ratings, but are instead rated in the 'CCC' to 'C' rating categories, depending on their recovery prospects and other relevant characteristics. This approach better aligns obligations that have comparable overall expected loss but varying vulnerability to default and loss.
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Description of Fitch's Short-Term Ratings
A short-term issuer or obligation rating is based in all cases on the short-term vulnerability to default of the rated entity and relates to the capacity to meet financial obligations in accordance with the documentation governing the relevant obligation. Short-term deposit ratings may be adjusted for loss severity. Short-Term Ratings are assigned to obligations whose initial maturity is viewed as "short term" based on market convention (a long-term rating can also be used to rate an issue with short maturity). Typically, this means up to 13 months for corporate, sovereign, and structured obligations and up to 36 months for obligations in U.S. public finance markets.
Fitch's short-term ratings are as follows:
F1 Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.
F2 Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.
F3 Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.
B Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.
C High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility.
RD Restricted default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.
D Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.
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PART C: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits:
(a) | Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Registrant, dated October 20, 1995, is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Initial Registration Statement, filed on December 8, 1995 |
(b) | Amended and Restated By-Laws, dated September 15, 2015 |
(c) | Not applicable. |
(d)(2) | Schedule B, as last revised September 17, 2003, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and SIMC, f/k/a SEI Financial Management Corporation |
(e)(1) | Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated September 16, 2002, between the Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. (“SIDCo.”) |
(e)(2) | Schedule A, as last revised December 5, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated September 16, 2002, between the Registrant and SIDCo. |
(f) | Not applicable. |
(g)(1) | Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association |
(g)(2) | Eleventh Amendment to the Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated August 1, 2016, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association |
(g)(3) | Thirteenth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Multi-Trust Custody Agreement, dated December 11, 2017, between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association |
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(h)(2) | Amended Schedule D, as last revised January 1, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Administration and Transfer Agency Agreement, dated December 10, 2003, between the Registrant and SIGFS |
(h)(3) | Class I Administrative Services Plan and Agreement, dated July 31, 2002, between the Registrant and SIDCo. |
(h)(4) | Class D Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement, dated April 1, 1996, between the Registrant and SIDCo., f/k/a SEI Financial Services Company |
(h)(5) | Class F Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement, dated July 27, 2017, between the Registrant and SIDCo. |
(i) | Opinion and Consent of Counsel (filed herewith) |
(j) | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith) |
(k) | Not applicable. |
(l) | Not applicable. |
(m)(1) | Class D Distribution Plan, dated March 1, 1996, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15(a) of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 |
(m)(2) | Schedule A, as last revised September 14, 2010, to the Class D Distribution Plan, dated April 1, 1996 |
(m)(3) | Schedule B, as last revised June 17, 2004, to the Class D Distribution Plan, dated April 1, 1996 |
(n) | Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan, dated July 31, 2017 |
(o) | Reserved. |
(p)(1) | The Code of Ethics for SIMC, dated April 18, 2024 (filed herewith) |
(p)(2) | The Code of Ethics for SIDCo., dated February 29, 2024 |
(p)(3) | The Code of Ethics for SIGFS, dated September 2023 |
(p)(4) | The Code of Ethics for SEI Asset Allocation Trust, as last revised March 2022 |
(q)(1) | Power of Attorney, dated September 13, 2016, for Robert A. Nesher, James M. Williams, Nina Lesavoy and Susan C. Cote |
(q)(2) | Power of Attorney, dated March 28, 2018, for James B. Taylor |
(q)(3) | Power of Attorney, dated December 4, 2019, for Christine Reynolds |
(q)(4) | Power of Attorney, dated December 23, 2021, for Thomas Melendez |
(q)(5) | Power of Attorney, dated December 20, 2024, for Dennis McGonigle, Eli Powell Niepoky and Kimberly Walker (filed herewith) |
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Item 29. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant:
See the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information filed herewith regarding the Registrant’s control relationships. SEI Investments Management Corporation is a subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, which also controls the distributor of the Registrant (SEI Investments Distribution Co.) and other corporations engaged in providing various financial and record keeping services, primarily to bank trust departments, pension plan sponsors and investment managers.
