0001104659-09-068260.txt : 20110809 0001104659-09-068260.hdr.sgml : 20110809 20091202172130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-09-068260 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 485APOS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 13 FILED AS OF DATE: 20091202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100223 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000835597 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-22821 FILM NUMBER: 091218278 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEI INVESTMENTS ATTN: CAREN ROSCH STREET 2: 1FREEDOM CIRCLE DRIVE CITY: OAKS STATE: PA ZIP: 19456 BUSINESS PHONE: 610 676-3097 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEI INVESTMENTS ATTN: CAREN ROSCH STREET 2: 1FREEDOM CIRCLE DRIVE CITY: OAKS STATE: PA ZIP: 19456 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEI INTERNATIONAL TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEI WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000835597 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 485APOS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05601 FILM NUMBER: 091218279 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEI INVESTMENTS ATTN: CAREN ROSCH STREET 2: 1FREEDOM CIRCLE DRIVE CITY: OAKS STATE: PA ZIP: 19456 BUSINESS PHONE: 610 676-3097 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SEI INVESTMENTS ATTN: CAREN ROSCH STREET 2: 1FREEDOM CIRCLE DRIVE CITY: OAKS STATE: PA ZIP: 19456 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEI INTERNATIONAL TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEI WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900129 0000835597 S000006418 SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND C000017606 SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS I C000017607 SIT INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS A SEITX C000073411 SIT International Equity Fund - Class G 0000835597 S000006419 SIT INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND C000017608 SIT INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND - CLASS A SEFIX 0000835597 S000006420 SIT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND C000017609 SIT EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND - CLASS A SIEMX C000073412 SIT Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Class G 0000835597 S000006421 SIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND C000017610 SIT EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND - CLASS A SITEX C000073413 SIT Emerging Markets Debt Fund - Class G 0000835597 S000010879 SIT TAX MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND C000030143 SIT TAX MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - CLASS A 485APOS 1 a09-31960_1485apos.htm 485APOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2009

  File No. 033-22821
  File No. 811-05601

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  
o

  POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 47  x

  and

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
  INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  
o

  AMENDMENT NO. 48  x

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST
(Formerly, "SEI International Trust")
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

SEI Investments Company
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code 610-989-1000

Timothy D. Barto
SEI Investments Company
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Richard W. Grant, Esquire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Title of Securities Being Registered. . .Units of Beneficial Interest

It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box)

  o  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  
o  on [date] pursuant to paragraph (b)
  
o  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  
x  on January 31, 2010 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
  
o  75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
  
o  on [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

  If appropriate, check the following box:

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class A Shares

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2010

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND (SEITX)

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND (SEIMX)

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND (SEFIX)

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND (SITEX)

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

Investment Sub-Advisers:

ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ASHMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

AXA ROSENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

THE BOSTON COMPANY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

DECLARATION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC

FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS

ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, B.V.

INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC

QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC

REXITER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

STONE HARBOR INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP

UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC.

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP

 

The 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.

 

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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

 

This prospectus gives you important information about the Class A Shares of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds (each, a Fund, and together, the Funds) that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

 

 

Page

FUND SUMMARY

 

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

4

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

13

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND

 

19

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

25

SUMMARY OF OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

 

30

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

 

31

Risk Information Common to the Funds

 

 

Global Asset Allocation

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

 

33

PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

 

33

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

 

33

Pricing of Fund Shares

 

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

 

Foreign Investors

 

 

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

 

HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES

 

38

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

 

39

Receiving Your Money

 

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

 

Telephone Transactions

 

 

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

 

39

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

40

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

40

Dividends and Distributions

 

 

Taxes

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

42

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Back Cover

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*       Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**     In the future, if the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” increase, the Fund’s adviser may waive a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver would be limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, would not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s adviser could discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Equity Fund – Class A Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

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Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other 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.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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.  This allocation among investment strategies aims to diversify the sources from which certain sub-advisers seek to achieve excess returns (i.e., returns in excess of a benchmark index or “alpha”).  Certain sub-advisers will seek to achieve returns in excess of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index, an international equity benchmark.  While the Fund is expected to have an absolute return and risk profile similar to the international equity benchmark, returns may be derived in part from investing significant portions of the Fund in securities other than international equity securities, including equity derivatives, foreign currency forwards and short-term fixed income securities.

 

Certain sub-advisers use portfolio strategies that are designed to correlate with a portfolio of international equity securities, but which are composed of derivative instruments backed by other types of securities, including, but not limited to, underlying equity or equivalent securities that can be used as collateral. These portfolio strategies are included in the Fund’s principal investment strategy described above.  The sub-advisers purchase derivatives, generally using only a fraction of the assets that would be needed to purchase the equity securities directly, so that the remainder of the assets in a portfolio may be invested in other types of securities.  Therefore, a sub-adviser would seek to outperform an international equity benchmark by purchasing derivatives correlated to a broad international equity index, and investing the remaining assets in other types of securities to add excess return.  Such remaining assets may be invested in a wide range of asset classes other than international equities.  Pursuant to a derivatives strategy, the Fund may invest in foreign corporate and government fixed income securities of different types and maturities, including mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), and repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements.  In managing the Fund’s currency exposure for foreign securities, the sub-advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.  The amount of the Fund’s portfolio that may be allocated to derivative strategies is expected to vary over time.

 

The sub-advisers may seek to enhance the Fund’s return by actively managing the Fund’s foreign currency exposure.  Less than 10% of the Fund’s notional market value will be used to actively manage 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 futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives.  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.

 

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 shares directly.

 

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Principal Risks

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is 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 the 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries.  Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity.  Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging 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 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps.  The Fund’s use of derivatives may create leverage and may expose the Fund to greater risks.  Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, interest rates, or other economic factors can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position. 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 also subject to counterparty risk.  A default by the counterparty on its payment obligations to the Fund, will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

For derivative strategies, the assets backing the derivatives will generally be entirely different from the Fund’s primary investments (i.e., equity securities and derivatives based on the Fund’s benchmark index).  For example, the sub-advisers may use various fixed income securities, including high yield (junk bond) and foreign fixed income securities, currencies, derivatives and other equity securities in order to seek to enhance the Fund’s returns over the returns of the Fund’s benchmark.  These strategies expose the Fund to the risk that its portfolio of derivatives may not properly track the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.  They also expose the Fund to the risks of investing in asset classes that are different from the benchmark index (i.e., international equity securities), and the Fund would underperform its benchmark index to the extent that the Fund’s investments in other asset classes decline in value.

 

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The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile than shorter-term securities, so the duration or interest rate sensitivity of these securities affects risk. Corporate fixed income securities are issued by public and private businesses.  Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or, ultimately, 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 corporate fixed income securities.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.  Some may even be in default.  As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

The Fund takes active positions in currencies, which involves different techniques and risk analyses than the Fund’s purchase of equity securities. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to a 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 U.S. or abroad.  These can result in losses to the 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 and transaction costs.

 

Mortgage-backed securities are fixed income securities representing an interest in a pool of underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to these changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. As a result, it may not be possible to determine in advance the actual maturity date or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Rising interest rates tend to discourage refinancings,

 

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with the result that the average life and volatility of the security will increase, exacerbating its decrease in market price. When interest rates fall, however, mortgage-backed securities may not gain as much in market value because of the expectation of additional mortgage prepayments, which must be reinvested at lower interest rates. Prepayment risk may make it difficult to calculate the average maturity of the Fund’s mortgage-backed securities and, therefore, to assess the volatility risk of the Fund.

 

Asset-backed securities are securities backed by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pools of assets. Therefore, repayment depends largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities, which is discussed above. Asset-backed securities present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. This is because asset-backed securities generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable in quality to mortgage assets. If the issuer of an asset-backed security defaults on its payment obligations, there is the possibility that, in some cases, the Fund will be unable to possess and sell the underlying collateral and that the Fund’s recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be available to support payments on the security. In the event of a default, the Fund may suffer a loss if it cannot sell collateral quickly and receive the amount it is owed.

 

Certain 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 the 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 the Fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.

 

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, in which the Fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to repurchase the security at the Fund’s cost plus interest within a specified time. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the Fund will seek to sell the securities which it holds. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid securities.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

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2000

 

-17.74

%

2001

 

-22.55

%

2002

 

-16.98

%

2003

 

31.88

%

2004

 

18.63

%

2005

 

14.28

%

2006

 

26.00

%

2007

 

6.96

%

2008

 

-50.39

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index.

 

International Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

MSCI EAFE Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is December 20, 1989.  Index returns are shown from December 31, 1989.

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The MSCI EAFE Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of 1,010 securities listed on the stock exchanges of developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC: Acadian Asset Management LLC (Acadian), located at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Acadian.  The core equity investment team is led by five key individuals. Ronald D. Frashure,

 

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President and Chief Executive Officer, plays a key role in Acadian’s investment research and quantitative management.  Mr. Frashure has been with Acadian for 21 years. John R. Chisholm, Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for direction and oversight of the firm’s portfolio management and research efforts.  Mr. Chisholm joined Acadian in 1987. Brian K. Wolahan, a Senior Vice President and Director of Alternative Strategies, is responsible for the development of new investment strategies and contributes to the improvement of quantitative techniques for evaluating markets and securities.  Mr. Wolahan joined Acadian in 1990. Raymond F. Mui, a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, specializes in the development of investment strategies for the developed and emerging equity markets.  Mr. Mui joined Acadian in 1991.  Charles H. Wang, a Senior Vice President and Co-Director of Research, is responsible for quantitative research, model implementation, and emerging market strategies.  Mr. Wang joined Acadian in 2000. Messrs. Frashure, Chisholm, Wolahan, Mui and Wang have all held their current positions at Acadian for the past five years.

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC: AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (AXA Rosenberg), located at 4 Orinda Way, Building E, Orinda, California 94563, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. AXA Rosenberg’s team of portfolio engineers manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AXA Rosenberg.  Dr. William Ricks has been the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer for the past seven years.  He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund and oversees the investment process, trading, operations, portfolio engineering and portfolio construction. Dr. Ricks has been with AXA Rosenberg since 1989.

 

Declaration Management & Research LLC: Declaration Management & Research LLC (Declaration), located at 1800 Tysons Blvd., Suite 200, McLean, Virginia 22102, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. James E. Shallcross, Executive Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Bond Griffin, CFA, Vice President, and William P. Callan, Jr., President, serve as the portfolio managers for the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Declaration. Mr. Shallcross joined Declaration in 1991 and has 22 years of fixed income experience in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate credit. He oversees the management of all fixed income portfolios, supervises the investment staff, is a member of the Declaration Investment Committee and is a firm principal. Mr. Shallcross began his tenure at Declaration as a portfolio manager and was named Director of Portfolio Management in 2003. He became an Executive Vice President of the company in 2005. Mr. Griffin joined Declaration in 2007 as an asset-backed securities analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to joining Declaration, he had been an asset-backed securities analyst and portfolio manager at Hyperion Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. since 2003. Mr. Griffin oversees asset-backed securities research and is co-manager of LIBOR Plus portfolios at Declaration. Mr. Callan joined Declaration in 1989 as a Senior Vice President and was named President in 1992. He is responsible for managing overlay portfolios and overseeing research and product development. Mr. Callan is the chairman of the Declaration Investment Committee and is a firm principal. In the past 5 years, Mr. Callan has served as President of Declaration with the responsibilities described above.

 

INTECH Investment Management LLC: INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH), located at 525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1800, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, serves as a aub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals, led by Dr. E. Robert Fernholz, INTECH’s Co-Chief Investment Officer since January 2009 (previously Chief Investment Officer since January 1991), manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to INTECH. Dr. Fernholz sets a policy for the investment strategy and implements and supervises the optimization process. He joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in 1987. Other team members include Dr. Adrian Banner, Co-Chief Investment Officer since January 2009; and Mr. Joseph Runnels, INTECH’s Vice President of Portfolio Management. Dr. Banner, previously INTECH’s Senior Investment Officer from September 2007, joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in August 2002 as Director of

 

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Research.  Mr. Runnels joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in June 1998 and has been Vice President of Portfolio Management since March 2003.

 

McKinley Capital Management, LLC: McKinley Capital Management, LLC (McKinley Capital), located at 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals led by Robert A. Gillam, Chief Investment Officer, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to McKinley Capital. The team consists of Robert B. Gillam, Robert A. Gillam, Greg Samorajski, Frederic Parke, Sheldon Lien, Brandon Rinner, Paul Hanson and Forrest Badgley, who are all responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day decisions regarding investments. Robert B. Gillam, McKinley Capital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since its inception in 1990 and has over 38 years of investment experience. Robert A. Gillam, Chief Investment Officer, has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1994 and has over 14 years of investment experience. Mr. Samorajski has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 27 years of investment experience. Mr. Parke has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 24 years of investment experience. Mr. Lien has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1996 and has over 13 years of investment experience. Mr. Rinner has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1998 and has over 10 years of investment experience. Mr. Hanson has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 2000 and has over 11 years of investment experience.  Mr. Badgley has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 2006 and has over 15 years of investment experience.  Prior to joining McKinley in 2004 as a Research Analyst, he worked on the currency futures trading desk for Aspire Trading for 2 years.

 

Principal Global Investors, LLC: Principal Global Investors, LLC (PGI), located at 801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50392, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to PGI.  This team consists of Paul H. Blankenhagen, CFA, and Juliet Cohn.  Each member of this team is responsible for implementing all security selection and portfolio construction decisions.  Mr. Blankenhagen, a Portfolio Manager, joined PGI in 1992 as an equity analyst and was named a Portfolio Manager in 2000.  He is responsible for leading the ongoing management of the international core, international diversified and international value equity portfolios.  Ms. Cohn, a Portfolio Manager, joined PGI in 2003 as a portfolio manager and is responsible for co-managing core international equity portfolios with a primary focus on Europe.

 

Quantitative Management Associates LLC:  Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), located at Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway and Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at QMA manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to QMA.  The members of the team with primary responsibility for managing the assets allocated to QMA are Margaret Stumpp, PhD, John Van Belle, PhD and Peter Xu, PhD.  Ms. Stumpp, Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and is portfolio manager for QMA’s enhanced index equity portfolios for institutional investors and mutual fund clients.  Ms. Stumpp is also extensively involved in quantitative research in asset allocation, security selection and portfolio construction for QMA.  Ms. Stumpp joined QMA’s predecessor, Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) in 1987.  Mr. Van Belle, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and manages global and non-U.S. equity portfolios, and leads QMA’s international team.  Mr. Van Belle joined PIM in 1983.  Mr. Xu, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment research for the International Equity Fund and conducts equity market research, the results of which are used in the stock selection process for all of QMA’s quantitative core equity portfolios.  Mr. Xu joined PIM in 1997.  Ms. Stumpp, Mr. Van Belle and Mr. Xu have held the same positions with QMA for the past 5 years.

 

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Wellington Management Company, LLP: Wellington Management Company, LLP (Wellington Management), located at 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02019, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. Toby Jayne, CFA, Director and Equity Portfolio Manager affiliated with Wellington Management, has served as portfolio manager of the portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to Wellington Management since 2009. Mr. Jayne joined Wellington Management in 1998, has been an investment professional since 2000, and has been an equity portfolio manager since 2006.

 

For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 30 of this prospectus.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Management Fees

 

XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

XX

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

XX

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

XX

%**

 


*                 Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**          The Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s adviser voluntarily waived a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE. The Fund’s adviser may discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.  With this fee waiver, the Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

xx

%

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

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

 

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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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market issuers.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging market countries.  The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, and does not invest more than 35% of its total assets in any one emerging market country.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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 Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.

 

The Fund may invest its assets in debt securities, including in debt securities rated below investment grade.

 

Principal Risks

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is 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 the 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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 since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries.  Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity.  Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging 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 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that emerging market equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.  The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

2000

 

-34.47

%

2001

 

-2.46

%

2002

 

-7.99

%

2003

 

49.05

%

2004

 

25.17

%

2005

 

30.68

%

2006

 

27.03

%

2007

 

30.04

%

2008

 

-52.68

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Index.

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 

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*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is January 17, 1995.  Index returns are shown from January 31, 1995.

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of over 800 stocks from approximately 17 emerging market countries.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers

 

AllianceBernstein L.P.: AllianceBernstein L.P. (formerly known as Alliance Capital Management L.P.) (AllianceBernstein), located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  A committee of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AllianceBernstein.  The five members of the committee with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s portfolio are Steve Beinhacker, Michael Levy, Richard Chow, Jean-Francois Van de Walle and Sanem Bilgin.  Mr. Beinhacker, the Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Growth Equities, joined AllianceBernstein in 1992 as the firm’s director of international quantitative stock research and joined the Global/International Large Cap Growth teams in 1994.  In April of 2007, Mr. Beinhacker became the Chief Investment Officer for Emerging Markets Growth.  Michael Levy, a Senior Vice President and Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa Portfolio Manager, joined AllianceBernstein in 1994 with research responsibilities in both the developed and emerging markets.  Since 1997, he has held portfolio management responsibilities for various emerging markets-oriented specialty portfolios.  Richard Chow, Senior Vice President, Director of China Research and Research Analyst, is responsible for covering Technology, Internet and Game Portals.  He joined AllianceBernstein in 1997.  Mr. Chow also serves as the Chief Representative of AllianceBernstein Limited Shanghai Representative office.  Mr. Van de Walle, a Senior Vice President and Latin America Portfolio Manager, joined AllianceBernstein in 1991 as a Latin American Equity Research Analyst.  Ms. Bilgin, the Director of Research for Emerging Markets Growth, joined the firm as a research analyst in 1996 and became the director of research for Emerging Markets Growth in December 2007.

 

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (Artisan), located at 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Maria Negrete-Gruson, CFA, serves as portfolio manager of the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Artisan and is responsible for researching investment opportunities and the securities selection process. Ms. Negrete-Gruson is a Managing Director of Artisan and serves as the portfolio manager for Artisan’s emerging markets portfolios. Prior to joining Artisan in 2006, she was a portfolio manager for DuPont Capital Management’s emerging markets equity portfolios for more than five years.

 

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AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC: AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (AXA Rosenberg), located at 4 Orinda Way, Building E, Orinda, California 94563, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. AXA Rosenberg’s team of portfolio engineers manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AXA Rosenberg.  Dr. William Ricks has been the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer for the past seven years. He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and oversees the investment process, trading, operations, portfolio engineering and portfolio construction. Dr. Ricks has been with AXA Rosenberg since 1989.

 

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC: The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC (The Boston Company), located at One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to The Boston Company. The team consists of D. Kirk Henry, Carolyn Kedersha and Warren C. Skillman. Mr. Henry, an Executive Vice President and Director of International Value Equity, whose role is Lead Portfolio Manager for all International Value and Emerging Markets Value strategies, joined the firm in 1994 to spearhead the firm’s international value equity group.  He has been a Portfolio Manager for over five years.  Ms. Kedersha, a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, whose role is to conduct research on companies located in the United Kingdom, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Russia and Latin America, has been with the firm since 1988.  She has been a Portfolio Manager for the last five years.  Mr. Skillman, a Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager, whose primary responsibility is emerging markets, has been with the firm since 2005.  Prior to joining The Boston Company, Mr. Skillman was a Portfolio Manager with Newgate Capital.

 

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.: PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (PanAgora), located at 470 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at PanAgora manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to PanAgora.  The team consists of Ronald Hua, CFA, Edward Qian, Ph.D., CFA, Sanjoy Ghosh, Ph.D., George Mussalli, CFA, Dmitri Kantsyrev, Ph.D., CFA, Jane Zhao, Ph.D. and Joel Feinberg.  Mr. Hua, Chief Investment Officer, oversees all equity strategies.  Mr. Qian, Director of Macro-Strategies, oversees macro research and portfolio management.  Prior to joining PanAgora in 2005, Mr. Qian was a Portfolio Manager in the Asset Allocation Group at 2100 Capital, an alternative investment firm, from 2003-2005.  Mr. Ghosh is responsible for managing the Dynamic Equity strategies and ensuring the efficacy of the investment model.  Mr. Mussalli contributes to research supporting the Dynamic Equity strategies and is responsible for developing the Fundamental Valuation model.  Mr. Mussalli is also a portfolio manager responsible for U.S. Active Equity Investments.  Ms. Zhao contributes to research supporting the Dynamic Equity strategies.  Prior to joining PanAgora in 2006, Ms. Zhao studied Finance at the University of Arizona.  Messrs. Hua, Ghosh and Mussalli joined PanAgora from Putnam Investments in 2004.  Mr. Hua had been with Putnam since 1999, where he contributed to quantitative research and analysis that supported all structured equity portfolios, including U.S. large cap and international strategies.  Mr. Hua was promoted to Chief Investment Officer at PanAgora in 2007 after serving in the capacity of portfolio manager of Equity Strategies since 2004.  Mr. Ghosh had been with Putnam Investments since 2000 where he was a portfolio manager on the structured equity team.  Mr. Mussalli had been a vice president and portfolio manager on Putnam’s structured equity team since 2000.  Mr. Kantsyrev is a Quantitative Analyst on the Dynamic Modeling Team responsible for conducting research for PanAgora’s Global and International Equity strategies.  Mr. Kantsyrev joined PanAgora in 2007 from the University of South California, where he studied Finance.  Mr. Feinberg has been with PanAgora since 2002 working within portfolio construction for the last several years.

 

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For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 30 of this prospectus.

 

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INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

The highest level of current income exempt from Federal and Massachusetts income taxes as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*                 Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**               The Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s distributor voluntarily waived a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s distributor’s voluntary waiver is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s distributor may discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.  With this fee waiver, the Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses were as follows:

 

International Fixed Income Fund — Class A Shares

 

xx

%

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Fixed Income Fund — Class A Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

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Portfolio Turnover

 

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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Fixed Income Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets 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.  It is expected that at least 40% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in non-U.S. securities.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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 investment grade securities issued by corporations and governments located in various developed foreign 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 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 futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives.  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 for foreign securities, the sub-advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.

 

In general, the Fund will purchase bonds with a rating of CCC or above.

 

The Fund will also invest in securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds).  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 (participations) and assignments of all or a portion of the loans from third parties (assignments).

 

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.

 

Principal Risks

 

The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect

 

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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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers.  As a result, the Fund 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 its investments in those securities.

 

ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, currency, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. The Fund’s use of derivatives may create leverage and may expose the Fund to greater risks.  Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, interest rates, or other economic factors can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position. Moreover certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in market value of the underlying instruments to which they relate. Some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk.  A default by the counterparty on its payment obligations to the Fund will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

The Fund takes active positions in currencies, which involves different techniques and risk analyses than the Fund’s purchase of equity securities.  Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to a 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 U.S. or abroad.  These can result in losses to the 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 and transaction costs.

 

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).  In connection with purchasing

 

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participations, the 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 Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation.  As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation.  When the Fund purchases “assignments” from lenders, the Fund will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan.  The 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 the 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.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international fixed income securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

2000

 

-3.74

%

2001

 

-5.25

%

2002

 

19.54

%

2003

 

18.00

%

2004

 

11.47

%

2005

 

-9.85

%

2006

 

2.25

%

2007

 

2.32

%

2008

 

-5.22

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Ex-U.S. Index.

 

International Fixed Income Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Ex-U.S. Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 

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*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is September 1, 1993.  Index returns are shown from September 30, 1993.

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Ex-U.S. Index is an index of government, corporate, and collateralized bonds denominated in foreign currencies.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

AllianceBernstein L.P.: AllianceBernstein L.P. (formerly known as Alliance Capital Management L.P.) (AllianceBernstein), located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Fixed Income Fund.  A team of investment professionals, led by Douglas J. Peebles, Noriko Miyoshi, Arif Husain and Scott DiMaggio, manages the portion of the International Fixed Income Fund’s assets allocated to AllianceBernstein.  Mr. Peebles, Executive Vice President, has been Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income since 2008.  Previously he served as Co-Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income from 2004 to 2008 and was a Senior Portfolio Manager of Global Fixed Income from 2000 to 2004. He is also Director of Global Fixed Income and served as a Senior Vice President in Global Fixed Income from February 1998 to April 2004.  Mr. Peebles has been with AllianceBernstein for twenty-two years. Ms. Miyoshi currently serves as a Senior Vice President and has been the Director of Japan Fixed Income since 2001. Ms. Miyoshi has been with AllianceBernstein for eleven years. Mr. Husain is a Senior Vice President and has served as the Director of European Fixed Income since 2007.  He was Portfolio Manager of Fixed Income from 1999 to 2007.  Mr. Husain has been with AllianceBernstein for ten years.  Mr. DiMaggio, Vice President and Director of Canada Fixed Income, served as Quantitative Analyst from 1999-2006 and has been a Portfolio Manager of Global Fixed Income since 2003.  Mr. DiMaggio has been with AllianceBernstein for nine years.

 

FIL Investment Advisors: FIL Investment Advisors (FIA), located at Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM 19, Bermuda, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Fixed Income Fund.  FIA has engaged its affiliate, FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA UK), with an office at 25 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 5TA, England, to provide certain advisory services to the International Fixed Income Fund.  Andy Weir manages the portion of the International Fixed Income Fund’s assets allocated to FIA.  Mr. Weir has been with FIL Limited (FIL) and its affiliates for over 11 years and has 16 years of industry experience.  Mr. Weir joined FIL in 1997 as a Quantitative Fixed Income Analyst.  He became the Director of Quantitative Research in 2002, moving to Portfolio Manager in December 2003.

 

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.: UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (UBS Global AM), located at One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 serves as a sub-adviser to the International Fixed Income Fund. Christian Jochum, Head of Global Bonds and Managing Director, is

 

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the portfolio manager for the portion of the International Fixed Income Fund’s assets allocated to UBS Global AM. Mr. Jochum joined the firm in May 1999 and has been responsible for global fixed income portfolio management and strategy. Mr. Jochum has access to certain members of the Fixed-Income investment management team who provide Mr. Jochum with research on the International Fixed Income Fund’s investment selection and portfolio construction. The team members also have access to additional portfolio managers and analysts within the various asset classes and markets in which the International Fixed Income Fund invests. Mr. Jochum, as portfolio manager and coordinator for management of the International Fixed Income Fund, is solely and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the International Fixed Income Fund’s portfolio and as such, he has ultimate responsibility for the International Fixed Income Fund’s investment selection and portfolio construction and reviews the overall composition of the portfolio to ensure its compliance with its stated investment objectives and strategies.

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP: Wellington Management Company, LLP (Wellington Management), located at 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02019, serves as a Sub-Adviser to the International Fixed Income Fund. Robert L. Evans, who has been Senior Vice President for 9 years and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager for 14 years, serves as portfolio manager of the portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to Wellington Management. Mr. Evans joined Wellington Management as an investment professional in 1995.

 

For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 30 of this prospectus.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Maximize total return.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*      Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**     The Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses for the most recent fiscal year were less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s adviser voluntarily waived a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s adviser may discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.  With this fee waiver, the Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses were as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Class A Shares

 

xx

%

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Class A Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

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

 

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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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Debt Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers.  The Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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 a 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 investment grade, commonly referred to as junk bonds).

 

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.

 

Principal Risks

 

The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile than shorter-term securities, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.  Some may even be in default.  As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries.  Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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The foreign sovereign debt securities the Fund purchases involve specific risks, including the risks 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, due to 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.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers.  As a result, the Fund 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 its investments in those securities.

 

ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs 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. When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that emerging market debt securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and the performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

2000

 

13.51

%

2001

 

12.30

%

2002

 

10.61

%

2003

 

34.65

%

2004

 

14.49

%

2005

 

14.06

%

2006

 

12.43

%

2007

 

6.42

%

2008

 

-19.72

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

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Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified Index.

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is June 26, 1997.  Index returns are shown from June 30, 1997.

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index tracks the total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

Ashmore Investment Management Limited: Ashmore Investment Management Limited (Ashmore), located at 61 Aldwych, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 4AE, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Ashmore’s Investment Committee manages the portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund allocated to Ashmore.  Ashmore’s Investment Committee currently has four members.  Ashmore’s Chief Executive and the Chairman of its Investment Committee, Mark Coombs, has been investing in emerging markets since 1983, and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of EMTA (formerly the Emerging Markets Traders Association).  Mr. Coombs participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Senior portfolio managers Jules Green and Seumas Dawes have been actively involved in emerging market investment since 1990 and 1993 respectively.  Mr. Dawes has a geographic responsibility for Asia, product responsibility for special situations, structured transactions, equity and related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Mr. Green has a geographic responsibility for Latin America and Eastern Europe, product responsibility for U.S. Bonds, local currency debt, local currencies and related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Jerome Booth is Ashmore’s Head of Research and political economist, and has been professionally involved with developing countries as a government and international official, consultant, economist and market analyst since 1985.  He is responsible for all macro country political research and analysis.

 

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ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V.: ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V. (IIMA), located at Prinses Beatrixlaan 15, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2595 AK, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s assets allocated to IIMA.  The two primary managers responsible for the SEI mandate are Gorky Urquieta and Daniel Eustaquio.  Messrs. Urquieta and Eustaquio are responsible for research, asset allocation and trading for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Mr. Urquieta, Head of the Global Emerging Markets Debt Team joined ING Investment Management Europe (IIME), a business unit within ING Group that includes IIMA, in 2007.  Prior to joining IIME, he worked at ING Investment Management Co. (ING Co.) as Deputy Head of the Global Emerging Markets Debt Team from 2000 to 2007.  Mr. Eustaquio, Investment Manager, has been with ING Co. since 1998 as a Portfolio Manager, and joined the Global Emerging Markets Debt Team in 2000.

 

Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP: Stone Harbor Investments Partners LP (Stone Harbor), located at 31 West 52nd Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10019, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s assets allocated to Stone Harbor.  The team consists of Peter J. Wilby, CFA, Pablo Cisilino, James E. Craige, CFA, Thomas K. Flanagan, CFA and David Oliver.  Mr. Wilby, Chief Investment Officer of Stone Harbor, has been a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund since April 2006.  Prior to April 2006, Mr. Wilby was the Chief Investment Officer of North American Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for directing investment policy and strategy for all emerging markets and high yield fixed income portfolios at Citigroup Asset Management.  Mr. Craige and Mr. Flanagan, portfolio managers of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, have served as Senior Portfolio Managers of Stone Harbor since April 2006.  Prior to April 2006, Mr. Craige and Mr. Flanagan were the Managing Directors and Senior Portfolio Managers for emerging markets debt portfolios at Salomon Brother Asset Management Inc.  Mr. Cisilino, portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, has served as Senior Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor since July 2006.  From June 2004 to July 2006, Mr. Cisilino was the Executive Director for Sales and Trading in Emerging Markets at Morgan Stanley Inc.  Prior to June 2004, he was the Vice President for local markets and FX sales and trading at Goldman Sachs.  Mr. Oliver, portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, has served as senior portfolio manager of Stone Harbor since June 2008.  Prior to June 2008, Mr. Oliver was a Managing Director in emerging market sales and trading at Citigroup for over five years.

 

For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 30 of this prospectus.

 

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Summary of Other Information About the Funds

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

The minimum initial investment for Class A Shares is $100,000 with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. The Funds may accept investments of smaller amounts at their discretion.  You may purchase and redeem shares of the 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 financial institution or intermediary directly. Financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Fund’s transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Fund’s authorized agent, using certain SEI proprietary systems or calling 1-800-858-7233, as applicable.

 

Tax Information

 

The distributions made by the Funds are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.  For additional information, please see the “Taxes” section on page 40.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase the Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the 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 intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.  Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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More Information About the Funds

 

Each Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. Each Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and, together, the Sub-Advisers) who manage portions of a Funds’ assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its goals.  SIMC acts as “manager of managers” for the Funds, and attempts to ensure that the Sub-Advisers comply with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines.  SIMC also recommends the appointment of additional or replacement sub-advisers to the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that SIMC and the Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with a Fund’s objectives.  A Fund will do so only if SIMC or the Sub-Advisers believe that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

This prospectus describes the Funds’ primary investment strategies.  However, each Fund 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 detail in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

Risk Information Common to the Funds

 

Investing in the Funds involves risk, and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its goal.  SIMC and the Sub-Advisers make judgments about the securities markets, the economy and companies, but these judgments may not anticipate actual market movements or the impact of economic conditions on company performance.  In fact, no matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those 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 owns and the markets in which those securities trade.  The effect on a Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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.

 

Global Asset Allocation

 

Each Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Funds, SIMC constructs and maintains global asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and these Funds are designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Funds varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by each Fund.  The Funds, especially the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, may have extremely volatile returns.  Because of the historical lack of correlation among various asset classes, an

 

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investment in a portfolio of Funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a global asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, a global asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Funds, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers, and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC creates portfolios that focus on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of these Funds.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for these Funds to ensure that they do not deviate from their stated investment philosophy or process.

 

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Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SIMC acts as the manager of managers of the Funds, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Funds since it allocates each Fund’s assets to one or more sub-advisers and recommends hiring or changing sub-advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Funds’ investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the sub-advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, a Securities and Exchange Commission registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds.  SIMC continuously reviews, supervises and administers each Fund’s investment program.  As of December 31, 2009, SIMC had more than $xx billion in assets under management.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, SIMC received investment advisory fees as a percentage of each Fund’s net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

Investment
Advisory Fees

 

Investment Advisory Fees
After Fee Waivers

 

International Equity Fund

 

0.51

%

xx

%

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

1.05

%

xx

%

International Fixed Income Fund

 

0.15

%

xx

%

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

0.85

%

xx

%

 

A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Funds’ investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the Funds’ annual report, which covers the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts they manage, and their ownership, if any, of securities in the Funds.

 

Purchasing, Exchanging and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called “redeem”) Class A Shares of the Funds.  The Funds offer Class A 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

 

Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.  Financial institutions or intermediaries may purchase, sell or exchange Class A Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Funds’ authorized agent.  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  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

 

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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 the Funds’ 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 institutions or intermediaries sell or service.  Your financial institutions or intermediaries can tell you which class of shares is available to you.

 

Each Fund calculates its NAV, 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, 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 NAV next determined 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 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 its investment portfolio at market price.

 

When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) 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 value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If available, debt securities, swaps, bank loans or collateralized debt obligations, such as those held by the Funds, 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.  Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value. The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained, as noted above, the Funds will value the securities using a bid price from at least one

 

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independent broker.  If such prices are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable, the Funds will value the security using the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will 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 would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by a Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Funds’ administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The Funds’ administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) if it receives such notification from SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or if the Funds’ administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices.

 

The Fund’s Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board of Trustees. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of a Fund’s net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund’s existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  The Funds’ Fair Value Procedures are implemented through the Committee designated by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  The Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from SIMC and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  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 are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in a Fund, or any other appropriate information.  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 International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds use a third-party fair valuation vendor.  The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking

 

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valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security).  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 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 International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds 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 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 calculates its NAV.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event), including substantial fluctuations in domestic or foreign markets or occurrences not tied directly to the securities markets, such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or significant governmental actions, has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates NAV.  A 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 the 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.  If SIMC or a Sub-Adviser 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 calculates NAV, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Funds’ administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, 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 a Fund calculates NAV.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the Funds’ administrator, the administrator notifies SIMC or a Sub-Adviser holding the relevant securities that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

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 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 of Trustees 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.

 

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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 the 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’ policy, 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 restrict trading by the shareholder and may request 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.

 

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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 person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Funds are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial 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.  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 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 NAV next determined 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 A Shares of any Fund for Class A Shares of any other fund of SEI Institutional International Trust on any Business Day by contacting the Funds directly by mail or telephone.  For information about how to exchange Fund shares through your financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your 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 shares of one fund and buying shares of another fund.  Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next NAV calculated 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 in 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.

 

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How to Sell Your Fund Shares

 

Financial institutions and intermediaries may sell Fund shares on behalf of their clients on any Business Day.  For information about how to sell Fund shares through your financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your financial institution or intermediary directly.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined 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.

 

Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Funds will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which they receive your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under 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.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

A Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is 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.

 

Distribution and Service of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.  SIDCo. receives no compensation for distributing the Funds’ shares.  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

 

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affiliates may also provide other products and services to Financial Advisors. For additional information, please see the Funds’ SAI. You can also ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.

 

For Class A Shares, shareholder servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may be up to 0.25%.

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Portfolio holdings information for a Fund can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings_home.asp. (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund 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 first business day of the fifth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Funds’ policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Funds distribute their investment income periodically as dividends to shareholders.  It is the policy of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and International Fixed Income Funds to pay dividends at least once annually.  It is the policy of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund to pay dividends quarterly.  The Funds make distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local and foreign income taxes.  Below, the Funds have summarized some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive from the Funds may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that a Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements and other requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  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 currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

 

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It is expected that distributions from the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds will primarily consist of ordinary income and that distributions from these Funds will not be eligible for the lower tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income.

 

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Fund is the same as a sale.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the 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.

 

Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Funds.

 

Each Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Funds will notify you if they make such election.

 

The Funds’ SAI contains more information about taxes.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The tables that follow present performance information about Class A 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.

 

The information for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 has been audited by [      ], an independent registered public accounting firm.  Its report, along with each Fund’s financial statements, appears in the annual report.  The information for the periods presented through September 30, 2005 has been audited by the Fund’s previous independent auditors.  You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance information, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

 

Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
(1)

 

Net Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Securities
(1)

 

Total from
Operations

 

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions
from Realized
Capital Gains

 

Total
Dividends and
Distributions

 

Net Asset
Value, End
of Period

 

Total
Return†

 

Net Assets
End of
Period
($ Thousands)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets*

 

Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
(Excluding
Fees Paid
Indirectly)**

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers and
Fees Paid
Indirectly)**

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
to Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate†

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

xx.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

xx.xx

%

$

xxxx

 

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

xxx

%

2008

 

16.18

 

0.27

 

(5.52

)

(5.25

)

(0.34

)

(1.74

)

(2.08

)

8.85

 

(36.96

)

2,329,504

 

1.25

(2) (4)

1.26

(2) (4)

1.26

(2)

2.15

 

218

 

2007

 

14.07

 

0.28

 

2.89

 

3.17

 

(0.47

)

(0.59

)

(1.06

)

16.18

 

23.56

 

4,032,236

 

1.32

(2) (3)

1.33

(2) (3)

1.33

(2)

1.85

 

172

 

2006

 

12.14

 

0.24

 

1.97

 

2.21

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.28

)

14.07

 

18.50

 

3,491,007

 

1.32

(2)

1.33

(2)

1.33

(2)

1.85

 

118

 

2005

 

9.81

 

0.16

 

2.40

 

2.56

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.23

)

12.14

 

26.33

 

3,227,258

 

1.24

 

1.24

 

1.24

 

1.50

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

xx.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

xx.xx

 

xx.xx

%

$

xxxx

 

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

xx

%

2008

 

21.49

 

0.14

 

(5.64

)

(5.50

)

(0.08

)

(4.48

)

(4.56

)

11.43

 

(33.33

)

965,730

 

1.99

(4)

1.99

(4)

2.08

 

0.85

 

94

 

2007

 

16.67

 

0.08

 

7.22

 

7.30

 

(0.08

)

(2.40

)

(2.48

)

21.49

 

48.27

 

1,777,229

 

1.97

(3)

1.97

(3)

2.05

 

0.44

 

79

 

2006

 

15.94

 

0.11

 

2.32

 

2.43

 

(0.10

)

(1.60

)

(1.70

)

16.67

 

16.46

 

1,336,574

 

1.96

 

1.97

 

2.06

 

0.65

 

65

 

2005

 

11.10

 

0.14

 

4.80

 

4.94

 

(0.10

)

 

(0.10

)

15.94

 

44.68

 

1,354,502

 

1.95

 

1.96

 

2.05

 

1.05

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Fixed Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

xx.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

xx.xx

 

x.xx

%

$

xxx

 

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

xxx

%

2008

 

10.91

 

0.37

 

(0.68

)

(0.31

)

(0.14

)

 

(0.14

)

10.46

 

(2.89

)

703,324

 

1.02

(4)

1.02

(4)

1.04

 

3.45

 

147

 

2007

 

10.86

 

0.36

 

(0.11

)

0.25

 

(0.20

)

 

(0.20

)

10.91

 

2.34

 

808,742

 

1.02

(3)

1.02

(3)

1.04

 

3.29

 

215

 

2006

 

11.72

 

0.28

 

(0.49

)

(0.21

)

(0.34

)

(0.31

)

(0.65

)

10.86

 

(1.64

)

841,903

 

1.01

 

1.01

 

1.03

 

2.61

 

194

 

2005

 

12.22

 

0.28

 

0.15

 

0.43

 

(0.89

)

(0.04

)

(0.93

)

11.72

 

3.01

 

880,923

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.04

 

2.24

 

145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

xx.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

x.xx

%

$

xxxx

 

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

xx

%

2008

 

11.04

 

0.62

 

(1.18

)

(0.56

)

(0.74

)

(0.31

)

(1.05

)

9.43

 

(5.71

)

877,354

 

1.37

(4)

1.37

(4)

1.79

 

5.94

 

83

 

2007

 

11.28

 

0.60

 

0.47

 

1.07

 

(0.65

)

(0.66

)

(1.31

)

11.04

 

10.03

 

1,002,602

 

1.37

(3)

1.37

(3)

1.79

 

5.47

 

81

 

2006

 

11.81

 

0.56

 

0.34

 

0.90

 

(0.80

)

(0.63

)

(1.43

)

11.28

 

8.68

 

828,343

 

1.36

 

1.36

 

1.78

 

5.03

 

108

 

2005

 

10.74

 

0.66

 

1.31

 

1.97

 

(0.63

)

(0.27

)

(0.90

)

11.81

 

19.34

 

1,143,845

 

1.35

 

1.35

 

1.79

 

6.03

 

85

 

 


*                      Includes Fees Paid Indirectly.

**               The Funds may direct certain fund trades to the Distributor who pays a portion of the Fund’s expenses.  Accordingly, the expenses reduced, which were used to pay third party expenses, and the effect on the Fund’s expense ratio, as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, can be found in the Statement of Operations section of the Funds’ annual report.

                       Returns and portfolio turnover rates 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)               Per share net investment income (loss) and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

(2)               The expense ratio includes interest expense on reverse repurchase agreements.  Had this expense been included, the ratio for Class A shares would have been 1.25% , 1.24% and 1.49%, for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respecitvely.

 

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(3)               The expense ratio includes overdraft fees.  Had this expense been excluded, the ratios would have been 1.32%, 1.96%, 1.01% and 1.36% for the International Equity Fund, the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the International Fixed Income Fund and the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, respectively.

(4)               The expense ratio includes overdraft fees.  Had this expense been excluded, the ratios would have been 1.25%, 1.96%, 1.02% and 1.36% for the International Equity Fund, the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the International Fixed Income Fund and the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, respectively.

 

Amounts designated as “—“ are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

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

 

More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2010 includes detailed information about the SEI Institutional International 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

 

These reports list the Funds’ holdings and contain information from the Funds’ managers about Fund strategies, and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance.  The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Funds.

 

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, PA 19456

 

By Internet: The Funds do not have a website, but you can obtain the SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report by mail or telephone.

 

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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 Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-05601.

 

SEI-F-095 (1/10)

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class I Shares

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2010

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND (SEEIX)

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

Investment Sub-Advisers:

ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

AXA ROSENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

DECLARATION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC

INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC

QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP

 

The 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.

 

Class I Shares of the International Equity Fund are not available for purchase in all states.  You may purchase Fund shares only if they registered in your state.

 

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About This Prospectus

 

This prospectus gives you important information about the Class I Shares of the International Equity Fund (the Fund) that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

 

Page

FUND SUMMARY

3

Investment Goal

3

Fees and Expenses

3

Principal Investment Strategies

4

Principal Risks

5

Performance Information

7

Management

8

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

11

Tax Information

11

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

11

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

12

Risk Information Common to the Fund

12

Asset Allocation

12

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

13

PURCHASING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

14

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

14

Pricing of Fund Shares

15

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

17

Foreign Investors

18

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

18

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

19

Receiving Your Money

19

Redemptions in Kind

19

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

19

Telephone Transactions

19

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

19

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

20

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

20

Dividends and Distributions

20

Taxes

20

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

22

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

Back Cover

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class I Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*          Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**       In the future, if the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” increase, the Fund’s adviser may waive a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver would be limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, would not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s adviser could discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Equity Fund — Class I Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

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Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other 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.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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.  This allocation among investment strategies aims to diversify the sources from which certain sub-advisers seek to achieve excess returns (i.e., returns in excess of a benchmark index or “alpha”).  Certain sub-advisers will seek to achieve returns in excess of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index, an international equity benchmark.  While the Fund is expected to have an absolute return and risk profile similar to the international equity benchmark, returns may be derived in part from investing significant portions of the Fund in securities other than international equity securities, including equity derivatives, foreign currency forwards and short-term fixed income securities.

 

Certain sub-advisers use portfolio strategies that are designed to correlate with a portfolio of international equity securities, but which are composed of derivative instruments backed by other types of securities, including, but not limited to, underlying equity or equivalent securities that can be used as collateral. These portfolio strategies are included in the Fund’s principal investment strategy described above.  The sub-advisers purchase derivatives, generally using only a fraction of the assets that would be needed to purchase the equity securities directly, so that the remainder of the assets in a portfolio may be invested in other types of securities.  Therefore, a sub-adviser would seek to outperform an international equity benchmark by purchasing derivatives correlated to a broad international equity index, and investing the remaining assets in other types of securities to add excess return.  Such remaining assets may be invested in a wide range of asset classes other than international equities.  Pursuant to a derivatives strategy, the Fund may invest in foreign corporate and government fixed income securities of different types and maturities, including mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), and repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements.  In managing the Fund’s currency exposure for foreign securities, the sub-advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.  The amount of the Fund’s portfolio that may be allocated to derivative strategies is expected to vary over time.

 

The sub-advisers may seek to enhance the Fund’s return by actively managing the Fund’s foreign currency exposure.  Less than 10% of the Fund’s notional market value will be used to actively manage 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 futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives.  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.

 

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 directly.

 

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Principal Risks

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is 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 the 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries.  Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity.  Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging 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 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps.  The Fund’s use of derivatives may create leverage and may expose the Fund to greater risks.  Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, interest rates, or other economic factors can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position. 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 also subject to counterparty risk.  A default by the counterparty on its payment obligations to the Fund, will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

For derivative strategies, the assets backing the derivatives will generally be entirely different from the Fund’s primary investments (i.e., equity securities and derivatives based on the Fund’s benchmark index).  For example, the sub-advisers may use various fixed income securities, including high yield (junk bond) and foreign fixed income securities, currencies, derivatives and other equity securities in order to seek to enhance the Fund’s returns over the returns of the Fund’s benchmark.  These strategies expose the Fund to the risk that its portfolio of derivatives may not properly track the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.  They also expose the Fund to the risks of investing in asset classes that are different from the benchmark index (i.e., international equity securities), and the Fund would underperform its benchmark index to the extent that the Fund’s investments in other asset classes decline in value.

 

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The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile than shorter-term securities, so the duration or interest rate sensitivity of these securities affects risk. Corporate fixed income securities are issued by public and private businesses.  Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or, ultimately, 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 corporate fixed income securities.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.  Some may even be in default.  As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

The Fund takes active positions in currencies, which involves different techniques and risk analyses than the Fund’s purchase of equity securities. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to a 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 U.S. or abroad.  These can result in losses to the 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 and transaction costs.

 

Mortgage-backed securities are fixed income securities representing an interest in a pool of underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to these changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. As a result, it may not be possible to determine in advance the actual maturity date or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Rising interest rates tend to discourage refinancings,

 

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with the result that the average life and volatility of the security will increase, exacerbating its decrease in market price. When interest rates fall, however, mortgage-backed securities may not gain as much in market value because of the expectation of additional mortgage prepayments, which must be reinvested at lower interest rates. Prepayment risk may make it difficult to calculate the average maturity of the Fund’s mortgage-backed securities and, therefore, to assess the volatility risk of the Fund.

 

Asset-backed securities are securities backed by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pools of assets. Therefore, repayment depends largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities, which is discussed above. Asset-backed securities present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. This is because asset-backed securities generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable in quality to mortgage assets. If the issuer of an asset-backed security defaults on its payment obligations, there is the possibility that, in some cases, the Fund will be unable to possess and sell the underlying collateral and that the Fund’s recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be available to support payments on the security. In the event of a default, the Fund may suffer a loss if it cannot sell collateral quickly and receive the amount it is owed.

 

Certain 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 the 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 the Fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.

 

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, in which the Fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to repurchase the security at the Fund’s cost plus interest within a specified time. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the Fund will seek to sell the securities which it holds. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid securities.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

The bar chart and performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.  The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. The Fund’s Class I Shares commenced operations on January 4, 2002.  Therefore, performance for the periods prior to January 4, 2002 is

 

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calculated using the performance of the Fund’s Class A Shares adjusted for the higher expenses of the Class I Shares.

 

2000

 

-17.92

%

2001

 

-22.75

%

2002

 

-17.04

%

2003

 

31.62

%

2004

 

18.37

%

2005

 

13.95

%

2006

 

25.71

%

2007

 

6.69

%

2008

 

-50.47

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class I Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index.  However, as noted above, the Fund’s Class I Shares commenced operations on January 4, 2002.  Therefore, the Fund’s average annual total returns for the periods prior to that time are based on the average total returns of the Class A Shares, adjusted for the higher expenses of the Class I Shares.

 

International Equity Fund — Class I Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

MSCI EAFE Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 


*                             The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is December 20, 1989.  Index returns are shown from December 31, 1989.

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The MSCI EAFE Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of 1,010 securities listed on the stock exchanges of developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

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Acadian Asset Management LLC: Acadian Asset Management LLC (Acadian), located at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Acadian.  The core equity investment team is led by five key individuals. Ronald D. Frashure, President and Chief Executive Officer, plays a key role in Acadian’s investment research and quantitative management.  Mr. Frashure has been with Acadian for 21 years. John R. Chisholm, Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for direction and oversight of the firm’s portfolio management and research efforts.  Mr. Chisholm joined Acadian in 1987. Brian K. Wolahan, a Senior Vice President and Director of Alternative Strategies, is responsible for the development of new investment strategies and contributes to the improvement of quantitative techniques for evaluating markets and securities.  Mr. Wolahan joined Acadian in 1990. Raymond F. Mui, a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, specializes in the development of investment strategies for the developed and emerging equity markets.  Mr. Mui joined Acadian in 1991.  Charles H. Wang, a Senior Vice President and Co-Director of Research, is responsible for quantitative research, model implementation, and emerging market strategies.  Mr. Wang joined Acadian in 2000. Messrs. Frashure, Chisholm, Wolahan, Mui and Wang have all held their current positions at Acadian for the past five years.

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC: AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (AXA Rosenberg), located at 4 Orinda Way, Building E, Orinda, California 94563, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. AXA Rosenberg’s team of portfolio engineers manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AXA Rosenberg.  Dr. William Ricks has been the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer for the past seven years.  He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund and oversees the investment process, trading, operations, portfolio engineering and portfolio construction. Dr. Ricks has been with AXA Rosenberg since 1989.

 

Declaration Management & Research LLC: Declaration Management & Research LLC (Declaration), located at 1800 Tysons Blvd., Suite 200, McLean, Virginia 22102, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. James E. Shallcross, Executive Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Bond Griffin, CFA, Vice President, and William P. Callan, Jr., President, serve as the portfolio managers for the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Declaration. Mr. Shallcross joined Declaration in 1991 and has 22 years of fixed income experience in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate credit. He oversees the management of all fixed income portfolios, supervises the investment staff, is a member of the Declaration Investment Committee and is a firm principal. Mr. Shallcross began his tenure at Declaration as a portfolio manager and was named Director of Portfolio Management in 2003. He became an Executive Vice President of the company in 2005. Mr. Griffin joined Declaration in 2007 as an asset-backed securities analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to joining Declaration, he had been an asset-backed securities analyst and portfolio manager at Hyperion Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. since 2003. Mr. Griffin oversees asset-backed securities research and is co-manager of LIBOR Plus portfolios at Declaration. Mr. Callan joined Declaration in 1989 as a Senior Vice President and was named President in 1992. He is responsible for managing overlay portfolios and overseeing research and product development. Mr. Callan is the chairman of the Declaration Investment Committee and is a firm principal. In the past 5 years, Mr. Callan has served as President of Declaration with the responsibilities described above.

 

INTECH Investment Management LLC: INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH), located at 525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1800, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, serves as a aub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals, led by Dr. E. Robert Fernholz, INTECH’s Co-Chief Investment Officer since January 2009 (previously Chief Investment Officer since January 1991), manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to INTECH. Dr. Fernholz sets a policy for the investment strategy and implements and supervises the optimization process. He

 

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joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in 1987. Other team members include Dr. Adrian Banner, Co-Chief Investment Officer since January 2009; and Mr. Joseph Runnels, INTECH’s Vice President of Portfolio Management. Dr. Banner, previously INTECH’s Senior Investment Officer from September 2007, joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in August 2002 as Director of Research.  Mr. Runnels joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in June 1998 and has been Vice President of Portfolio Management since March 2003.

 

McKinley Capital Management, LLC: McKinley Capital Management, LLC (McKinley Capital), located at 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals led by Robert A. Gillam, Chief Investment Officer, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to McKinley Capital. The team consists of Robert B. Gillam, Robert A. Gillam, Greg Samorajski, Frederic Parke, Sheldon Lien, Brandon Rinner, Paul Hanson and Forrest Badgley, who are all responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day decisions regarding investments. Robert B. Gillam, McKinley Capital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since its inception in 1990 and has over 38 years of investment experience. Robert A. Gillam, Chief Investment Officer, has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1994 and has over 14 years of investment experience. Mr. Samorajski has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 27 years of investment experience. Mr. Parke has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 24 years of investment experience. Mr. Lien has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1996 and has over 13 years of investment experience. Mr. Rinner has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1998 and has over 10 years of investment experience. Mr. Hanson has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 2000 and has over 11 years of investment experience.  Mr. Badgley has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 2006 and has over 15 years of investment experience.  Prior to joining McKinley in 2004 as a Research Analyst, he worked on the currency futures trading desk for Aspire Trading for 2 years.

 

Principal Global Investors, LLC: Principal Global Investors, LLC (PGI), located at 801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50392, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to PGI.  This team consists of Paul H. Blankenhagen, CFA, and Juliet Cohn.  Each member of this team is responsible for implementing all security selection and portfolio construction decisions.  Mr. Blankenhagen, a Portfolio Manager, joined PGI in 1992 as an equity analyst and was named a Portfolio Manager in 2000.  He is responsible for leading the ongoing management of the international core, international diversified and international value equity portfolios.  Ms. Cohn, a Portfolio Manager, joined PGI in 2003 as a portfolio manager and is responsible for co-managing core international equity portfolios with a primary focus on Europe.

 

Quantitative Management Associates LLC:  Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), located at Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway and Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at QMA manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to QMA.  The members of the team with primary responsibility for managing the assets allocated to QMA are Margaret Stumpp, PhD, John Van Belle, PhD and Peter Xu, PhD.  Ms. Stumpp, Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and is portfolio manager for QMA’s enhanced index equity portfolios for institutional investors and mutual fund clients.  Ms. Stumpp is also extensively involved in quantitative research in asset allocation, security selection and portfolio construction for QMA.  Ms. Stumpp joined QMA’s predecessor, Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (PIM) in 1987.  Mr. Van Belle, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and manages global and non-U.S. equity portfolios, and leads QMA’s international team.  Mr. Van Belle joined PIM in 1983.  Mr. Xu, Managing Director, is

 

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responsible for portfolio management and investment research for the International Equity Fund and conducts equity market research, the results of which are used in the stock selection process for all of QMA’s quantitative core equity portfolios.  Mr. Xu joined PIM in 1997.  Ms. Stumpp, Mr. Van Belle and Mr. Xu have held the same positions with QMA for the past 5 years.

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP: Wellington Management Company, LLP (Wellington Management), located at 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02019, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. Toby Jayne, CFA, Director and Equity Portfolio Manager affiliated with Wellington Management, has served as portfolio manager of the portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to Wellington Management since 2009. Mr. Jayne joined Wellington Management in 1998, has been an investment professional since 2000, and has been an equity portfolio manager since 2006.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

The minimum initial investment for Class I Shares is $100,000 with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion.  You may purchase and redeem shares of the 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 financial institution or intermediary directly. Financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Fund’s transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Fund’s authorized agent, using certain SEI proprietary systems or calling 1-800-858-7233, as applicable.

 

Tax Information

 

The distributions made by the Fund are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.  For additional information, please the “Taxes” section on page 20.

 

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), the 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 intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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More Information About the Fund

 

The Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

The Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal.  The Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each a Sub-Adviser and, together, the Sub-Advisers) who manage portions of the Fund’s assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its goal.  SIMC acts as “manager of managers” for the Fund, and attempts to ensure that the Sub-Advisers comply with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines.  SIMC also recommends the appointment of additional or replacement sub-advisers to the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that SIMC and the Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s objectives.  The Fund will do so only if SIMC or the Sub-Advisers believe that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

This prospectus describes the Fund’s primary investment strategies.  However, the Fund may also invest in other securities, use other strategies or engage in other investment practices.  These investments and strategies, as well as those described in this prospectus, are described in detail in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

Risk Information Common to the Fund

 

Investing in the Fund involves risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.  SIMC and the Sub-Advisers make judgments about securities markets, the economy and companies, but these judgments may not anticipate actual market movements or the impact of economic conditions on company performance.  In fact, no matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies and other issuers.  These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which those securities trade.  The effect on the Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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.

 

Asset Allocation

 

The Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Fund, SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) constructs and maintains asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and the Fund is designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Fund and other funds that are part of the allocation strategies varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by the Fund and

 

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the other funds.  Because of the historical lack of correlation among various asset classes, an investment in the Fund along with other funds representing a range of asset classes as part of an asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, an asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Fund, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers, and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC creates portfolios that focus on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of the Fund.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for the Fund to ensure it does not deviate from its stated investment philosophy or process.

 

Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SIMC acts as the manager of managers of the Fund, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Fund since it allocates the Fund’s assets to one or more sub-advisers and recommends hiring or changing sub-advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the sub-advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, a Securities and Exchange Commission registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.  SIMC continuously reviews, supervises and administers the Fund’s investment program.  As of December 31, 2009, SIMC had more than $xx billion in assets under management.  For the fiscal year September 30, 2009, SIMC received investment advisory fees as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets, at the following annual rate:

 

 

 

Investment
Advisory Fees

 

Investment Advisory Fees
After Fee Waivers

 

International Equity Fund

 

0.51

%

xx

%

 

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A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Fund’s investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the Fund’s annual report, which covers the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts they manage, and their ownership, if any, of securities in the Funds.

 

Purchasing and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase and sell (sometimes called redeem) Class I Shares of the Fund. The Fund offers 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

 

Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.  Financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase or sell Class I Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund’s authorized agent.  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  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 Fund’s wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed.  However, in certain circumstances the Fund at its discretion may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  The Fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Fund reasonably believes may not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders and could adversely affect the Fund or its operations.  This includes those from any individual or group who, in the 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 Fund’s policy and procedures related to excessive trading, please see “Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares” below.

 

The Fund calculates its NAV 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, generally the Fund (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

 

When you purchase or sell Fund shares through certain financial institutions, you may have to transmit your purchase and sale 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 Fund.

 

Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase and redemption requests for Fund shares.  These requests are executed at the NAV next determined after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.

 

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You will have to follow procedures of your financial institution or intermediary for transacting with the Fund.  You may be charged a fee for purchasing and/or redeeming Fund shares by your financial institution or intermediary.

 

The Fund is open for business each day the NYSE is open.

 

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, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price.

 

When valuing portfolio securities, the Fund values securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) 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 Fund values securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If available, debt securities, swaps, bank loans or collateralized debt obligations, such as those held by the 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.  Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value.  The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained, as noted above, the Fund will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker.  If such prices are not readily available or can not be valued used the methodologies described above, the Fund will value the security using the Fund’s Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by the Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will 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 the Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by the Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or one of the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or one of the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Fund’s administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) if it receives such notification from SIMC or one of the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, or if the administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices.

 

The Fund’s Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board of Trustees. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of the Fund’s net assets or involve a material departure in pricing

 

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methodology from that of the Fund’s existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Fund’s Fair Value Procedures are implemented through the Committee designated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from SIMC and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  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 are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in the Fund, or any other appropriate information.  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 Fund uses a third-party fair valuation vendor.  The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the Fund based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security).  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 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 Fund shall value the non-U.S. securities in its portfolio that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation 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 the Fund calculates its NAV.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event), including substantial fluctuations in domestic or foreign markets or occurrences not tied directly to the securities markets, such as natural disasters, armed conflicts, or significant governmental actions, has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates NAV.

 

The 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 the 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.  If SIMC or a Sub-Adviser 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 calculates NAV, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Fund’s administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities

 

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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 calculates NAV.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies SIMC or a Sub-Adviser that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

“Market timing” refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Fund could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders’ holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting portfolio management strategy, causing the Funds to incur unwanted taxable gains, and forcing the Funds to hold excess levels of cash.

 

The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment vehicle and is 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 of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures on behalf of the Fund 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, the 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 the Fund in the following circumstances:

 

i.                                          if the shareholder conducts four or more “round trips” in the Fund in any twelve-month period.  A round trip involves the purchase of shares of the Fund and the subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares.  An exchange into and back out of the Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.

 

ii.                                       if the 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 Fund, in its sole discretion, also reserves the right to reject any purchase request for any reason without notice.

 

Judgments with respect to implementation of the Fund’s policies are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders.  When applying the Fund’s policy, the Fund 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 Fund.

 

The Fund’s monitoring techniques are intended to identify and deter short-term trading in the Fund.  However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Fund 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 Fund’s monitoring techniques.  Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Fund’s ability to identify short-term trading activity.

 

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The Fund and/or its service providers have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries that require them to provide the Fund and/or its service providers with certain shareholder transaction information to enable the Fund and/or its service providers to review the trading activity in the omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries.  The Fund may also delegate trade monitoring to the financial intermediaries.  If excessive trading is identified in an omnibus account, the Fund will work with the financial intermediary to restrict trading by the shareholder and may request the financial intermediary to prohibit the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges into the Fund.

 

The Fund is sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans.  The Fund’s 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 Fund will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.

 

The Fund may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

 

Foreign Investors

 

The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons.  Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence.

 

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Fund are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial 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.  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 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 Fund will accept investments and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in proper form (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application).  The Fund, however, reserves 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 is part of the Fund’s overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law.  The Fund has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.  In this regard, the Fund reserves 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

 

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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 the Fund or in cases when the 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 the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

 

How to Sell Your Fund Shares

 

If you own your shares through an account with the Fund, 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 institution, contact that broker or institution to sell your shares.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Fund receives your request or after the Fund’s authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.

 

Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Fund will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which it receives your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Fund’s remaining shareholders) the Fund 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.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is in the SAI.

 

Telephone Transactions

 

Purchasing and selling Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk.  The Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions.  If the Fund follows these procedures, the Fund will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine.

 

Distribution and Service of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Fund.  SIDCo. receives no compensation for distributing the Fund’s shares.  The Fund is 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

 

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investments in the Fund. 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 Fund 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 Fund’s SAI. You can also ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.

 

For Class I Shares, shareholder and administrative servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may each be up to 0.25%.

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Portfolio holdings information for the Fund can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings_home.asp (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in the Fund 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 first business day of the fifth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Fund periodically distributes its investment income to shareholders as a dividend.  It is the Fund’s policy to pay dividends at least once annually.  The Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local and foreign income taxes.  Below the Fund has summarized some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements and

 

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other requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  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 currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

 

It is expected that distributions from the Fund will primarily consist of ordinary income and that distributions from the Fund will not be eligible for the lower tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income.

 

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the 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.

 

Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Fund.

 

The Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Fund will notify you if it makes such election.

 

The Fund’s SAI contains more information about taxes.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The table that follows presents performance information about Class I Shares of the Fund.  This information is intended to help you understand the 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 the Fund, assuming you reinvested all of your dividends and distributions.

 

The information for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 has been audited by [      ], an independent registered public accounting firm.  Its report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, appears in the annual report.  The information for the periods presented through September 30, 2005 has been audited by the Fund’s previous independent auditors.  You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance information, at no charge by calling 1-800-DIAL-SEI.

 

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FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

 

Net
Investment
Income
(1)

 

Net Realized

and

Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

on Securities

(1)

 

Total from
Operations

 

Dividends
from Net
Investment
Income

 

Distributions

from Realized

Capital

Gains

 

Total

Dividends and

Distributions

 

Net Asset
Value, End
of Period

 

Total
Return†

 

Net Assets
End of
Period
($ Thousands)

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets*

 

Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
(Excluding
Fees Paid
Indirectly)**

 

Ratio of
Expenses
to Average
Net Assets
(Excluding
Waivers and
Fees Paid
Indirectly)**

 

Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income
to Average
Net Assets

 

Portfolio
Turnover
Rate†

 

International Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

xx.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

$

x.xx

 

xx.xx

%

$

xxxx

 

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

x.xx

%

xxx

%

2008

 

16.13

 

0.22

 

(5.49

)

(5.27

)

(0.30

)

(1.74

)

(2.04

)

8.82

 

(37.14

)

6,538

 

1.50

(2)(4)

1.51

(2)(4)

1.51

(2)

1.72

 

218

 

2007

 

14.04

 

0.25

 

2.88

 

3.13

 

(0.45

)

(0.59

)

(1.04

)

16.13

 

23.25

 

17,155

 

1.57

(2)(3)

1.58

(2)(3)

1.58

(2)

1.66

 

172

 

2006

 

12.12

 

0.23

 

1.94

 

2.17

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.25

)

14.04

 

18.20

 

13,401

 

1.59

(2)

1.59

(2)

1.59

(2)

1.77

 

118

 

2005

 

9.81

 

0.14

 

2.38

 

2.52

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.21

)

12.12

 

25.86

 

7,952

 

1.49

 

1.49

 

1.49

 

1.28

 

80

 

 


*                                         Includes Fees Paid Indirectly.

**                                  The Fund may direct certain Fund trades to the Distributor who pays a portion of the Fund’s expenses.   Accordingly, the expenses reduced, which were used to pay third party expenses, and the effect on the Fund’s expense ratio, as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, can be found in the Statement of Operations section of the Fund’s annual report.

                                          Returns and portfolio turnover rates are for the period indicated and have not been annualized.  Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)                                  Per share net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) calculated using average shares.

(2)                                  The expense ratio includes interest expense on reverse repurchase agreements.  Had this expense been excluded, the ratios for Class I Shares would have been 1.50% for 2008 and 1.49% for both 2007 and 2006.

(3)                                  The expense ratio includes overdraft fees.  Had this expense been excluded, the ratios for Class I Shares would have been 1.57%.

(4)                                  The expense ratio includes overdraft fees.  Had this expense been excluded, the ratios for Class I Shares would have been 1.50%.

Amounts designated as “—“ are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

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

 

More information about the Fund is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2010 includes detailed information about SEI Institutional International 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

 

These reports list the Fund’s holdings and contain information from the Fund’s managers about Fund strategies, and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance.  The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Fund.

 

To Obtain an SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report, or More Information:

 

By Telephone:

Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI

 

 

By Mail:

Write to the Fund at:

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

 

By Internet:

The Fund does not have a website, but you can obtain the SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report by mail or telephone.

 

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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 Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-05601.

 

SEI-F-108 (1/10)

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class A Shares

 

Class A Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund

are currently not being offered

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2010

 

TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

The 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.

 

Class A Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund are not available for purchase in all states.  You may purchase Fund shares only if they registered in your state.

 



 

About This Prospectus

 

This prospectus gives you important information about the Class A Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund (the Fund) that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

 

Page

FUND SUMMARY

 

Investment Goal

3

Fees and Expenses

3

Principal Investment Strategies

4

Principal Risks

4

Performance Information

5

Management

5

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

6

Tax Information

6

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

6

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND

7

Risk Information Common to the Fund

7

Asset Allocation

7

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

8

PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

9

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

9

Pricing of Fund Shares

10

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

12

Foreign Investors

13

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

13

HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES

14

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

14

Receiving Your Money

15

Redemptions in Kind

15

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

15

Telephone Transactions

15

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

15

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

16

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

16

Dividends and Distributions

16

Taxes

16

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

17

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

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TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

Management Fees

 

XX

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

None

 

Other Expenses

 

XX

%*

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

XX

%**

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

XX

%***

 


*              Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

 

**           Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that will be incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the current fiscal year.

 

***         The Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses are expected to be less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s adviser may waive a portion of the fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s adviser may discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.  With this fee waiver, the Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses are expected to be as follows:

 

Tax-Managed International Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

xx

%

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

Tax-Managed International Equity Fund - Class A Shares

 

$

XX

 

$

XX

 

 

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Portfolio Turnover

 

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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the United States.  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 securities of issuers located in emerging markets.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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.  Generally, the sub-advisers attempt to maximize after-tax returns by buying securities with the expectation of holding such securities for a period of one or more years and offsetting gains with losses where possible.  To protect against loss of value during periods of market decline, the sub-advisers may use a variety of hedging techniques, such as buying put options, selling index futures, short selling “against the box” and entering into equity swaps.

 

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 directly.

 

Principal Risks

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is 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 the 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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.  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 the 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.  These various risks will be even greater for investments in emerging market countries since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

 

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ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, currency, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps. The primary risk of derivative instruments is that changes in the market value of currencies and other instruments held by the Fund, and of the derivative instruments relating to those currencies and other instruments, may not be proportionate.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position.  Moreover certain derivative instruments can magnify the extent of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the underlying instruments to which they relate.  Some derivative instruments are subject to counterparty risk.  A default by the counterparty on its payment obligations to the Fund, will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

Short sales are transactions in which the Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete a short sale, the Fund must borrow the security to deliver to the buyer. The 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 the Fund and the 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 Fund replaces the borrowed security. The Fund’s investment strategy of reinvesting proceeds received from selling securities short may effectively create leverage, which can amplify the effects of market volatility on the 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 the Fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

The Fund is managed to minimize tax consequences to investors, but will likely earn taxable income and gains from time to time.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

As of January 31, 2010, the Fund had not commenced operations, and did not have a performance history.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

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Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

As of January 31, 2010, no sub-adviser has been approved to manage the Fund as the Fund is not currently operational.

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

The minimum initial investment for Class A Shares is $100,000 with minimum subsequent investments of $1,000. The Fund may accept investments of smaller amounts at its discretion. You may purchase and redeem shares of the 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 financial institution or intermediary directly. Financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Fund’s transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Fund’s authorized agent, using certain SEI proprietary systems or calling 1-800-858-7233, as applicable.

 

Tax Information

 

The distributions made by the Fund are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.  For additional information, please see the “Taxes” section on page 16.

 

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), the 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 intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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More Information About the Fund

 

The Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

The Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal.  The Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each a Sub-Adviser and, together, the Sub-Advisers) who manage portions of the Fund’s assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its goal.  SIMC acts as “manager of managers” for the Fund, and attempts to ensure that the Sub-Advisers comply with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines.  SIMC also recommends the appointment of additional or replacement sub-advisers to the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that SIMC and the Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund’s objectives.  The Fund will do so only if SIMC or the Sub-Adviser believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

This prospectus describes the Fund’s primary investment strategies.  However, the Fund 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 detail in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

Risk Information Common to the Fund

 

Investing in the Fund involves risk and there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.  SIMC and the Sub-Advisers make judgments about securities markets, the economy and companies, but these judgments may not anticipate actual market movements or the impact of economic conditions on company performance.  In fact, no matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in the Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in the Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those that affect particular companies and other issuers.  These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of securities the Fund owns and the markets in which those securities trade.  The effect on the Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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.

 

Asset Allocation

 

The Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Fund, SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) constructs and maintains asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and the Fund is designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the

 

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Fund and other funds that are part of the allocation strategies varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by the Fund and the other funds.  The Fund may have extremely volatile returns.  Because of the historical lack of correlation among various asset classes, an investment in the Fund along with other funds representing a range of asset classes as part of an asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, an asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Fund, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC creates portfolios that focus on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of the Fund.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for the Fund to ensure that they do not deviate from their stated investment philosophy or process.

 

Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SIMC acts as the manager of managers of the Fund, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Fund since it allocates the Fund’s assets to one or more sub-advisers and recommends hiring or changing sub-advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the sub-advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, a Securities and Exchange Commission registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.  SIMC continuously reviews, supervises and administers the Fund’s investment program.  As of December 31, 2009, SIMC had more than $xx billion in assets under management.  It is expected that SIMC will receive investment advisory fees as a percentage of each Fund’s net assets, at the following annual rate:

 

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Investment
Advisory Fees

 

Investment Advisory Fees
After Fee Waivers

 

Tax-Managed International Equity Fund

 

0.51

%

xx

%

 

A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement is available in the Fund’s annual report, which covers the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts they manage, and their ownership, if any, of securities in the Fund.

 

Purchasing, Exchanging and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called “redeem”) Class A Shares of the Fund.  The Fund offers Class A 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

 

Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.  Financial institutions and intermediaries may purchase, sell or exchange Class A Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Fund’s authorized agent.  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  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 Fund’s wire agent by the close of business on the day after the order is placed.  However, in certain circumstances the Fund at its discretion may allow purchases to settle (i.e., receive final payment) at a later date in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  The Fund reserves the right to refuse any purchase requests, particularly those that the Fund reasonably believes may not be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders and could adversely affect the Fund or its operations.  This includes those from any individual or group who, in the Fund’s view, is likely to engage in excessive trading (usually defined as four or more “round trips” in any twelve month period).  For more information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures related to excessive trading, please see “Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares” below.

 

The Fund calculates its NAV 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, generally the Fund (or an authorized agent) must receive your purchase order in proper form before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  The Fund will not accept orders that request a particular day or price for the transaction or any other special conditions.

 

When you purchase or sell Fund shares through certain financial institutions, you may have to transmit your purchase and sale 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 Fund.

 

Certain other intermediaries, including certain broker-dealers and shareholder organizations, are authorized to accept purchase, redemption and exchange requests for Fund shares.  These

 

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requests are executed at the NAV next determined after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.  These authorized intermediaries are responsible for transmitting requests and delivering funds on a timely basis.

 

You will have to follow procedures of your financial institution or intermediary for transacting with the Fund.  You may be charged a fee for purchasing and/or redeeming Fund shares by your financial institution or intermediary.

 

The Fund is open for business each day that the NYSE is open.

 

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, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio at market price.

 

When valuing portfolio securities, the Fund values securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) 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 Fund values securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If available, debt securities, swaps, bank loans or collateralized debt obligations, such as those held by the 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.  Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value.  The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained, as noted above, the Fund will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker.  If such prices are not readily available or can not be valued using the methodologies described above, the Fund will value the security using the Fund’s Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by the Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will 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 the Fund would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by the Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify the Fund’s administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) if it

 

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receives such notification from SIMC or the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, or if the administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices.

 

The Fund’s Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board of Trustees. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of the Fund’s net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund’s existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Fund’s Fair Value Procedures are implemented through the Committee designated by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.  The Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from SIMC and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  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 are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in the Fund, or any other appropriate information.

 

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 Fund uses a third-party fair valuation vendor. The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the Fund based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security). 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 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 Fund shall value the non-U.S. securities in its portfolio that exceed the applicable “confidence interval” based upon the adjusted prices provided by the fair valuation 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 the Fund calculates its NAV.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event), including substantial fluctuations in domestic or foreign markets or occurrences not tied directly to the securities markets, such as natural disasters, armed conflicts, or significant governmental actions, has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates NAV.

 

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The 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 the 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.  If SIMC or a Sub-Adviser 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 calculates NAV, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Fund’s administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, 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 calculates NAV.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies SIMC or a Sub-Adviser that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

“Market timing” refers to a pattern of frequent purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares, often with the intent of earning arbitrage profits. Market timing of the Fund could harm other shareholders in various ways, including by diluting the value of the shareholders’ holdings, increasing Fund transaction costs, disrupting portfolio management strategy, causing the Fund to incur unwanted taxable gains and forcing the Fund to hold excess levels of cash.

 

The Fund is intended to be a long-term investment vehicle and is 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 of Trustees has adopted policy and procedure on behalf of the Fund 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, the 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 the Fund in the following circumstances:

 

i.                                          if the shareholder conducts four or more “round trips” in the Fund in any twelve-month period.  A round trip involves the purchase of shares of the Fund and the subsequent redemption of all or most of those shares.  An exchange into and back out of the Fund in this manner is also considered a round trip.

 

ii.                                       if the 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 Fund, in its sole discretion, also reserves the right to reject any purchase request (including exchange requests) for any reason without notice.

 

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Judgments with respect to implementation of the Fund’s policies are made uniformly and in good faith in a manner that the Fund believes is consistent with the best long-term interests of shareholders.  When applying the Fund’s policy, the Fund 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 Fund.

 

The Fund’s monitoring techniques are intended to identify and deter short-term trading in the Fund.  However, despite the existence of these monitoring techniques, it is possible that short-term trading may occur in the Fund 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 Fund’s monitoring techniques.  Operational or technical limitations may also limit the Fund’s ability to identify short-term trading activity.

 

The Fund and/or its service providers have entered into agreements with financial intermediaries that require them to provide the Fund and/or its service providers with certain shareholder transaction information to enable the Fund and/or its service providers to review the trading activity in the omnibus accounts maintained by financial intermediaries.  The Fund may also delegate trade monitoring to the financial intermediaries.  If excessive trading is identified in an omnibus account, the Fund will work with the financial intermediary to restrict trading by the shareholder and may request the financial intermediary to prohibit the shareholder from future purchases or exchanges into the Fund.

 

The Fund is sold to participant-directed employee benefit plans.  The Fund’s 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 Fund will take such action, which may include taking no action, as deemed appropriate in light of all the facts and circumstances.

 

The Fund may amend these policies and procedures in response to changing regulatory requirements or to enhance the effectiveness of the program.

 

Foreign Investors

 

The Fund does not generally accept investments by non-U.S. persons.  Non-U.S. persons may be permitted to invest in the Fund subject to the satisfaction of enhanced due diligence.

 

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Fund are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial 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.  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 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

 

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certain instances, your financial institution or financial intermediary may be required to collect documents to establish and verify your identity.

 

The Fund will accept investments and your order will be processed at the NAV next determined after receipt of your application in proper form (which includes receipt of all identifying information required on the application).  The Fund, however, reserves 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 is part of the Fund’s overall obligation to deter money laundering under Federal law.  The Fund has adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program designed to prevent the Fund from being used for money laundering or the financing of terrorist activities.  In this regard, the Fund reserves 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 the Fund or in cases when the 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 the Fund is required to withhold such proceeds.

 

How to Exchange Your Fund Shares

 

You may exchange Class A Shares of the Fund for Class A Shares of any other fund of SEI Institutional International Trust on any Business Day by contacting the Fund directly by mail or telephone.  For information about how to exchange Fund shares through your financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your 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 shares of one fund and buying shares of another fund. Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next NAV calculated after the Fund receives your exchange request.  All exchanges are based on the eligibility requirements of the fund into which you are exchanging and other limits on sales of or exchanges in that fund.  The 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

 

Financial institutions and intermediaries may sell Fund shares on behalf of their clients on any Business Day.  For information about how to sell Fund shares through your financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your financial institution or intermediary directly.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Fund receives your request or after the Fund’s authorized intermediary receives your request if transmitted to the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s procedures and applicable law.

 

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Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Fund will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which it receives your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Fund generally pays sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection of the Fund’s remaining shareholders) the Fund 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.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

The Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is in the SAI.

 

Telephone Transactions

 

Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient, but not without risk.  The Fund has certain safeguards and procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions.  If the Fund follows these procedures, the Fund will not be responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following telephone instructions that the Fund reasonably believes to be genuine.

 

Distribution and Service of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Fund.  SIDCo. receives no compensation for distributing the Fund’s shares.

 

The Fund is 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 Fund. 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 Fund 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 Fund’s SAI. You can also ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.

 

For Class A Shares, shareholder servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may be up to 0.25%.

 

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Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Portfolio holdings information for the Fund can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings_home.asp (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in the Fund 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 first business day of the fifth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Fund’s policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Fund periodically distributes its investment income to shareholders as a dividend.  It is the policy of the Fund to pay dividends at least once annually.  The Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local and foreign income taxes.  Below the Fund has summarized some important tax issues that affect the Fund and its shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, the Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive from the Fund may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that the Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements and other requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  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 currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

 

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different fund is the same as a sale.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the 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.

 

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Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Fund.

 

The Fund uses a tax management technique known as highest in, first out.  Using this technique, the portfolio holdings that have experienced the smallest gain or largest loss are sold first in an effort to minimize capital gains and enhance after-tax returns.

 

The Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Fund will notify you if it makes such an election.

 

The Fund’s SAI contains more information about taxes.

 

Financial Highlights

 

As of September 30, 2009, the Fund had not commenced operations.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

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

 

More information about the Fund is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2010 includes detailed information about SEI Institutional International 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.

 

To Obtain an SAI or More Information:

 

By Telephone:  Call 1-800-DIAL-SEI

 

By Mail:  Write to the Fund at:
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

 

By Internet:  The Fund does not have a website, but you can obtain the SAI by mail or telephone.

 

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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 Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-05601.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Class G Shares

 

PROSPECTUS

 

January 31, 2010

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

Investment Adviser:

SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

 

Investment Sub-Advisers:

ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

ASHMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

AXA ROSENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

THE BOSTON COMPANY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

DECLARATION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC

ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, B.V.

INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC

QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC

REXITER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

STONE HARBOR INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP

 

The 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

 

This prospectus gives you important information about the Class G Shares of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds (each, a Fund, and together, the Funds) that you should know before investing.  Please read this prospectus and keep it for future reference.

 

 

 

Page

FUND SUMMARY

 

 

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

3

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

12

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

18

SUMMARY OF OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

 

23

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS

 

24

Risk Information Common to the Funds

 

24

Global Asset Allocation

 

24

INVESTMENT ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

 

25

PURCHASING, EXCHANGING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

 

26

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

 

26

Pricing of Fund Shares

 

27

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares

 

29

Foreign Investors

 

30

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

30

HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR FUND SHARES

 

31

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

 

31

Receiving Your Money

 

31

Redemptions in Kind

 

31

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

32

Telephone Transactions

 

32

DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE OF FUND SHARES

 

32

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

 

32

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

 

33

Dividends and Distributions

 

33

Taxes

 

33

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

34

HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Back Cover

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class G Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

0.25

%

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*       Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**     In the future, if the Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” increase, the Fund’s adviser may waive a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver would be limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, would not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s adviser could discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

International Equity Fund — Class G Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

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Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the International Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other 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.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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.  This allocation among investment strategies aims to diversify the sources from which certain sub-advisers seek to achieve excess returns (i.e., returns in excess of a benchmark index or “alpha”).  Certain sub-advisers will seek to achieve returns in excess of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index, an international equity benchmark.  While the Fund is expected to have an absolute return and risk profile similar to the international equity benchmark, returns may be derived in part from investing significant portions of the Fund in securities other than international equity securities, including equity derivatives, foreign currency forwards and short-term fixed income securities.