Item 30. Indemnification:
Article VIII of the Agreement of Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registration Statement is incorporated by reference. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.
Item 31. Business and other Connections of Investment Adviser:
The following table describes other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which each director, officer or partner of the adviser is or has been, at any time during the last two fiscal years, engaged for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee. The Adviser’s table was provided to the Registrant by the Adviser for inclusion in this Registration Statement.
SEI Investments Management Corporation
SEI Investments Management Corporation (“SIMC”) is the Adviser for the Registrant’s Funds. The principal business address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SIMC is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).
Unless otherwise noted, the address of all the companies listed below is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
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Name
and Position With Investment Adviser |
Name of Other Company | Connection With Other Company |
Michael
Peterson Director, Senior Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
SEI Investments Company | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Secretary |
SEI Trust Company | Director, Vice President | |
SEI Funds, Inc. | Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Investments, Inc. | Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Global Investments Corp. | Director, Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Advanced Capital Management, Inc. | Director, Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Primus Holding Corp. | Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary | |
SIMC Holdings, LLC | Manager | |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary | |
LSV Asset Management | Management Committee | |
SEI Global Capital Investments, Inc. | Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Investments (Asia), Limited | Director | |
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc. | Director, Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited | Director | |
SEI Investments Canada Company | Director, Secretary | |
SEI Custodial Operations Company, LLC | Manager | |
SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. | Director, Senior Vice President | |
SIMC Subsidiary, LLC | Manager | |
SEI Ventures, Inc. | Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Investments Developments, Inc. | Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Investments Global Funds Services | Vice President, Assistant Secretary | |
SEI Novus, LLC | Senior Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Acquisition Sub, LLC | Senior Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Radar Holding Company LLC | Senior Vice President, Secretary | |
SEI Novus Switzerland | Director | |
SEI Novus UK Ltd. | Director | |
SEI Access Platform, LLC | Senior Vice President and Secretary | |
SEI LifeYield, LLC | Vice President and Secretary | |
James
Smigiel Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President |
LSV Asset Management | Management Committee |
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Mark
Warner Vice President & Treasurer |
SEI Investments Company | Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer |
SEI Funds Inc. | Director, Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Investments, Inc. | Director, Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Global Investments Corp. | Director, Vice President & Treasurer | |
SEI Advanced Capital Management, Inc. | Director, Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Primus Holding Corp. | Director, Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Global Capital Investments, Inc. | Director, Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Investments Global (Cayman), Limited | Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc. | Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Treasurer | |
SEI Investments Canada Company | Vice President | |
SEI Investments Developments, Inc. | Director, Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Novus, LLC | Treasurer | |
SEI Acquisition Sub, LLC | Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Radar Holding Company LLC | Treasurer | |
SEI Trust Company | Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Private Trust Company | Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Custodial Operations Company, LLC | Vice President, Treasurer | |
SEI Global Services Inc. | Vice President | |
SEI Access Platform, LLC | Treasurer | |
SEI LifeYield, LLC | Treasurer | |
Timothy D. Barto General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
SEI Investments Company | Vice President-Legal & Assistant Secretary |
SEI Funds, Inc. | Vice President | |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President | |
SIMC Holdings, LLC | Manager | |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | General Counsel, Vice President, Secretary | |
SIMC Subsidiary, LLC | Manager | |
David McCann Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President, Assistant Secretary |
Paul F. Klauder Director & Senior Vice President |
SEI Investments Company | Executive Vice President |
SEI Investments Distribution Co. | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President | |
SEI Trust Company | Director, Vice President | |
SEI Investments Strategies, LLC | Director | |
SEI Investments (Asia), Limited | Director | |
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc. | Director, Vice President | |
SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited | Director | |
SEI Investments Canada Company | Director, Vice President | |
SEI Novus, LLC | Chief Executive Officer | |
SEI Acquisition Sub, LLC | Chief Executive Officer | |
SEI Novus Switzerland | Director | |
SEI Novus UK Ltd. | Director | |
SEI Access Platform, LLC | Senior Vice President |
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Raquell
Baker Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
SEI Investments Canada Company | Vice President | |
Stephen G. MacRae Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | President | |
Radoslav
K. Koitchev Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President |
Michael
Farrell Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
Kevin Matthews Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Director | |
SEI Novus, LLC | Vice President | |
SEI Acquisition Sub, LLC | Vice President | |
SEI Investments Canada Company | Vice President | |
Patrick
DiLello Vice President & FATCA Responsible Officer |
SEI Investments Company | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer |
SEI Trust Company | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Funds, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Global Investments Corp. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Advanced Capital Management, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Primus Holding Corp. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Private Trust Company | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SIMC Holdings, LLC | Manager, Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
LSV Asset Management | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Global Capital Investments, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. | FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Global Nominee Ltd. | FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Trustees Limited | FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI European Services Limited | FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman) Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments Global, Limited | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments Global Fund Services, Limited | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments Depositary and Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments Canada Company | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Custodial Operations Company, LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SIMC Subsidiary, LLC | Manager, Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Ventures, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments Developments, Inc. | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments Global Funds Services | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Investments-Guernsey Limited | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Novus, LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Acquisition Sub, LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Radar Holding Company LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Novus UK Ltd. | FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI Access Platform, LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer | |
SEI LifeYield, LLC | Vice President, FATCA Responsible Officer |
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Sean
Simko Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
Aaron Von
Alst Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
Jennifer
Campisi Chief Compliance Officer |
SEI Investments Distribution Co. | Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer |
Erich Holland
Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
Karen Sullivan
Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
Katherine
Mason Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President, Assistant Secretary |
Michael
Cagnina Vice President |
SEI Novus, LLC | Vice President |
Brian Vargo
Vice President & Assistant Secretary |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President, Assistant Secretary |
Jay Cipriano Director and Senior Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Director, Senior Vice President | |
SEI Trust Company | Vice President | |
SEI Investments Company | Executive Vice President | |
J. Womack President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President | |
SEI Private Trust Company | Director, Vice President | |
SEI LifeYield, LLC | Vice President | |
Christopher
Pettia Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President |
Philip Kizun Chief Privacy Officer |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Chief Privacy Officer |
SEI Private Trust Company | Chief Privacy Officer | |
SEI Investments Global Funds Services | Chief Privacy Officer | |
SEI Radar Holding Company LLC | Chief Privacy Officer | |
Tom Hunter
Vice President |
SEI Investment Strategies, LLC | Vice President |
Farooq Omer
Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
Patrick Carlevato Vice President |
SEI Global Services, Inc. | Vice President |
SEI Novus, LLC | Vice President |
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Item 32. Principal Underwriters:
(a) Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing the securities of the Registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, distributor or investment adviser.