 

Certain sub-advisers use portfolio strategies that are designed to correlate with a portfolio of international equity securities, but which are composed of derivative instruments backed by other types of securities, including, but not limited to, underlying equity or equivalent securities that can be used as collateral. These portfolio strategies are included in the Fund’s principal investment strategy described above.  The sub-advisers purchase derivatives, generally using only a fraction of the assets that would be needed to purchase the equity securities directly, so that the remainder of the assets in a portfolio may be invested in other types of securities.  Therefore, a sub-adviser would seek to outperform an international equity benchmark by purchasing derivatives correlated to a broad international equity index, and investing the remaining assets in other types of securities to add excess return.  Such remaining assets may be invested in a wide range of asset classes other than international equities.  Pursuant to a derivatives strategy, the Fund may invest in foreign corporate and government fixed income securities of different types and maturities, including mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, securities rated below investment grade (junk bonds), and repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements.  In managing the Fund’s currency exposure for foreign securities, the sub-advisers may buy and sell currencies for hedging or for speculative purposes.  The amount of the Fund’s portfolio that may be allocated to derivative strategies is expected to vary over time.

 

The sub-advisers may seek to enhance the Fund’s return by actively managing the Fund’s foreign currency exposure.  Less than 10% of the Fund’s notional market value will be used to actively manage 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 futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives.  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.

 

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 directly.

 

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Principal Risks

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is 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 the 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries. Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging 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 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

Derivatives are instruments that derive their value from an underlying security, financial asset or an index.  Examples of derivative instruments include futures contracts, options, forward contracts and swaps.  The Fund’s use of derivatives may create leverage and may expose the Fund to greater risks.  Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, interest rates, or other economic factors can result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself.  There may not be a liquid market for the Fund to sell a derivative instrument, which could result in difficulty in closing the position. 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 also subject to counterparty risk.  A default by the counterparty on its payment obligations to the Fund, will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

For derivative strategies, the assets backing the derivatives will generally be entirely different from the Fund’s primary investments (i.e., equity securities and derivatives based on the Fund’s benchmark index).  For example, the sub-advisers may use various fixed income securities, including high yield (junk bond) and foreign fixed income securities, currencies, derivatives and other equity securities in order to seek to enhance the Fund’s returns over the returns of the Fund’s benchmark.  These strategies expose the Fund to the risk that its portfolio of derivatives may not properly track the performance of the Fund’s benchmark index.  They also expose the Fund to the risks of investing in asset classes that are different from the benchmark index (i.e., international equity securities), and the Fund would underperform its benchmark index to the extent that the Fund’s investments in other asset classes decline in value.

 

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The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile than shorter-term securities, so the duration or interest rate sensitivity of these securities affects risk. Corporate fixed income securities are issued by public and private businesses.  Corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, especially changes in interest rates, as well as perceptions of the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers. Corporate fixed income securities are subject to the risk that the issuer may not be able to pay interest or, ultimately, 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 corporate fixed income securities.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.  Some may even be in default.  As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

The Fund takes active positions in currencies, which involves different techniques and risk analyses than the Fund’s purchase of equity securities. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate in response to factors extrinsic to a 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 U.S. or abroad.  These can result in losses to the 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 and transaction costs.

 

Mortgage-backed securities are fixed income securities representing an interest in a pool of underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are sensitive to changes in interest rates, but may respond to these changes differently from other fixed income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. As a result, it may not be possible to determine in advance the actual maturity date or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Rising interest rates tend to discourage refinancings, with the result that the average life and volatility of the security will increase, exacerbating its decrease in

 

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market price. When interest rates fall, however, mortgage-backed securities may not gain as much in market value because of the expectation of additional mortgage prepayments, which must be reinvested at lower interest rates. Prepayment risk may make it difficult to calculate the average maturity of the Fund’s mortgage-backed securities and, therefore, to assess the volatility risk of the Fund.

 

Asset-backed securities are securities backed by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pools of assets. Therefore, repayment depends largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. Asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities, which is discussed above. Asset-backed securities present credit risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. This is because asset-backed securities generally do not have the benefit of a security interest in collateral that is comparable in quality to mortgage assets. If the issuer of an asset-backed security defaults on its payment obligations, there is the possibility that, in some cases, the Fund will be unable to possess and sell the underlying collateral and that the Fund’s recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be available to support payments on the security. In the event of a default, the Fund may suffer a loss if it cannot sell collateral quickly and receive the amount it is owed.

 

Certain 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 the 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 the Fund’s portfolio securities. The use of leverage may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.

 

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, in which the Fund purchases a security from a bank or broker-dealer, which agrees to repurchase the security at the Fund’s cost plus interest within a specified time. If the party agreeing to repurchase should default, the Fund will seek to sell the securities which it holds. This could involve procedural costs or delays in addition to a loss on the securities if their value should fall below their repurchase price. Repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days are considered illiquid securities.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that developed international equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

As of January 31, 2010, Class G Shares of the Fund had not commenced operations, and did not have a performance history.

 

The bar chart and performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.  Since Class G Shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities,

 

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return for Class G Shares will be substantially similar to those of Class A Shares, shown here, and will differ only to the extent that Class G Shares have higher expenses.  The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

2000

 

-17.74

%

2001

 

-22.55

%

2002

 

-16.98

%

2003

 

31.88

%

2004

 

18.63

%

2005

 

14.28

%

2006

 

26.00

%

2007

 

6.96

%

2008

 

-50.39

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index.

 

International Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

MSCI EAFE Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) ***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 


*

The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is December 20, 1989. Index returns are shown from December 31, 1989.

**

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***

An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector. You cannot invest directly in an index. Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses. If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower. The MSCI EAFE Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of 1,010 securities listed on the stock exchanges of developed market countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

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Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC: Acadian Asset Management LLC (Acadian), located at One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Acadian.  The core equity investment team is led by five key individuals. Ronald D. Frashure, President and Chief Executive Officer, plays a key role in Acadian’s investment research and quantitative management.  Mr. Frashure has been with Acadian for 21 years. John R. Chisholm, Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for direction and oversight of the firm’s portfolio management and research efforts.  Mr. Chisholm joined Acadian in 1987. Brian K. Wolahan, a Senior Vice President and Director of Alternative Strategies, is responsible for the development of new investment strategies and contributes to the improvement of quantitative techniques for evaluating markets and securities.  Mr. Wolahan joined Acadian in 1990. Raymond F. Mui, a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, specializes in the development of investment strategies for the developed and emerging equity markets.  Mr. Mui joined Acadian in 1991.  Charles H. Wang, a Senior Vice President and Co-Director of Research, is responsible for quantitative research, model implementation, and emerging market strategies.  Mr. Wang joined Acadian in 2000. Messrs. Frashure, Chisholm, Wolahan, Mui and Wang have all held their current positions at Acadian for the past five years.

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC: AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (AXA Rosenberg), located at 4 Orinda Way, Building E, Orinda, California 94563, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. AXA Rosenberg’s team of portfolio engineers manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AXA Rosenberg.  Dr. William Ricks has been the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer for the past seven years.  He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund and oversees the investment process, trading, operations, portfolio engineering and portfolio construction. Dr. Ricks has been with AXA Rosenberg since 1989.

 

Declaration Management & Research LLC: Declaration Management & Research LLC (Declaration), located at 1800 Tysons Blvd., Suite 200, McLean, Virginia 22102, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. James E. Shallcross, Executive Vice President and Director of Portfolio Management, Bond Griffin, CFA, Vice President, and William P. Callan, Jr., President, serve as the portfolio managers for the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Declaration. Mr. Shallcross joined Declaration in 1991 and has 22 years of fixed income experience in mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and corporate credit. He oversees the management of all fixed income portfolios, supervises the investment staff, is a member of the Declaration Investment Committee and is a firm principal. Mr. Shallcross began his tenure at Declaration as a portfolio manager and was named Director of Portfolio Management in 2003. He became an Executive Vice President of the company in 2005. Mr. Griffin joined Declaration in 2007 as an asset-backed securities analyst and portfolio manager. Prior to joining Declaration, he had been an asset-backed securities analyst and portfolio manager at Hyperion Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. since 2003. Mr. Griffin oversees asset-backed securities research and is co-manager of LIBOR Plus portfolios at Declaration. Mr. Callan joined Declaration in 1989 as a Senior Vice President and was named President in 1992. He is responsible for managing overlay portfolios and overseeing research and product development. Mr. Callan is the chairman of the Declaration Investment Committee and is a firm principal. In the past 5 years, Mr. Callan has served as President of Declaration with the responsibilities described above.

 

INTECH Investment Management LLC: INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH), located at 525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1800, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, serves as a aub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals, led by Dr. E. Robert Fernholz, INTECH’s

 

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Co-Chief Investment Officer since January 2009 (previously Chief Investment Officer since January 1991), manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to INTECH. Dr. Fernholz sets a policy for the investment strategy and implements and supervises the optimization process. He joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in 1987. Other team members include Dr. Adrian Banner, Co-Chief Investment Officer since January 2009; and Mr. Joseph Runnels, INTECH’s Vice President of Portfolio Management. Dr. Banner, previously INTECH’s Senior Investment Officer from September 2007, joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in August 2002 as Director of Research.  Mr. Runnels joined the portfolio management team at INTECH in June 1998 and has been Vice President of Portfolio Management since March 2003.

 

McKinley Capital Management, LLC: McKinley Capital Management, LLC (McKinley Capital), located at 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals led by Robert A. Gillam, Chief Investment Officer, manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to McKinley Capital. The team consists of Robert B. Gillam, Robert A. Gillam, Greg Samorajski, Frederic Parke, Sheldon Lien, Brandon Rinner, Paul Hanson and Forrest Badgley, who are all responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day decisions regarding investments. Robert B. Gillam, McKinley Capital’s President and Chief Executive Officer, has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since its inception in 1990 and has over 38 years of investment experience. Robert A. Gillam, Chief Investment Officer, has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1994 and has over 14 years of investment experience. Mr. Samorajski has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 27 years of investment experience. Mr. Parke has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1997 and has over 24 years of investment experience. Mr. Lien has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1996 and has over 13 years of investment experience. Mr. Rinner has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 1998 and has over 10 years of investment experience. Mr. Hanson has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 2000 and has over 11 years of investment experience.  Mr. Badgley has been a Portfolio Manager at McKinley Capital since 2006 and has over 15 years of investment experience.  Prior to joining McKinley in 2004 as a Research Analyst, he worked on the currency futures trading desk for Aspire Trading for 2 years.

 

Principal Global Investors, LLC: Principal Global Investors, LLC (PGI), located at 801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50392, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to PGI.  This team consists of Paul H. Blankenhagen, CFA, and Juliet Cohn.  Each member of this team is responsible for implementing all security selection and portfolio construction decisions.  Mr. Blankenhagen, a Portfolio Manager, joined PGI in 1992 as an equity analyst and was named a Portfolio Manager in 2000.  He is responsible for leading the ongoing management of the international core, international diversified and international value equity portfolios.  Ms. Cohn, a Portfolio Manager, joined PGI in 2003 as a portfolio manager and is responsible for co-managing core international equity portfolios with a primary focus on Europe.

 

Quantitative Management Associates LLC:  Quantitative Management Associates LLC (QMA), located at Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway and Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at QMA manages the portion of the International Equity Fund’s assets allocated to QMA.  The members of the team with primary responsibility for managing the assets allocated to QMA are Margaret Stumpp, PhD, John Van Belle, PhD and Peter Xu, PhD.  Ms. Stumpp, Chief Investment Officer, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and is portfolio manager for QMA’s enhanced index equity portfolios for institutional investors and mutual fund clients.  Ms. Stumpp is also extensively involved in quantitative research in asset allocation, security selection and portfolio construction for QMA.  Ms. Stumpp joined QMA’s predecessor, Prudential Investment Management, Inc.

 

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(PIM) in 1987.  Mr. Van Belle, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment strategy for the International Equity Fund and manages global and non-U.S. equity portfolios, and leads QMA’s international team.  Mr. Van Belle joined PIM in 1983.  Mr. Xu, Managing Director, is responsible for portfolio management and investment research for the International Equity Fund and conducts equity market research, the results of which are used in the stock selection process for all of QMA’s quantitative core equity portfolios.  Mr. Xu joined PIM in 1997.  Ms. Stumpp, Mr. Van Belle and Mr. Xu have held the same positions with QMA for the past 5 years.

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP: Wellington Management Company, LLP (Wellington Management), located at 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02019, serves as a sub-adviser to the International Equity Fund. Toby Jayne, CFA, Director and Equity Portfolio Manager affiliated with Wellington Management, has served as portfolio manager of the portion of the Fund’s assets allocated to Wellington Management since 2009. Mr. Jayne joined Wellington Management in 1998, has been an investment professional since 2000, and has been an equity portfolio manager since 2006.

 

For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 23 of this prospectus.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class G Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

0.25

%

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*              Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**           The Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses for the current fiscal year are expected to be less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s adviser may voluntarily waive a portion of its fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE. The Fund’s adviser may discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.  With this fee waiver, the Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses are expected to be as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class G Shares

 

xx

%

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class G Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

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Portfolio Turnover

 

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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market issuers.  The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging market countries.  The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, and does not invest more than 35% of its total assets in any one emerging market country.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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 Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.

 

The Fund may invest its assets in debt securities, including in debt securities rated below investment grade.

 

Principal Risks

 

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is 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 the 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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 the 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 since political turmoil and rapid changes in economic conditions are more likely to occur in these countries.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries. Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  Emerging 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 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange.  ETFs 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.  When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses.  Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is even greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative. Some may even be in default. As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that emerging market equity securities may underperform other segments of the equity markets or the equity markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

As of January 31, 2010, Class G Shares of the Fund had not commenced operations, and did not have a performance history.

 

The bar chart and performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.  Since Class G Shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities, return for Class G Shares will be substantially similar to those of Class A Shares, shown here, and will differ only to the extent that Class G Shares have higher expenses.  The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

 

2000

 

-34.47

%

2001

 

-2.46

%

2002

 

-7.99

%

2003

 

49.05

%

2004

 

25.17

%

2005

 

30.68

%

2006

 

27.03

%

2007

 

30.04

%

2008

 

-52.68

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets Index.

 

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Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 


*

The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is January 17, 1995. Index returns are shown from January 31, 1995.

**

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***

An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector. You cannot invest directly in an index. Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses. If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller capitalizations) index of over 800 stocks from approximately 17 emerging market countries.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

AllianceBernstein L.P.: AllianceBernstein L.P. (formerly known as Alliance Capital Management L.P.) (AllianceBernstein), located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  A committee of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AllianceBernstein.  The five members of the committee with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s portfolio are Steve Beinhacker, Michael Levy, Richard Chow, Jean-Francois Van de Walle and Sanem Bilgin.  Mr. Beinhacker, the Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Growth Equities, joined AllianceBernstein in 1992 as the firm’s director of international quantitative stock research and joined the Global/International Large Cap Growth teams in 1994.  In April of 2007, Mr. Beinhacker became the Chief Investment Officer for Emerging Markets Growth.  Michael Levy, a Senior Vice President and Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa Portfolio Manager, joined AllianceBernstein in 1994 with research responsibilities in both the developed and emerging markets.  Since 1997, he has held portfolio management responsibilities for various emerging markets-oriented specialty portfolios.  Richard Chow, Senior Vice President, Director of China Research and Research Analyst, is responsible for covering Technology, Internet and Game Portals.  He joined AllianceBernstein in 1997.  Mr. Chow also serves as the Chief Representative of AllianceBernstein Limited Shanghai Representative office.  Mr. Van de Walle, a Senior Vice President and Latin America Portfolio Manager, joined AllianceBernstein in 1991 as a Latin American Equity Research Analyst.  Ms. Bilgin, the Director of Research for Emerging Markets Growth, joined the firm as a research analyst in 1996 and became the director of research for Emerging Markets Growth in December 2007.

 

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (Artisan), located at 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Maria Negrete-Gruson, CFA, serves as portfolio manager of the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to Artisan and is responsible for researching investment

 

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opportunities and the securities selection process. Ms. Negrete-Gruson is a Managing Director of Artisan and serves as the portfolio manager for Artisan’s emerging markets portfolios. Prior to joining Artisan in 2006, she was a portfolio manager for DuPont Capital Management’s emerging markets equity portfolios for more than five years.

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC: AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (AXA Rosenberg), located at 4 Orinda Way, Building E, Orinda, California 94563, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. AXA Rosenberg’s team of portfolio engineers manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to AXA Rosenberg.  Dr. William Ricks has been the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer for the past seven years. He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and oversees the investment process, trading, operations, portfolio engineering and portfolio construction. Dr. Ricks has been with AXA Rosenberg since 1989.

 

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC: The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC (The Boston Company), located at One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to The Boston Company. The team consists of D. Kirk Henry, Carolyn Kedersha and Warren C. Skillman. Mr. Henry, an Executive Vice President and Director of International Value Equity, whose role is Lead Portfolio Manager for all International Value and Emerging Markets Value strategies, joined the firm in 1994 to spearhead the firm’s international value equity group.  He has been a Portfolio Manager for over five years.  Ms. Kedersha, a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, whose role is to conduct research on companies located in the United Kingdom, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, Russia and Latin America, has been with the firm since 1988.  She has been a Portfolio Manager for the last five years.  Mr. Skillman, a Vice President and Assistant Portfolio Manager, whose primary responsibility is emerging markets, has been with the firm since 2005.  Prior to joining The Boston Company, Mr. Skillman was a Portfolio Manager with Newgate Capital.

 

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.: PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (PanAgora), located at 470 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.  A team of investment professionals at PanAgora manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s assets allocated to PanAgora.  The team consists of Ronald Hua, CFA, Edward Qian, Ph.D., CFA, Sanjoy Ghosh, Ph.D., George Mussalli, CFA, Dmitri Kantsyrev, Ph.D., CFA, Jane Zhao, Ph.D. and Joel Feinberg.  Mr. Hua, Chief Investment Officer, oversees all equity strategies.  Mr. Qian, Director of Macro-Strategies, oversees macro research and portfolio management.  Prior to joining PanAgora in 2005, Mr. Qian was a Portfolio Manager in the Asset Allocation Group at 2100 Capital, an alternative investment firm, from 2003-2005.  Mr. Ghosh is responsible for managing the Dynamic Equity strategies and ensuring the efficacy of the investment model.  Mr. Mussalli contributes to research supporting the Dynamic Equity strategies and is responsible for developing the Fundamental Valuation model.  Mr. Mussalli is also a portfolio manager responsible for U.S. Active Equity Investments.  Ms. Zhao contributes to research supporting the Dynamic Equity strategies.  Prior to joining PanAgora in 2006, Ms. Zhao studied Finance at the University of Arizona.  Messrs. Hua, Ghosh and Mussalli joined PanAgora from Putnam Investments in 2004.  Mr. Hua had been with Putnam since 1999, where he contributed to quantitative research and analysis that supported all structured equity portfolios, including U.S. large cap and international strategies.  Mr. Hua was promoted to Chief Investment Officer at PanAgora in 2007 after serving in the capacity of portfolio manager of Equity Strategies since 2004.  Mr. Ghosh had been with Putnam Investments since 2000 where he was a portfolio manager on the structured equity team.  Mr. Mussalli had been a vice president and portfolio manager on Putnam’s structured equity team since 2000.  Mr. Kantsyrev is a Quantitative Analyst on the Dynamic Modeling Team responsible for conducting research for PanAgora’s Global and International Equity strategies.  Mr. Kantsyrev joined

 

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PanAgora in 2007 from the University of South California, where he studied Finance.  Mr. Feinberg has been with PanAgora since 2002 working within portfolio construction for the last several years.

 

For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 23 of this prospectus.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

 

Fund Summary

 

Investment Goal

 

Maximize total return.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Fund shares.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

 

 

 

Class G Shares

 

Management Fees

 

xx

%

Distribution (12b-1) Fees

 

0.25

%

Other Expenses

 

xx

%

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses

 

xx

%*

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses

 

xx

%**

 


*                      Represents less than one basis point.  Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) reflect the estimated amount of fees and expenses that were incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in underlying funds during the most recent fiscal year.

 

**               The Fund’s actual total annual fund operating expenses for the current fiscal year are expected to be less than the amount shown above because the Fund’s adviser may voluntarily waive a portion of the fees in order to keep total direct operating expenses (exclusive of interest from borrowings, brokerage commissions, taxes and extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business) at a specified level.  The Fund’s adviser’s voluntary waiver is limited to the Fund’s direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to indirect expenses incurred by the Fund, such as AFFE.  The Fund’s adviser may discontinue all or part of this waiver at any time.  With this fee waiver, the Fund’s actual total operating expenses are expected to be as follows:

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Class G Shares

 

xx

%

 

Example

 

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 that you sell your shares at the end of each period.  The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.  Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

 

 

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Class G Shares

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

$

xx

 

 

Portfolio Turnover

 

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

 

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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 XX% of the average value of its portfolio.

 

Principal Investment Strategies

 

Under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Debt Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers.  The Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers.  The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, relying upon a number of 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 a 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 investment grade, commonly referred to as junk bonds).

 

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly.

 

Principal Risks

 

The prices of the Fund’s 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, the Fund’s fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise and vice versa, and the volatility of lower-rated securities is greater than that of higher-rated securities.  Also, longer-term securities are generally more volatile than shorter-term securities, so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk.  In the case of foreign securities, price 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 the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Junk bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are 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 not be able to pay interest or dividends and ultimately 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 since the prospects for repayment of principal and interest of many of these securities is speculative.  Some may even be in default.  As an incentive to invest in these risky securities, they tend to offer higher returns.

 

Emerging market countries or developing countries are countries that the World Bank classifies as low, low-middle and upper-middle income countries. Developed countries are countries with overall high levels of economic prosperity. Emerging market countries may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.  In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging 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 the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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The foreign sovereign debt securities the Fund purchases involve specific risks, including the risks 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, due to 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.

 

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers.  As a result, the Fund 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 its investments in those securities.

 

ETFs are investment companies whose shares are bought and sold on a securities exchange. ETFs 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. When the Fund invests in an ETF, in addition to directly bearing expenses associated with its own operations, it will bear a pro rata portion of the ETF’s expenses. Such ETF’s expenses may make owning shares of the ETF more costly than owning the underlying securities directly.  The risks of owning shares of an 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.

 

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently.  This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

 

The Fund is also subject to the risk that emerging market debt securities may underperform other segments of the fixed income markets or the fixed income markets as a whole.

 

Loss of money is a risk of investing in the Fund.

 

Performance Information

 

As of January 31, 2010, Class G Shares of the Fund had not commenced operations, and did not have a performance history.

 

The bar chart and performance table below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for 1, 5 and 10 years, and since the Fund’s inception, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance.  Since Class G Shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities, return for Class G Shares will be substantially similar to those of Class A Shares, shown here, and will differ only to the extent that Class G Shares have higher expenses.  The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

 

2000

 

13.51

%

2001

 

12.30

%

2002

 

10.61

%

2003

 

34.65

%

2004

 

14.49

%

2005

 

14.06

%

2006

 

12.43

%

2007

 

6.42

%

2008

 

-19.72

%

2009

 

xx

%

 

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Best Quarter:

 

Worst Quarter:

 

xx%

 

xx%

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

(xx/xx/xx)

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

 

This table compares the Fund’s average annual total returns for Class A Shares for the periods ended December 31, 2009 to those of the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified Index.

 

Emerging Markets Debt Fund — Class A Shares

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Since Inception*

 

Return Before Taxes

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares**

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index Return (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)***

 

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

xx

%

 


*                               The inception date for the Fund’s Class A Shares is June 26, 1997.  Index returns are shown from June 30, 1997.

**                        After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Your actual after-tax returns will depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

***                 An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a particular market or securities in a market sector.  You cannot invest directly in an index.  Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or expenses.  If an index had expenses, its performance would be lower.  The J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index tracks the total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities.

 

Management

 

Investment Adviser. SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Sub-Advisers and Portfolio Managers.

 

Ashmore Investment Management Limited: Ashmore Investment Management Limited (Ashmore), located at 61 Aldwych, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 4AE, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Ashmore’s Investment Committee manages the portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund allocated to Ashmore.  Ashmore’s Investment Committee currently has four members.  Ashmore’s Chief Executive and the Chairman of its Investment Committee, Mark Coombs, has been investing in emerging markets since 1983, and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of EMTA (formerly the Emerging Markets Traders Association).  Mr. Coombs participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Senior portfolio managers Jules Green and Seumas Dawes have been actively involved in emerging market investment since 1990 and 1993 respectively.  Mr. Dawes has a geographic responsibility for Asia, product responsibility for special situations, structured transactions, equity and related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Mr. Green has a geographic responsibility for Latin America and Eastern Europe, product responsibility for U.S. Bonds, local currency debt, local currencies and related derivatives and he participates in the security selection process for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Jerome Booth is Ashmore’s Head of Research and political economist, and has been

 

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professionally involved with developing countries as a government and international official, consultant, economist and market analyst since 1985.  He is responsible for all macro country political research and analysis.

 

ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V.: ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V. (IIMA), located at Prinses Beatrixlaan 15, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2595 AK, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s assets allocated to IIMA.  The two primary managers responsible for the SEI mandate are Gorky Urquieta and Daniel Eustaquio.  Messrs. Urquieta and Eustaquio are responsible for research, asset allocation and trading for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.  Mr. Urquieta, Head of the Global Emerging Markets Debt Team joined ING Investment Management Europe (IIME), a business unit within ING Group that includes IIMA, in 2007.  Prior to joining IIME, he worked at ING Investment Management Co. (ING Co.) as Deputy Head of the Global Emerging Markets Debt Team from 2000 to 2007.  Mr. Eustaquio, Investment Manager, has been with ING Co. since 1998 as a Portfolio Manager, and joined the Global Emerging Markets Debt Team in 2000.

 

Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP: Stone Harbor Investments Partners LP (Stone Harbor), located at 31 West 52nd Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10019, serves as a sub-adviser to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. A team of investment professionals manages the portion of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s assets allocated to Stone Harbor.  The team consists of Peter J. Wilby, CFA, Pablo Cisilino, James E. Craige, CFA, Thomas K. Flanagan, CFA and David Oliver.  Mr. Wilby, Chief Investment Officer of Stone Harbor, has been a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund since April 2006.  Prior to April 2006, Mr. Wilby was the Chief Investment Officer of North American Fixed Income and Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for directing investment policy and strategy for all emerging markets and high yield fixed income portfolios at Citigroup Asset Management.  Mr. Craige and Mr. Flanagan, portfolio managers of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, have served as Senior Portfolio Managers of Stone Harbor since April 2006.  Prior to April 2006, Mr. Craige and Mr. Flanagan were the Managing Directors and Senior Portfolio Managers for emerging markets debt portfolios at Salomon Brother Asset Management Inc.  Mr. Cisilino, portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, has served as Senior Portfolio Manager of Stone Harbor since July 2006.  From June 2004 to July 2006, Mr. Cisilino was the Executive Director for Sales and Trading in Emerging Markets at Morgan Stanley Inc.  Prior to June 2004, he was the Vice President for local markets and FX sales and trading at Goldman Sachs.  Mr. Oliver, portfolio manager of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, has served as senior portfolio manager of Stone Harbor since June 2008.  Prior to June 2008, Mr. Oliver was a Managing Director in emerging market sales and trading at Citigroup for over five years.

 

For important information about Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares, Tax Information and Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries, please turn to the “Summary of Other Information About the Funds” section on page 23 of this prospectus.

 

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Summary of Other Information About the Funds

 

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

 

There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment requirements. You may purchase and redeem shares of the 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 financial institution or intermediary directly. Financial institutions and intermediaries may redeem Fund shares on behalf of their clients by contacting the Fund’s transfer agent (the Transfer Agent) or the Fund’s authorized agent, using certain SEI proprietary systems or calling 1-800-858-7233, as applicable.

 

Tax Information

 

The distributions made by the Funds are taxable, and will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.  For additional information, please see the “Taxes” section on page 33.

 

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

 

If you purchase the Fund shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the 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 intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment.  Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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More Information About the Funds

 

Each Fund is a mutual fund.  A mutual fund pools shareholders’ money and, using professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

 

Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. Each Fund’s assets are managed under the direction of SIMC and one or more sub-advisers (each, a Sub-Adviser and, together, the Sub-Advisers) who manage portions of a Fund’s assets in a way that they believe will help the Fund achieve its goals.  SIMC acts as “manager of managers” for the Funds, and attempts to ensure that the Sub-Advisers comply with the Fund’s investment policies and guidelines.  SIMC also recommends the appointment of additional or replacement sub-advisers to the Funds’ Board of Trustees.

 

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that SIMC and the Sub-Advisers use under normal conditions.  During unusual economic or market conditions, or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments, repurchase agreements and other short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be consistent with a Fund’s objectives.  A Fund will do so only if SIMC or the Sub-Advisers believe that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains and higher income.  Of course, there is no guarantee that any Fund will achieve its investment goal.

 

This prospectus describes the Funds’ primary investment strategies.  However, each Fund 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 detail in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

 

Risk Information Common to the Funds

 

Investing in the Funds involves risk, and there is no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its goal.  SIMC and the Sub-Advisers make judgments about the securities markets, the economy and companies, but these judgments may not anticipate actual market movements or the impact of economic conditions on company performance.  In fact, no matter how good a job SIMC and the Sub-Advisers do, you could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments.  A Fund share is not a bank deposit, and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency.

 

The value of your investment in a Fund is based on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds.  These prices change daily due to economic and other events that affect securities markets generally, as well as those 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 owns and the markets in which those securities trade.  The effect on a Fund’s share price of a change in the value of a single security will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

 

Investing in issuers located in foreign countries poses distinct risks since 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.

 

Global Asset Allocation

 

Each Fund has its own distinct risk and reward characteristics, investment objective, policies and strategies.  In addition to managing the Funds, SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC or the Adviser) constructs and maintains global asset allocation strategies for certain clients, and these Funds are designed in part to implement those strategies.  The degree to which an investor’s portfolio is invested in the particular market segments and/or asset classes represented by the Funds varies, as does the investment risk/return potential represented by each Fund.  The Funds, especially the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds, may have extremely volatile returns.  Because of the historical

 

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lack of correlation among various asset classes, an investment in a portfolio of Funds representing a range of asset classes as part of a global asset allocation strategy may reduce the strategy’s overall level of volatility.  As a result, a global asset allocation strategy may reduce risk.

 

In managing the Funds, SIMC focuses on four key principles:  asset allocation, portfolio structure, the use of managers, and continuous portfolio management.  Asset allocation across appropriate asset classes is the central theme of SIMC’s investment philosophy.  SIMC creates portfolios that focus on a specific asset class.  SIMC then oversees a network of managers who invest the assets of these Funds.  These managers adhere to distinct investment disciplines, with the goal of providing greater consistency and predictability of results, as well as broader diversification across and within asset classes.  Finally, SIMC regularly rebalances to ensure that the appropriate mix of assets is constantly in place, and constantly monitors and evaluates managers for these Funds to ensure that they do not deviate from their stated investment philosophy or process.

 

Investment Adviser and Sub-Advisers

 

SIMC acts as the manager of managers of the Funds, and is responsible for the investment performance of the Funds since it allocates each Fund’s assets to one or more sub-advisers and recommends hiring or changing sub-advisers to the Board of Trustees.

 

Each Sub-Adviser makes investment decisions for the assets it manages and continuously reviews, supervises and administers its investment program.  SIMC oversees the Sub-Advisers to ensure compliance with the Funds’ investment policies and guidelines, and monitors each Sub-Adviser’s adherence to its investment style.  The Board of Trustees supervises SIMC and the Sub-Advisers; establishes policies that they must follow in their management activities; and oversees the hiring and termination of the sub-advisers recommended by SIMC.  SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers out of the investment advisory fees it receives (described below).

 

SIMC, a Securities and Exchange Commission registered adviser, located at One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, serves as the investment adviser to the Funds.  SIMC continuously reviews, supervises and administers each Fund’s investment program.  As of December 31, 2009, SIMC had more than $xx billion in assets under management.  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, SIMC received investment advisory fees as a percentage of each Fund’s net assets, at the following annual rates:

 

 

 

Investment
Advisory Fees

 

Investment
Advisory Fees After
Fee Waivers

 

International Equity Fund

 

0.51

%

xx

%

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

1.05

%

xx

%

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

 

0.85

%

xx

%

 

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A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Funds’ investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements is available in the Funds’ annual report, which covers the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.

 

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts they manage, and their ownership, if any, of securities in the Funds.

 

Purchasing, Exchanging and Selling Fund Shares

 

This section tells you how to purchase, exchange and sell (sometimes called “redeem”) Class G Shares of the Funds.  The Funds offer Class G 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

 

Fund shares may be purchased on any Business Day.  Financial institutions or intermediaries may purchase, sell or exchange Class G Shares by placing orders with the Transfer Agent or the Funds’ authorized agent.  Institutions and intermediaries that use certain SEI proprietary systems may place orders electronically through those systems.  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 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 institutions or intermediaries sell or service.  Your financial institutions or intermediaries can tell you which class of shares is available to you.

 

Each Fund calculates its NAV 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, 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 or sell 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 NAV next determined after the intermediary receives the request if transmitted to the

 

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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 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 its investment portfolio at market price.

 

When valuing portfolio securities, the Funds value securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (other than securities traded on NASDAQ) 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 value securities traded on NASDAQ at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.  If available, debt securities, swaps, bank loans or collateralized debt obligations, such as those held by the Funds, 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 investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value.  The prices of foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.  If a security’s price cannot be obtained, as noted above, the Funds will value the securities using a bid price from at least one independent broker.  If such prices are not readily available or are determined to be unreliable, the Funds will value the security using the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures, as described below.

 

Securities held by a Fund with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will 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 would receive if it sold the instrument, and the value of securities in the Fund can be expected to vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates.

 

Prices for most securities held by a Fund are provided daily by third-party independent pricing agents. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, reasonably believes that prices provided by independent pricing agents are reliable. However, there can be no assurance that such pricing service’s prices will be reliable. SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will continuously monitor the reliability of prices obtained from any pricing service and shall promptly notify a Fund’s administrator if it believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source of prices. The administrator, in turn, will notify the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) if it receives such notification from SIMC or a Fund’s Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or if the administrator reasonably believes that a particular pricing service is no longer a reliable source for prices. The pricing services rely on a variety of information in making their determinations, particularly on prices of actual market transactions as well as on trader quotations. However, the services may also use a matrix system to determine valuations, which system considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations.

 

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The Fund’s Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board of Trustees. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of a Fund’s net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund’s existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” or may be unreliable are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  The Funds’ Fair Value Procedures are implemented through the Committee designated by the Funds’ Board of Trustees.  The Committee is currently composed of two members of the Board of Trustees, as well as representatives from SIMC and its affiliates.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended, the security has been de-listed from a national exchange, the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open, or the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price.  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 are: the facts giving rise to the need to fair value, the last trade price, the performance of the market or the issuer’s industry, the liquidity of the security, the size of the holding in a Fund, or any other appropriate information.  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 International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds use a third-party fair valuation vendor.  The vendor provides a fair value for foreign securities held by the International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds based on certain factors and methodologies (involving, generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security).  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 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 International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds 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 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 calculates its NAV.  The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates NAV if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a Significant Event), including substantial fluctuations in domestic or foreign markets or occurrences not tied directly to the securities markets, such as natural disasters, armed conflicts, or significant governmental actions, has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates NAV.  A 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 the Fund’s shares may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem Fund shares.

 

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A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector.  If SIMC or a Sub-Adviser 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 calculates NAV, it may request that a Committee meeting be called.  In addition, the Funds’ administrator monitors price movements among certain selected indices, 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 a Fund calculates NAV.  If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the administrator, the administrator notifies SIMC or a Sub-Adviser holding the relevant securities that such limits have been exceeded.  In such event, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

 

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 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 of Trustees 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 the 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’ policy, 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.

 

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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 restrict trading by the shareholder and may request 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.

 

Customer Identification and Verification and Anti-Money Laundering Program

 

Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account.  Accounts for the Funds are generally opened through other financial institutions or financial 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.  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 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 NAV next determined 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

 

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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 G Shares of any Fund for Class G Shares of any other fund of SEI Institutional International Trust on any Business Day by contacting the Funds directly by mail or telephone. For information about how to exchange Fund shares through your financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your 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 shares of one fund and buying shares of another fund. Therefore, your sale price and purchase price will be based on the next NAV calculated 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 in 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

 

Financial institutions and intermediaries may sell Fund shares on behalf of their clients on any Business Day.  For information about how to sell Fund shares through your financial institution or intermediary, you should contact your financial institution or intermediary directly.  Your financial institution or intermediary may charge a fee for its services.  The sale price of each share will be the next NAV determined 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.

 

Receiving Your Money

 

Normally, the Funds will make payment on your sale on the Business Day following the day on which they receive your request, but it may take up to seven days.  You may arrange for your proceeds to be wired to your bank account.

 

Redemptions in Kind

 

The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash.  However, under 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

 

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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.

 

Suspension of Your Right to Sell Your Shares

 

A Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission declares an emergency or for other reasons.  More information about this is 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.

 

Distribution and Service of Fund Shares

 

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCo.) is the distributor of the shares of the Funds.  SIDCo. receives compensation, pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 Plan, for distributing the Funds’ Class G Shares.  The distribution fee for Class G Shares, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may be up to 0.25%.  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 Funds’ SAI. You can also ask your Financial Advisor about any payments it receives from SIMC and its affiliates, as well as about fees it charges.

 

For Class G Shares, shareholder servicing fees, as a percentage of average daily net assets, may be up to 0.25%.

 

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

Portfolio holdings information for a Fund can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/holdings_home.asp (the Portfolio Holdings Website).  Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund 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 first business day of the fifth month after the date to which the data relates, at which time it will be permanently removed from the site.

 

Additional information regarding the Funds’ policy and procedures on the disclosure of portfolio holdings information is available in the SAI.

 

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Dividends, Distributions and Taxes

 

Dividends and Distributions

 

The Funds distribute their investment income periodically as dividends to shareholders.  It is the policy of the International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity Funds to pay dividends at least once annually.  It is the policy of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund to pay dividends quarterly.  The Funds make distributions of capital gains, if any, at least annually.

 

You will receive dividends and distributions in cash unless otherwise stated.

 

Taxes

 

Please consult your tax advisor regarding your specific questions about federal, state, local and foreign income taxes.  Below, the Funds have summarized some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders.  This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change.

 

At least annually, each Fund will distribute substantially all of its net investment income and its net realized capital gains, if any.  The dividends and distributions you receive from the Funds may be subject to federal, state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation.  If so, they are taxable whether or not you reinvest them.  Income distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates except to the extent they are designated as qualified dividend income.  Dividends that are qualified dividend income are eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets) to the extent that a Fund receives qualified dividend income and certain holding period requirements and other requirements are satisfied by you and by the Fund.  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 currently taxable at the maximum rate of 15%.  Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

 

It is expected that distributions from the Emerging Markets Debt Fund will primarily consist of ordinary income and that distributions from this Fund will not be eligible for the lower tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income.

 

Each sale of Fund shares may be a taxable event.  For tax purposes, an exchange of your Fund shares for shares of a different Fund is the same as a sale.  Currently, any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares is generally treated as long-term gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year.  Capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund shares held for one year or less is generally treated as short-term gain or loss, except that any capital loss on the sale of the 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.

 

Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income.  Although in some countries a portion of these taxes is recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolios of the Funds.

 

Each Fund may elect to pass through to you your pro rata share of foreign income taxes paid by the Fund.  The Funds will notify you if they make such election.

 

The Funds’ SAI contains more information about taxes.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

As of September 30, 2009, Class G Shares of the Funds had not commenced operations.

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

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

 

More information about the Funds is available without charge through the following:

 

Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The SAI dated January 31, 2010 includes detailed information about SEI Institutional International 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

 

These reports list the Funds’ holdings and contain information from the Funds’ managers about Fund strategies, and market conditions and trends and their impact on Fund performance.  The reports also contain detailed financial information about the Funds.

 

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, PA 19456

 

By Internet:  The Funds do not have a website, but you can obtain the SAI, Annual or Semi-Annual Report by mail or telephone.

 

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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 Institutional International Trust, from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website (“http://www.sec.gov”).  You may review and copy documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090).  You may request documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-0102.  You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address:  publicinfo@sec.gov.

 

SEI Institutional International Trust’s Investment Company Act registration number is 811-05601.

 

SEI-F-132 (01/10)

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

Class A Shares

International Equity Fund (SEITX)

Emerging Markets Equity Fund (SEIMX)

International Fixed Income Fund (SEFIX)

Emerging Markets Debt Fund (SITEX)

Tax-Managed International Equity Fund

Class I Shares

International Equity Fund (SEEIX)

Class G Shares

International Equity Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

Investment Adviser:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

Sub-Advisers:

Acadian Asset Management LLC
AllianceBernstein L.P.
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Ashmore Investment Management Limited
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC
The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC
Declaration Management & Research LLC
FIL Investment Advisors
ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V.
INTECH Investment Management LLC
McKinley Capital Management, LLC
PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
Principal Global Investors, LLC
Quantitative Management Associates LLC
Rexiter Capital Management Limited
Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
Wellington Management Company, LLP

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. It is intended to provide additional information regarding the activities and operations of SEI Institutional International Trust (the "Trust"), and should be read in conjunction with the Trust's Class A, Class I and Class G Shares prospectuses (the "Prospectuses"), each dated January 31, 2010. The Prospectuses may be obtained without charge by writing the Trust's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co., One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456, or by calling 1-800-342-5734.

The Trust's financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, including notes thereto and the report of [ ] thereon, are herein incorporated by reference from the Trust's 2009 Annual Report. A copy of the 2009 Annual Report must accompany the delivery of this Statement of Additional Information.

January 31, 2010

SEI-F-046 (1/10)



TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE TRUST   S-2  
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES   S-2  
DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS   S-8  
American Depositary Receipts   S-8  
Asset-Backed Securities   S-9  
Brady Bonds   S-9  
Commercial Paper   S-10  
Construction Loans   S-10  
Dollar Rolls   S-11  
Equity-Linked Warrants   S-11  
Equity Securities   S-11  
Eurobonds   S-12  
Fixed Income Securities   S-13  
Foreign Securities   S-15  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts   S-15  
Futures and Options on Futures   S-18  
High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities   S-19  
Illiquid Securities   S-19  
Interfund Lending and Borrowing Arrangements   S-19  
Investment Companies   S-20  
Loan Participations and Assignments   S-20  
Money Market Securities   S-21  
Mortgage-Backed Securities   S-21  
Non-Diversification   S-23  
Obligations of Domestic Banks, Foreign Banks and Foreign Branches of U.S. Banks   S-23  
Obligations of Supranational Entities   S-24  
Options   S-24  
Pay-In-Kind Bonds   S-25  
Privatizations   S-25  
Put Transactions   S-26  
Real Estate Investment Trusts   S-26  
Receipts   S-27  
Repurchase Agreements   S-27  
Restricted Securities   S-27  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements and Sale-Buybacks   S-27  
Securities Lending   S-28  
Short Sales   S-29  
Sovereign Debt   S-29  
Structured Securities   S-30  
Swaps, Caps, Floors, Collars and Swaptions   S-30  
U.S. Government Securities   S-32  
Variable and Floating Rate Instruments   S-32  
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities   S-32  
Yankee Obligations   S-33  
Zero Coupon Securities   S-33  
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS   S-34  
THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT   S-38  
THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS   S-39  

 



DISTRIBUTION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICING   S-71  
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST   S-73  
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES   S-77  
PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES   S-78  
TAXES   S-79  
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS   S-82  
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION   S-85  
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES   S-85  
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY   S-85  
CODES OF ETHICS   S-86  
VOTING   S-86  
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY   S-86  
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES   S-87  
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   S-88  
CUSTODIAN   S-88  
LEGAL COUNSEL   S-88  
APPENDIX A — DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS   A-1  

 



THE TRUST

SEI Institutional International Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company that offers shares of diversified and non-diversified portfolios. The Trust was established as a Massachusetts business trust pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated June 28, 1988. The Declaration of Trust permits the Trust to offer separate series ("portfolios") of units of beneficial interest ("shares") and separate classes of shares of such portfolios. Shareholders may purchase shares in certain portfolios through separate classes. Class A, Class I and Class G shares may be offered, which provide for variations in transfer agent fees, shareholder servicing fees, administrative servicing fees, distribution fees, dividends and certain voting rights. Except for differences among the classes pertaining to shareholder servicing, administrative servicing, distribution voting rights, dividends and transfer agent expenses, each share of each portfolio represents an equal proportionate interest in that portfolio with each other share of that portfolio.

This Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") relates to the following portfolios: International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Debt and Tax-Managed International Equity Funds (each, a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds"), including all classes of the Funds. Shares of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund are currently not being offered to shareholders.

The investment adviser, SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC" or the "Adviser") and investment sub-advisers to the Funds (each, a "Sub-Adviser" and, together, the "Sub-Advisers") are referred to collectively as the "advisers."

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND—The International Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in companies located in emerging market countries.

Securities of non-U.S. issuers purchased by the Fund will typically be listed on recognized foreign exchanges, but also may be purchased in over-the-counter markets, on U.S. registered exchanges, or in the form of sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") traded on registered exchanges or NASDAQ, or sponsored or unsponsored European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), Continental Depositary Receipts ("CDRs") or Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs").

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in: foreign corporate government fixed income securities of different types and maturities, including mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities; securities rated below investment grade; repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements; U.S. or non-U.S. cash reserves; money market instruments; swaps; options on securities and non-U.S. indices; futures contracts, including stock index futures contracts; options on futures contracts; and equity-linked warrants. The Fund is permitted to acquire floating and variable rate securities, purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, and invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund may also lend its securities to qualified borrowers and invest in shares of other investment companies, including securities issued by passive foreign investment companies. The Sub-Advisers 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 securities (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives. 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.

There is no restriction on the maturity of any single instrument held by the Fund. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.


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For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

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 directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND—The Emerging Markets Equity Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging market countries. The Fund normally maintains investments in at least six emerging market countries, and does not invest more than 35% of its total assets in any one emerging market country. The Fund defines an emerging market country as any country the economy and market of which the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. The Fund's advisers consider emerging market issuers to include: companies the securities of which are principally traded in the capital markets of emerging market countries; companies that derive at least 50% of their total revenue from either goods produced or services rendered in emerging market countries, regardless of where the securities of such companies are principally traded; or companies that are organized under the laws of, and have a principal office in, an emerging market country.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest up to 20% of its net assets in debt securities, including up to 5% of its total assets in debt securities rated below investment grade. These debt securities will include debt securities of governmental and private issuers in emerging market countries. Bonds rated below investment grade are often referred to as "junk bonds." Such securities involve greater risk of default or price volatility than investment grade securities. The Fund may invest in certain debt securities issued by the governments of emerging market countries that are or may be eligible for conversion into investments in emerging market companies under debt conversion programs sponsored by such governments.

There is no restriction on the maturity of any single instrument held by the Fund. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt


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issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME FUND—The International Fixed Income Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation and current income. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets 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.

The Fund will invest primarily in: (i) fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign government or one of its agencies, authorities, instrumentalities or political subdivisions; (ii) fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by supranational entities; (iii) fixed income securities issued by foreign or multinational corporations; (iv) convertible securities issued by foreign or multinational corporations; (v) fixed income securities issued by foreign banks or bank holding companies; (vi) asset-backed securities; and (vii) mortgage-backed securities. All such investments will be in investment grade securities denominated in various currencies, including the euro.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest in: obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities ("U.S. Government securities"); shares of other investment companies; swaps; options; futures; forward foreign currency contracts; and equity-linked warrants. The Fund may also purchase and write options to buy or sell futures contracts, purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, engage in short selling and currency transactions and lend its securities to qualified borrowers. The Sub-Advisers 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 securities (i.e., take long or short positions) using futures, foreign currency forward contracts and other derivatives. 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 invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. Furthermore, although the Fund will concentrate its investments in relatively developed countries, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in investment-grade fixed income securities of issuers in, or denominated in the currencies of, developing countries or are determined by the advisers to be of comparable quality to such securities at the time of purchase. The Fund may also invest in securities rated below investment grade, bank loans and loan participation notes.

There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity, or on the maturity of any specific security. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy or sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund 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 its investments in those securities.


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For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND—The investment objective of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is to maximize total return. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in fixed income securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund will invest primarily in U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of government, government-related and corporate issuers in emerging market countries, as well as entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers. The Fund defines an emerging market country as any country the economy and market of which the World Bank or the United Nations considers to be emerging or developing. The Fund's advisers consider emerging market issuers to be: companies the securities of which are principally traded in the capital markets of emerging market countries; companies that derive at least 50% of their total revenue from either goods produced or services rendered in emerging market countries, regardless of where the securities of such companies are principally traded; companies that are organized under the laws of and have a principal office in an emerging market country; or government issuers located in an emerging market country.

Fixed income securities of emerging market issuers in which the Fund may invest are U.S. dollar-denominated and non-U.S. dollar-denominated corporate and government debt securities, including bonds, notes, bills, debentures, convertible securities, warrants, bank debt obligations, short-term paper, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, preferred stock, loan participations and assignments and interests issued by entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of instruments issued by emerging market issuers. The Fund may invest in Brady Bonds, which are debt securities issued by debtor nations to restructure their outstanding external indebtedness, and which comprise a significant portion of the emerging debt market.

The Fund's investments in high yield government, government-related and restructured debt securities will consist of: (i) debt securities or obligations issued or guaranteed by governments, governmental agencies or instrumentalities and political subdivisions located in emerging market countries (including participations in loans between governments and financial institutions); (ii) debt securities or obligations issued by government-owned, controlled or sponsored entities located in emerging market countries (including participations in loans between governments and financial institutions); and (iii) interests in structured securities of issuers organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring the investment characteristics of instruments issued by any of the entities described above (collectively, "High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities"). Even though many of these securities are issued by governmental issuers, they may still be considered junk bonds on account of the governmental issuer's poor credit rating. The Fund may also purchase investment grade obligations of the foregoing governmental issuers.

The Fund's investments in debt securities of corporate issuers in emerging market countries may include high yield or investment grade debt securities or other obligations issued by: (i) banks located in emerging market countries or by branches of emerging market country banks located in other emerging market countries; or (ii) companies organized under the laws of an emerging market country.


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The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest up to 10% of its total assets in: common stock; convertible securities; warrants; or other equity securities, when consistent with the Fund's objective. The Fund will generally hold such equity investments as a result of purchases of unit offerings of fixed-income securities which include such securities or in connection with an actual or proposed conversion or exchange of fixed income securities. The Fund may also enter into repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, may purchase when-issued and delayed-delivery securities, lend portfolio securities to qualified borrowers and invest in shares of other investment companies. The Fund may purchase restricted securities and may invest up to 15% of the value of its net assets in illiquid securities. The Fund may invest in options and futures for hedging purposes, and may enter into swaps or related transactions. The Fund may invest in receipts, zero coupon securities, pay-in-kind bonds, Eurobonds, dollar rolls, and deferred payment securities.

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 investment grade, commonly referred to as "junk bonds"). Information about "junk bonds" is provided under "Fixed Income Securities."

There is no limit on the percentage of the Fund's assets that may be invested in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities. However, it is expected that the majority of the Fund's assets will be denominated in U.S. dollars.

There are no restrictions on the Fund's average portfolio maturity, or on the maturity of any specific security. Maturities may vary widely depending on the advisers' assessment of interest rate trends and other economic and market factors. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

Due to its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of relatively few issuers. As a result, the Fund 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 its investments in those securities.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of its assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

TAX-MANAGED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND—The Tax-Managed International Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Fund will invest primarily in common stocks and other equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. The Fund will invest primarily in companies located in developed countries, but may also invest in securities of issuers located in emerging market countries.


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Securities of non-U.S. issuers purchased by the Fund will typically be listed on recognized foreign exchanges, but also may be purchased in over-the-counter markets, on U.S. registered exchanges, or in the form of sponsored or unsponsored ADRs traded on registered exchanges or NASDAQ, or sponsored or unsponsored EDRs, CDRs or GDRs.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the primary investments described above, but may invest up to 20% of its net assets in: U.S. or non-U.S. cash reserves; money market instruments; swaps; options on securities and non-U.S. indices; futures contracts, including stock index futures contracts; and options on futures contracts. The Fund is permitted to acquire floating and variable rate securities, purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities, lend its securities to qualified borrowers and invest in shares of other investment companies, including securities issued by passive foreign investment companies.

The Fund is designed for long-term taxable investors, including high net worth individuals. While the Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns for its shareholders, the Fund is very likely to have taxable investment income and will likely realize taxable gains from time to time.

The Fund seeks to maximize after-tax returns for its shareholders in part by minimizing the taxes they incur in connection with the Fund's realization of investment income and capital gains. Taxable investment income can be minimized by investing in lower yielding securities. Such strategy will permit the Fund to distribute relatively low levels of taxable investment income.

Realized capital gains will be minimized in part by investing primarily in established companies with the expectation of holding these securities for a period of years. The Fund's advisers will generally seek to avoid realizing short-term capital gains. When a decision is made to sell a particular appreciated security, the Fund will attempt to select for sale those share lots with holding periods sufficient to qualify for long-term capital gains treatment, and among those, the share lots with the highest cost basis. The Fund may, when prudent, sell securities to realize capital losses that can be used to offset realized capital gains.

To protect against price declines affecting securities with large unrealized gains, the Fund may use hedging techniques such as the purchase of put options, short sales "against the box," the sale of stock index futures contracts, and equity swaps. A short sale against the box is a taxable transaction to the Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. By using these techniques rather than selling such securities, the Fund will attempt to reduce its exposure to price declines without realizing substantial capital gains under the current tax law. Although the Fund may utilize certain hedging strategies in lieu of selling appreciated securities, the Fund's exposure to losses during stock market declines may nonetheless be higher than that of other funds that do not follow a general policy of avoiding sales of highly-appreciated securities. There may be no bottom limit on the ratings of high-yield securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund.

For temporary defensive purposes, when the advisers determine that market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities or debt obligations and the following domestic and foreign money market instruments: government obligations; certificates of deposit; bankers' acceptances; time deposits; commercial paper; short-term corporate debt issues and repurchase agreements; and may hold a portion of their assets in cash. In addition, the Fund may invest in the foregoing instruments and hold cash for liquidity purposes.

The Fund may purchase shares of ETFs to gain exposure to a particular portion of the market while awaiting an opportunity to purchase securities directly. Pursuant to an order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in iShares ETFs in excess of the limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, provided that the Fund complies with the conditions of the SEC, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.


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DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

The following are descriptions of the permitted investments and investment practices discussed in the Funds' "Investment Objectives and Policies'' section and the associated risk factors. A Fund may purchase any of these instruments and/or engage in any of these investment practices if, in the opinion of the advisers, such investment will be advantageous to the Fund. A Fund is free to reduce or eliminate its activity in any of these areas. SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, will only invest in any of the following instruments or engage in any of the following investment practices if such investment or activity is consistent with and permitted by a Fund's stated investment policies. There is no assurance that any of these strategies or any other strategies and methods of investment available to a Fund will result in the achievement of the Fund's objectives.

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS—American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), Continental Depositary Receipts ("CDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("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 a 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 speaking, 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 or sponsored) are similar, there are differences regarding a holder's rights and obligations and the practices of market participants. A depository may establish an unsponsored facility without participation by (or acquiescence of) the underlying issuer; typically, however, the depository requests a letter of non-objection from the underlying issuer prior to establishing the facility. Holders of unsponsored depositary receipts generally bear all the costs of the facility. The depository 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 depository 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 depository and the underlying issuer through a deposit agreement. The deposit agreement sets out the rights and responsibilities of the underlying issuer, the depository, 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 depository), although most sponsored depositary receipt holders may bear costs such as deposit and withdrawal fees. Depositories 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.


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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—Asset-backed securities are securities backed by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables. Other asset-backed securities may be created in the future. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in the underlying pools of assets. Asset-backed securities also may be debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity, such as a trust, organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing debt obligations. Asset-backed securities may be traded over-the-counter and typically have a short-intermediate maturity structure depending on the paydown characteristics of the underlying financial assets which are passed through to the security holder.

Asset-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities; however, the payment of principal and interest on such obligations may be guaranteed up to certain amounts and, for a certain period, by a letter of credit issued by a financial institution (such as a bank or insurance company) unaffiliated with the issuers of such securities. The purchase of asset-backed securities raises risk considerations peculiar to the financing of the instruments underlying such securities. For example, there is a risk that another party could acquire an interest in the obligations superior to that of the holders of the asset-backed securities. There also is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on those securities.

Asset-backed securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with mortgage-backed securities. In addition, credit card receivables are unsecured obligations of the card holder. There may be a limited secondary market for such securities.

Collateralized Debt Obligations. Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs") are securitized interests in pools of non-mortgage assets. Such assets usually comprise loans or debt instruments. A CDO may be called a collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") if it holds only loans. Multiple levels of securities are issued by the CDO, offering various maturity and credit risk characteristics which are characterized according to their degree of credit risk. Purchasers in CDOs are credited with their portion of the scheduled payments of interest and principal on the underlying assets plus all unscheduled prepayments of principal based on a predetermined priority schedule. Accordingly, the CDOs in the longer maturity series are less likely than other asset pass-throughs to be prepaid prior to their stated maturity.

In addition to the general risks associated with the debt securities discussed in this SAI and the Prospectuses, asset-backed securities carry additional risks including, but not limited to, the possibilities that (i) the pace of payments on underlying assets may be faster or slower than anticipated or payments may be in default; (ii) the creditworthiness of the credit support provider may deteriorate; and (iii) such securities may become less liquid or harder to value as a result of market conditions or other circumstances.

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, so are 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 over-the-counter 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)


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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 which would have then been due on the Brady Bonds in the normal course.

Based upon current market conditions, a Fund would not intend to purchase Brady Bonds which, 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 the Emerging Markets Debt Fund invests are likely to 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 a Fund may invest will not be subject to similar restructuring arrangements or to requests for new credit which may adversely affect the 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. Maturities on these issues vary from a few days up to 270 days.

CONSTRUCTION LOANS—In general, construction loans are mortgages on multifamily homes that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") under various federal programs of the National Housing Act of 1934 and its amendments. Several FHA programs have evolved to ensure 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 Government National Mortgage Association ("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 ("HUD") 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 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.

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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 Construction Loan Certificate ("CLC"). When the project is completed, the investor exchanges all the monthly CLCs for an insured Permanent Loan Certificate ("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 to account for.

DOLLAR ROLLS—"Dollar rolls" are transactions in which a Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. The difference between the sale price and the purchase price (plus any interest earned on the cash proceeds of the sale) is netted against the interest income foregone on the securities sold to arrive at an implied borrowing rate. Alternatively, the sale and purchase transactions can be executed at the same price, with the Fund being paid a fee as consideration for entering into the commitment to purchase. If a Fund enters into dollar roll transactions, the Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.

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 warrants can be redeemed for 100% of the value of the underlying stock (less transaction costs). Being 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 (but SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, selects to mitigate this risk by only purchasing from issuers with high credit ratings). They 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, a 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. Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks, which may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. Fluctuations in the value of equity securities in which a Fund invests will cause the net asset value of the Fund to fluctuate. The Funds purchase and sell equity securities in various ways, including securities listed on recognized foreign exchanges, traded in the United States on registered exchanges or in the over-the-counter 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.


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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 those who own preferred and common stock. The Funds 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 a Fund is called for redemption or conversion, the 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 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 Funds 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. 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 growth companies or the market averages in general.

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.


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While Eurobonds typically pay principal and interest in Eurodollars and U.S. dollars held in banks outside of the United States, they may pay principal and interest in other currencies.

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 a Fund invests will change in response to interest rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. 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 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 a Fund's net asset value.

Securities held by a 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 securities' yield or value of the Fund's shares.

There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable 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 change in value of a fixed income security for a given change in interest rates. For example, if interest rates changed by one percent, the value of a security having an effective duration of two years generally would vary by two percent. Duration takes the length of the time intervals between the present time and time that the interest and principal payments are scheduled, or in the case of a callable bond, expected to be received, and weighs them by the present values of the cash to be received at each future point in time.

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 a nationally recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO"), or, if not rated, are determined to be of comparable quality by SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable. See "Appendix A—Description of Corporate Bond 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 (and 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. Fixed income securities rated BBB- or Baa3 lack outstanding investment characteristics, and have speculative characteristics as well. Securities rated Baa3 by Moody's or BBB- by S&P or higher are considered by those rating agencies to be "investment grade" securities, although Moody's considers securities rated in the Baa category to have speculative characteristics. While 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 a Fund is downgraded below investment grade, SIMC or the 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.

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interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (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 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 market for high yield securities may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated securities. As a result, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, could find it more difficult to sell these securities or may be able to sell the securities only at prices lower than if such securities were highly liquid. Furthermore, a Fund may experience difficulty in valuing certain securities at certain times. Prices realized upon the sale of such lower rated or unrated securities, under these circumstances, may be less than the prices used in calculating such Fund's net asset value. 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, a Fund may have to replace the security with a lower yielding security, resulting in a decreased return for investors. If a 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 Fund's investment portfolio and increasing the exposure of the Fund to the risks of high yield securities.

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, a 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 a Fund's net asset value.

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, a 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 a Fund's assets. If a Fund experiences significant unexpected net redemptions, this may force it 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 Fund's rate of return.

Liquidity and Valuation. There may be little trading in the secondary market for particular bonds, which may affect adversely a 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. A 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 a Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Because the original issue discount earned by a Fund in a taxable year may not be represented by cash income, the Fund may have to dispose of other securities and use the proceeds to make distributions to shareholders.


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FOREIGN SECURITIES—Foreign securities are securities issued by non-U.S. issuers. Investments in foreign securities may subject a 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 the 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 speaking, subject to less government supervision and regulation and different accounting treatment than are those in the U.S. 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 a Fund's investments denominated in foreign currencies will depend on the relative strengths of those currencies and the U.S. dollar, and a 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 also may 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 a Fund. Such investments may also entail higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic investments.

A Fund's investments in emerging markets can be considered speculative, and therefore may offer higher potential for gains and losses than investments in developed markets of the world. With respect to an emerging 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 affect adversely the economies of such countries or investments in such countries. The economies of developing countries generally are 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.

In addition to the risks of investing in emerging market country debt securities, a Fund's investment in government or government-related securities of emerging market countries and restructured debt instruments in emerging 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. A Fund may have limited recourse in the event of default on such debt instruments.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS—A forward foreign currency contract involves a negotiated obligation to purchase or sell a specific 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. These contracts are 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.

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.

The Funds may use currency instruments as part of a hedging strategy, as described below:

Transaction Hedging. Transaction Hedging is entering into a currency transaction with respect to specific assets or liabilities of a Fund, which will generally arise in connection with the purchase or sale of its portfolio securities or the receipt of income therefrom. A Fund may enter into Transaction Hedging out of


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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 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 dollars, of the amount of the foreign currency involved in the underlying security transactions.

Position Hedging. A Fund may sell a non-U.S. currency and purchase U.S. currency to reduce exposure to the non-U.S. currency ("Position Hedging"). A Fund may use Position Hedging when an adviser reasonably believes that the currency of a particular foreign country may suffer a substantial decline against the U.S. dollar. A Fund may enter into a forward foreign currency contract to sell, for a fixed amount of dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of its portfolio securities denominated in such foreign currency. The precise matching of the forward foreign currency contract amount and the value of the portfolio securities involved may not have a perfect correlation since 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. The projection of short-term currency market movement is difficult, and the successful execution of this short-term hedging strategy is uncertain.

Cross Hedges. A 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 has or in which the Fund expects to have portfolio exposure.

Proxy Hedges. A Fund may also engage in proxy hedging. Proxy hedging is often used when the currency to which a 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 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 securities denominated in linked currencies.

In addition to the hedging transactions described above, the International Equity and International Fixed Income 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.

A Fund (except the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds) 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. The International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds 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 Funds may engage in non-deliverable forward transactions. A non-deliverable forward is a transaction that represents an agreement between a 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 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


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notional amount by the difference between the agreed upon forward exchange rate and the actual exchange rate when the transaction is completed.

The Funds may invest in options on foreign currencies and futures. Trading options on currency futures is relatively new, and the ability to establish and close out positions on such options 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 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 over-the-counter market between commercial entities dealing directly with each other as principals. In purchasing an over-the-counter 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.

The Funds may invest in foreign currency futures contracts. Buyers and sellers of currency futures are subject to the same risks that apply to the use of futures 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 to additional risk.

Risks. Currency transactions are subject to risks that are different from those of other portfolio transactions. 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 may limit any potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase. 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 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. Trading options on currency futures are relatively new, and the ability to establish and close out positions on such options is subject to the maintenance of a liquid market, which may not always be available.

If the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds enter into currency transactions when they do not own assets denominated in that currency, the Funds' volatility may increase and losses on such transactions will not be offset by increases in the value of the Funds' assets.

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 if the currency being hedged fluctuates in value to a degree in a direction that is not anticipated. Furthermore, there is a risk that the perceived linkage between various currencies may not be present or may not be present during the particular time that a 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 to benefit from favorable fluctuations in relevant foreign currencies. If a Fund enters into a currency transaction, the Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.


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FUTURES AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES—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 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; generally contracts are closed out prior to the expiration date of the contract.

A 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 Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). Consistent with CFTC regulations, the Funds have claimed an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, are not subject to registration or regulation as a pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act. A Fund may use futures contracts and related options for either hedging purposes or risk management purposes, as permitted by its stated investment policies, except that the International Fixed Income Fund may buy and sell currencies using futures and related options for purposes other than hedging and risk management. Instances in which a Fund may use futures contracts and related options for risk management purposes include: attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes.

When a Fund purchases or sells a futures contract, or sells an option thereon, the Fund is required to "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act. A Fund may also "cover" its long position in a futures contract by purchasing a put option on the same futures contract with a strike price (i.e., an exercise price) as high or higher than the price of the futures contract. In the alternative, if the strike price of the put is less than the price of the futures contract, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also "cover" its long position in a futures contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract. A Fund may "cover" its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract.

A Fund may also "cover" its sale of a call option on a futures contract by taking a long position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the strike price of the call option. In the alternative, if the long position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price greater than the strike price of the written (sold) call, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also "cover" its sale of a call option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the call option. A Fund may "cover" its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the written put, the Fund will maintain in a segregated account cash or liquid securities equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the futures contract. A Fund may also "cover" its sale of a put option by taking positions in instruments with prices which are expected to move relatively consistently with the put option.

There are significant risks associated with a Fund's use of futures contracts and options on futures including the following: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on the ability of SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, to predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by a Fund and the prices of futures and options on futures; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary


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market for a futures contract or option; (4) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (5) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and options on futures. In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund's exposure to price fluctuations, while others tend to increase its market exposure.

HIGH YIELD FOREIGN SOVEREIGN DEBT SECURITIES—The Emerging Markets Debt Fund may purchase High Yield Foreign Sovereign Debt Securities. Investing in fixed and floating rate high yield foreign sovereign debt securities will expose the 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 the 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 which 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 dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated in 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 securities that cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business (within seven days) at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Because of their illiquid nature, illiquid securities must be priced at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. Despite such good faith efforts to determine fair value prices, a Fund's illiquid securities are subject to the risk that the security's fair value price may differ from the actual price which the 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 Fund. Under the supervision of the Board, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, determines the liquidity of a Fund's investments. In determining the liquidity of the Fund's investments, SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, may consider various factors, including: (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations; (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace; (3) dealer undertakings to make a market; and (4) 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).

INTERFUND LENDING AND BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS—The SEC has granted an exemption that permits the Funds to participate in an interfund lending program (the "Program") with all other funds advised by SIMC ("SEI Funds"). The Program allows the SEI Funds to lend money to and borrow money from each other for temporary or emergency purposes. Currently, the Program has not yet been implemented. 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 an investment in overnight repurchase agreements ("Repo Rate"), and more favorable to the borrowing fund than


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the rate of interest that would be charged by a bank for short-term borrowings ("Bank Loan Rate"). The Bank Loan Rate will be determined using a formula approved by the SEI Funds' Board of Trustees or directors. 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 participation in the Program must be consistent with its investment policies and limitations, and is subject to certain percentage limitations. Upon implementation of the Program SIMC will administer the Program according to procedures approved by the SEI Funds' Board of Trustees. In addition, the Program will be subject to oversight and periodic review by the Board.

INVESTMENT COMPANIES—Securities of other investment companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies, unit investment trusts, open-end investment companies, and real estate investment trusts ("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. 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 net asset value. Others are continuously offered at net asset value, but may also be traded in the secondary market. Federal securities laws limit the extent to which a Fund can invest in securities of other investment companies. Generally, a Fund is prohibited from acquiring the securities of another investment company if, as a result of such acquisition: (1) the Fund owns more than 3% of the total voting stock of the other company; (2) securities issued by any one investment company represent more than 5% of the Fund's total assets; or (3) securities (other than treasury stock) issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Fund. Pursuant to Rule 12d1-1, the Funds may invest in one or more affiliated investment companies, which complies with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, in excess of the limits of Section 12 of the 1940 Act. A Fund may invest in investment companies managed by SIMC or a Fund's Sub-Adviser to the extent permitted by any rule or regulation of the SEC or any order or interpretation thereunder.

Because of restrictions on direct investment by U.S. entities in certain countries, investment in other investment companies may be the most practical or only manner in which an international and global fund can invest in the securities markets of those countries. A Fund also may incur tax liability to the extent it invests in the stock of a foreign issuer that constitutes a passive foreign investment company.

Exchange-Traded Funds. 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 indices. 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. If one or more ETFs generates more non-qualifying income for purposes of the "Income Requirement" (as defined below under the heading "Taxes") than a Fund's portfolio management expects it could cause the Fund to inadvertently fail the Income Requirement thereby causing the Fund to inadvertently fail to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code.

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS—Loan participations are interests in loans to corporations or governments which 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 ("intermediary bank"). In a loan participation, the borrower will be deemed to be the issuer of the participation interest, except to the extent a 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 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


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due, a Fund may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that would have been involved if the Fund had purchased a direct obligation of such borrower. Under the terms of a loan participation, a Fund may be regarded as a creditor of the intermediary bank, (rather than of the underlying borrower), so that the 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 a Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. Since assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by the 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 the Funds' advisers based on criteria approved by the Board.

MONEY MARKET SECURITIES—Money market securities include: short-term U.S. Government securities; custodial receipts evidencing separately traded interest and principal components of securities issued by the U.S. Treasury; commercial paper rated in the highest short-term rating category by an NRSRO, such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's, or determined by SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase; 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 repurchase agreements involving such securities. For a description of ratings, see Appendix A to this SAI.

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—Mortgage-backed securities are instruments that entitle the holder to a share of all interest and principal payments from mortgages underlying the security. The mortgages backing these securities include conventional fifteen and thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages, graduated payment mortgages, adjustable rate mortgages and floating mortgages. Mortgage-backed securities are described in more detail below:

Government Pass-Through Securities. These are securities that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency representing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans. The primary issuers or guarantors of these mortgage-backed securities are GNMA, Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). GNMA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each guarantee timely distributions of interest to certificate holders. GNMA and Fannie Mae also guarantee timely distributions of scheduled principal. In the past, Freddie Mac has only guaranteed the ultimate collection of principal of the underlying mortgage loan; however, Freddie Mac now issues mortgage-backed securities ("FHLMC Gold PC Securities"), which also guarantee timely payment of monthly principal reductions. Government and private guarantees do not extend to the securities' value, which is likely to vary inversely with fluctuations in interest rates.

There is a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-backed securities and among the securities that they issue. Mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA include GNMA Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as "Ginnie Maes") that are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. GNMA is a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. GNMA certificates also are supported by the authority of GNMA to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee. Mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae include Fannie Mae Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as "Fannie Maes") that are solely the obligations of Fannie Mae and are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. Fannie Mae is a government-sponsored organization owned entirely by private stockholders. Fannie Maes are guaranteed as to timely payment of the principal and interest by Fannie Mae. Mortgage-backed securities issued by Freddie Mac include Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates (also known as "Freddie Macs" or "PCs"). Freddie Mac is a corporate instrumentality of the U.S. Government, created pursuant to an Act of Congress, which is owned entirely by private stockholders. Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, and therefore are not guaranteed by the U.S. Government or by any Federal Home Loan Bank and do not constitute a debt or obligation of the U.S. Government or of any Federal Home Loan Bank. Freddie Macs entitle the holder to timely payment of interest, which is guaranteed by Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac guarantees either


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ultimate collection or timely payment of all principal payments on the underlying mortgage loans. When Freddie Mac does not guarantee timely payment of principal, Freddie Mac may remit the amount due on account of its guarantee of ultimate payment of principal at any time after default on an underlying mortgage, but in no event later than one year after it becomes payable.

The market value and interest yield of these mortgage-backed securities can vary due to market interest rate fluctuations and early prepayments of underlying mortgages. These securities represent ownership in a pool of federally insured mortgage loans with a maximum maturity of 30 years. However, due to scheduled and unscheduled principal payments on the underlying loans, these securities have a shorter average maturity and, therefore, less principal volatility than a comparable 30-year bond. Since prepayment rates vary widely, it is not possible to accurately predict the average maturity of a particular mortgage-backed security. The scheduled monthly interest and principal payments relating to mortgages in the pool will be "passed through" to investors.

Government mortgage-backed 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, there will be monthly scheduled payments of principal and interest. In addition, there may be unscheduled principal payments representing prepayments on the underlying mortgages. Although these securities may offer yields higher than those available from other types of U.S. Government securities, mortgage-backed securities may be less effective than other types of securities as a means of "locking in" attractive long-term rates because of the prepayment feature. For instance, when interest rates decline, the value of these securities likely will not rise as much as comparable debt securities due to the prepayment feature. In addition, these prepayments can cause the price of a mortgage-backed security originally purchased at a premium to decline in price to its par value, which may result in a loss.

Private Pass-Through Securities. Private pass-through securities are mortgage-backed securities issued by a non-governmental entity, such as a trust. While they are generally structured with one or more types of credit enhancement, private pass-through securities generally lack a guarantee by an entity having the credit status of a governmental agency or instrumentality. The two principal types of private mortgage-backed securities are collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and real estate mortgage investment conduits ("REMICs").

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities ("CMBS"). CMBS are generally 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. The commercial mortgage loans that underlie CMBS are generally not amortizing or not fully amortizing. That is, at their maturity date, repayment of the remaining principal balance or "balloon" is due and is repaid through the attainment of an additional loan of sale of the property.

CMOs. 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). CMOs are 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 which 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-throughs 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-throughs issued or guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities, the CMOs themselves are not generally guaranteed.

REMICs. REMICs are private entities formed for the purpose of holding a fixed pool of mortgages secured by interests in real property. Guaranteed REMIC pass-through certificates ("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


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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.

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities ("ARMS"). 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 usually are determined in accordance with a predetermined interest rate index and may be subject to certain limits. While 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, since 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 interests 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 "principal-only" security ("PO") receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage-backed security, while the holder of the "interest-only" security ("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.

Parallel Pay Securities; PAC Bonds. 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. Planned Amortization Class CMOs ("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.

Pfandbriefe. A Pfandbriefe is a fixed-term, fixed-rate bond issued by a German mortgage bank or a public-sector bank to finance secured real estate loans or public sector loans. Although Pfandbriefe are collateralized securities, the issuer assumes all of the prepayment risk.

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 estimated average life. An average life estimate is a function of an assumption regarding anticipated prepayment patterns, 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 estimated average life will be a security's actual average life.

NON-DIVERSIFICATION—The International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds are non-diversified investment companies, as defined in the 1940 Act, which means that a relatively high percentage of their assets may be invested in the obligations of a limited number of issuers. The value of shares of the Funds may be more susceptible to any single economic, political or regulatory occurrence than the shares of a diversified investment company would be. The Funds intend to satisfy the diversification requirements necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code, which requires that the Funds be diversified (i.e., not invest more than 5% of their assets in the securities in any one issuer) as to 50% of their assets.

OBLIGATIONS OF DOMESTIC BANKS, FOREIGN BANKS AND FOREIGN BRANCHES OF U.S. BANKS—The 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


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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 which might affect the payment of principal or interest on the securities held by a 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 normally can 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."

Time Deposits. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in exchange for the deposit of funds. Like a certificate of deposit, it 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 securities. Additional information about illiquid securities is provided under the section "Illiquid Securities."

OBLIGATIONS OF SUPRANATIONAL ENTITIES—Supranational entities are entities established through the joint participation of several governments, and include the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), African Development Bank, European Economic Community, 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. Obligations of supranational entities may be purchased by the Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt Funds.

OPTIONS—A Fund may purchase and write put and call options on indices 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. 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. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract.

A Fund may purchase and write put and call options on foreign currencies (traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges or over-the-counter markets) to manage its exposure to exchange rates. Call options on foreign currency written by a Fund will be "covered" as required by the 1940 Act.

Put and call options on indices 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. All options written on indices or securities must be "covered" as required by the 1940 Act.

Each Fund may trade put and call options on securities, securities indices and currencies, as SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, determines is appropriate in seeking the Fund's investment objective, and except as restricted by the Fund's investment limitations as set forth below. See "Investment Limitations."


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The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an "opening transaction." In order to close out an option position, a 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 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 delivers the security upon exercise.

A 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 may seek to purchase in the future. A 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, loss of the premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund's securities or by a decrease in the cost of acquisition of securities by the Fund.

A 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. When a 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 generally will expire without being exercised and the Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call option of which a Fund is the writer is exercised, the 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 is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at a price in excess of the market value of such securities.

A Fund may purchase and write options on an exchange or over-the-counter. Over-the-counter options ("OTC options") differ from exchange-traded options in several respects. They are transacted directly with dealers and not with a clearing corporation, 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: (1) 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; (2) there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for options; and (4) while a 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 which, 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 a 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.


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PUT TRANSACTIONS—The International Fixed Income Fund may purchase securities at a price which would result in a yield to maturity lower than generally offered by the seller at the time of purchase when the 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 the Fund to meet redemptions and remain as fully invested as possible in municipal securities. The Fund reserves the right to engage in put transactions. The right to put the securities depends on the writer's ability to pay for the securities at the time the put is exercised. The Fund would limit its put transactions to institutions which the SIMC or the Sub-Adviser, as applicable, believes present minimum credit risks, and SIMC or the 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, the 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 the 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, for example, to maintain fund liquidity. The 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. 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, the Fund could seek to negotiate terms for the extension of such an option. If such a renewal cannot be negotiated on terms satisfactory to the Fund, the Fund 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 the Fund including such securities, the 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.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS—REITs are trusts that invest primarily in commercial real estate or real estate-related loans. A 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 95% 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 the Fund, shareholders will bear not only the proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar expenses of underlying REITs.

A Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct investments of the 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 depend generally 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 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. The Emerging Markets Debt Fund may not invest in REITs.


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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 "Treasury Receipts" ("TRs"), "Treasury Investment Growth Receipts" ("TIGRs"), "Liquid Yield Option Notes" ("LYONs") and "Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities" ("CATS"). LYONs, TIGRs and CATS are interests in private proprietary accounts while TRs and Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities ("STRIPS") (see "U.S. Treasury Obligations") 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. 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 a Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies 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 price and on an agreed future date. A Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions. The Funds each follow 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 a Sub-Adviser, as applicable. The repurchase agreements entered into by a 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. SIMC or a 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, the 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 will seek to liquidate such collateral. However, the exercising of each 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 were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. The investments of each of the Funds in repurchase agreements, at times, may be substantial when, in the view of SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, liquidity or other considerations so warrant.

RESTRICTED SECURITIES—Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold to the public without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or an exemption from registration. Permitted investments for the Funds include restricted securities. 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 a Fund's limitation on investing in illiquid securities. The determination of whether a restricted security is illiquid is to be made by an adviser pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board. 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 securities, 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, the advisers intend to purchase securities that are exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and Section 4(2) commercial paper issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND SALE-BUYBACKS—Certain Funds may borrow funds for temporary purposes by entering into reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are transactions in which a 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 which is higher than the original sale price. Reverse repurchase agreements are similar to a fully collateralized borrowing by the


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Fund. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will earmark or place in a segregated account cash or liquid securities having a value equal to the repurchase price (including accrued interest), and will subsequently monitor the account to ensure that such equivalent value is maintained.

Reverse repurchase agreements involve risks. Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of leverage and the use of reverse repurchase agreements by a Fund may increase the 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 a Fund. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by a Fund may decline below the price at which it is obligated to repurchase the securities. In addition, when a 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 Fund could be required to sell other investments in order to meet its obligations to repurchase the securities.

In a sale-buyback transaction, a 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 Fund's repurchase of the underlying security. A Fund's obligations under a sale-buyback typically would be offset by earmarking or placing in a segregated account cash or liquid securities having a value equal to the amount of the Fund's forward commitment to repurchase the underlying security.

SECURITIES LENDING—Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations that meet capital and other credit requirements or other criteria established by the Board. These loans, if and when made, may not exceed 331/3% of the total asset value of the Fund (including the loan collateral). No Fund will lend portfolio securities to SIMC, a Sub-Adviser 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.

A 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 securities lending agent.

By lending its securities, a 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 will adhere to the following conditions whenever its portfolio securities are loaned: (i) the 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 must be able to terminate the loan on demand; (iv) the 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 may pay only reasonable fees in connection with the loan (which fees may include fees payable to the lending agent, the borrower, the Fund's 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 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 the 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.


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A Fund will invest the cash received as collateral through loan transactions in other eligible securities, which may include shares of a registered money market fund, or of an unregistered money market fund that complies with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. Such money market funds might not seek or be able to maintain a stable $ per share net asset value. Investing the cash collateral subjects the Fund to market risk. A 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, and the Fund may be required to liquidate other investments in order to return collateral to the borrower at the end of a loan.

The cash collateral may be invested in the SEI Liquidity Fund, LP ("Liquidity Fund"), an affiliated unregistered money market fund managed by SIMC and operated in accordance with Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act. Although the Liquidity Fund is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act, it intends to operate as a money market fund in compliance with Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act to the extent required by Rule 12d1-1 under the 1940 Act. The cash collateral invested in the Liquidity Fund may be subject to the risk of loss in the underlying investments of the Liquidity Fund.

SHORT SALES—Short sales may be used by a Fund as part of its overall portfolio management strategies or to offset (hedge) a potential decline in the value of a security. A 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, a Fund owns at least an equal 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 a Fund with respect to the securities that are sold short. Uncovered short sales are transactions under which a Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund then is 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 Fund. Until the security is replaced, the 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 Fund also may 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.

Until a Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will: (a) maintain a segregated account containing cash or liquid securities at such a level that (i) the amount deposited in the account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short, and (ii) the amount deposited in the segregated account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will not be less than the market value of the security at the time the security was sold short; or (b) otherwise "cover" the Fund's short position as required by the 1940 Act.

SOVEREIGN DEBT—The Emerging Markets Debt Fund may invest in sovereign debt securities. 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 which 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 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, the 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.


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STRUCTURED SECURITIES—The Emerging Markets Debt Fund may invest a portion of its 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 the Fund anticipates it will invest typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. The Fund is permitted to invest in a class of Structured Securities that is either subordinated or unsubordinated to the right of payment of another class. 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, the Fund's investment in such securities may be limited by certain investment restrictions contained in the 1940 Act.

SWAPS, CAPS, FLOORS, COLLARS AND SWAPTIONS—Swaps are privately negotiated over-the-counter derivative products in which two parties agree to exchange payment streams calculated in relation to a rate, index, instrument or certain 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, assets or indices. Swap agreements generally do not involve the delivery of the underlying or principal, and a party's obligations generally are 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 LIBOR 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.

A Fund may engage in simple or more complex swap transactions involving a wide variety of underlyings for various reasons. For example, a Fund may enter into a swap to gain exposure to investments (such as an index of securities in a market) or currencies without actually purchasing those stocks or currencies; 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; to hedge an existing position; to obtain a particular desired return at a lower cost to the Fund than if it had invested directly in an instrument that yielded the desired return; or for various other reasons.

Certain 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 is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the 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, as buyer, will receive the full notional value of the underlying that may have little or no value following default. As a seller, a 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 would be obligated to pay the notional value of the underlying in return for the


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receipt of the underlying. The value of the underlying received by the 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. Credit default swaps involve different risks than if a Fund invests in the underlying directly.

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 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 forwards 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 would calculate the obligations of the swap agreements' counterparties on a "net basis." Consequently, a 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's current obligation under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owed to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered as required by the 1940 Act. Each Fund will not enter into a swap agreement with any single party if the net amount owed or to be received under the existing agreements with that party would exceed 5% of the Fund's total assets.

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 over-the-counter 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. This is true whether these derivative products are used to create additional risk exposure for a Fund or to hedge, or manage, existing risk exposure. If under a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption agreement a Fund is obligated to make a payment to the counterparty, the Fund must be prepared to make the payment when due. A Fund could suffer losses with respect to such an agreement if the 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, these derivative products are subject to risks related to the counterparty's creditworthiness. If a counterparty defaults, a Fund's risk of loss will consist of any payments that the 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 may have contractual remedies under the swap agreement.

A Fund will enter into swaps only with counterparties that SIMC or the Sub-Advisers, as applicable, believe to be creditworthy. In addition, a Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to any liability amount owned under a swap, cap, floor, collar or swaption agreement, or will otherwise "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.


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U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES—Examples of types of U.S. Government obligations in which a 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 Federal Housing Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Small Business Administration, Fannie Mae, GNMA, General Services Administration, Student Loan Marketing Association, Central Bank for Cooperatives, Freddie Mac, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, 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.

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 system 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 maturity 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 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 do not extend to the value or yield of these securities nor to the value of a 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 indices. 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 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. The interest rate realized on these securities is fixed as of the purchase date, and no interest accrues to a 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 at the time of settlement could be higher or lower than the purchase price if the general level of interest rates has changed. Although a Fund generally purchases securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis with the intention of actually acquiring securities for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or forward commitment prior to settlement if SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, deems it appropriate. When a Fund purchases when-issued or delayed delivery securities, it will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act.


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YANKEE OBLIGATIONS—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 Yankee obligations selected for a 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. While interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of such securities are deemed to have received "phantom income" annually. Because a 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, the 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.

To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will "cover" its position as required by the 1940 Act. 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 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 maturity and credit qualities.

Corporate zero coupon securities are: (i) notes or debentures which 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. A 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 a Fund and therefore is subject to the distribution requirements applicable to the regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Code. A 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. A Fund accrues income with respect to the securities prior to the receipt of cash payments.


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INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The following are fundamental and non-fundamental policies of the Funds. The following percentage limitations (except for the limitation on borrowing) will apply at the time of the purchase of a security and shall not be considered violated unless an excess of deficiency occurs immediately after or as a result of a purchase of such security.

Fundamental Policies

The following investment limitations are fundamental policies of each Fund, which cannot be changed with respect to the 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 the 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 the Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.

Each of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds may not:

  1.  Purchase securities of an issuer if it would cause the Fund to fail to satisfy the diversification requirement for a diversified management company under the 1940 Act, the rules or regulations thereunder or any exemption therefrom, as such statute, rules or regulations may be amended or interpreted from time to time. This investment limitation does not apply to the Emerging Markets Debt or International Fixed Income Funds.

  2.  Concentrate investments in a particular industry or group of industries, as concentration is defined 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.  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.

  4.  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.

  5.  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.

  6.  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.

  7.  With respect to the International Fixed Income Fund, acquire more than 10% of the voting securities of any one issuer.

The Tax-Managed International Equity Fund may not:

  1.  With respect to 75% of its total assets: (i) purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer.

  2.  Purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of its total assets to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.


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  3.  Borrow money in an amount exceeding 331/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment strategies which either obligate the Fund to purchase securities or require the Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. To the extent that its borrowings exceed 5% of its assets: (i) all borrowings will be repaid before making additional investments and any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce income; and (ii) asset coverage of at least 300% is required.

  4.  Make loans if, as a result, more than 331/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, except that the Fund may: (i) purchase or hold debt instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii) enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) lend its securities.

  5.  Purchase or sell real estate, physical commodities, or commodities contracts, except that the Fund may purchase: (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs), commodities, or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts.

  6.  Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except as it may be deemed an underwriter in selling a fund security.

  7.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

Non-Fundamental Policies

The following investment limitations are non-fundamental policies and may be changed by each Fund's Board without a vote of shareholders.

Each of the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Market Debt and Tax-Managed International Equity Funds may not:

  1.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure permitted borrowings or in relation to the deposit of assets in escrow or in segregated accounts in compliance with the asset segregation requirements imposed by Section 18 of the 1940 Act, or any rule or SEC staff interpretation thereunder.

  2.  Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

  3.  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 the SEC's position regarding the asset segregation requirements of Section 18 of the 1940 Act.

  4.  Purchase or hold illiquid securities, i.e., securities that cannot be disposed of for their approximate carrying value in seven days or less (which term includes repurchase agreements and time deposits maturing in more than seven days) if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets would be invested in illiquid securities.

  5.  Invest its assets in securities of any investment company, except as permitted by the 1940 Act.

  6.  With respect to 75% of its total assets: (i) purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer. This limitation does not apply to the Emerging Markets Debt or Tax-Managed International Equity Funds.

  7.  Purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the total assets of the Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  8.  Borrow money in an amount exceeding 331/3% of the value of its total assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment strategies which either obligate a Fund to purchase securities or require a


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Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. To the extent its borrowings exceed 5% of its assets: (i) all borrowings will be repaid before a Fund makes additional investments and any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce income; and (ii) asset coverage of at least 300% is required. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  9.  Make loans if, as a result, more than 331/3% of its total assets would be lent 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; and (iii) lend its securities. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  10.  Purchase or sell real estate, physical commodities, or commodities contracts, except that each Fund may purchase: (i) marketable securities issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs), commodities, or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and options on such contracts. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  11.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), except as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  12.  Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs and oil, gas or mineral leases. This limitation does not apply to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund.

  13.  With respect to the International Equity Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board with at least 60 days' notice to the International Equity Fund's shareholders.

  14.  With respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities of emerging market issuers. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board with at least 60 days' notice to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's shareholders.

  15.  With respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in fixed income securities of emerging markets issuers. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board with at least 60 days' notice to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's shareholders.

  16.  With respect to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund, invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in equity securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board with at least 60 days' notice to the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund's shareholders.

    The International Fixed Income Fund may not:

  1.  Purchase any securities which would cause 25% or more of the total assets of the Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry, provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

  2.  Borrow money except for temporary or emergency purposes and then only in an amount not exceeding 10% of the value of the total assets of the Fund. This borrowing provision is included solely to facilitate the orderly sale of portfolio securities to accommodate substantial redemption requests if they should occur and is not for investment purposes. All borrowings will be repaid before the Fund makes additional investments and any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce the income of the Fund.

  3.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure temporary borrowings as described in its Prospectus in aggregate amounts not to exceed 10% of the net assets of such Fund taken at current value at the time of the incurrence of such loan.

  4.  Make loans, except that the Fund may: (i) enter into repurchase agreements, provided that repurchase agreements and time deposits maturing in more than seven days, and other illiquid securities, including securities which are not readily marketable or are restricted, are not to exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the Fund's total assets; (ii) engage in securities lending as described in its Prospectus and in the Statement


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of Additional Information; and (iii) purchase or hold debt securities in accordance with its investment objectives and policies.

  5.  Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

  6.  Purchase or sell real estate, real estate limited partnership interests, commodities or commodities contracts. However, subject to its permitted investments, the Fund may purchase obligations issued by companies which invest in real estate, commodities or commodities contracts.

  7.  Make short sales of securities, maintain a short position or purchase securities on margin, except as described in the Prospectus and except that the Trust may obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security transactions.

  8.  Purchase securities of other investment companies except as permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and may only purchase securities of money market funds. Under these rules and regulations, the Fund is prohibited from acquiring the securities of other investment companies if, as a result of such acquisition, the Fund owns more than 3% of the total voting stock of the company; securities issued by any one investment company represent more than 5% of the total Fund assets; or securities (other than treasury stock) issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets of the Fund. The Fund's purchase of such investment company securities results in the bearing of expenses such that shareholders would indirectly bear a proportionate share of the operating expenses of such investment companies, including advisory fees.

  9.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), except in connection with permitted borrowing as described in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information or as permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

  10.  Invest in interests in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs and oil, gas or mineral leases.

  11.  Invest more than 10% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

  12.  Invest less than 80% of its net assets, under normal circumstances, in fixed income securities. This non-fundamental policy may be changed by the Board with at least 60 days' notice to the International Fixed Income Fund's shareholders.

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.

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.

For purposes of the industry concentration limitations discussed above, these definitions apply to each Fund, and for purposes of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund, these limitations form part of the fundamental limitation: (i) utility companies will be divided according to their services, for example, gas, gas transmission, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate industry; (ii) financial service companies will be classified according to end users of their services, for example, automobile finance, bank finance and diversified finance will each be considered a separate industry; (iii) supranational agencies will be deemed to be issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry; and (iv) governmental issuers within a particular country will be deemed to be conducting their principal business in the same industry.


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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 (not including temporary borrowings not in excess of 5% of its total assets).

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 it does not treat certain transactions as senior securities, such as certain borrowings, short sales, reverse repurchase agreements, firm commitment agreements and standby commitments, with appropriate earmarking or segregation of assets to cover such obligation.

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. The International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds have adopted a fundamental policy that would permit direct investment in real estate. However, the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds have a non-fundamental investment limitation that prohibits them from investing directly in real estate. This non-fundamental policy may be changed only by vote of each Fund's Board.

THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT

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. SIMC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. 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 provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Administrator in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder.

The Administration Agreement shall remain effective for the initial term of the Agreement and each renewal term thereof unless earlier terminated: (a) by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust on not less than 60 days' written notice to the Administrator; or (b) by the Administrator on not less than 90 days' written notice to the Trust.


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If operating expenses of any Fund exceed applicable limitations, the Administrator will pay such excess. The Administrator will not be required to bear expenses of any Fund to an extent which would result in the Fund's inability to qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Code. The term "expenses" is defined in such laws or regulations, and generally excludes brokerage commissions, distribution expenses, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses.

Administration Fees. For its administrative services, the Administrator receives a fee, which is calculated based upon the aggregate daily net assets of the Trust and paid monthly by each Fund at the following annual rates:

Fund   Administration Fee  
International Equity Fund   x.xx%  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   x.xx%  
International Fixed Income Fund   x.xx%  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   x.xx%  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund   *  

 

[* As of January 31, 2010, the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund had not commenced operations.]

For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to the Administrator by the Funds; and (ii) the dollar amount of the Administrator's voluntary fee waiver for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2008 and 2009:

    Administration
Fees Paid (000)
  Administration
Fees Waived (000)
 
Fund   2007   2008   2009   2007   2008   2009  
International Equity Fund   $ 17,251     $ 15,263     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   $ 9,964     $ 9,528     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
International Fixed Income Fund   $ 4,951     $ 4,666     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   $ 5,862     $ 6,555     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund     *       *     $ x x     *       *     $ x x  

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

THE ADVISER AND SUB-ADVISERS

General. SIMC serves as the investment adviser for 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. SIMC and its affiliates currently serve as adviser to more than xx investment companies, including more than xx funds, with more than $xx.x billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2009.

Manager of Managers Structure. SIMC is the investment adviser for each of the Funds, and operates as a "manager of managers." SIMC and the Trust have obtained an exemptive order from the SEC that permits SIMC, with the approval of the Board, to retain sub-advisers unaffiliated with SIMC for the Funds without submitting the sub-advisory agreements to a vote of the Funds' shareholders. Among other things, the exemptive relief permits the disclosure of only the aggregate amount payable by SIMC under all such sub-advisory agreements for each Fund. The Funds will notify shareholders in the event of any addition or change in the identity of its sub-advisers.

Subject to Board review, SIMC allocates and, when appropriate, reallocates the Funds' assets among the Sub-Advisers, monitors and evaluates Sub-Adviser performance, and oversees Sub-Adviser compliance with the Funds' investment objectives, policies and restrictions. SIMC has the ultimate responsibility for the investment performance of the Funds due to its responsibility to oversee sub-advisers and recommend their hiring, termination and replacement.


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Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements.  The Trust and SIMC have entered into an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement"). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, SIMC oversees the investment advisory services provided to the Funds and may manage the cash portion of the Funds' assets. Pursuant to separate sub-advisory agreements (the "Sub-Advisory Agreements" and together with the Advisory Agreement, the "Investment Advisory Agreements") with SIMC, and under the supervision of SIMC and the Board, the Sub-Advisers are responsible for the day-to-day investment management of all or a discrete portion of the assets of the Funds. Sub-Advisers also are responsible for managing their employees who provide services to these Funds. The Sub-Advisers are selected based primarily upon the research and recommendations of SIMC, which evaluates quantitatively and qualitatively each Sub-Adviser's skills and investment results in managing assets for specific asset classes, investment styles and strategies.

The Advisory Agreement and certain of the Sub-Advisory Agreements provide that SIMC (or any Sub-Adviser) shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its 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 Trust or its 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.

The continuance of each Investment Advisory Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually: (i) by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that 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" of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each Investment 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 a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, or by SIMC or a Sub-Adviser, as applicable, on 90 days' written notice to the Trust.

Advisory Fees. For these advisory services, SIMC receives a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.51% of the International Equity Fund's average daily net assets, 1.05% of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's average daily net assets, 0.85% of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average daily net assets, 0.15% of the International Fixed Income Fund's average daily net assets and 0.51% of the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund's average daily net assets.

SIMC pays the Sub-Advisers a fee out of its advisory fee, which is based on a percentage of the average monthly market value of the assets managed by each Sub-Adviser.

For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to SIMC by each Fund; and (ii) the dollar amount of SIMC's voluntary fee waivers for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2008 and 2009:

    Advisory
Fees Paid (000)
  Advisory
Fee Waivers (000)
 
Fund   2007   2008   2009   2007   2008   2009  
International Equity Fund   $ 19,359     $ 17,129     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   $ 14,919     $ 14,066     $ x x   $ 1,177     $ 1,325     $ x x  
International Fixed Income Fund   $ 1,238     $ 1,166     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   $ 3,920     $ 4,275     $ x x   $ 3,745     $ 4,297     $ x x  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund     *       *     $ x x     *       *     $ x x  

 

*  Not in operation during such period.


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Sub-Advisory Fees.  For each Fund, the following table shows: (i) the dollar amount of fees paid to the Sub-Advisers by SIMC; and (ii) the dollar amount of the Sub-Advisers' voluntary fee waivers for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2008 and 2009:

    Sub-Advisory Fees
Paid (000)
  Sub-Advisory Fees
Waived (000)
 
Fund   2007   2008   2009   2007   2008   2009  
International Equity Fund   $ 10,638     $ 10,332     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund   $ 7,887     $ 7,755     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
International Fixed Income Fund   $ 1,258     $ 1,433     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund   $ 3,594     $ 4,902     $ x x   $ 0     $ 0     $ x x  
Tax-Managed International Equity Fund     *       *     $ x x     *       *     $ x x  

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

The Sub-Advisers

ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC—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 Old Mutual Asset Managers (US) LLC, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual plc. Old Mutual plc is a publicly traded company listed on the U.K. and South African stock exchanges.

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.—AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AllianceBernstein"), serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds. AllianceBernstein is a Delaware limited partnership of which AllianceBernstein Corporation (formerly known as Alliance Capital Management Corporation), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. ("AXA Financial"), is a general partner. AXA Financial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA.

ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Artisan Investment Corp has a controlling interest in Artisan.

ASHMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED—Ashmore Investment Management Limited ("Ashmore") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Ashmore is an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of Ashmore Group plc.

AXA ROSENBERG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC—AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC ("AXA Rosenberg") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. AXA Rosenberg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Rosenberg Group LLC. AXA Rosenberg is a limited liability company and was founded in 1985.

THE BOSTON COMPANY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC—The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC ("The Boston Company") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The Boston Company is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

DECLARATION MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC—Declaration Management & Research LLC ("Declaration") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the International Equity Fund's assets. Declaration is an SEC registered investment adviser. The firm was founded in 1989 and is located in McLean, Virginia. The firm is an MFC Global Investment Management Company, indirectly wholly owned by John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation.


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FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS—FIL Investment Advisors ("FIIA") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. FIA has engaged its affiliate, FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited ("FIA UK") to provide certain advisory services to the International Fixed Income Fund. FIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of FIL Limited ("FIL") and FIA UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of FIL Investment Management Limited, which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of FIL. FIL is a privately owned investment management firm that was incorporated in Bermuda in January, 1969.

ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, B.V.—ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V. ("IIMA") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. IIMA, a Netherlands corporation, was founded in 1896 and became an investment advisory company in 1991. IIMA is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ING Groep N.V. and is an affiliate of ING Investments, LLC.

INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC—INTECH Investment Management LLC ("INTECH") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. Janus Capital Group Inc. indirectly owns 89.2% of INTECH and the remainder of INTECH is owned by its employees. INTECH was founded in 1987.

MCKINLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC—McKinley Capital Management, LLC ("McKinley Capital") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. McKinley Capital was converted on November 5, 2008 from an Alaska corporation to a Delaware limited liability company (by way of merger with a newly formed entity). The reorganization did not result in any change in the ownership and/or control of McKinley Capital; nor did it result in any change in the nature of McKinley Capital's business or in its day-to-day operations. McKinley Capital was founded in 1990 and is privately held by employees and employee trusts.

PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.—PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. ("PanAgora") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. PanAgora, a Delaware Corporation founded in 1985, is independently owned and operated by Putnam Investments and Nippon Life Insurance ("NLI"). Putnam Investments, the majority owner, owns 80% of voting shares, and NLI owns the remaining 20% of voting shares.

PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC—Principal Global Investors, LLC ("PGI") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. PGI, a Delaware limited liability company, was founded in 1879 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation founded in 1879.

QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC—Quantitative Management Associates LLC ("QMA") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity Fund. QMA is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Investment Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, which, in turn, is wholly-owned by Prudential Financial, Inc. QMA is a New Jersey limited liability company that was formed in 2003.

REXITER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED—Rexiter Capital Management Limited ("Rexiter") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Rexiter was founded in 1997 and is 75% owned by State Street Global Alliance, LLC and 25% owned by its employees. State Street Global Alliance, LLC is 51% beneficially owned by State Street Corporation and 49% by ABP (the pension fund for Dutch State employees).

STONE HARBOR INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP—Stone Harbor Investments Partners LP ("Stone Harbor") serves as a sub-adviser to a portion of the assets of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Stone Harbor is a Delaware limited partnership founded in 2005 and is 100% employee owned.


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UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) INC.—UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. ("UBS Global AM") serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Fixed Income Fund. UBS Global AM, a Delaware corporation organized in 1989, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., which, in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG, a publicly traded Swiss bank (NYSE: UBS).

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP—Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington Management"), a Massachusetts limited liability partnership, serves as a Sub-Adviser to a portion of the assets of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds. Wellington Management and its predecessor organizations have provided investment advisory services for over 70 years.

Portfolio Management

Acadian

Compensation. SIMC pays Acadian a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Acadian and SIMC. Acadian pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended February 28, 2009.

Compensation structure varies among professionals, although the basic package involves a generous base salary, strong bonus potential, profit sharing potential, various fringe benefits, and, among senior investment professionals and certain other key employees, equity ownership in the firm as part of a Key Employee Limited Partnership. Portfolio manager compensation is not tied to the performance of specific portfolios but is based on firm performance as a whole.

Depending on Acadian's financial performance, employees may also receive a percentage of base pay as a profit-sharing contribution. In addition, Acadian's bonus pool is funded via a profit-sharing arrangement with Old Mutual. The profit-sharing is solely a function of Acadian's financial results; the results of the larger Old Mutual group do not impact this calculation.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of February 28, 2009, Acadian's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of February 28, 2009, the portfolio managers were responsible for the day-to-day management of certain other accounts, (collectively, the "Other Accounts"), as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
  Other Accounts  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Ronald Frashure**     12     $ 1,998,000,000       56     $ 6,045,000,000       205     $ 27,169,000,000    
      4 *   $ 1,072,000,000       8 *   $ 657,000,000       36 *   $ 7,939,000,000    
John Chisholm**     12     $ 1,998,000,000       56     $ 6,045,000,000       205     $ 27,169,000,000    
      4 *   $ 1,072,000,000       8 *   $ 657,000,000       36 *   $ 7,939,000,000    
Brian Wolahan**     12     $ 1,998,000,000       56     $ 6,045,000,000       205     $ 27,169,000,000    
      4 *   $ 1,072,000,000       8 *   $ 657,000,000       36 *   $ 7,939,000,000    
Raymond Mui**     12     $ 1,998,000,000       56     $ 6,045,000,000       205     $ 27,169,000,000    
      4 *   $ 1,072,000,000       8 *   $ 657,000,000       36 *   $ 7,939,000,000    
Charles Wang**     12     $ 1,998,000,000       56     $ 6,045,000,000       205     $ 27,169,000,000    
      4 *   $ 1,072,000,000       8 *   $ 657,000,000       36 *   $ 7,939,000,000    

 

*  These accounts are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

**  Please note that these investment professionals function as part of the core equity investment team of 15 portfolio managers, and are not segregated along product lines or by client type. These portfolio managers work on all core equity products and the data shown for each manager reflects firm-level numbers of accounts and assets under management, segregated by investment vehicle type.


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Conflicts of Interest. A conflict of interest may arise as a result of a portfolio manager being responsible for multiple accounts, including the International Equity Fund, which may have different investment guidelines and objectives. In addition to the International Equity Fund, these accounts may include other mutual funds managed on an advisory or sub-advisory basis, separate accounts and collective trust accounts. An investment opportunity may be suitable for the International Equity Fund as well as for any of the other managed accounts. However, the investment may not be available in sufficient quantity for all of the accounts to participate fully. In addition, there may be limited opportunity to sell an investment held by the International Equity Fund and the Other Accounts. The Other Accounts may have similar investment objectives or strategies as the International Equity Fund, may track the same benchmarks or indexes as the International Equity Fund tracks, and may sell securities that are eligible to be held, sold or purchased by the International Equity Fund. A portfolio manager may be responsible for accounts that have different advisory fee schedules, which may create the incentive for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another in terms of access to investment opportunities. A portfolio manager may also manage accounts whose investment objectives and policies differ from those of the International Equity Fund, which may cause the portfolio manager to effect trading in one account that may have an adverse affect on the value of the holdings within another account, including the International Equity Fund.

To address and manage these potential conflicts of interest, Acadian has adopted compliance policies and procedures to allocate investment opportunities and to ensure that each of their clients is treated on a fair and equitable basis. Such policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, trade allocation and trade aggregation policies, portfolio manager assignment practices and oversight by investment management and the Chief Compliance Officer.

AllianceBernstein

Compensation. SIMC pays AllianceBernstein a fee based on the assets under management of the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between AllianceBernstein and SIMC. AllianceBernstein pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

AllianceBernstein's compensation program for investment professionals is designed to reflect their ability to generate long-term investment success for AllianceBernstein's clients. Investment professionals do not receive any direct compensation based upon the investment returns of any individual client account, nor is compensation tied directly to the level or change in the level of assets under management. Investment professionals' annual compensation is comprised of the following:

(i) Fixed base salary: This is generally the smallest portion of compensation. The base salary is a relatively low, fixed salary within a similar range for all investment professionals. The base salary is determined at the outset of employment based on level of experience, does not change significantly from year-to-year, and hence, is not particularly sensitive to performance.

(ii) Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash bonus:  AllianceBernstein's overall profitability determines the total amount of incentive compensation available to investment professionals. This portion of compensation is determined subjectively based on qualitative and quantitative factors. In evaluating this component of an investment professional's compensation, AllianceBernstein considers the contribution to his/her team or discipline as it relates to that team's overall contribution to the long-term investment success, business results and strategy of AllianceBernstein. Quantitative factors considered include, among other things, relative investment performance (e.g., by comparison to the MSCI EAFE Index or similar styles of investments), and consistency of performance. Performance is calculated on a pre-tax basis and is measured over a quarterly period. There are no specific formulas used to determine this part of an investment professional's compensation and the compensation is not tied to any pre-determined or specified level of performance. AllianceBernstein also considers qualitative factors such as the complexity and risk of investment strategies involved in the style or type of assets managed by the investment professional;


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success of marketing/business development efforts and client servicing; seniority/length of service with the firm; management and supervisory responsibilities; and fulfillment of Alliance Bernstein's leadership criteria.

(iii) Discretionary incentive compensation in the form of awards under AllianceBernstein's Partners Compensation Plan ("deferred awards"):  AllianceBernstein's overall profitability determines the total amount of deferred awards available to investment professionals. The deferred awards are allocated among investment professionals based on criteria similar to those used to determine the annual cash bonus. There is no fixed formula for determining these amounts. Deferred awards, for which there are various investment options, vest over a four-year period and are generally forfeited if the employee resigns or AllianceBernstein terminates his/her employment.

Contributions under AllianceBernstein's Profit Sharing/401(k) Plan: The contributions are based on AllianceBernstein's overall profitability. The amount and allocation of the contributions are determined at the sole discretion of AllianceBernstein.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds' most recently completed fiscal year, AllianceBernstein's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds, AllianceBernstein's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Global Value
Investment
Policy Group
(Sharon Fay,
Kevin Simms
and Henry
D'Auria)
    65     $ 33,286,000,000       82     $ 20,348,000,000       777     $ 78,888,000,000    
      2 *   $ 3,772,000,000       2 *   $ 518,000,000       101 *   $ 9,910,000,000    
Emerging Markets
Growth Team
(Steve Beinhacker,
Michael Levy,
Richard Chow,
Jean-Francois
Van de Walle and
Sahem Bilgin)
    8     $ 1,542,000,000       8     $ 2,560,000,000       17     $ 2,431,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 861,000,000    
Global Fixed
Income Team
(Douglas J. Peebles,
Noriko Miyoshi,
Arif Husain
and Scott
DiMaggio)
    12     $ 7,759,000,000       24     $ 11,094,000,000       96     $ 16,385,000,000    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 2,600,000,000    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee

^  Only the members of each committee with the most significant responsibilities for the day-to-day management of each Fund are listed.


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Conflicts of Interest.  AllianceBernstein has developed policies and procedures (including oversight monitoring) reasonably designed to detect, manage and mitigate the effects of actual or potential conflicts of interest in the area of employee personal trading, managing multiple accounts for multiple clients, including AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds, and allocating investment opportunities. Investment professionals, including portfolio managers and research analysts, are subject to the above-mentioned policies and oversight monitoring to ensure that all clients are treated equitably.

Employee Personal Trading.  AllianceBernstein has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is designed to detect and prevent conflicts of interest when investment professionals and other personnel of AllianceBernstein own, buy or sell securities which may be owned by, or bought or sold for, clients. Personal securities transactions by an employee may raise a potential conflict of interest when an employee owns or trades in a security that is owned or considered for purchase or sale by a client, or recommended for purchase or sale by an employee to a client. Subject to the reporting requirements and other limitations of its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, AllianceBernstein permits its employees to engage in personal securities transactions, and also allows them to acquire investments in the AllianceBernstein Mutual Funds through direct purchase, 401K/profit sharing plan investment and/or notionally in connection with deferred incentive compensation awards. AllianceBernstein's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct requires disclosure of all personal accounts and maintenance of brokerage accounts with designated broker-dealers approved by AllianceBernstein. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct also requires pre-clearance of all securities transactions (except transactions in open-end mutual funds) and imposes a one-year holding period for securities purchased by employees to discourage short-term trading.

Managing Multiple Accounts for Multiple Clients. The investment professional or investment professional teams for the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds have responsibilities for managing all or a portion of the investments of multiple accounts with a common investment strategy, including other registered investment companies, unregistered investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, pension plans, separate accounts, collective trusts and charitable foundations. Potential conflicts of interest may arise when an investment professional has responsibilities for the investments of more than one account because the investment professional may be unable to devote equal time and attention to each account. Accordingly, AllianceBernstein has compliance policies and oversight to manage these conflicts.

Allocating Investment Opportunities. In addition, the investment professionals may have to decide how to select and allocate investment opportunities among accounts. Portfolio holdings, position sizes, and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across similar accounts, which minimizes the potential for conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, investment opportunities may be allocated differently among accounts due to the particular characteristics of an account, such as cash position, tax status, risk tolerance and investment restrictions or for other reasons. Potential conflicts of interest may also occur when AllianceBernstein would have an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, relating to an account. An investment professional may devote more time to developing and analyzing investment strategies and opportunities or allocating securities preferentially to the account for which AllianceBernstein could share in investment gains. As noted above, AllianceBernstein has procedures designed to ensure that information relevant to investment decisions is disseminated fairly and investment opportunities are allocated equitably among different clients.

Artisan

Compensation.  SIMC pays Artisan a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Artisan and SIMC. Artisan pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

An Artisan portfolio manager is compensated through a fixed base salary and a subjectively determined incentive bonus, the aggregate amount of which is a portion of a bonus pool which is tied to the firm's fee revenues generated by all accounts included within the manager's investment strategy, including the Emerging


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Markets Equity Fund. A portfolio manager is not compensated based on the performance of accounts, except to the extent that positive account performance results in increased investment management fees earned by Artisan based on assets under management. Artisan bases incentive bonuses on revenues earned with respect to the investment strategy, rather than on investment performance, because the firm believes that this method aligns its portfolio manager's interests more closely with the long-term interests of clients.

Artisan portfolio managers participate in group life, health, medical reimbursement and retirement plans that are generally available to all salaried employees of the firm. All senior professionals, including portfolio managers, have or are expected to have over a reasonable time, limited partnership interests in the firm.

Ownership of Fund Shares.  As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Artisan's portfolio manager did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts.  As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Artisan's portfolio manager was 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Maria Negrete-
Gruson
    1     $ 73,000,644       2     $ 113,459,412     N/A   N/A  
    N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 52,471,291     N/A   N/A  

 

*  Account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest.  Artisan's emerging markets investment team, led by Maria Negrete-Gruson as manager, manages portfolios for multiple clients. These accounts may include accounts for registered investment companies, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions such as pension funds and foundations) and other private pooled investment vehicles. All investment accounts managed by Artisan within a single investment strategy are managed to a single model, such that all client portfolios within a particular investment strategy are essentially the same, provided that there may be certain exceptions resulting from: (i) client-directed restrictions and limitations; and (ii) cash flows into and out of such accounts. Because of these considerations, Artisan's emerging markets investment team may from time to time purchase securities, including initial public offerings, for one client account, but not for another client account for which that team is responsible. As a result, performance dispersion among client accounts within the emerging markets strategy may occur. In addition, some of the portfolios Artisan manages in its emerging markets strategy may have fee structures, including performance fees, that are or have the potential to be higher or lower, in some cases significantly higher or lower, than the fees paid by the Emerging Markets Equity Fund to Artisan. Although Artisan may have an incentive to manage the assets of accounts with performance-based fees differently from its other accounts, the firm believes that potential conflict is effectively controlled by Artisan's procedures to manage all clients within a particular strategy similarly regardless of fee structure.

Artisan's goal is to provide high quality investment services to all of its clients, while meeting its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients fairly. Artisan has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, that it believes address the potential conflicts associated with managing portfolios for multiple clients. In addition, Artisan monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with investment guidelines (to the extent applicable to the Artisan portion of the portfolio), the allocation of IPOs and compliance with the firm's Code of Ethics.

Ashmore

Compensation. SIMC pays Ashmore a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Ashmore and SIMC. Ashmore pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.


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Ashmore's investment professionals are compensated by fixed annual salaries, as well as by performance-based annual bonuses determined at the discretion of Ashmore's Chief Executive and in the case of the Chief Executive himself, at the discretion of the Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors of the ultimate parent company, Ashmore Group plc. The performance on which bonuses are based is calculated on pre-tax returns for a one year period. This involves a thorough and on-going assessment of the individual's performance and contribution to Ashmore's profitability. This assessment is performed on a continuous basis as well as part of a formal annual review. Ashmore's investment professionals may also be granted access to equity in the business through shares, equity options and other earned-in mechanisms.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Ashmore's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Ashmore's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Mark Coombs,
Jules Green,
Seumas Dawes and
Jerome Booth
    1     $ 414,400,000       28     $ 21,290,000,000       16     $ 9,867,500,000    
    N/A   N/A     22 *   $ 19,450,600,000       4 *   $ 1,022,700,000    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. Ashmore's management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with its management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts managed by Ashmore's portfolio managers include other pooled emerging markets debt funds. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. While Ashmore's management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, Ashmore does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Ashmore believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Ashmore's day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Because of its position with the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Ashmore's investment professionals know the size, timing, and possible market impact of Emerging Markets Debt Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that Ashmore's investment professionals could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. However, Ashmore has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Ashmore's management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to aggregate and allocate investment opportunities in a way that could favor Other Accounts over the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Ashmore receives or expects to receive greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than from the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Ashmore's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Ashmore has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to aggregate and allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time


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and in a manner consistent with each account's investment objectives and related restrictions. For example, while Ashmore may decide to buy securities for one or more Other Accounts that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, such securities might not be suitable for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

AXA Rosenberg

Compensation. SIMC pays AXA Rosenberg a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between AXA Rosenberg and SIMC. AXA Rosenberg pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

AXA Rosenberg compensates Dr. Ricks for his management of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. His compensation consists of base salary, bonus and deferred compensation. All compensation components are fixed and are not based on the performance of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds.

AXA Rosenberg's investment professionals' total compensation is determined through a subjective process that evaluates numerous quantitative and qualitative factors, including AXA Rosenberg's overall profitability. Investment professionals do not receive any direct compensation based upon the investment returns of any individual client account. Among the factors included in this annual assessment are: (i) contribution to business results and overall business strategy; (ii) success of marketing/business development efforts and client servicing; and (iii) the relative investment performance of portfolios (although there are no specific benchmarks or periods of time used in measuring performance). Furthermore, an investment professional's seniority/length of service with the firm and management and supervisory responsibilities are relevant to compensation decisions.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds most recently completed fiscal year, Dr. Ricks did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity or International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds, Dr. Ricks was 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
William E. Ricks     20     $ 6,285,083,820       22     $ 3,541,907,871       164     $ 22,026,662,271    
      9 *   $ 2,957,786,956       1 *   $ 18,350,080       30 *   $ 4,464,600,334    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest.  AXA Rosenberg recognizes that conflicts of interest are inherent in its business and accordingly has developed policies, procedures and disclosures that it believes are reasonably designed to detect, manage and mitigate the effects of potential conflicts of interest in the area of employee personal trading, managing multiple accounts for multiple clients, including funds, and allocating investment opportunities. Employees are subject to the above-mentioned policies and oversight to help ensure that all of its clients are treated fairly.

Actual or potential conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has management responsibilities for more than one account (including the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds), such as devotion of unequal time and attention to the management of the accounts, inability to allocate limited investment opportunities across a broad band of accounts and incentive to allocate opportunities to an account where the portfolio manager, the adviser or the sub-adviser has a great financial


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incentive, such as a performance fee account. AXA Rosenberg believes it has adopted policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to address these types of conflicts and that serve to operate in a manner that is fair and equitable among its clients, including the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds.

Dr. Ricks' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with his management of the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds, or hold, purchase, or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased, or sold by the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. AXA Rosenberg believes that its quantitative investment process and pro rata allocation of investment opportunities diminish the possibility of any conflict of interest resulting in unfair or inequitable allocation of investment opportunities among accounts. Additionally, AXA Rosenberg believes that it has adopted policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

The Boston Company

Compensation. SIMC pays The Boston Company a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between The Boston Company and SIMC. The Boston Company pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

Portfolio managers: With the exception of the most senior portfolio managers in the firm (described separately below), the portfolio managers' cash compensation is comprised primarily of a market-based salary and incentive compensation, including both annual and long-term retention incentive awards. Portfolio managers are eligible to receive annual cash bonus awards from the Annual Incentive Plan, and annual incentive opportunities are pre-established for each individual based upon competitive industry compensation benchmarks. Actual individual awards are determined based on The Boston Company's financial performance, individual investment performance, individual contribution and other qualitative factors.

Select senior portfolio managers: Select senior portfolio managers participate in a more formal structured compensation plan. This plan is designed to compensate our top investment professionals for superior investment performance and business results. It is a two stage model: an opportunity range is determined based on level of current business (AUM, revenue) and an assessment of long term business value (growth, retention, development). A significant portfolio of the opportunity awards is structured and based upon the one-year, three-year, and five-year (three-year and five-year weighted more heavily) pre-tax performance of the portfolio manager's accounts relative to the performance of the appropriate peer groups. Other factors considered in determining the award are individual qualitative performance based on seven discretionary factors (e.g. leadership, teamwork, etc.), and the asset size and revenue growth or retention of the products managed. In addition, awards for portfolio managers that manage alternative strategies are partially based on a portfolio of the fund's realized performance fee.

Research analysts: For research analysts and other investment professionals, incentive pools are distributed to the respective product teams (in the aggregate) based upon product performance relative to firm-wide performance measured on the same basis as described above. Further allocations are made to specific team members by the product portfolio managed based upon sector contribution and other qualitative factors.

Long Term Retention Incentive Plan: All portfolio managers and analysts are also eligible to participate in The Boston Company Asset Management Long Term Retention Incentive Plan. This plan provides for an annual award, payable in cash and/or Bank of New York Mellon restricted stock (three-year cliff vesting period for both). The value of the cash portion of the award earns interest during the vesting period based upon the growth in The Boston Company's net income (capped at 20% and with a minimum payout of the Bank of New York Mellon 3-year CD rate).


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Incentive compensation awards are generally subject to management discretion and pool funding availability. Funding for The Boston Company Annual Incentive Plan and Long Term Retention Incentive Plan is through a pre-determined fixed percentage of overall Boston Company profitability. Awards are paid in cash on an annual basis. However, some portfolio managers may receive a portion of their annual incentive award in deferred vehicles.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, The Boston Company's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
D. Kirk Henry,
Warren Skillman and
Carolyn Kedersha
    9     $ 3,980,000,000       11     $ 3,100,000,000       41     $ 6,330,000,000    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 252,000,000    

 

* Account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. The Boston Company has implemented various policies and procedures that are intended to address the conflicts of interest that may exist or be perceived to exist at The Boston Company.

These conflicts may include, but are not limited to when a portfolio manager is responsible for the management of more than one account, the potential arises for the portfolio manager to favor one account over another. Generally, the risk of such conflicts of interest could increase if a portfolio manager has a financial incentive to favor one account over another.

This disclosure statement is not intended to cover all of the conflicts that exist within The Boston Company, but rather to highlight the general categories of conflicts and the associated mitigating controls. Other conflicts are addressed within the policies of The Boston Company. Further, the Chief Compliance Officer of The Boston Company shall maintain a Conflicts Matrix that further defines the conflicts specific to The Boston Company.

New Investment Opportunities. A portfolio manager could favor one account over another in allocating new investment opportunities that have limited supply, such as initial public offerings and private placements. If, for example, an initial public offering that was expected to appreciate in value significantly shortly after the offering was allocated to a single account, that account may be expected to have better investment performance than other accounts that did not receive an allocation.

The Boston Company has policies that require a portfolio manager to allocate such investment opportunities in an equitable manner and generally to allocate such investments proportionately among all accounts with similar investment objectives.

Compensation. A portfolio manager may favor an account if the portfolio manager's compensation is tied to the performance of that account rather than all accounts managed by the portfolio manager. If, for example, the portfolio manager receives a bonus based upon the performance of certain accounts relative to a benchmark while Other Accounts are disregarded for this purpose, the portfolio manager will have a financial incentive to seek to have the accounts that determine the bonus achieve the best possible performance to the possible detriment of Other Accounts. Similarly, if The Boston Company receives a performance-based advisory fee, the portfolio manager may favor that account, regardless of whether the performance of that account directly determines the portfolio manager's compensation.


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Portfolio managers' cash compensation is composed primarily of a market-based salary and incentive compensation (annual and long term retention incentive awards). Funding for The Boston Company Annual Incentive Plan and Long Term Retention Incentive Plan is through a pre-determined fixed percentage of over The Boston Company profitability. In general, bonus awards are based initially on The Boston Company's financial performance. However, awards for select senior portfolio managers are based initially on their individual investment performance (one, three, and five-year weighted). In addition, awards for portfolio managers that manage alternative strategies are partially based on a portion of the fund's realized performance fee.

Investment Objectives. Where different accounts managed by the same portfolio manager have materially and potentially conflicting investment objectives or strategies, a conflict of interest may arise. For example, if a portfolio manager purchases a security for one account and sells the same security short for another account, such a trading pattern could potentially disadvantage either account.

To mitigate the conflict in this scenario The Boston Company has in place a restriction in the order management system and requires a written explanation from the portfolio manager before determining whether to lift the restriction. However, where a portfolio manager is responsible for accounts with differing investment objectives and policies, it is possible that the portfolio manager will conclude that it is in the best interest of one account to sell a portfolio security while another account continues to hold or increase the holding in such security.

Trading. A portfolio manager could favor one account over another in allocation of shares or price in a block trade. Particularly in cases when a portfolio manager buys or sells a security for a group of accounts in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the stock, certain portfolios could receive a more favorable price on earlier executions than accounts that participate subsequent fills. The less liquid the market for the security of the greater the percentage that the proposed aggregate purchases or sales represent of average daily trading volume, the greater the potential for accounts that make subsequent purchases or sales to receive a less favorable price.

When a portfolio manager intends to trade the same security for more than one account, The Boston Company policy generally requires that such orders be "bunched," which means that the trades for the individual accounts are aggregated and each portfolio receives the same average price. Some accounts may not be eligible for bunching for contractual reasons (such as directed brokerage arrangements). Circumstances may also arise where the trader believes that bunching the orders may not result in the best possible price. Where those accounts or circumstances are involved, The Boston Company will place the order in a manner intended to result in as favorable a price as possible for such client.

To ensure that trades are being allocated in a fair and equitable manner consistent with The Boston Company's policies, performance dispersion among portfolios in all of The Boston Company's investment strategies is reviewed on a monthly basis. While it is not practicable to examine each individual trade allocation, this performance analysis for strategy-specific portfolio groups provides a reasonable basis to confirm adherence to policy or to highlight potential outliers.

Personal Interest. A portfolio manager may favor an account if the portfolio manager has a beneficial interest in the account, in order to benefit a large client or to compensate a client that had poor returns. For example, if the portfolio manager held an interest in a mutual fund that was one of the accounts managed by the portfolio manager, the portfolio manager would have an economic incentive to favor the account in which the portfolio manager held an interest.

All accounts with the same or similar investment objectives are part of a trading group. All accounts in a particular trading group are managed and traded identically taking into account client imposed restrictions or cash flows. As a result of this management and trading style an account in a trading group cannot be treated any differently than any other account in that trading group.

Outside Affiliations and Directorship. Employees may serve as directors, officers or general partners of certain outside entities after obtaining the appropriate approvals in compliance with The Boston Company's Code of Conduct and Bank of New York Mellon's Corporate Policy on Outside Directorships and Offices. However, in view of the potential conflicts of interest and the possible liability for The Boston Company, its


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affiliates and its employees, employees are urged to be cautious when considering serving as directors, officers, or general partners of outside entities.

In addition to completing the reporting requirements set forth in the Bank of New York Mellon corporate policies, employees should ensure that their service as an outside director, officer or general partner does not interfere with the discharge of their job responsibilities and must recognize that their primary obligation is to complete their assigned responsibilities at The Boston Company in a timely manner.

Proxy Voting. Whenever The Boston Company owns the securities of client or prospective client in fiduciary accounts there is a potential conflict between the interests of the firm and the interests of the beneficiaries of client accounts.

Material conflicts of interest are addressed through the establishment of The Boston Company's parent company's Proxy Committee structure. It applies detailed, pre-determined proxy voting guidelines in an objective and consistent manner across client accounts, based on internal and external research and recommendations provided by a third party vendor, and without consideration of any client relationship factors. Further, The Boston Company engages a third party as an independent fiduciary to vote all proxies for Bank of New York Mellon securities and Fund securities.

Personal Trading. There is an inherent conflict where a portfolio manager manages personal accounts alongside client accounts. Further, there is a conflict where other employees in the firm know of portfolio decisions in advance of trade execution and could potentially use this information to their advantage and to the disadvantage of The Boston Company's clients.

Subject to the Personal Securities Trading Policy, employees of The Boston Company may buy and sell securities which are recommended to its clients; however, no employee is permitted to do so (a) where such purchase or sale would affect the market price of such securities, or (b) in anticipation of the effect of such recommendation on the market price.

Consistent with the Securities Trading Policy relating to investment employees (which includes all access persons), approval will be denied for sales/purchases of securities for which investment transactions are pending and, at minimum, for two business days after transactions for the security were completed for client accounts. Portfolio managers are prohibited from trading in a security for seven days before and after transactions in that security are completed for client accounts managed by that portfolio manager.

Client Commission Arrangements. Use of client commissions to pay for services that benefit The Boston Company and not client accounts. It is the policy of The Boston Company to enter into client commission arrangements in a manner which will ensure the availability of the safe harbor provided by Section 28(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") and which will ensure that the firm meets its fiduciary obligations for seeking to obtain best execution for its clients. Client commissions may be used for services that qualify as "research" or "brokerage". All 3rd party commission services are justified in writing by the user specifically noting how the service will assist in the investment decision making process and approved by the Brokerage Practices Committee.

Consultant Business. Many of The Boston Company's clients retain consulting firms to assist them in selecting investment managers. Some of these consulting firms provide services to both those who hire investment managers (i.e., clients) and to investment management firms. The Boston Company may pay to attend conferences sponsored by consulting firms and/or purchase services from consulting firms where it believes those services will be useful to it in operating its investment management business. The Boston Company does not pay referral fees to consultants.

Gifts. A potential conflict exists whenever investment personnel are offered gifts or entertainment by business associates that assist them in making or executing portfolio decisions or recommendations for client accounts.

The Boston Company's Code of Conduct sets forth broad requirements for accepting gifts and entertainment. The Boston Company's Gift Policy supplements the Bank of New York Mellon Code of Conduct and requires certain reporting and/or prior approval when accepting gifts and entertainment valued in excess of predetermined ranges. On a quarterly basis, The Boston Company Compliance Personnel review the gifts


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and entertainment accepted by The Boston Company employees to ensure compliance with the Bank of New York Mellon Code of Conduct and The Boston Company Gift Policy.

Affiliated Brokerage. The Boston Company is affiliated with certain Bank of New York Mellon affiliated broker dealers. The Boston Company does not execute brokerage transactions directly with Bank of New York Mellon affiliated brokers. An exception to this prohibition is where a client has provided affirmative written direction to The Boston Company to execute trades through a Bank of New York Mellon affiliated broker as part of a directed brokerage arrangement that the client has with such affiliated broker. The Boston Company also maintains Affiliated Brokerage and Underwriting Policy and Procedures.

Declaration

Compensation.  SIMC pays Declaration a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Declaration and SIMC. Declaration pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

Declaration's investment professionals are compensated under a common comprehensive program. Individual initiative and achievement are acknowledged and encouraged, but Declaration's compensation program is designed to recognize company-wide accomplishments. Declaration's policy on compensation is to pay salaries and incentives at or above the median for investment management firms in Boston and New York. In addition, employees are eligible to participate in a three-part Incentive Compensation Plan, which is composed of the following:

(i)  Investment Performance Incentives:  This is the largest component of the plan. For each account managed, this bonus pool represents a variable percentage of account revenue based upon short and long term absolute and competitive performance. All employees other than the CEO participate in this pool.

(ii)  Profitability Incentives:  Certain managers and senior staff members are eligible for compensation based upon Declaration's financial performance. This pool is also adjusted up and down by asset performance as well.

(iii)  Senior Management Incentives: Certain senior officers who are elected principals have a non-voting share of the firm's profits. The payment of this incentive accumulates in a deferred compensation plan over a period of years.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Declaration's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Equity Fund, Declaration's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
James E.
Shallcross
    9     $ 3,349,000,000       1     $ 39,000,000       5     $ 1,214,000,000    
      1 *   $ 74,000,000       1 *   $ 39,000,000       1 *   $ 50,000,000    
Bond Griffin     2     $ 423,000,000       1     $ 39,000,000       5     $ 1,214,000,000    
      1 *   $ 74,000,000       1 *   $ 39,000,000       1 *   $ 50,000,000    
William P.
Callan, Jr.
    0     $ 0       0     $ 0       5     $ 905,000,000    
      0 *   $ 0       0 *   $ 0       0 *   $ 0    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. Declaration's and the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the International Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other


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Accounts include registered investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles and various institutional clients. Any such conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Declaration or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than the International Equity Fund.

Declaration and the portfolio managers may invest for Other Accounts in debt obligations that would be appropriate for the International Equity Fund and have no duty in making such investments to act in a way that is favorable to the International Equity Fund or investors in the International Equity Fund. Such investments may be different from those made on behalf of the International Equity Fund. Declaration and its affiliates may have economic interests in or other relationships with issuers in whose obligations or securities the International Equity Fund may invest. In particular, such persons may make or hold an investment in an issuer's securities that may be pari passu, senior or junior in ranking to an investment in such issuer's securities made or held by the International Equity Fund or in which affiliates of such persons serve on boards of directors or otherwise have ongoing relationships. Each of such ownership and other relationships, including the ownership by Declaration, its affiliates or Other Accounts of securities of different ranking and with different rights than those owned by the International Equity Fund, may result in securities laws restrictions on transactions in such securities by the International Equity Fund and otherwise create conflicts of interest for the International Equity Fund. In such instances, Declaration and its affiliates may in their discretion make investment decisions that may be the same as or different from those made with respect to the International Equity Fund's investments.

Although Declaration and the portfolio managers will commit a significant amount of their efforts to the management of the International Equity Fund, they will manage Other Accounts and are not required (and will not be able) to devote all of their time to the management of the International Equity Fund. The portfolio managers may have conflicts in allocating their time and services among the International Equity Fund and the Other Accounts.

Declaration or any of its affiliates may from time to time simultaneously or at different times seek to purchase or sell investments for the International Equity Fund and the Other Accounts. It is Declaration's policy to allocate investment opportunities to the extent practicable to each account, including the International Equity Fund, over time in a manner which Declaration believes is fair and equitable to each such account (considering applicable account investment constraints). Nevertheless, under some circumstances, such allocation may adversely affect the International Equity Fund with respect to the price or size of the investments obtainable or saleable.

FIA

Compensation. SIMC pays FIA a fee based on the assets under management of the International Fixed Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between FIA and SIMC. FIA, through its non-US affiliates (collectively, FIL), pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

FIA's portfolio manager compensation generally consists of a fixed base salary determined periodically (typically annually), a bonus and, in certain cases, participation in several types of equity-based compensation plans. A portion of each portfolio manager's compensation may be deferred based on criteria established by FIA. Base salary is determined by level of responsibility and tenure either at FIA or FIL.

The portfolio manager's bonus is based on several components. The primary components are (i) the pre-tax investment performance of the International Fixed Income Fund measured against the Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Index, and (ii) the investment performance of other funds and accounts managed by FIA and FIL. The pre-tax investment performance of the International Fixed Income Fund is weighted according to the portfolio manager's tenure on the International Fixed Income Fund and the average asset size of the International Fixed Income Fund over the portfolio manager's tenure. Each component is calculated separately over his tenure on the International Fixed Income Fund over a measurement period that initially is contemporaneous with his tenure, but that eventually encompasses rolling periods of up to three years. A smaller, subjective component of the portfolio manager's bonus is based on his overall contribution to FIA and its affiliates.


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Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Fixed Income Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Mr. Weir did not beneficially own any shares of the International Fixed Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Fixed Income Fund, Mr. Weir was 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Andy Weir     4     $ 1,906,539,575       13     $ 3,322,484,028       1     $ 139,504,459    
    N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 176,063,860     N/A   N/A  

 

*Account listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interest. FIA's compensation plan may give rise to potential conflicts of interest. Although investors in the International Fixed Income Fund may invest through either tax-deferred accounts or taxable accounts, the portfolio manager's compensation is linked to the pre-tax performance of the International Fixed Income Fund, rather than its after-tax performance. A portfolio manager's base pay tends to increase with additional and more complex responsibilities that include increased assets under management.

When a portfolio manager takes over a fund or an account, the time period over which performance is measured may be adjusted to provide a transition period in which to assess the portfolio. The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) may give rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives, benchmarks, time horizons and fees as a portfolio manager must allocate his time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts.

In addition, a conflict of interest may arise if the International Fixed Income Fund's orders do not get fully executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts managed by FIA or an affiliate. A portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by a fund. Securities selected for funds or accounts other than the International Fixed Income Fund may outperform the securities selected for the International Fixed Income Fund. Portfolio managers may be permitted to invest in the funds they manage, even if a fund is closed to new investors. Personal accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest; trading in personal accounts is restricted by FIIA's Code of Ethics.

IIMA

Compensation. SIMC pays IIMA a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between IIMA and SIMC. IIMA pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

IIMA's compensation structure is designed to be competitive relative to compensation levels offered elsewhere in the investment industry. The compensation structure consists of a base salary and a bonus. Generally, depending on the position, the maximum bonus achievable ranges between 30% and 100% of the base salary. The bonus depends on a mixture of achieved investment performance, qualitative (team) factors and overall business unit and company results. The responsible managing directors constantly monitor these criteria and personnel evaluations are conducted once a year. Qualitative team factors are important in the assessment, which applies to all professional categories. Bonuses are based on calendar year performance results. Remuneration is not adjusted for risk taken.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Market Debt Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, IIMA's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.


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Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008 in addition to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, IIMA's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Gorky Urquieta     2     $ 444,000,000       11     $ 11,312,000,000       3     $ 826,000,000    
Daniel Eustaquio     2     $ 444,000,000       11     $ 11,312,000,000       3     $ 826,000,000    

 

None of the accounts listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. IIMA's portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Emerging Markets Debt Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. IIMA does not believe that these conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, IIMA believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of IIMA's portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Because of their positions with the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of Emerging Markets Debt Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that IIMA's portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. However, IIMA has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of IIMA's portfolio managers' management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that IIMA or its portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts (many of which receive a base and incentive fee) than from the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is IIMA's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, IIMA 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 IIMA's portfolio managers may buy for Other Accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, such securities might not be suitable for the Emerging Markets Debt Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

INTECH

Compensation. SIMC pays INTECH a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between INTECH and SIMC. INTECH pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended December 31, 2008.

For managing the International Equity Fund and all Other Accounts, INTECH's portfolio managers receive base pay in the form of a fixed annual salary paid by INTECH. This pay is not based on performance or assets of the International Equity Fund or Other Accounts. INTECH's portfolio managers are also eligible for a cash bonus as determined by INTECH, which is not based on performance or assets of the International Equity Fund or Other Accounts, rather it is based on overall corporate performance and individual contribution. The portfolio managers, as part owners of INTECH, also receive compensation by virtue of their ownership interest in INTECH.


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Some of the portfolio managers may elect to defer payment of a designated percentage of their fixed compensation and/or up to all of their variable compensation in accordance with the Janus Executive Income Deferral Program.

Ownership of Fund Shares.  As of December 31, 2008, INTECH's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of December 31, 2008, in addition to the International Equity Fund, INTECH's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Dr. Robert Fernholz,
Dr. Adrian Banner
and Joseph Runnels*
    14     $ 3,868,758,520       37     $ 7,859,246,241       347     $ 28,972,966,746    
      3 **   $ 324,684,996     N/A   N/A     50 **   $ 5,540,091,081    

 

*  All portfolios are managed on a team basis.

**  These accounts are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. As shown in the table above, the International Equity Fund's portfolio managers may manage Other Accounts with investment strategies similar to the International Equity Fund. Fees earned by INTECH may vary among these accounts. The portfolio managers may personally invest in some but not all of these accounts, and certain of these accounts may have greater impact on the investment personnel's compensation than others. These factors could create conflicts of interest because a portfolio manager may have incentives to favor certain accounts over others, resulting in the potential for Other Accounts outperforming the International Equity Fund. A conflict may also exist if a portfolio manager identified a limited investment opportunity that may be appropriate for more than one account, but the International Equity Fund is not able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to the need to allocate that opportunity among multiple accounts. In addition, the portfolio manager may execute transactions for another account that may adversely impact the value of securities held by the International Equity Fund. However, INTECH believes that these risks may be mitigated, to a certain extent, by the fact that accounts with like investment strategies managed by a particular portfolio manager are generally managed in a similar fashion, subject to a variety of exceptions, for example, to account for particular investment restrictions or policies applicable only to certain accounts, certain portfolio holdings that may be transferred in-kind when an account is opened, differences in cash flows and account sizes, and similar factors. In addition, INTECH generates regular daily trades for all of its clients using proprietary trade system software. Trades are submitted to designated brokers in a single electronic file at one time during the day, pre-allocated to individual clients. If an order is not completely filled, executed shares are allocated to client accounts in proportion to the order.

McKinley Capital

Compensation. SIMC pays McKinley Capital a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between McKinley Capital and SIMC. McKinley Capital pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

Compensation to McKinley Capital's investment professionals comes in the form of a base salary, discretionary cash bonus and incentive stock options. The base salary is determined by the individual's years of experience and market rates. The discretionary cash bonus and incentive stock option awards are based solely on the discretion of McKinley Capital's President & Chief Investment Officer. None of the portfolio managers' compensation is based on the performance of, or the value of assets held in, the International Equity Fund.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, McKinley Capital's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.


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Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Equity Fund, McKinley Capital's portfolio managers were equally 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Robert B. Gillam,
Robert A. Gillam,
Gregory Samorajski,
Frederic Parke,
Sheldon Lien,
Brandon Rinner,
Paul Hanson and
Forrest Badgley
    6     $ 1,162,077,176       4     $ 631,832,077       82     $ 9,711,785,307    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 410,888,618    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the International Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the International Equity Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the International Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, McKinley Capital does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, McKinley Capital believes that it has designed policies and procedures that are designed to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the International Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing, and possible market impact of International Equity Fund's trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the International Equity Fund. However, McKinley Capital has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the International Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the International Equity Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that McKinley Capital or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than from the International Equity Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is McKinley Capital's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, McKinley Capital 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. Although fees may vary, manager compensation does not include a factor that differentiates fund portfolio management from separate account portfolio management. Nor does a fee dictate the level of service provided to clients. All fees and services are negotiated. Portfolio managers do not differentiate the management of portfolios based on fees.

PanAgora

Compensation. SIMC pays PanAgora a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between PanAgora and SIMC. PanAgora pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.


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All investment professionals receive industry competitive salaries (based on an annual industry study) and are rewarded with meaningful performance-based annual bonuses, which can exceed 100% of salary. All employees of the firm are evaluated by comparing their performance against tailored and specific objectives. These goals are developed and monitored through the cooperation of employees and their immediate supervisors. Portfolio managers have specific goals including the investment performance of the accounts they manage and not revenue associated with these accounts.

Employees are included in the Equity Partnership Plan (the "Plan") offered by their parent company, Putnam Investments. Under the terms of the Plan, up to 20% of the equity in the parent company may be issued in new, non-voting shares and distributed to company professionals.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, PanAgora's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, PanAgora's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Eric Sorensen     #             #             #          
Edward Qian,
Ronald Hua,
Sanjoy Ghosh,
George Mussalli
and Joel Feinberg
    9     $ 983,453,163       31     $ 5,034,497,921       63     $ 4,560,355,034    
      N/A       N/A       5 *   $ 474,901,528       5 *   $ 767,133,926    
Jane Zhao     5     $ 428,144,093       14     $ 1,473,263,101       19     $ 575,098,645    
      N/A       N/A       1 *   $ 32,157,739       N/A       N/A    
Dmitri     2     $ 207,487,727       11     $ 2,142,049,902       19     $ 2,854,435,128    
Kantsyrev     N/A       N/A       4 *   $ 474,901,528       5 *     767,133,926    

 

#  Eric Sorensen is CEO of PanAgora and as such has oversight of the Firm's accounts.

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Performance fees are typically based on the portfolios net of asset based management fee returns and may include a performance hurdle rate. These fees are typically a measure of a period of at least 12 months and are based on pre-tax returns.

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts include retirement plans and separately managed accounts, as well as incubated accounts. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Emerging Markets Equity Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, PanAgora does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, PanAgora believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of Emerging Markets Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. However,


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PanAgora has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that PanAgora or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is PanAgora's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, PanAgora 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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund, such securities might not be suitable for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund given their investment objectives and related restrictions.

PGI

Compensation. SIMC pays PGI a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between PGI and SIMC. PGI pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

PGI offers all employees a competitive salary and incentive compensation plan that is evaluated annually. Percentages of base salary versus performance bonus vary by position but are based on nationally competitive market data and are consistent with industry standards. Total cash compensation is targeted at the median of the market and benefits are targeted slightly above median. The investment staff is compensated under a base salary plus variable annual bonus (incentive compensation). The incentive compensation plan for equity portfolio managers is 90% weighted to investment performance and 10% weighted to PGI's annual performance score. The incentive bonus for equity portfolio managers ranges from 150% to 300% of actual base earnings, depending on job level.

•  Investment performance is based on gross performance versus the MSCI World Ex-US Index, peer group or both, depending on client mandate.

•  Performance versus peers is measured for a period up to three years (shorter if the portfolio manager has managed the respective portfolio for a period less than three years).

•  Versus the peer group, incentive payout starts at 54th percentile and reaches 100% at the 25th percentile for the 1, 2, and 3-year periods. 3.33% of incentive payout is achieved at 54th percentile. No payout is realized if performance is at or below 55th percentile.

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Principal Financial Group, all PGI employees are eligible to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan that allows them to purchase company stock at a 15% discount each quarter. In addition, through our 401(k) plan, employees are able to contribute to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) through which they can buy additional company stock.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, PGI's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.


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Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Equity Fund, PGI's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Paul Blankenhagen     5     $ 3,580,554,896       4     $ 5,106,345,832       6     $ 767,271,646    
Juliet Cohn     5     $ 3,746,009,918       4     $ 5,118,258,083       6     $ 767,271,646    

 

None of the accounts listed above is subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. PGI's portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the International Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the International Equity Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the International Equity Fund. PGI does not believe that these conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, PGI believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of PGI's portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the International Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the International Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of International Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that PGI's portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of Other Accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the International Equity Fund. However, PGI has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of PGI's portfolio managers' management of the International Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the International Equity Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that PGI or its portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts (many of which receive a base and incentive fee) than from the International Equity Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is PGI's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, PGI 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 PGI's portfolio managers may buy for Other Accounts securities that differ in identity or quantity from securities bought for the International Equity Fund, such securities might not be suitable for the International Equity Fund given their investment objectives and related restrictions.

QMA

Compensation. SIMC pays QMA a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between QMA and SIMC. QMA pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

QMA's investment professionals are compensated through a combination of base salary, a performance-based annual cash incentive bonus and a long-term incentive grant. QMA regularly benchmarks its compensation program against leading asset management firms to monitor competitiveness. The salary component is based on market data relative to similar positions within the industry as well as the past performance, experience and responsibility of the individual.

The size of the annual cash bonus pool is determined quantitatively based on two primary factors: 1) investment performance (pre-tax) of composites representing QMA's various investment strategies on a one-year and three-year basis relative to appropriate market peer groups and various composite benchmarks, including, but not limited to, the S&P 500, S&P 1500, S&P 400, S&P 600, Russell 3000®, Russell 1000® Value, Russell 1000® Growth, MSCI® EAFE, MSCI® Emerging Markets and MSCI® World Indexes; and 2) business results as measured by QMA's pre-tax income.


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An investment professional's incentive compensation, including both the annual cash bonus and long-term incentive grant, is not based on the performance of the International Equity Fund (or any other individual account managed by QMA) or the value of the assets of the International Equity Fund (or any other individual account managed by QMA). Rather, the incentive compensation of each investment professional is primarily determined based on such person's contribution to QMA's goal of providing investment performance to clients consistent with portfolio objectives, guidelines and risk parameters, as well as such person's qualitative contributions to the organization. An investment professional's long-term incentive grant is currently divided into two components: (i) 80% of the value of the grant is subject to increase or decrease based on the annual performance of certain QMA advised accounts, and (ii) 20% of the value of the grant consists of stock options and restricted stock of Prudential Financial, Inc. (QMA's ultimate parent company). The long-term incentive grants are subject to vesting requirements.

The size of the annual long-term incentive pool available for individual grants is determined by Prudential Financial based on a percentage of the aggregate compensation of QMA's eligible employees for the prior year.

Russell Indices are trademarks/service marks of Russell Investments. Russell is a trademark of Russell Investments.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, QMA's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Equity Fund, QMA's portfolio managers were responsible for the management of certain Other Accounts, as follows:

    Registered Investment
Companies
  Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles(1)
  Other Accounts(1)  
Portfolio Manager   Number
of Accounts(2)
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts(2)
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts(2)
  Total Assets  
Margaret Stumpp     48     $ 30,404,776,707       31     $ 5,699,633,241       108     $ 14,339,008,950    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       15 *   $ 5,207,690,021    
Peter Xu     24     $ 8,231,764,477       27     $ 5,265,421,621       49     $ 8,599,331,895    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       15 *   $ 5,207,690,021    
John Van Belle     45     $ 30,011,646,861       28     $ 5,296,878,160       99     $ 12,588,476,456    
      N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       15 *   $ 5,207,690,021    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

(1)  "QMA Other Pooled Investment Vehicles" includes commingled insurance company separate accounts, commingled trust funds and other commingled investment vehicles. "QMA Other Accounts" includes single client accounts, managed accounts (which are counted as one account per managed account platform), asset allocation clients, and accounts of affiliates. The assets in certain accounts have been estimated due to the availability of information only at the end of calendar quarters.

(2)  Accounts are managed on a team basis. If a portfolio manager is a member of a team, any account managed by that team is included in the number of accounts and total assets for such portfolio manager (even if such portfolio manager is not primarily involved in the day-to-day management of the account).

Conflicts of Interests. QMA, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., is part of a full-scale global financial services organization, affiliated with insurance companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers. QMA's portfolio managers are often responsible for managing multiple accounts, including accounts of affiliates, institutional accounts, mutual funds, insurance company separate accounts and various pooled investment vehicles. These affiliations and portfolio management responsibilities may cause potential and actual conflicts of interest. QMA aims to conduct itself in a manner it considers to be the most fair and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to all of its clients including the International Equity Fund.

Management of multiple accounts and funds side-by-side may raise potential conflicts of interest relating to the allocation of investment opportunities, the aggregation and allocation of trades and cross trading. QMA has developed policies and procedures designed to address these potential conflicts of interest.


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There may be restrictions imposed by law, regulation or contract regarding how much, if any, of a particular security QMA may purchase or sell on behalf of the International Equity Fund, and as to the timing of such purchase or sale. Such restrictions may come into play as a result of QMA's relationship with Prudential Financial and its other affiliates. Also, QMA may come into possession of material, non-public information with respect to a particular issuer and as a result be unable to execute purchase or sale transactions in securities of such issuer for the International Equity Fund. QMA generally is able to avoid a variety of potential conflicts due to the possession of material, non-public information by maintaining "information barriers" to prevent the transfer of information between affiliates.

Certain affiliates of QMA develop and may publish credit research that is independent from the research developed within QMA. QMA may hold different opinions on the investment merits of a given security, issuer or industry such that QMA may be purchasing or holding a security for the International Equity Fund and an affiliated entity may be selling or recommending a sale of the same security or other securities of the same issuer. Conversely, QMA may be selling a security for the International Equity Fund and an affiliated entity may be purchasing or recommending a buy of the same security or other securities of the same issuer. In addition, QMA's affiliated brokers or investment advisers may be executing transactions in the market in the same securities as the International Equity Fund at the same time. It is the policy of QMA not to engage in principal transactions with affiliated broker-dealers for unaffiliated institutional accounts managed by QMA.

With respect to the management of the International Equity Fund, QMA may cause securities transactions to be executed concurrently with authorizations to purchase or sell the same securities for other accounts managed by QMA, including proprietary accounts or accounts of affiliates. In these instances, the executions of purchases or sales, where possible, are allocated equitably among the various accounts.

QMA may provide to non-discretionary clients the same model investment portfolio that it uses to manage the International Equity Fund. Delivery of the model portfolios to non-discretionary clients may be prior to or after execution of trades for discretionary accounts utilizing the same model, including the International Equity Fund. The International Equity Fund may be disadvantaged where QMA initiates trading for such funds after it delivers the model investment portfolio to the non-discretionary clients, or vice-versa. QMA believes the potential market impact of trading based on the models is unlikely to be significant given that the model typically calls for small trades.

QMA may buy or sell, or may direct or recommend that one client buy or sell, securities of the same kind or class that are purchased or sold for the International Equity Fund, at prices which may be different. In addition, QMA may, at any time, execute trades of securities of the same kind or class in one direction for an account and trade in the opposite direction or not trade for any other account, including the International Equity Fund, due to differences in investment strategy or client direction.

The fees charged to advisory clients by QMA may differ depending upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, the particular strategy, the size of a portfolio being managed, the relationship with the client, the origination and service requirements and the asset class involved. Fees may also differ based on account type (e.g., commingled accounts, trust accounts, insurance company separate accounts, and corporate, bank or trust-owned life insurance products). Fees are negotiable, so one client may be paying a higher fee than another client with similar investment objectives or goals. Fees paid by certain clients may also be higher due to performance-based fees which increase based on the performance of a portfolio above an established benchmark. Also, large accounts generate more revenue for QMA than do smaller accounts. A portfolio manager may be faced with a conflict of interest when allocating scarce investment opportunities given the benefit to QMA of favoring accounts that pay a higher fee or generate more income for QMA. To address this conflict of interest, QMA has adopted allocation policies as well as supervisory procedures that are intended to allocate investment opportunities fairly among competing client accounts.

Conflicts of interest may also arise regarding proxy voting. QMA's proxy voting committee oversees the proxy voting process and monitors potential conflicts of interest relating to proxy voting.

Conflicts of interest may also arise in connection with securities holdings. Prudential Financial, the general account of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, QMA's proprietary accounts and accounts of other affiliates of QMA (collectively, the "Affiliated Accounts") may at times have various levels of financial or other interests, including but not limited to portfolio holdings, in companies whose securities may


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be held or purchased or sold in QMA's client accounts. These financial interests may at any time be in potential or actual conflict or may be inconsistent with positions held or actions taken by QMA on behalf of its client accounts. These interests can include loan servicing, debt or equity financing, services related to advising on merger and acquisition issues, strategic corporate relationships or investments and the offering of investment advice in various forms. Thus QMA may invest client assets in the securities of companies with which QMA or an affiliate of QMA has a financial relationship, including investment in the securities of companies that are advisory clients of QMA.

It is anticipated that there will be situations in which the interests of a client account in a portfolio company may conflict with the interests of one or more Affiliated Accounts or other client accounts managed by QMA or its affiliates. This may occur because Affiliated Accounts hold public and private debt and equity securities of a large number of issuers and may invest in some of the same companies as the client account but at different levels in the capital structure or an Affiliated Account might hold secured debt of an issuer whose public unsecured debt is held by QMA's clients. Such conflicts may also exist among client accounts managed by QMA or its affiliates. While these conflicts cannot be eliminated, QMA has implemented policies and procedures designed to ensure that, notwithstanding these conflicts, investments of its clients are managed in their best interests.

In addition, portfolio managers may advise Affiliated Accounts. The value of a portion of the long-term incentive grant of certain investment professionals will increase or decrease based on the annual performance of certain advised accounts of QMA (the "LT Accounts") over a defined time period. As a result of (i) the management of the Affiliated Accounts, and (ii) long-term compensation reflecting the performance of the LT Accounts, QMA's portfolio managers from time to time have certain direct and indirect financial interests in the accounts they advise. To address potential conflicts related to these financial interests, QMA has procedures, including supervisory review procedures, designed to ensure that each of QMA's client accounts, including the International Equity Fund, and each Affiliated Account or LT Account, is managed in a manner that is consistent with its investment objectives, investment strategies and restrictions, as well as with QMA's fiduciary obligations.

QMA also engages in short sales for certain of its advisory clients (i.e., the sale of a borrowed security). For these clients, QMA may take a short position in securities that are held long in other client portfolios. QMA has adopted documentation and monitoring requirements to address the conflicts of interest that arise due to the management of long-short portfolios alongside long-only portfolios.

QMA follows Prudential Financial's policies on business ethics, personal securities trading by investment personnel, and information barriers and has adopted a code of ethics, allocation policies, supervisory procedures and conflicts of interest policies, among other policies and procedures, which are designed to ensure that clients are not harmed by these potential or actual conflicts of interests; however, there is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will detect and will ensure avoidance or disclosure of each and every situation in which a conflict may arise.

Rexiter

Compensation. SIMC pays Rexiter a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Rexiter and SIMC. Rexiter pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

Rexiter aims to pay top-quartile salaries for its portfolio managers. Performance bonuses are related to the profitability of the company, which is dependent upon a number of factors including the overall contribution to investment performance and client service. Portfolio managers are not compensated directly for the performance of a particular fund (e.g., The Emerging Markets Equity Fund) and are neither compensated directly nor indirectly for bringing in new business or for client retention. All emerging market accounts are effectively identical and portfolio managers will collectively participate in country asset allocation decisions and will each contribute stock ideas to the portfolio from the countries that they specifically monitor.


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Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Rexiter's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Rexiter's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Murray Davey     1     $ 113,259,000       1     $ 1,012,968,000       N/A       N/A    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 151,649,000    
Nick Payne     2     $ 395,361,000     N/A   N/A     2     $ 217,953,000    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     1 *   $ 22,199,000    

 

* Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in connection with their management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund's investments, on the one hand, and the investments of the Other Accounts, on the other. The Other Accounts might have similar investment objectives as the Emerging Markets Equity Fund or hold, purchase or sell securities that are eligible to be held, purchased or sold by the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. While the portfolio managers' management of Other Accounts may give rise to the following potential conflicts of interest, Rexiter does not believe that the conflicts, if any, are material or, to the extent any such conflicts are material, Rexiter believes that it has designed policies and procedures to manage those conflicts in an appropriate way.

A potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of Rexiter's portfolio managers' day-to-day management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Because of their positions with the Emerging Markets Equity Fund, the portfolio managers know the size, timing and possible market impact of Emerging Markets Equity Fund trades. It is theoretically possible that the portfolio managers could use this information to the advantage of other accounts they manage and to the possible detriment of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. However, Rexiter has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to allocate investment opportunities on a fair and equitable basis over time.

Another potential conflict of interest may arise as a result of the portfolio managers' management of the Emerging Markets Equity Fund and Other Accounts which, in theory, may allow them to allocate investment opportunities in a way that favors Other Accounts over the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. This conflict of interest may be exacerbated to the extent that Rexiter or the portfolio managers receive, or expect to receive, greater compensation from their management of the Other Accounts than from the Emerging Markets Equity Fund. Notwithstanding this theoretical conflict of interest, it is Rexiter's policy to manage each account based on its investment objectives and related restrictions and, as discussed above, Rexiter 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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund, such securities might not be suitable for the Emerging Markets Equity Fund given its investment objectives and related restrictions.

Stone Harbor

Compensation. SIMC pays Stone Harbor a fee based on the assets under management of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Stone Harbor and SIMC. Stone Harbor pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

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weighted. Analysts are compensated on credit performance versus benchmark for the same periods. The overall compensation structure for all Stone Harbor employees is based on three components: base salary, discretionary performance-based bonus, and profit participation based on relative equity share.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, Stone Harbor's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, Stone Harbor's 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Peter J.
Wilby, CFA
    3     $ 493,513,202       11 **   $ 2,485,517,873       45     $ 9,149,241,705    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 474,008,846    
Pablo Cisilino,
James E.
Craige, CFA,
Thomas
Flanagan, CFA
    2     $ 369,697,935       7 ***   $ 1,837,107,247       27     $ 5,639,884,945    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     2 *   $ 474,008,846    

 

*  Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

**  One account is invested in two of the pooled investment vehicle accounts, and is subject to a performance-based advisory fee. The total market value of this account is $91,538,947.

***  A portion of one account is invested in one of the pooled investment vehicle accounts, and is subject to a performance-based advisory fee. The market value of this portion is $44,409,517.

Note: Performance-based advisory fees are computed annually and are calculated on a pre-tax revenue.

Conflicts of Interests. There are several potential conflicts of interest that may arise in conducting the business of an investment adviser. Stone Harbor has adopted compliance polices and procedures that are designed to address potential conflicts of interest that may arise for the investment adviser and the individuals that it employs.

Potential conflicts of interest may arise because Stone Harbor's portfolio managers have day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more accounts. Stone Harbor seeks to minimize the effects of competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by assigning portfolio managers to manage accounts that share a similar investment style. Further, Stone Harbor has implemented trade allocation procedures, which are designed to facilitate the fair allocation of limited investment opportunities among multiple funds and accounts. There is no guarantee, however, that the policies and procedures adopted by Stone Harbor will be able to detect and/or prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may appear.

Potential conflicts of interest may also occur when employees purchase securities for their personal accounts and as a result of employees having access to confidential and/or nonpublic information. It is Stone Harbor's policy to put the customer's interest first, protect their confidentiality and act ethically to fulfill its fiduciary obligations. To this end, Stone Harbor has enacted a Code of Ethics that requires, among other things, that Stone Harbor employees follow specified guidelines for trading in their personal accounts and refrain from misusing confidential client information or other nonpublic information. Each Stone Harbor employee involved in the management and/or review of the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is required to acknowledge receipt and certify that they have complied with this Code of Ethics on an annual basis.

UBS Global AM

Compensation. SIMC pays UBS Global AM a fee based on the assets under management of the International Fixed Income Fund as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between UBS Global


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AM and SIMC. UBS Global AM pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund. The following information relates to the period ended September 30, 2008.

The compensation received by the portfolio managers at UBS Global Asset Management, including the International Fixed Income Fund's portfolio manager, includes a base salary and incentive compensation, as detailed below. UBS Global Asset Management's compensation and benefits programs are designed to provide its investment professionals with incentives to excel, and to promote an entrepreneurial, performance-oriented culture. They also align the interests of the investment professionals with the interests of UBS Global Asset Management's clients. Overall compensation can be grouped into three categories:

•  Competitive salary, benchmarked to maintain competitive compensation opportunities.

•  Annual bonus, tied to individual contributions and investment performance.

•  UBS equity awards, promoting company-wide success and employee retention.

Base salary is fixed compensation used to recognize the experience, skills and knowledge that the investment professionals bring to their roles. Salary levels are monitored and adjusted periodically in order to remain competitive within the investment management industry.

Annual bonuses are correlated with performance. As such, annual incentives can be highly variable, and are based on three components: 1) the firm's overall business success; 2) the performance of the respective asset class and/or investment mandate; and 3) an individual's specific contribution to the firm's results. UBS Global Asset Management strongly believes that tying bonuses to both long-term (3-year) and shorter-term (1-year) portfolio pre-tax performance closely aligns the investment professionals' interests with those of UBS Global Asset Management's clients. A portfolio manager's bonus is based on the performance of the fund the portfolio manager manages as compared to the fund's broad-based index over a three-year rolling period.

UBS AG equity. Senior investment professionals, including the portfolio manager of the International Fixed Income Fund, may receive a portion of their annual performance-based incentive in the form of deferred or restricted UBS AG shares or employee stock options. UBS Global Asset Management believes that this reinforces the critical importance of creating long-term business value and also serves as an effective retention tool as the equity shares typically vest over a number of years.

Broader equity share ownership is encouraged for all employees through "Equity Plus." This long-term incentive program gives employees the opportunity to purchase UBS stock with after-tax funds from their bonus and/or salary. Two UBS stock options are given for each share acquired and held for two years. UBS Global Asset Management feels this engages its employees as partners in the firm's success, and helps to maximize its integrated business strategy.

Ownership of Fund Shares. As of the end of the International Fixed Income Fund's most recently completed fiscal year, UBS Global AM's portfolio manager did not beneficially own any shares of the International Fixed Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of September 30, 2008, in addition to the International Fixed Income Fund, UBS Global AM's portfolio manager was 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
(millions)
  Number of
Accounts
  Total Assets
(millions)
  Number of
Accounts
  Total Assets
(millions)
 
Christian
Jochum
    4     $ 384       24     $ 3,884       45 *   $ 12,800    
    N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A     3 **   $ 1,694    

 

* This number includes the portfolio manager's personal accounts.

** Accounts listed above are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.


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Conflicts of Interests. The portfolio management team's management of the International Fixed Income Fund and Other Accounts could result in potential conflicts of interest if the International Fixed Income Fund and Other Accounts have different objectives, benchmarks and fees because the portfolio management team must allocate its time and investment expertise across multiple accounts, including the International Fixed Income Fund. The portfolio manager and his team manage the International Fixed Income Fund and Other Accounts utilizing a model portfolio approach that groups similar accounts within a model portfolio. UBS Global AM manages accounts according to the appropriate model portfolio, including where possible, those accounts that have specific investment restrictions. Accordingly, portfolio holdings, position sizes and industry and sector exposures tend to be similar across accounts, which may minimize the potential for conflicts of interest.

If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity that may be suitable for more than one account or model portfolio, the International Fixed Income Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible model portfolios and accounts. To deal with these situations, UBS Global AM has adopted procedures for allocating portfolio trades across multiple accounts to provide fair treatment to all accounts.

The management of personal accounts by a portfolio manager may also give rise to potential conflicts of interest. UBS Global AM has adopted Codes of Ethics that govern such personal trading but there is no assurance that the Codes will adequately address all such conflicts.

Wellington Management

Compensation. Wellington Management receives a fee based on the assets under management of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds as set forth in an investment sub-advisory agreement between Wellington Management and SIMC on behalf of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds. Wellington Management pays its investment professionals out of its total revenues and other resources, including the sub-advisory fees earned with respect to the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds. The following information relates to the period ended August 31, 2009.

Wellington Management's compensation structure is designed to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals necessary to deliver high quality investment management services to its clients. Wellington Management's compensation of each Fund's manager listed in the prospectus who is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds ("Portfolio Managers") includes a base salary and incentive components. The base salary for each Portfolio Manager who is a partner of Wellington Management is determined by the Managing Partners of the firm. A partner's base salary is generally a fixed amount that may change as a result of an annual review. The base salary for the other Portfolio Manager is determined by the Portfolio Manager's experience and performance in his role as a Portfolio Manager. Base salaries for Wellington Management's employees are reviewed annually and may be adjusted based on the recommendation of a Portfolio Manager's manager, using guidelines established by Wellington Management's Compensation Committee, which has final oversight responsibility for base salaries of employees of the firm. Each Portfolio Manager is eligible to receive an incentive payment based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management from the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds managed by the Portfolio Managers and generally each other account managed by such Portfolio Manager. Mr. Jayne's incentive payment relating to the International Equity Fund is linked to the gross pre-tax performance of the portion of the International Equity Fund managed by Mr. Jayne compared to the benchmark index and/or peer group identified below over one and three year periods, with an emphasis on three year results. Wellington Management applies similar incentive compensation structures (although the benchmarks or peer groups, time periods and rates may differ) to other accounts managed by Mr. Jayne, including accounts with performance fees. The incentive paid to Mr. Evans is based on the revenues earned by Wellington Management, which have no performance-related component. Wellington Management applies similar incentive structures to other accounts managed by Mr. Evans, including accounts with performance fees.

Portfolio-based incentives across all accounts managed by an investment professional can, and typically do, represent a significant portion of an investment professional's overall compensation; incentive compensation varies significantly by individual and can vary significantly from year to year. The Portfolio Managers may also be eligible for bonus payments based on his overall contribution to Wellington


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Management's business operations. Senior management at Wellington Management may reward individuals as it deems appropriate based on factors other than account performance. Each partner of Wellington Management is eligible to participate in a partner-funded tax qualified retirement plan, the contributions to which are made pursuant to an actuarial formula. Mr. Evans is a partner of the firm.

Fund   Benchmark Index and/or
Peer Group for
Incentive Period
 
International Equity
Fund
     
  Barclays Capital
Global
Aggregate Ex-US
 

 

Ownership of Fund Shares: As of August 31, 2009, Wellington Management's portfolio managers did not beneficially own any shares of the International Equity or International Fixed Income Fund.

Other Accounts. As of August 31, 2009, 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   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets   Number
of Accounts
  Total Assets  
Toby Jayne     3     $ 325,515,009       1     $ 63,937,857       0     $ 0    
Robert L. Evans     2     $ 80,420,810       8     $ 2,037,389,183       16     $ 5,135,131,386    
                      3 *   $ 471,935,557    

 

*  These accounts are subject to a performance-based advisory fee.

Conflicts of Interests.  Individual investment professionals at Wellington Management manage multiple accounts for multiple clients. These accounts may include mutual funds, separate accounts (assets managed on behalf of institutions, such as pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, or separately managed account programs sponsored by financial intermediaries), bank common trust accounts, and hedge funds. The International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds' managers listed in the prospectus who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds generally manage other Accounts in several different investment styles. These other Accounts may have investment objectives, strategies, time horizons, tax considerations and risk profiles that differ from those of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds. The Portfolio Managers make investment decisions for each account, including the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds, based on the investment objectives, policies, practices, benchmarks, cash flows, tax and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that account. Consequently, the Portfolio Managers may purchase or sell securities, including IPOs, for one account and not another account, and the performance of securities purchased for one account may vary from the performance of securities purchased for other accounts. Alternatively, these other Accounts may be managed in a similar fashion to the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds and thus the accounts may have similar, and in some cases nearly identical, objectives, strategies and/or holdings to that of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds.

The Portfolio Managers or other investment professionals at Wellington Management may place transactions on behalf of Other Accounts that are directly or indirectly contrary to investment decisions made on behalf of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds, or make investment decisions that are similar to those made for the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds, both of which have the potential to adversely impact the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds depending on market conditions. For example, an investment professional may purchase a security in one account while appropriately selling that same security in another account. Similarly, the Portfolio Managers may purchase the same security for the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds and one or more other accounts at or about the same time, and in those instances the other accounts will have access to their respective holdings prior to the public disclosure of the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds' holdings. In addition, some of these accounts have fee structures, including performance fees, which are or have the potential to be higher, in some cases significantly higher, than the fees Wellington Management receives for managing the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds. Because


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incentive payments paid by Wellington Management to the Portfolio Managers are tied to revenues earned by Wellington Management and, where noted, to the performance achieved by the manager in each account, the incentives associated with any given account may be significantly higher or lower than those associated with Other Accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers. Finally, the Portfolio Managers may hold shares or investments in the other pooled investment vehicles and/or other accounts identified above.

Wellington Management's goal is to meet its fiduciary obligation to treat all clients fairly and provide high quality investment services to all of its clients. Wellington Management has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which it believes address the conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients. In addition, Wellington Management monitors a variety of areas, including compliance with primary account guidelines, the allocation of IPOs, and compliance with the firm's Code of Ethics, and places additional investment restrictions on investment professionals who manage hedge funds and certain other accounts. Furthermore, senior investment and business personnel at Wellington Management periodically review the performance of Wellington Management's investment professionals. Although Wellington Management does not track the time an investment professional spends on a single account, Wellington Management does periodically assess whether an investment professional has adequate time and resources to effectively manage the investment professional's various client mandates.

DISTRIBUTION, SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICING

General. SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor") serves as each Fund's distributor. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI. The Distributor has its principal business address 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 Distribution Agreement shall be reviewed and ratified at least annually: (i) by the Trust's Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Trust; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the Distribution Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement will terminate in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, and is terminable with respect to a particular Fund on not less than 60 days' notice by the Trust's Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of such Fund or by the Distributor. The Distributor will receive no compensation for the distribution of Class A, Class I or Class G Shares of the Funds.

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") for the Class G Shares of each Fund 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 Plan is in the best interests of the shareholders. Continuance of the Plan must be approved annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust 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 Plan or in any agreements related thereto (the "Qualified Trustees"). The Plan may not be amended to materially increase the amount that may be spent thereunder without approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Class G Shares of each Fund. All material amendments of the Plan will require approval by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust and of the Qualified Trustees.

The Plan adopted by the Class G Shares shareholders provides that the Trust will pay the Distributor a fee of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Funds' Class G Shares that the Distributor can use to compensate broker-dealers and service providers, including affiliates of the Distributor, that provide distribution-related services to Class G Shares shareholders or to their customers who beneficially own Class G Shares. Payments may be made under the Plan for distribution services, including reviewing of purchase and redemption orders, assisting in processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from customers, providing certain shareholder communications requested by the Distributor, forwarding sales literature and advertisements provided by the Distributor, and arranging for bank wires. Except to the extent that the Administrator and/or SIMC benefited through increased fees from an increase in the net assets of the


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Trust, which may have resulted in part from the expenditures, no interested person of the Trust nor any Trustee of that Trust who is not an interested person of the Trust has or had a direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan or related agreements.

[For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Funds did not incur any 12b-1 expenses.]

Shareholder and Administrative Servicing Plans. The Trust has also adopted shareholder servicing plans for its Class A, Class I and Class G Shares (each, a "Shareholder Servicing Plan" and, collectively, the "Shareholder Servicing Plans"). Under the Shareholder Servicing Plans for Class A and Class G Shares, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: maintaining client accounts; arranging for bank wires; responding to client inquiries concerning services provided on investments; assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; sub-accounting; providing information on share positions to clients; forwarding shareholder communications to clients; processing purchase, exchange and redemption orders; and processing dividend payments. Under the Shareholder Servicing Plan for Class I shares, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following shareholder services: maintaining client accounts; arranging for bank wires; responding to client inquiries concerning services provided on investments; and assisting clients in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses.

The Trust has adopted an administrative servicing plan (the "Administrative Servicing Plan") for its Class I shares. Under the Administrative Servicing Plan, the Distributor may perform, or may compensate other service providers for performing, the following administrative services: providing subaccounting with respect to shares beneficially owned by clients; providing information periodically to clients showing their positions in shares; 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; processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from clients and placing such orders with a Fund or its service providers; processing dividend payments from a Fund on behalf of its clients; and 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.

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 Advisor 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 also may 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 employer 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 firms' personnel, allowing sponsorship of seminars or informational meetings, and furnishing marketing support and other specified services. These payments may be based on average net assets of SEI Funds attributable to that


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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 fees paid to a financial institution in accordance with the Funds' Shareholder Servicing Plan or Administrative Servicing Plan.

The payments discussed above may be significant to the financial institutions receiving them, and may create an incentive for the financial institutions or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the SEI 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.

Although the Funds may use broker-dealers that sell Fund shares to effect transactions for the Funds' portfolio, the Funds and the advisers 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 sales of Fund shares.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Board Responsibilities. The management and affairs of the Trust and each of the Funds are supervised by the Trustees under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Each Trustee is responsible for overseeing each of the Funds and each fund of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP (the "Fund Complex"), which currently consists of xx funds and includes funds not described in this SAI. The Trustees have approved contracts, as described above, under which certain companies provide essential management services to the Trust.

Members of the Board. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, the year in which the Trustee was elected, other directorships held and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees of the Trust. There is no stated term of office for the Trustees of the Trust, however, a Trustee must retire from the Board by the end of the calendar year in which the Trustee turns 75 provided that, although there shall be a presumption that each Trustee attaining such age shall retire, the Board may, if it deems doing so to be consistent with the best interest of the Trust, and with the consent of any Trustee that is eligible for retirement, by unanimous vote, extend the term of such Trustee for successive periods of one year. 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 (DOB 08/17/46)—Chairman of the Board of Trustees* (since 1988)—SEI employee, 1974-present. Mr. Nesher currently manages SEI's proprietary investment advisory and mutual fund business and SEI's third-party fund administration business. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, December 2005-present. President and Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. and 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, Limited, SEI Investments—Global Fund Services, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe), Ltd., SEI Investments—Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC. Trustee/Director of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

WILLIAM M. DORAN (DOB 05/26/40)—Trustee* (since 1982)—1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Self-employed Consultant since 2003. Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003, counsel to the Trust, SEI, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor. Director of SEI since 1974; Secretary of SEI since 1978. Director of the Distributor since 2003. Director of SEI Investments—Global Funds


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Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited and SEI Asset Korea Co., Ltd. Trustee/Director of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

Independent Trustees.

JAMES M. STOREY (DOB 04/12/31)—Trustee (since 1994)—Attorney, Solo Practitioner since 1994. Partner, Dechert Price & Rhoads (law firm), September 1987-December 1993. Trustee/Director of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

GEORGE J. SULLIVAN, JR. (DOB 11/13/42)—Trustee (since 1996)—Self-employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. since April 1997. Member of the independent review committee for SEI's Canadian-registered mutual funds. Trustee/Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

ROSEMARIE B. GRECO (DOB 03/31/46)—Trustee (since 1999)—Senior Advisor, Governor's Office of Health Care Reform, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, since 2009. Director, Governor's Office of Health Care Reform, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2003-2008. Founder and Principal, Grecoventures Ltd., (private management consulting firm), from 1999 to 2002. Director, Sunoco, Inc. and Exelon Corporation; Trustee/Director of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

NINA LESAVOY (DOB 07/24/57)—Trustee (since 2003)—Founder and Managing Director, Avec Capital (strategic fundraising firm), since April 2008. Managing Director, Cue Capital (strategic fundraising firm), March 2002-March 2008. Trustee/Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

JAMES M. WILLIAMS (DOB 10/10/47)—Trustee (since 2004)—Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust, Non Profit Foundation for Visual Arts, since December 2002. President, Harbor Capital Advisors and Harbor Mutual Funds, 2000-2002. Manager, Pension Asset Management, Ford Motor Company, 1997-1999. Trustee/Director of Ariel Mutual Funds, SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

MITCHELL A. JOHNSON (DOB 03/01/42)—Trustee (since 2007)—Private Investor since 1994. Director, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac). Trustee/Director of The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

HUBERT L. HARRIS, JR. (DOB 07/15/43)—Trustee (since 2008)—Retired since December 2005. Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors, AMVESCAP Retirement, Inc. (retirement plan provider), 1997-December 2005. Chief Executive Officer, INVESCO North America (investment

*  Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who may be deemed to be "interested" persons (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds by virtue of their relationship with the Distributor and SIMC.


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management firm), September 2003-December 2005. Director, Colonial BancGroup, Inc. Chair of the Board of Trustees, Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Trustee/Director of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP.

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 of the Trust. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: recommending which firm to engage as the Trust's independent auditor and whether to terminate this relationship; reviewing the independent auditor's compensation, the proposed scope and terms of its engagement, and the firm's independence; pre-approving audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust's independent auditor to the Trust and certain other affiliated entities; serving as a channel of communication between the independent auditor and the Trustees; reviewing the results of each external audit, including any qualifications in the independent auditor's opinion, any related management letter, management's responses to recommendations made by the independent auditor in connection with the audit, reports submitted to the Committee by the internal auditing department of the Trust's Administrator that are material to the Trust as a whole, if any, and management's responses to any such reports; reviewing the Trust's audited financial statements and considering any significant disputes between the Trust's management and the independent auditor that arose in connection with the preparation of those financial statements; considering, in consultation with the independent auditor and the Trust's senior internal accounting executive, if any, the independent auditor's report on the adequacy of the Trust's internal financial controls; reviewing, in consultation with the Trust's independent auditor, major changes regarding auditing and accounting principles and practices to be followed when preparing the Trust's financial statements; and other audit related matters. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of the Trust's compliance program. Messrs. Storey, Sullivan, Williams, Johnson and Harris, Ms. Greco and Ms. Lesavoy currently serve as members of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets periodically, as necessary, and met XX times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

•  Fair Value Committee.  The Board has a standing Fair Value Committee that is composed of at least one Trustee and various representatives of the Trust's service providers, as appointed by the Board. The Fair Value Committee operates under procedures approved by the Board. The principal responsibility of the Fair Value Committee is to determine the fair value of securities for which current market quotations are not readily available or deemed not eligible. The Fair Value Committee's determinations are reviewed by the Board. Messrs. Nesher and Sullivan currently serve as the Board's delegates on the Fair Value Committee. The Fair Value Committee meets as necessary, and met XX 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 of the Trust. The Governance Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board. The principal responsibilities of the Governance Committee include: considering and reviewing Board governance and compensation issues; conducting a self assessment of the Board's operations; selecting and nominating all persons to serve as Independent Trustees and evaluating the qualifications of "interested" Trustee candidates; reviewing shareholder recommendations for nominations to fill vacancies on the Board if such recommendations are submitted in writing and addressed to the Committee at the applicable Trust's offices. Messrs. Storey, Sullivan,Williams, Johnson and Harris, Ms. Greco and Ms. Lesavoy currently serve as members of the Governance Committee. The Committee shall meet at the direction of its Chair as often as appropriate to accomplish its purpose. In any event, the Committee shall meet at least once each year and shall conduct at least one meeting in person. The Governance Committee met XX times during the Trust's most recently completed fiscal year.

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 as of the end of the most recently completed calendar year. Dollar amount ranges disclosed are established by the SEC. "Beneficial ownership" is


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determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of 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)*
 
Interested  
Mr. Nesher   XX   XX  
Mr. Doran   XX   XX  
Independent  
Mr. Storey   XX   XX  
Mr. Sullivan   XX   XX  
Ms. Greco   XX   XX  
Ms. Lesavoy   XX   XX  
Mr. Williams   XX   XX  
Mr. Johnson   XX   XX  
Mr. Harris   XX   XX  

 

*  Valuation date is December 31, 2009.

Board Compensation. The Trust 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
 
Interested  
Mr. Nesher     N/A     N/A   N/A     N/A    
Mr. Doran     N/A     N/A   N/A     N/A    
Independent  
Mr. Storey   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  
Mr. Sullivan   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  
Ms. Greco   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  
Ms. Lesavoy   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  
Mr. Williams   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  
Mr. Johnson   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  
Mr. Harris   $ X X   N/A   N/A   $ X X  

 

Trust Officers. Set forth below are the names, dates of birth, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Executive 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 receive compensation from the Trust for their services.

Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers to one or more mutual funds to which SEI or its affiliates act 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 successor, or until earlier resignation or removal.

ROBERT A. NESHER—(DOB 08/17/46)—President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2005)—See biographical information above under the heading "Interested Trustees."

TIMOTHY D. BARTO (DOB 03/28/68)—Vice President and Secretary (since 2002)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Trust, 1999-2002. General Counsel and Secretary of SIMC and the Administrator since 2004. Vice President of SIMC and the Administrator since 1999. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SEI since 2001. Assistant Secretary of SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor and Vice President of the Distributor, 1999-2003.


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STEPHEN F. PANNER (DOB 06/08/70)—Controller and Chief Financial Officer (since 2005)—Fund Accounting Director of the Administrator, 2005-present. Fund Administration Manager, Old Mutual Fund Services, 2000-2005. Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Treasurer, PBHG Funds and PBHG Insurance Series Fund, 2004-2005. Assistant Treasurer, PBHG Funds and PBHG Insurance Series Fund, 2000-2004. Assistant Treasurer, Old Mutual Fund Advisors Fund, 2004-2005.

JOHN J. MCCUE (DOB 04/20/63)—Vice President (since 2004)—Director of Portfolio Implementations for SIMC, August 1995 to present. Managing Director of Money Market Investments for SIMC, January 2003 to present.

RUSSELL EMERY (DOB 12/18/62)—Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006)—Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop Street Funds since March 2006. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP and SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP since June 2007. Director of Investment Product Management and Development of SIMC, February 2003-March 2006. Senior Investment Analyst—Equity Team of SIMC, March 2000-February 2003.

JAMES NDIAYE (DOB 09/11/68)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2005)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2005. Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management, 2003-2004. Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2000-2003.

MICHAEL T. PANG (DOB 07/08/72)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2005)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2005. Counsel, Caledonian Bank & Trust's Mutual Funds Group, 2004. Counsel, Permal Asset Management, 2001-2004.

ANDREW S. DECKER (DOB 08/22/63)—Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (since 2008)— Compliance Officer and Product Manager, SEI Investments, since 2005. Vice President, Old Mutual Capital, 2000-2005.

AARON C. BUSER (DOB 11/19/70)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2008)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2007. Attorney, Stark & Stark (law firm), March 2004-July 2007. Attorney, Flaster/Greenberg, P.C. (law firm), January 2000-February 2004.

DAVID F. MCCANN (DOB 03/19/76)—Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2009). Vice President and Assistant Secretary of SIMC since 2008. Attorney, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP (law firm), May 2005-October 2008. Attorney, Pepper Hamilton, LLP (law firm), September 2001-May 2005.

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Funds have delegated proxy voting responsibilities to SIMC, subject to the Board's general oversight. In delegating proxy voting responsibilities, each Fund has directed that proxies be voted consistent with a Fund's best economic interests. SIMC has adopted its own proxy voting policies and guidelines for this purpose (the "Procedures"). As required by applicable regulations, SIMC has provided this summary of its Procedures concerning proxies voted by SIMC on behalf of each investment advisory client who delegates voting responsibility to SIMC, which includes the Funds (each a "Client"). The Procedures may be changed as necessary to remain current with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.

SIMC votes proxies in the best economic interests of Clients. SIMC has elected to retain an independent proxy voting service (the "Service") to vote proxies for Client accounts, which votes proxies in accordance with Proxy Voting Guidelines (the "Guidelines") approved by SIMC's Proxy Voting Committee (the "Committee"). The Guidelines set forth the manner in which SIMC will vote on matters that may come up for shareholder vote. The Service will review each matter on a case-by-case basis, and vote the proxies in accordance with the Guidelines. For example, the Guidelines provide that SIMC will vote in favor of proposals to require shareholder ratification of any poison pill, shareholder proposals that request companies to adopt confidential voting, and for management proposals to do so, and shareholder social, workforce, and environmental proposals that create good corporate citizens while enhancing long-term shareholder value, and will vote against director nominees (or the Board) if it believes that a nominee (or the Board) has not served the economic long-term interests of shareholders.


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Prior to voting a proxy, the Service makes available to SIMC its recommendation on how to vote in light of the Guidelines. SIMC retains the authority to overrule the Service's recommendation on any specific proxy proposal and to instruct the Service to vote in a manner determined by the Committee. Before doing so, the Committee will determine whether SIMC may have a material conflict of interest regarding the proposal. If the Committee determines that SIMC has such a material conflict, SIMC shall instruct the Service to vote in accordance with the Service's recommendation unless SIMC, after full disclosure to the Client of the nature of the conflict, obtains the Client's consent to voting in the manner determined by the Committee (or otherwise obtains instructions from the Client as to how to vote on the proposal).

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 Guidelines, or information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2009, 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

Shares of a Fund may be purchased in exchange for securities included in the Fund subject to the Administrator's determination that the securities are acceptable. Securities accepted in an exchange will be valued at the market value. All accrued interest and subscription of other rights which are reflected in the market price of accepted securities at the time of valuation become the property of the Trust and must be delivered by the shareholder to the Trust upon receipt from the issuer. A shareholder may recognize a gain or a loss for federal income tax purposes in making the exchange.

The Administrator will not accept securities for a Fund unless: (1) such securities are appropriate in the Fund at the time of the exchange; (2) such securities are acquired for investment and not for resale; (3) the shareholder represents and agrees that all securities offered to the Trust for the Fund are not subject to any restrictions upon their sale by the Fund under the 1933 Act, or otherwise; (4) such securities are traded on the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or on NASDAQ in an unrelated transaction with a quoted sales price on the same day the exchange valuation is made or, if not listed on such exchanges or on NASDAQ, have prices available from an independent pricing service approved by the Board; and (5) the securities may be acquired under the investment restrictions applicable to the Fund.

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 NYSE 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 NYSE, the Administrator, the advisers, the Distributor and/or the custodian are not 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, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

It is currently the Trust's policy to pay for 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 securities held by a Fund in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage charges in connection with the sale of such securities. However, a shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash redemptions from a Fund of the Trust during any 90-day period of up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Trust's net assets in cash. A gain or loss for federal income tax purposes would be realized by a shareholder subject to taxation upon an in-kind redemption depending upon the shareholder's basis in the shares of the Fund redeemed.

Fund securities may be traded on foreign markets on days other than a Business Day or the net asset value of a Fund may be computed on days when such foreign markets are closed. In addition, foreign markets may close at times other than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. As a consequence, the net asset value of a share of a Fund may not reflect all events that may affect the value of the Fund's foreign securities unless the adviser determines that such events materially affect net asset value in which case net asset value will be determined by consideration of other factors.


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Certain shareholders in one or more of the Funds may obtain asset allocation services from SIMC and other financial intermediaries with respect to their investments in such Funds. If a sufficient amount of a Fund's assets are subject to such asset allocation services, the Fund may incur higher transaction costs and a higher portfolio turnover rate than would otherwise be anticipated as a result of redemptions and purchases of Fund shares pursuant to such services. Further, to the extent that SIMC is providing asset allocation services and providing investment advice to the Funds, it may face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities because of the possible differences between the interests of its asset allocation clients and the interest of the Funds.

Use of Third-Party Independent Pricing Agents. The Funds' Pricing and Valuation Procedures provide that any change in a primary pricing agent or a pricing methodology requires prior approval by the Board. However, when the change would not materially affect valuation of a Fund's net assets or involve a material departure in pricing methodology from that of the Fund's existing pricing agent or pricing methodology, Board approval may be obtained at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

TAXES

The following is only a summary of certain additional federal income tax considerations generally affecting the Funds and their shareholders that are not described in the Prospectuses. No attempt is made to present a detailed explanation of the federal, state, local or foreign tax treatment of the Funds or their shareholders, and the discussion here and in the Prospectuses is not intended to be a substitute for careful tax planning. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor.

This discussion of 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 or court decisions, may significantly change the conclusions expressed herein and may have a retroactive effect with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

[For federal income tax purposes, capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward and applied against future capital gains. Post-October losses represent losses realized on investment or foreign currency transactions from November 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 that, in accordance with federal income tax regulations, the Funds defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year. For more information about the amount of capital loss carryforwards for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, please refer to the Annual Report.]

Qualification as a RIC

Each Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated as a "regulated investment company" ("RIC") as defined under Subchapter M of the Code. By following such policy, each Fund expects to eliminate or reduce to a nominal amount the federal taxes to which it may be subject. The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of each Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to shareholders.

In order to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, a Fund must distribute annually to its shareholders at least the sum of 90% of its net interest income excludable from gross income plus 90% of its investment company taxable income (generally, net investment income, plus the excess of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital losses) ("Distribution Requirement") and must meet several additional requirements. Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of a Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of stocks or securities or foreign currencies or other income (including gains from forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in stocks, securities and currencies, and net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership ("Income Requirement"); (ii) at the close of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, United States Government securities, securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of a Fund's total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and (iii) at the close of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year, not more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in securities (other than U.S. Government securities or the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, the securities (other than the securities of other RICs) of two or


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more issuers engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or businesses if a Fund owns at least 20% of the voting power of such issuers, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships.

Notwithstanding the Distribution Requirement described above, which only requires a Fund to distribute at least 90% of its annual investment company taxable income and 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 any calendar year at least 98% of its ordinary income for that year and 98% of its capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31, of that year, plus certain other amounts. Each Fund intends to make sufficient distributions to avoid liability for the federal excise tax applicable to RICs.

If you buy shares when a Fund has realized but not yet distributed income or capital gains, you will be "buying a dividend" by paying the full price for the shares and gains and receiving back a portion of the price in the form of a taxable distribution.

Each Fund receives income generally in the form of dividends and interest on its investment. Each Fund's income, less expenses incurred in the operation of such Fund, constitutes the Fund's net investment income from which dividends may be paid to you. Any distributions of dividends by a Fund will be taxable as ordinary income, whether you take them in cash or additional shares. Except for dividends paid by the International Fixed Income Fund and the Emerging Markets Debt Fund, all or a portion of such dividends may be treated as qualified dividend income (eligible for the reduced maximum rate to individuals of 15% (lower rates apply to individuals in lower tax brackets)) to the extent that a Fund receives qualified dividend income. Qualified dividend income includes, in general, subject to certain holding period requirements and other requirements, dividend income from certain foreign corporations. Eligible foreign corporations include those incorporated in possessions of the United States, those incorporated in certain countries with comprehensive tax treaties with the United States and those whose stock is tradable on an established securities market in the United States. It is expected that distributions from the International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Debt Funds will primarily consist of ordinary income and that distributions from these Funds will not be eligible for the lower tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income. Distributions received by a Fund from an ETF which is taxable as a RIC will be treated as qualified dividend income only to the extent so designated by such ETF. A Fund may derive capital gains and losses in connection with sale or other dispositions of its portfolio securities. Distributions from net short-term capital gains will be taxable to you as ordinary income. Distributions from net long-term gains will be taxable to you at long-term capital gains rates, regardless of how long you have held your shares in a Fund. Long-term capital gains are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Absent further legislation, the maximum 15% rate on qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains will cease to apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

If a Fund's distributions exceed its taxable income and capital gains realized during a taxable year, 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.

The use of hedging strategies, such as entering into forward foreign currency contracts, involves complex rules that will determine for income tax purposes the character and timing of recognition of the income received in connection therewith by a Fund. These complex tax rules also could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gains, accelerate the recognition of income to a Fund and/or defer to a Fund's ability to recognize losses. Income from foreign currencies, and income from transactions in forward contracts that are directly related to a Fund's business of investing in securities or foreign currencies, will qualify as permissible income under the Income Requirement.

Any gain or loss recognized on a sale, exchange or redemption of shares of a Fund by a shareholder who is not a dealer in securities will generally, for individual shareholders, 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 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. All or a portion of any loss that


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you realize upon the redemption of a Fund's shares will be disallowed to the extent that you buy other shares in a Fund (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within 30 days before or after your share redemption. Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added to your tax basis in the new shares you buy.

If a Fund fails to qualify as a RIC for any year, all of its taxable income will be subject to tax at regular corporate rates without any deduction for distributions to shareholders, and its distributions (including capital gains distributions) generally will be taxable as ordinary income dividends to its shareholders, subject to the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders and lower tax rates on qualified dividend income for individual shareholders.

A Fund will be required in certain cases to withhold at applicable withholding rates and remit to the United States Treasury the amount withheld on amounts payable to any shareholder who (1) has provided a Fund either an incorrect tax identification number or no number at all, (2) who is subject to backup withholding by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to properly report payments of interest or dividends, (3) who has failed to certify to a Fund that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding, or (4) has not certified that such shareholder is a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).

With respect to investments in STRIPS, TRs, TIGRs, LYONs, CATS 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 a Fund has not received any interest payments on such obligations during that period. Because each Fund distributes 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 advisers would not have chosen to sell such securities and which may result in taxable gain or loss.

Because each Fund's income is derived primarily from investments in foreign rather than domestic U.S. securities, no portion of its distributions will generally be eligible for the dividends-received deduction.

Non-U.S. investors in a Fund may be subject to U.S. withholding and estate tax and are encouraged to consult their tax advisor prior to investing in a Fund.

State Taxes

A Fund is not liable for any income or franchise tax in Massachusetts if it qualifies as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. 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. Many states grant tax-free status to ordinary income distributions that a Fund pays to you which are derived from interest on direct obligations of the U.S. Government. Some states have minimum investment requirements for this tax-free status that must be met by a Fund. Investments in Ginnie Mae or Fannie Mae securities, bankers' acceptances, commercial paper, and repurchase requirements collateralized by U.S. Government securities do not generally qualify for state tax-free treatment. The rules or exclusion of this income are different for corporate shareholders. Depending upon state and local law, distributions by a Fund to shareholders and the ownership of shares may be subject to state and local taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the state and local tax consequences of investments in a Fund.

Foreign Taxes

Dividends and interest received by a Fund may be subject to income, withholding or other taxes imposed by foreign countries and United States possessions that would reduce the yield on a Fund's securities. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States 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 its taxable year consists of stock or securities of foreign corporations, a Fund will be eligible to, and will, file an election with the Internal Revenue Service that will enable shareholders, in effect, to receive the benefit of the foreign tax credit with respect to any foreign and United States possessions income taxes paid by a Fund. Pursuant to the election, a Fund will treat those taxes as dividends paid to its shareholders. Each 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


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him or her in computing his or her taxable income or, alternatively, use the foregoing information in calculating the foreign tax credit (subject to significant limitations) against the shareholder's federal income tax. If a Fund makes the election, it will report annually to its shareholders the respective amounts per share of a Fund's income from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries and United States possessions. Foreign tax credits, if any, received by a Fund as a result of an investment in an ETF which is taxable as a RIC will not be passed through to you.

Most foreign exchange gains realized on the sale of debt securities are treated as ordinary income by a Fund. Similarly, foreign exchange losses realized by a Fund on the sale of debt securities are generally treated as ordinary losses by a Fund. These gains when distributed will be taxed to you as ordinary dividends, and any losses will reduce a Fund's ordinary income otherwise available for distribution to you. This treatment could increase or reduce a Fund's ordinary income distributions to you, and may cause some or all of a Fund's previously distributed income to be classified as a return of capital.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

The Trust has no obligation to deal with any dealer or group of brokers or dealers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities. Subject to policies established by the Trustees, the advisers are responsible for placing orders to execute Fund transactions. In placing brokerage orders, it is the Trust's 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 the advisers generally seek reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Trust will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. The Trust will not purchase portfolio securities from any affiliated person acting as principal except in conformity with the regulations of the SEC.

The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, and when one or more brokers is believed capable of providing the best combination of price and execution, the Fund's advisers may cause the Trust to select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the advisers. The 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.

Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act ("Section 28(e)") permits the advisers, under certain circumstances, to cause a Fund 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: (1) 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; (2) furnishing analyses and reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors and trends, portfolio strategy, and the performance of accounts; and (3) effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance, settlement, and custody). In the case of research services, the advisers believe that access to independent investment research is beneficial to their investment decision-making processes and, therefore, to the Fund. In addition to agency transactions, the advisers may receive brokerage and research services in connection with certain riskless transactions, in accordance with applicable SEC guidelines.

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 which assists in the valuation and pricing of investments. Examples of research-oriented services for which the advisers might utilize 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. The 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 the advisers will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required


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to be performed by the Funds' advisers under the Investment Advisory Agreements. Any advisory or other fees paid to the advisers are not reduced as a result of the receipt of research services.

In some cases an adviser may receive a service from a broker that has both a "research" and a "non-research" use. When this occurs, the adviser 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 the 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, the adviser faces a potential conflict of interest, but the 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 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 the advisers with research services. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 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).

SIMC and the various firms that serve as sub-advisers to certain Funds of the Trust, in the exercise of joint investment discretion over the assets of a Fund, may execute a substantial portion of a Fund's portfolio transactions through a commission recapture program that SIMC has arranged with the Distributor (the "Commission Recapture Program"). SIMC then requests, but does not require, that certain Sub-Advisers execute a portion of a Fund's portfolio transactions through the Commission Recapture Program. Under the Commission Recapture Program, the Distributor receives a commission, in its capacity as an introducing broker, on Fund portfolio transactions. The Distributor then returns to a Fund a portion of the commissions earned on the portfolio transactions, and such payments are used by the Fund to pay Fund operating expenses. Sub-Advisers are authorized to execute trades pursuant to the Commission Recapture Program; provided that, the Sub-Adviser determines that such trading is consistent with its duty to seek best execution on Fund portfolio transactions. As disclosed in the Trust's prospectuses, SIMC in many cases voluntarily waives fees that it is entitled to receive for providing services to a Fund and/or reimburses expenses of a Fund in order to maintain the Fund's total operating expenses at or below a specified level. In such cases, the portion of commissions returned to a Fund under the Commission Recapture Program will generally be used to pay Fund expenses that may otherwise have been voluntarily waived or reimbursed by SIMC or its affiliates, thereby increasing the portion of the Fund fees that SIMC and its affiliates are able to receive and retain. In cases where SIMC and its affiliates are not voluntarily waiving Fund fees or reimbursing expenses, then the portion of commissions returned to a Fund under the Commission Recapture Program will directly decrease the overall amount of operating expenses of the Fund borne by shareholders.

SIMC also from time to time executes trades with the Distributor, again acting as introducing broker, in connection with the transition of the securities and other assets included in a Fund's portfolio when there is a change in sub-advisers in the Fund or a reallocation of assets among the 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 policy to achieve best net results, and must comply with the Trust's procedures regarding the execution of Fund transactions through affiliated brokers. The Funds do not direct brokerage to brokers in recognition of, or as compensation for, the promotion or sale of Fund shares.


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For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2008 and 2009, the Funds paid the following brokerage fees:

    Total $ Amount
of Brokerage
Commission
Paid
(000)
  Total $ Amount
of Brokerage
Commissions
Paid to
Affiliated Brokers
(000)
  % of Total
Brokerage
Commissions
Paid to
Affiliated
Brokers
  % Total
Brokerage
Transactions
Effected Through
Affiliated Brokers
 
Fund   2007   2008   2009   2007   2008   2009   2009   2009  
International Equity Fund   $ 5,193     $ 5,186     $ X X   $ 111     $ 145     $ X X   XX%   XX%  
Emerging Markets Equity
Fund
  $ 4,494     $ 3,790     $ X X   $ 1     $ 0     $ X X   XX%   XX%  
International Fixed Income
Fund
  $ 0     $ 32     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X   XX%   XX%  
Emerging Markets Debt
Fund
  $ 0     $ 24     $ X X   $ 0     $ 0     $ X X   XX%   XX%  
Tax-Managed International
Equity Fund
    *       *     $ X X     *       *     $ X X   *   *  

 

*  Not in operation during such period.

The portfolio turnover rates for the International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, Emerging Markets Debt and International Fixed Income Funds for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009, were as follows:

    Turnover Rate  
Fund   2008   2009  
International Equity Fund     218 %   $XX  
Emerging Markets Equity Fund     94 %   $XX  
Emerging Markets Debt Fund     83 %   $XX  
International Fixed Income Fund     147 %   $XX  

 

For the [                                              ], turnover increased in the fiscal year 2009 as compared with the fiscal year 2008 due to [                                              ].

The Trust is required to identify any securities of its "regular broker dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which the Trust has acquired during its most recent fiscal year. As of September 30, 2009, the Trust held securities from the following issuers:


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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The Funds' portfolio holdings can be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.seic.com/fund_holdings_home.asp (the "Portfolio Holdings Website"). The 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 effectively addresses conflicts of interest and controls the use of portfolio holdings information by making such information available to all investors on an equal basis.

Five calendar days after each month end, a list of all portfolio holdings in each Fund 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 first business day of the fifth 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 reporting services (e.g., Lipper or Morningstar), 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 that is satisfactory to the Trust's officers and that provides that the reporting service will not trade on the information. The Funds currently have no arrangements to provide portfolio holdings information to any third-party reporting services prior to the availability of such holdings on the Portfolio Holdings Website.

Portfolio holdings information may also be provided at any time (and as frequently as daily) to the Funds' Trustees, SIMC, the Sub-Advisers, the Distributor, the Administrator, the custodian, the independent proxy voting service retained by SIMC, the Funds' third-party independent pricing agents and the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm, as well as to state and federal regulators and government agencies, and as otherwise requested by law or judicial process. Service providers will be subject to a duty of confidentiality with respect to any portfolio holdings information, whether imposed by the provisions of the service provider's contract with the Trust or by the nature of its relationship with the Trust. Portfolio holdings of a Fund may also be provided to a prospective service provider for that Fund, so long as the prospective service provider executes a confidentiality agreement with the Fund in such form as deemed acceptable by an officer of the Fund. The Board exercises on-going oversight of the disclosure of Fund portfolio holdings by overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Funds' policies and procedures by the Chief Compliance Officer and by considering reports and recommendations by the Chief Compliance Officer concerning any material compliance matters.

Neither the Funds, SIMC, nor any other service provider to the Funds may receive compensation or other consideration for providing portfolio holdings information.

The Funds file a complete schedule of their portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

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. Shareholders have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees of the Trust may create additional portfolios of shares or 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 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


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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 willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his duties.

CODES OF ETHICS

The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act. In addition, SIMC, the Sub-Advisers 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 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 are permitted to engage in personal securities transactions, 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. Copies of these Codes of Ethics are on file with 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 the shareholders requesting the meeting.

Where the Prospectuses for the Funds or SAI state 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 a 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 a 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 Trust's Declaration of Trust 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 because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for any shareholders held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.


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CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of [DATE], the following persons were the only persons who were record owners (or to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owners) of 5% or more of the shares of the Funds. Persons who owned 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 the 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 below persons in accounts for their fiduciary, agency or custodial customers. [As of January 31, 2010, the Tax-Managed International Equity Fund had not commenced operations.]


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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The financial statements incorporated by reference into this SAI and the Financial Highlights for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 included in the Prospectuses have been audited by [                 ], an independent registered public accounting firm, located at [                                                  ]. The Financial Highlights for the year ended September 30, 2005 included in the Prospectuses has been audited by the Trust's previous auditors.

CUSTODIAN

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 40 Water Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3661, serves as custodian for the assets of the Funds (the "Custodian"). The Custodian holds cash, securities and other assets of the Trust as required by the 1940 Act. U.S. Bank National Association, 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, acts as wire agent of the Trust's assets.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, located at 1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, serves as counsel to the Trust.


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APPENDIX A—DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

MOODY'S RATING DEFINITIONS

LONG-TERM RATINGS

Aaa  Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as "gilt edged." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

Aa  Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long-term risk appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

A  Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

Baa  Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations (i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

Ba  Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well-assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

B  Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

Caa  Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

Ca  Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

C  Bonds which are rated C are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

Moody's bond ratings, where specified, are applied to senior bank obligations and insurance company senior policyholder and claims obligations with an original maturity in excess of one year. Obligations relying upon support mechanisms such as letters-of-credit and bonds of indemnity are excluded unless explicitly rated.

Obligations of a branch of a bank are considered to be domiciled in the country in which the branch is located. Unless noted as an exception, Moody's rating on a bank's ability to repay senior obligations extends only to branches located in countries which carry a Moody's sovereign rating. Such branch obligations are rated at the lower of the bank's rating or Moody's sovereign rating for the bank deposits for the country in which the branch is located.


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When the currency in which an obligation is denominated is not the same as the currency of the country in which the obligation is domiciled, Moody's ratings do not incorporate an opinion as to whether payment of the obligation will be affected by the actions of the government controlling the currency of denomination. In addition, risk associated with bilateral conflicts between an investor's home country and either the issuer's home country or the country where an issuer branch is located are not incorporated into Moody's ratings.

Moody's makes no representation that rated bank obligations or insurance company obligations are exempt from registration under the 1933 Act or issued in conformity with any other applicable law or regulation. Nor does Moody's represent that any specific bank or insurance company obligation is legally enforceable or is a valid senior obligation of a rated issuer.

Moody's ratings are opinions, not recommendations to buy or sell, and their accuracy is not guaranteed. A rating should be weighed solely as one factor in an investment decision and you should make your own study and evaluation of any issuer whose securities or debt obligations you consider buying or selling.

Note: Moody's applies numerical modifiers, 1, 2 and 3 in each generic rating classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating category.

STANDARD & POOR'S RATING DEFINITIONS

A Standard & Poor's corporate or municipal debt rating is a current assessment of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific obligation. This assessment may take into consideration obligors such as guarantors, insurers, or lessees.

The debt rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a security, as it does not comment on market price or suitability for a particular investor.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

(1) Likelihood of default. The rating assesses the obligor's capacity and willingness as to timely payment of interest and repayment of principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

(2) The obligation's nature and provisions.

(3) Protection afforded to, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under bankruptcy laws and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

Likelihood of default is indicated by an issuer's senior debt rating. If senior debt is not rated, as implied senior debt rating is determined. Subordinated debt usually is rated lower than senior debt to better reflect relative position of the obligation in bankruptcy. Unsecured debt, where significant secured debt exists, is treated similarly to subordinated debt.

LONG-TERM RATINGS

Investment Grade

AAA  Debt rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA  Debt rated "AA" has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal and differs from the highest rated debt only in small degree.

A  Debt rated "A" has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal, although it is somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher-rated categories.


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BBB  Debt rated "BBB" is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

Speculative Grade

Debt rated "BB", "B", "CCC", "CC", and "C" is regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal. "BB" indicates the least degree of speculation and "C" the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

BB  Debt rated "BB" has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative grade debt. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. The "BB" rating category is also used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied "BBB-" rating.

B  Debt rate "B" has greater vulnerability to default but presently has the capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions would likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest and repay principal. The "B" rating category also is used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied "BB" or "BB-" rating.

CCC  Debt rated "CCC" has a current identifiable vulnerability to default, and is dependent on favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, it is not likely to have the capacity to pay interest and repay principal. The "CCC" rating category also is used for debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied "B" or "B-" rating.

CC  The rating "CC" is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied "CCC" rating.

C  The rating "C" is typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which is assigned an actual or implied "CCC-" debt rating. The "C" rating may be used to cover a situation where a bankruptcy petition has been filed, but debt service payments are continued.

D  Debt is rated "D" when the issue is in payment default, or the obligor has filed for bankruptcy. The "D" rating is used when interest or principal payments are not made on the date due, even if the applicable grace period has not expired, unless S&P believes that such payments will be made during such grace period.

Plus (+) or minus (-): The ratings from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

pr  The letters "pr" indicate that the rating is provisional. A provisional rating assumes the successful completion of the project financed by the debt being rated and indicates that payment of debt service requirements is largely or entirely dependent upon the successful timely completion of the project. This rating, however, while addressing credit quality subsequent to completion of the project, makes no comment on the likelihood of, or the risk of default upon failure of such completion. The investor should exercise his own judgement with respect to such likelihood and risk.

L  The letter "L" indicates that the rating pertains to the principal amount of those bonds to the extent that the underlying deposit collateral is federally insured, and interest is adequately collateralized. In the case of certificates of deposit, the letter "L" indicates that the deposit, combined with other deposits being held in the same right and capacity, will be honored for principal and pre-default


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interest up to federal insurance limits within 30 days after closing of the insured institution or, in the event that the deposit is assumed by a successor insured institution, upon maturity.

  *Continuance of the rating is contingent upon S&P's receipt of an executed copy of the escrow agreement or closing documentation confirming investments and cash flows.

N.R.  Not rated.

Debt obligations of issuers outside the United States and its territories are rated on the same basis as domestic corporate and municipal issues. The ratings measure the creditworthiness of the obligor but do not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties.

If an issuer's actual or implied senior debt rating is "AAA", its subordinated or junior debt is rated "AAA" or "AA+", If an issuer's actual or implied senior debt rating is lower than "AAA" but higher than "BB+", its junior debt is typically rated one designation lower than the senior debt rating. For example, if the senior debt rating is "A", subordinated debt normally would be rated "A-". If an issuer's actual or implied senior debt rating is "BB+" or lower, its subordinated debt is typically rated two designations lower than the senior debt rating.

Investment and Speculative Grades

The term "investment grade" was originally used by various regulatory bodies to connote obligations eligible for investment by institutions such as banks, insurance companies, and savings and loan associations. Over time, this term gained widespread usage throughout the investment community. Issues rated in the four highest categories, "AAA", "AA", "A", "BBB", generally are recognized as being investment grade. Debt rated "BB" or below generally is referred to as speculative grade. The term "junk bond" is merely a more irreverent expression for this category of more risky debt. Neither term indicates which securities S&P deems worthy of investment, as an investor with a particular risk preference may appropriately invest in securities that are not investment grade.

Ratings continue as a factor in many regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad, notably in Japan. For example, the SEC requires investment-grade status in order to register debt on Form-3, which, in turn, is how one offers debt via a Rule 415 shelf registration. The Federal Reserve Board allows members of the Federal Reserve System to invest in securities rated in the four highest categories, just as the Federal Home Loan Bank System permits federally chartered savings and loan associations to invest in corporate debt with those ratings, and the Department of Labor allows pension funds to invest in commercial paper rated in one of the three highest categories. In similar fashion, California regulates investments of municipalities and county treasurers, Illinois limits collateral acceptable for public deposits, and Vermont restricts investments of insurers and banks. The New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges fix margin requirements for mortgage securities depending on their rating, and the securities haircut for commercial paper, debt securities, and preferred stock that determines net capital requirements is also a function of the ratings assigned.

FITCH'S RATINGS DEFINITIONS

LONG-TERM RATINGS

Investment Grade

AAA  Highest credit quality. "AAA" ratings denote the lowest expectation of credit risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA  Very high credit quality. "AA" ratings denote a very low expectation of credit risk. They indicate very strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.


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A  High credit quality. "A" ratings denote a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to changes in circumstances or in economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB  Good credit quality. "BBB" ratings indicate that there is currently a low expectation of credit risk. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse changes in circumstances and in economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity. This is the lowest investment-grade category.

Speculative Grade

BB  Speculative. "BB" ratings indicate that there is a possibility of credit risk developing, particularly as the result of adverse economic change over time; however, business or financial alternatives may be available to allow financial commitments to be met. Securities rated in this category are not investment grade.

B  Highly speculative. "B" ratings indicate that significant credit risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

CCC, CC, C  High default risk. Default is a real possibility. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments. A "CC" rating indicates that default of some kind appears probable. "C" ratings signal imminent default.

DDD, DD, D  Default. The ratings of obligations in this category are based on their prospects for achieving partial or full recovery in a reorganization or liquidation of the obligor. While expected recovery values are highly speculative and cannot be estimated with any precision, the following serve as general guidelines. "DDD" obligations have the highest potential for recovery, around 90%- 100% of outstanding amounts and accrued interest. "DD" indicates potential recoveries in the range of 50%-90%, and "D" the lowest recovery potential, i.e., below 50%.

  Entities rated in this category have defaulted on some or all of their obligations. Entities rated "DDD" have the highest prospect for resumption of performance or continued operation with or without a formal reorganization process. Entities rated "DD" and "D" are generally undergoing a formal reorganization or liquidation process; those rated "DD" are likely to satisfy a higher portion of their outstanding obligations, while entities rated "D" have a poor prospect for repaying all obligations.


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SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS (may be assigned, for example, to commercial paper, master demand notes, bank instruments, and letters of credit).

MOODY'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS THREE HIGHEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

PRIME-1 Issuers rated Prime-1 (or supporting institutions) have a superior capacity for repayment of senior short-term promissory obligations. Prime-1 repayment capacity will normally be evidenced by many of the following characteristics:

•  Leading market positions in well-established industries.

•  High rates of return on funds employed.

•  Conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on debt and ample asset protection.

•  Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and high internal cash generation.

•  Well-established access to a range of financial markets and assured sources of alternate liquidity.

PRIME-2 Issuers rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a strong capacity for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations. This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios, while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

PRIME-3 Issuers rated Prime-3 (or supporting institutions) have an acceptable ability for repayment of senior short-term obligations. The effect of industry characteristics and market compositions may be more pronounced. Variability in earnings and profitability may result in changes in the level of debt protection measurements and may require relatively high financial leverage. Adequate alternate liquidity is maintained.

S&P'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS THREE HIGHEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

A-1  This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding timely payment is strong. Those issues determined to have extremely strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus sign (+).

A-2  Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues designated "A-1."

A-3  Issues carrying this designation have adequate capacity for timely payment. They are, however, more vulnerable to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances than obligations carrying the higher designations.

FITCH'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS THREE HIGHEST SHORT-TERM DEBT RATINGS

F1  Highest credit quality. Indicates the best capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2  Good credit quality. A satisfactory capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, but the margin of safety is not as great as in the case of the higher ratings.

F3  Fair credit quality. The capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate; however, near term adverse changes could result in a reduction to non-investment grade.


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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28.  Exhibits:

(a)(1)  Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated June 28, 1988 as originally filed with Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-22821) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 30, 1988, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23, filed with the SEC on June 23, 1997.

(a)(2)  Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated August 9, 1989, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 033-22821), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.

(a)(3)  Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated April 29, 1998, is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.

(b)  Amended By-Laws dated June 17, 2004 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.

(c)  Not Applicable

(d)(1)  Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") dated December 16, 1994 (restated as of December 17, 2002) is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.

(d)(2)  Schedule to Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and SIMC dated December 16, 2002 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2003.

(d)(3)  Amended Schedule dated June 20, 2000 to the Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 1994 between the Registrant and SIMC with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity, International Equity, Emerging Markets Debt and Tax-Managed International Equity Funds is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(4)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AllianceBernstein L.P. (f/k/a Alliance Capital Management L.P.) dated June 26, 2002 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.

(d)(5)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC dated September 18, 2000 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.


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(d)(6)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated March 17, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.

(d)(7)  Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund dated April 20, 2007 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(8)  Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AllianceBernstein (f/k/a Alliance Capital Management L.P.) dated January 11, 2006 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 27, 2006.

(d)(9)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and McKinley Capital Management, LLC (f/k/a McKinley Capital Management, Inc.) dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.

(d)(10)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Rexiter Capital Management Limited dated July 15, 2004 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.

(d)(11)  Revised Schedule A to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AllianceBernstein L.P. (f/k/a Alliance Capital Management L.P.) dated March 10, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005.

(d)(12)  Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AllianceBernstein L.P. (f/k/a Alliance Capital Management L.P.) dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.

(d)(13)  Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Ashmore Investment Management Limited dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.

(d)(14)  Amendment to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC dated July 1, 2003 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 29, 2004.


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(d)(15)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Quantitative Management Associates LLC dated June 30, 2005 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005.

(d)(16)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC dated October 9, 2006 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 28, 2006.

(d)(17)  Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC dated June 29, 2009 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds are filed herewith.

(d)(18)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V. dated October 10, 2007 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(19)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP dated April 1, 2006 with respect to the Emerging Markets Debt Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 28, 2006.

(d)(20)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. dated July 20, 2007 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(21)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. dated August 3, 2007 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(22)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and FIL Investment Advisors (f/k/a Fidelity International Investment Advisors) dated March 21, 2007 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(23)  Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AllianceBernstein L.P. (f/k/a Alliance Capital Management L.P.) dated March 17, 2006 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(d)(24)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Artisan Partners Limited Partnership dated June 27, 2008 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.


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(d)(25)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Principal Global Investors, LLC dated July 15, 2008 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(d)(26)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. dated September 18, 2008 with respect to the International Fixed Income Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(d)(27)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Declaration Management & Research LLC dated December 2, 2008 with respect to the International Equity Fund is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2009.

(d)(28)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Wellington Management Company, LLP dated March 30, 2009 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.

(d)(29)  Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Wellington Management Company, LLP dated September 29, 2009 with respect to the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds are filed herewith.

(d)(30)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and INTECH Investment Management LLC dated March 31, 2009 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.

(d)(31)  Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Acadian Asset Management LLC dated April 2, 2009 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.

(e)  Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. dated September 16, 2002 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2002.

(f)  Not Applicable

(g)(1)  Custodian Agreement between Registrant and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. dated March 1, 2004 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.

(g)(2)  Custodian Agreement between the Trust and U.S. Bank N.A. dated August 16, 2006 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 28, 2006.

(h)(1)  Amended and Restated Administration and Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Fund Management dated December 10, 2003 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 29, 2004.

(h)(2)  Schedule D to the Amended and Restated Administration and Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and SEI Investments Global Funds Services dated June 26, 2008 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.


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(h)(3)  Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to the Class A shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15(e) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on April 8, 1997.

(h)(4)  Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to Class I shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on June 30, 2000.

(h)(5)  Shareholder Service Plan and Agreement with respect to the Class G shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(h)(6)  Administrative Services Plan and Agreement with respect to Class I shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (h)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2002.

(i)  Opinion and Consent of Counsel to be filed by later amendment.

(j)  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to be filed by later amendment.

(k)  Not Applicable.

(l)  Not Applicable.

(m)  Distribution Plan with respect to the Class G shares is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (m) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(n)  Amended and Restated Rule 18f-3 Multiple Class Plan relating to Class A, I, Y and G shares dated June 26, 2008 is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(o)  Not Applicable.

(p)(1)  The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Management Corporation is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(p)(2)  The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Distribution Co. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005.

(p)(3)  The Code of Ethics for SEI Investments Global Funds Services is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(p)(4)  The Code of Ethics for SEI Institutional International Trust is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 27, 2006.

(p)(5)  The Code of Ethics for The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(p)(6)  The Code of Ethics for AllianceBernstein L.P. (f/k/a Alliance Capital Management L.P.) is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.


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(p)(7)  The Code of Ethics for Ashmore Investment Management Limited is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005.

(p)(8)  The Code of Ethics for McKinley Capital Management, LLC (f/k/a McKinley Capital Management, Inc.) is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005.

(p)(9)  The Code of Ethics for Rexiter Capital Management Limited is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on November 28, 2006.

(p)(10)  The Code of Ethics for Quantitative Management Associates LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on December 1, 2005.

(p)(11)  The Code of Ethics for PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(p)(12)  The Code of Ethics for AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(p)(13)  The Code of Ethics for FIL Investment Advisors (f/k/a Fidelity International Investment Advisors) is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(p)(14)  The Code of Ethics for ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(p)(15)  The Code of Ethics for Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(p)(16)  The Code of Ethics for Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(p)(17)  The Code of Ethics for Principal Global Investors, LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(p)(18)  The Code of Ethics for UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

(p)(19)  The Code of Ethics for Declaration Management & Research LLC is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (p)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 28, 2009.

(p)(20)  The Code of Ethics for Wellington Management Company, LLP is filed herewith.

(p)(21)  The Code of Ethics for Janus Capital Group, the parent company of INTECH Investment Management LLC is filed herewith.


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(p)(22)  The Code of Ethics for Acadian Asset Management LLC is filed herewith.

(q)(1)  Powers of Attorney for Robert A. Nesher, William M. Doran, F. Wendell Gooch, Rosemarie B. Greco, George J. Sullivan, Jr., James M. Storey, Nina Lesavoy, Stephen F. Panner and James M. Williams are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (q) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 27, 2006.

(q)(2)  Power of Attorney for Mitchell A. Johnson is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (q)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on January 25, 2008.

(q)(3)  Power of Attorney for Hubert L. Harris, Jr. is herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit (q)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601), filed with the SEC on October 16, 2008.

Item 29.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant:

See the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information regarding the Trust's control relationships. SIMC 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 and Declaration of Trust filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registration Statement is incorporated by reference. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), may be permitted to trustees, directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant's Agreement and 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 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31.  Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser:

The following tables describe other business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which each director, officer, or partner of the adviser and sub-advisers 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 and each sub-adviser's table was provided to the Registrant by the adviser or respective sub-adviser for inclusion in this Registration Statement.

Acadian Asset Management LLC

Acadian Asset Management LLC ("Acadian") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of Acadian is One Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Acadian is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act").


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Linda Gibson
Member of Board of
Managers
  Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc.

Larch Lane Advisors, LLC
2100 Capital Group LLC
Old Mutual Asset Management
Trust Company
  Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
 
Thomas Turpin
Member of Board of
Managers
  Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc.

Old Mutual Funds III
Old Mutual Capital, Inc.
Old Mutual Group Limited
Old Mutual Group Services
Limited
Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc.
Larch Lane Advisors, LLC
Provident Investment Counsel,
Inc.
Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC
Old Mutual Funds II
Old Mutual Insurance Series Fund
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK)
Ltd.
Analytic Investors, LLC
Copper Rock Capital Partners,
LLC
Old Mutual Asset Management
Trust Company
2100 Capital Group LLC
Rogge Global Partners plc
Investment Counselors of
Maryland, LLC
LML Holdings, Inc.
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member

Chairman and Director
Board Member
Board Member

Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member

Board Member
Board Member

Board Member

Board Member
Board Member
Board Member

Board Member
 
Stephen Clarke
Member of Board of
Managers
  Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc.

Lincluden Management Limited
  Senior Vice President,
Relationship Manager
Board Member
 
John Grady
Member of Board of
Managers
  Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc.   Executive Vice President,
Strategy and Business
Development
 
Kathryn Horgan
Member of Board of
Managers
  Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc.   Executive Vice President,
Director of Human Resources
 

 


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AllianceBernstein L.P.

AllianceBernstein L.P. ("AllianceBernstein") is a sub-adviser to the Registrant's International Fixed Income and Emerging Markets Equity Funds. The principal business address of AllianceBernstein is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. AllianceBernstein is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Peter Kraus
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
     
Henri de Castries
Director
  AXA
AELIC
AXA Financial
  Chairman, Management Board
Director
Chairman of the Board
 
Christopher M. Condron
Board Director
  AXA
AELIC
AXA Financial
  Member of the Management
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Director, President & Chief
Executive Officer
 
Denis Duverne
Director
  AXA
AELIC
  Chief Financial Officer
Director
 
Richard S. Dziadzio
Director
     
Deborah S. Hechinger
Director
     
Gerald M. Lieberman
President, Chief Operating
Officer and Director
  AXA   Executive Committee  
Lorie A. Slutsky
Director
  The New York Community Trust

AELIC
  President and Chief Executive
Officer
Director
 
Dominique Carrel-Billard
Director
  AXA   Chief Executive Officer  
Peter J. Tobin
Director
  AXA   Director  
Nick Lane
Director
     
Weston M. Hicks
Director
  Alleghany Corporation   President and Chief Executive
Officer
 
A.W. (Pete) Smith, Jr.
Director
  Smith Consulting   President  
Seth J. Masters
Executive Vice President
     

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Sharon E. Fay
Executive Vice President
     
Mark R. Manley
Senior Vice President,
Deputy General Counsel,
and Chief Compliance
Officer
     
Robert Henry Joseph Jr.
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
     
Edward J. Farrell
Senior Vice President and
Controller
     
Marilyn Fedak
Executive Vice President
     
Thomas S. Hexner
Executive Vice President
     
Marc O. Mayer
Executive Vice President
     
James G. Reilly
Executive Vice President
     
Lawrence H. Cohen
Executive Vice President
     
Laurence E. Cranch
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
     
Christopher Toub
Executive Vice President
     
Lisa Shalett
Executive Vice President
     
David Steyn
Executive Vice President
     
Douglas J. Peebles
Executive Vice President
     
Mark R. Gordon
Executive Vice President
     
James A. Gingrich
Executive Vice President
     
Jeffrey S. Phlegar
Executive Vice President
     

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Gregory J. Tencza
Executive Vice President
     

 

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of Artisan is 875 E.Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Artisan's general partner is Artisan Investment Corporation. Artisan is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Andrew A. Ziegler
Chief Executive Officer
  Artisan Distributors LLC
Artisan Investment Corporation
  Officer
President
 
Lawrence A. Totsky
Chief Financial Officer
  Artisan Distributors LLC
Artisan Investment Corporation
Officer
 
Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
 
Janet D. Olsen
General Counsel
  Artisan Distributors LLC
Artisan Investment Corporation
  Officer
Vice President and Secretary
 
Brooke J. Billick
Chief Compliance Officer
  Artisan Distributors LLC   Officer  
Karen L. Guy
Chief Operating Officer—
Business Operations
  Artisan Distributors LLC
Artisan Investment Corporation
  Officer
Vice President
 
Eric R. Colson
Chief Operating Officer—
Investment Operations
  Artisan Investment Corporation   Vice President  

 

Ashmore Investment Management Limited

Ashmore Investment Management Limited ("Ashmore") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The principal business address of Ashmore is 61 Aldwych, London, United Kingdom WC2B 4AE. Ashmore is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Mark Langhorn Coombs
Director
  Ashmore Group plc
Ashmore Investments (UK) Ltd
Ashmore Asset Management
Limited (Non-trading)
EMTA (formerly "Emerging
Markets Traders Association"
(US registered))
Ashmore (Hong Kong) Limited
(Hong Kong registered)
Ashmore Energy International
Limited (Cayman Islands
registered)
  Director (Chief Executive)
Director (Chief Executive)
Director

Director (Co-chair)


Director (resigned
November 11, 2007)
Director (extinguished, as the
company was dissolved on
December 29, 2007)
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    The Ashmore Group plc Limited
Pension Scheme
The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme
The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Mark Coombs
The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Julian Green
The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Christopher Raeder
The Ashmore Group Ltd
Retirement and Death Benefit
Scheme Re: Jerome Booth
  Trustee (Ceased)

Trustee


Trustee


Trustee


Trustee


Trustee

 
Graeme Dell
Director
  Ashmore Group plc
Ashmore Investments (UK)
Limited
Ashmore Global Opportunities
Limited
Ashmore Investment Management
(Singapore) Pte. Ltd
(Singapore registered)
Ashmore Private Equity Turkey
Management Limited
(Guernsey registered)
AA Development Capital
Investment Managers LLC
(Mauritius registered)
AA Indian Development Capital
Advisors (Private) Limited
(India registered)
AA Development Capital India (GP)
Limited (Guernsey Limited)
Ashmore Investments (Brasil)
Limited (Guernsey registered)
Ashmore Management Company
Brasil Limited (Guernsey
registered)
Ashmore Investments (Turkey) B.V
(registered in The Netherlands)
Ashmore Portfoy Yonetimi Anonim
Sirketi (Turkey registered)
Ashmore Investments (India)
Limited (Mauritius registered)
  Director
Director

Director

Director


Director


Director


Director


Director

Director

Director


Director

Director

Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Ashmore Investment Advisors
(India) Private Limited (India
registered)
Ashmore Investments Intermediate
(India) Limited (Mauritius
registered)
  Director


Director
 
Mark Grimwood
Director (resigned
December 19, 2007)
  Ashmore Investments (UK)
Limited
  Director (resigned
December 19, 2007)
 
Jon Moulton
Director (resigned
March 12, 2007)
  AA Development Capital India
(GP) Limited (Guernsey
registered)
AI (CI) Limited
IA (CI) Limited
Ashmore Investments (UK)
Limited
Alchemy Partners (Guernsey) Ltd
(Guernsey registered)
Alchemy Partners LLP
30 St James's Square Investments
Ltd
Airborne Systems Group Limited
Airborne Systems Holdings Ltd
Airborne Systems Limited

Ashmore Group plc
Ashmore Investments (UK) Ltd

Aries (Mauritius registered)

Cedar Limited In Liquidation
Cedar Crestone (US—Delaware)
Edlaw plc
Ego Holdings Limited
Floors-2-Go (EBT) Limited
Point-on Holdings
Redac Ltd
Redac Gratis Limited
Redac Group Ltd
Redac Group No 2 Ltd
Sandsenor Limited In Liquidation
Seymour Pierce Holdings Limited
Spin SPG Trustee Limited
Sylvan International Limited
Tattershall Castle Group Limited
  Director


Director
Director
Director (resigned
March 12, 2007)
Director

Managing Partner
Director

Director
Director
Director (resigned
February 1, 2007)
Director
Director (resigned
March 12, 2007)
Director (company dissolved
July 8, 2008)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    TCG Holdings Ltd
UK Stem Cell Foundation
  Director
Director
 
James Neilsen Pettigrew
Director (resigned
October 31, 2007)
  Edinburgh Investment Trust plc
CMC Markets plc
Ashmore Group plc

Ashmore Investments (UK)
Limited
  Director
Director
Director (resigned
October 31, 2007)
Director (resigned
October 31, 2007)
 

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC ("AXA Rosenberg") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds. The principal business address of AXA Rosenberg is 4 Orinda Way, Building E, Orinda, California 94563. AXA Rosenberg is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Stephane Prunet
Global Chief Executive
Officer
  AXA Investment Managers SA   Member, AXA IM Executive
Committee
 
Agustin Sevilla
Global Chief Investment
Officer
     
William E. Ricks
Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Investment
Officer of The Americas
     
Barr Rosenberg
Chairman
     
Kenneth Reid
Group Vice Chairman
     
Vincent Ordonneau
Global Chief Financial
Officer
     
William R. Wiebe
Global Head of Legal and
Compliance
     

 

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC ("The Boston Company") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of The Boston Company is One Boston Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. The Boston Company is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Corey Griffin
Director, Chairman
  Bank of New York Mellon
TBC General Partner, LLC
Standish Mellon Asset
Management, LLC
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
  Senior Vice President
Director, President
Member

Chairman, Manager
 
David Cameron
President, CEO, Manager
  Bank of New York Mellon
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
  Senior Vice President
President, CEO, Manager
 
Phillip N. Maisano
Manager
  Dreyfus Corporation
Founders Asset Management LLC
Franklin Portfolio Associates,
LLC
Mellon Capital Management
Corp.
Newton Management Limited
Standish Mellon Asset
Management Company
LLCEACM Advisors LLC
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
  CIO, Vice Chair and Director
Member, Board of Managers
Director

Director

Director
Member, Board of Managers
Chairman of Board

Manager
 
Cyrus Taraporevala
Manager
  Urdang Capital Management
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
N.A. Institutional Sales, Client
Management & Marketing
BNY Mellon Asset Management
  Board Member
Manager

Senior Vice President,
Executive Director
Senior Vice President,
Executive Director
 
Ronald O'Hanley
Manager
  EACM Advisors, LLC
MAM (DE) Trust
MAM (MA) Holdings Trust
Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC
Mellon Bank N.A.
Mellon Capital Management
Corporation
Bank of New York Mellon
Corporation
Pareto Investment Management
Limited
Standish Mellon Asset
Management Company LLC
The Dreyfus Corporation
  Board of Managers
Trustee & President
Trustee & President
Director
Director
Director

Vice Chairman, Executive
Committee
Non Executive Director

Director

Vice Chairman, Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    BNY Mellon Asset Management
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
  President & CEO
Manager
 
Edward Ladd
Manager
  Standish Mellon Asset
Management Company LLC
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
  Manager

Manager
 
Scott E. Wennerholm
Director
  EACM Advisors, LLC
Franklin Portfolio Holdings, LLC
MAM (MA) Holdings Trust
Mellon Capital Management
Corporation
Newton Management Limited
Standish Mellon Asset
Management Company LLC
The Boston Company Asset
Management NY, LLC
  Director
Director
Trustee
Director

Director
Director

Manager
 

 

Declaration Management & Research LLC

Declaration Management & Research LLC ("Declaration") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of Declaration is 1800 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 200, McLean, Virginia 22102. Declaration is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Warren A. Thomson
Chairman and Director
  John Hancock Life Insurance
Company and affiliates
  Director, Executive Vice
President
 
Ronald J. McHugh
Director
  John Hancock Life Insurance
Company
  Senior Vice President  
John M. DeCiccio
Director
  Hancock Natural Resource
Group, Inc.
  Director  
Janis L. Largesse
Director
  John Hancock Life Insurance
Company
  Assistant Vice President  

 

FIL Investment Advisors

FIL Investment Advisors ("FIA") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Fixed Income Fund. The principal business address of FIA is Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM 19, Bermuda. FIA is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Michael Gordon
Director and President
     
Allan Pelvang
Director and Vice President
     

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Brett Goodin
Director
     
Andrew Wells
Director
     
Robert Stewart
Director
  FIL Limited
FIL Trust Company
Mutual Fund Technologies
Limited
FIL Distributors International,
Limited
FIL Distributors
FIL Services (Bermuda) Limited
Fidfoundation Holdings Limited
FIL Quiescent (Bermuda)
Limited
FIL Fund Management
Limited
SWS International Properties
Limited
Ridgemount Limited
City Road Limited
25 Cannon Street Limited
Docklands Limited
Pembroke Sakurada Real Estate
Limited
FIL Group Pensions
(Bermuda) Limited
Fidelity Moto Azabu Realty
Limited
FIL Greater China Limited
Fidelity Fund Management
Limited
49 Park Lane Limited
4 Cannon Street Limited
Knightsbridge Estate Limited
3 & 10 Finsbury Square Limited
20 St. James's Square Limited
FIL Genesis Limited
FIL Fund Services Limited
Kingswood Fields Limited
Pembroke Miyamora Real Estate
Limited
Pembroke Roppongi 7 Real Estate
Limited
  Director
Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director

Director
Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Pembroke Holding Company
(Eight) Limited
Pembroke Holding Company
(Seven) Limited
Fidelity Properties I Bermuda
Limited
Fidelity Properties II Bermuda
Limited
Eaton Place Properties Limited
Fidelity International Limited
Fidelity Investments Limited
Fidelity Properties III Bermuda
Limited
Fidelity Properties IV Bermuda
Limited
Nordic Property Holdings Limited
Shell Trust (Bermuda) Limited
Shell Trust (UK) Property Limited
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son
Limited
Butterfield Money Market Fund
Limited
Butterfield Liquid Reserve Fund
Limited
Butterfield Bermuda Fund
Limited
Butterfield Capital Appreciation
Bond Fund Limited
Butterfield International Income
Fund Limited
Butterfield US$ Bond Fund
Limited
Island Circle Limited
Arte Mondi (Bermuda) Limited
Arteshore Equity Limited
Arteshore Ventures Limited
Artisan Global Investment
Limited
Artisan Equity Limited
Artisan Ventures Limited
Isamore Limited
Isaria Limited
Lily of the Valley Limited
Coral Bionet Limited
Cahow Productions Limited
Silver Palm Productions Limited
  Director

Director

Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    Spider Music Limited
SOP (Bermuda) Limited
Vestbirk Capital Management
Limited
Libra Investments Limited
Fairisle Management Limited
Alternative Investment
Management
Asset Services Limited
  Director
Director
Director

Director
Director
Director

Director
 
David J. Saul
Director
  FIL Limited
FIL Distributors International,
Limited
Fidelity Distributors
FIL Services (Bermuda) Limited
SWS International Properties
Limited
FIL (CI) Limited
FIL Nominees (CI) Limited
FIL Properties Limited
FIL Trust Company Limited
Fidfoundation Holdings Limited
Ridgemount Limited
Fidelity Funds
Fidelity Advisor World Funds
(Bermuda) Limited
FIL Quiescent (Bermuda)
Limited
FIL Group Pensions (Bermuda)
Limited
Mutual Fund Technologies
Limited 25 Cannon Street Limited
Pembroke Sakurada Real Estate
Limited
Fidelity Group Pensions
(Bermuda) Limited
Docklands Centre Limited
City Road Limited
Fidelity International Quiescent
Ventures Limited
Fidelity Moto Azabu Realty
Limited
FIL Foundation
FIL Fund Management Limited
49 Park Lane Limited
  Director
Director

Director
Director
Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director

Director
Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    4 Cannon Street Limited
3 & 10 Finsbury Square Limited
Knightsbridge Estate Limited
20 St. James's Square Limited
FIL Genesis Limited
Pembroke Miyamura Real Estate
Limited
FIL Fund Services Limited
Moonray Manor Trust
FID Funds (Mauritius) Limited
Fidelity Properties II (Bermuda)
Limited
Kingswood Fields Limited
Pembroke Roppongi 7 Real Estate
Limited
Eaton Place Properties Limited
Fidelity International Limited
Fidelity Investments Limited
Fidelity Properties III Bermuda
Ltd.
Fidelity Properties IV Bermuda
Ltd.
Nordic Property Holdings Limited
Pembroke Holding Company
(Seven) Limited
Pembroke Holding Company
(Eight) Limited
London Steamship Owners
Mutual Insurance Association
Lombard Odier (Bermuda)
Limited
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
  Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director
Director
Director
Director

Director
Director

Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director

Director
 
Frank Mutch
Director
  FIL Limited
FIL Distributors International
Limited
FIL Investments Distributors
FIL Services (Bermuda) Limited
FIL Quiescent (Bermuda)
Limited
SWS International Properties
Limited
Mutual Fund Technologies
Limited
FIL Trust Company Limited
  Director
Director

Director
Director
Director

Director

Director

Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
  Docklands Centre Limited
Fidelity Advisor World Funds
(Bermuda) Limited
City Road Limited
Fidelity International Ventures
Limited
Fidelity International Quiescent
Ventures Limited
FIL Ventures Limited
FIL (CI) Limited
FIL Nominees (CI) Limited
25 Cannon Street Limited
Ridgemount Limited
Pembroke Sakurada Real Estate
Limited
FIL Group Pensions (Bermuda)
Limited
Fidelity Moto Azabu Realty
Limited
Fidfoundation Holdings Limited
FIL (South Africa) Limited
FIL Fund Management Limited
49 Park Lane Limited
4 Cannon Street Limited
Knightsbridge Estate Limited
3 & 10 Finsbury Square Limited
20 St. James's Square Limited
FIL Genesis Limited
Pembroke Miyamura Real Estate
Limited
FIL Fund Services (Bermuda)
Limited
Kingswood Fields Limited
Pembroke Roppongi 7 Real Estate
Limited
Fidelity Properties II Bermuda
Limited
FID Funds (Mauritius) Limited
Eaton Place Properties Limited
Fidelity International Limited
Fidelity Investments Limited
Fidelity Properties III Bermuda
Ltd.
  Director
Director

Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Director

Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
  Fidelity Properties IV Bermuda
Ltd.
Nordic Property Holdings Limited
Pembroke Holding Company
(Seven) Limited
Pembroke Holding Company
(Eight) Limited
FIL Foundation
Moonray Manor Trust
IPC Holdings Ltd.
International Property Catastrophe
Reinsurance Ltd.
The Lepercq Group of Companies
  Director

Director
Director

Director

Director
Director
Director
Director

Director
 
Kathryn Matthews
Director
     
Rosalie Powell
Secretary
     
Lori Blackwood
Chief Compliance Officer
     

 

ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V.

ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V. ("IIMA") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The principal business address of IIMA is Prinses Beatrixlaan 15, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2595 AK. IIMA is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Merel Van Vroonhoven
Officer
  Various subsidiaries of ING
Investment Management
Europe B.V.
  Officer

 
Gilbert Van Hassel
Officer
  Various subsidiaries of ING
Investment Management
Europe B.V.
  Officer

 
Jonathan T. Atack
Officer
  Various subsidiaries of ING
Investment Management
Europe B.V.
  Officer

 
Jan G.S. Straatman
Officer
  Various subsidiaries of ING
Investment Management
Europe B.V.
  Officer

 
Michael Van Elk
Officer
  Various subsidiaries of ING
Investment Management
Europe B.V.
  Officer

 
Gorky Urquieta
Portfolio Manager
  ING Investment Management Co.
  Portfolio Manager
 
Daniel Eustaquio
Portfolio Manager
  ING Investment Management Co.
  Portfolio Manager
 

 


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INTECH Investment Management LLC

INTECH Investment Management LLC ("INTECH") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of INTECH is 525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1800, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. INTECH is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of INTECH has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

McKinley Capital Management, LLC

McKinley Capital Management, LLC ("McKinley Capital") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of McKinley Capital is 3301 C Street, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. McKinley Capital is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of McKinley Capital has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. ("PanAgora") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of PanAgora is 470 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. PanAgora is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of PanAgora has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Principal Global Investors, LLC

Principal Global Investors, LLC ("PGI") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of PGI is 801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50392. PGI is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no director, officer or partner of PGI has engaged in any other unaffiliated business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee.

Quantitative Management Associates LLC

Quantitative Management Associates LLC ("QMA") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of QMA is Gateway Center 2, McCarter Highway & Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. QMA is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Roger K. Andrews
Manager
  Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Investments LLC
Prudential Annuities Advisory
Services, Inc.
  Director
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
 
Dennis Kass
Manager and Chairman
  Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Investment
Management, Inc
  Chairman & CEO
Senior Managing Director,
Director and Vice President
 
Deborah Hope Wedgeworth
Manager
  Jennison Associates LLC   Director  

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Kenneth Moore
Manager, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
  The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
Jennison Associates LLC

Prudential Trust Company
  Vice President

Vice President

Executive Vice President and
Treasurer
Director
 
Scott L. Hayward
Manager and Chief
Executive Officer
  Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Trust Company
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Executive Vice President
Director
Vice President

Vice President
 
Margaret Stumpp
Manager, Vice President and
Chief Investment Officer
  Prudential Trust Company
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Vice President
Vice President

Vice President
 
Charles F. Lowrey
Manager
  Pramerica (GP) Limited
Pramerica (GP2) Limited
PIM Foreign Investments, Inc.
PIM Warehouse, Inc.
Prudential Investment
Management Services, LLC
Prudential Timber Investments,
Inc.
  Director
Director
President
Chairman and Director
President and CEO

Director
 
    The Prudential Insurance
Company of America
Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
PIM Investments, Inc.
PREI Acquisition I, Inc.
GRA (Bermuda) Limited
PGR Advisers I, Inc.

Prudential Asset Management
Holding Company, LLC
  Vice President

Chairman and Director

Director
President
Director and Chairman
Director, Chairman and
President
Manager, Chairman and CEO
 
Clark Pellington
Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer
  Prudential Investment
Management, Inc.
  Vice President and Chief
Compliance Officer
 

 

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Rexiter Capital Management Limited ("Rexiter") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The principal business address of Rexiter is 80 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6HL United Kingdom. Rexiter is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Kenneth King
Chairman
     
Arzu Akkemik
Director, Senior Investment
Manager
     
Helena Coles
Director, Senior Investment
Manager
 

 

 
Adrian Cowell
Director, Senior Investment
Manager
     
Murray Davey
Managing Director, CIO,
Global Emerging
Markets Senior Investment
Manager
     
Guido Giammattei
Investment Manager
     
Christopher James
Director, Senior Investment
Manager
     
Jamshed Desai
Senior Investment Manager
     
Gavin MacLachlan
Director, Chief
Operating Officer and
Company Secretary
     
John Marton
Managing Director,
CIO and Fixed Income
Senior Investment Manager
     
Nicholas Payne
Director and Senior
Investment Manager
     
Christopher Vale
Managing Director,
CIO Asia and Senior
Investment Manager
     
Jared Chase
Non-Executive Director
  State Street Global
Alliance (US)
  Chairman  
Joe Lyons
Non-Executive Director
  State Street Global
Alliance (US)
  Senior Principal  
Mark Duggan
Legal Counsel
  State Street Global
Alliance (US)
  Legal Counsel  

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Guy Jackson
Chief Compliance Officer
     
Andrew Letts
Proxy Voting
  SSgA (US)   Proxy Voting  
Jacqueline Angell
Compliance
  SSgA (US)   Compliance—Code of Ethics  
Sylvana Billings
Chief Financial Officer
     

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC") is the investment adviser for each of the Funds. The principal address of SIMC is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SIMC is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position with Other Company  
Edward Loughlin
Director & Senior
Vice President
  SEI Investments Company
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
SEI Global Services, Inc.
SEI Trust Company
SEI Inc.
LSV Asset Management
SEI Investments (Asia), Limited
SEI Asset Korea, Co Ltd
SEI Investments (South Africa)
Limited
SEI Global Services, Inc.
SEI Investments Canada Company
  Executive Vice President
Director
Vice President
Director
Director
Management Committee
Director
Director
Director

Vice President
Director
 
N. Jeffrey Klauder
Director, Senior Vice
President & Assistant
Secretary
  SEI Investments Company


SEI Trust Company
SEI Funds, Inc
SEI Investments, Inc
SEI Global Investments Corp.

SEI Insurance Group, Inc.

SEI Advanced Capital
Management, Inc
SEI Primus Holding Corp

SEI Global Services, Inc
  Executive Vice President,
Chief Compliance Officer,
Assistant Secretary
Director, Vice President
Vice President, Secretary
Vice President, Secretary
Director, Vice President,
Secretary