The Registrant’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), acts as distributor for:
SEI Daily Income Trust | July 15, 1982 |
SEI Tax Exempt Trust | December 3, 1982 |
SEI Institutional Managed Trust | January 22, 1987 |
SEI Institutional International Trust | August 30, 1988 |
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund | November 14, 1991 |
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II | January 28, 1993 |
Bishop Street Funds | January 27, 1995 |
SEI Institutional Investments Trust | June 14, 1996 |
City National Rochdale Funds (f/k/a CNI Charter Funds) | April 1, 1999 |
Causeway Capital Management Trust | September 20, 2001 |
SEI Offshore Opportunity Fund II, Ltd. | September 1, 2005 |
ProShares Trust | November 14, 2005 |
Community Capital Trust (f/k/a Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund) |
January 8, 2007 |
SEI Offshore Advanced Strategy Series SPC | July 31, 2007 |
SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP | July 31, 2007 |
Global X Funds | October 24, 2008 |
ProShares Trust II | November 17, 2008 |
SEI Special Situations Fund, Ltd. | July 1, 2009 |
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust (f/k/a FaithShares Trust) | August 7, 2009 |
Schwab Strategic Trust | October 12, 2009 |
RiverPark Funds Trust | September 8, 2010 |
Adviser Managed Trust | December 10, 2010 |
SEI Core Property Fund, LP | January 1, 2011 |
New Covenant Funds | March 23, 2012 |
KraneShares Trust | December 18, 2012 |
The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III | February 12, 2014 |
SEI Catholic Values Trust | March 24, 2014 |
SEI Hedge Fund SPC | June 26, 2015 |
SEI Energy Debt Fund, LP | June 30, 2015 |
Gallery Trust | January 8, 2016 |
City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund | March 1, 2017 |
City National Rochdale Strategic Credit Fund | May 16, 2018 |
Symmetry Panoramic Trust | July 23, 2018 |
Frost Family of Funds | May 31, 2019 |
SEI Vista Fund, Ltd. | January 20, 2021 |
Wilshire Private Assets Fund | March 22, 2021 |
Catholic Responsible Investments Funds | November 17, 2021 |
SEI Exchange Traded Funds | May 18, 2022 |
SEI Global Private Assets VI, L.P. | July 29, 2022 |
Quaker Investment Trust | June 8, 2023 |
SEI Alternative Income Fund | September 1, 2023 |
Global X Venture Fund | March 12, 2025 |
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The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services (“Funds Evaluation”) and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions (“MarketLink”).
(b) Furnish the Information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in the answer to Item 20 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
Name | Position and Office with Underwriter |
Positions and Offices with Registrant | ||
Paul F. Klauder | President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | — | ||
John C. Munch | General Counsel & Secretary | — | ||
William M. Doran | Director | — | ||
John Alshefski | Director | — | ||
Kevin Crowe | Director | — | ||
Jason McGhin | Chief Operations Officer | — | ||
John P. Coary | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | — | ||
Jennifer H. Campisi | Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary & Anti-Money Laundering Officer | — | ||
William M. Martin | Vice President | — | ||
Christopher Rowan | Vice President | — | ||
Judith A. Rager | Vice President | — | ||
Gary Michael Reese | Vice President | — | ||
Robert M. Silvestri | Vice President | — |
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records:
All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules thereunder will be maintained at the offices of:
SEI Asset Allocation Trust
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
U.S. Bank National Association
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
Item 34. Management Services:
None.
Item 35. Undertakings:
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to Registration Statement No. 033-64875 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 29th day of July, 2025.
SEI ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST | ||
By: | /S/ ROBERT A. NESHER | |
Robert A. Nesher | ||
Trustee, President & Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date(s) indicated.
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
Nina Lesavoy | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
James M. Williams | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
Susan C. Cote | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
James B. Taylor | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
Christine Reynolds | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
Thomas Melendez | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
Kimberly Walker | ||||
* | Trustee | July 29, 2025 | ||
Eli Niepoky | ||||
/S/ ROBERT A. NESHER | Trustee, President & Chief Executive Officer | July 29, 2025 | ||
Robert A. Nesher | ||||
/s/ GLENN R. KURDZIEL | Controller and Chief Financial Officer | July 29, 2025 | ||
Glenn R. Kurdziel |
*By: | /S/ ROBERT A. NESHER | ||||
Robert A. Nesher | |||||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
EX-99.B(i) | Opinion and Consent of Counsel | |
EX-99.B(j) | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |
EX-99.B(p)(1) | The Code of Ethics for SIMC, dated April 18, 2024 | |
EX-99.B(q)(5) | Power of Attorney, dated December 20, 2024, for Dennis McGonigle, Eli Powell Niepoky and Kimberly Walker | |
EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |
EX-101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |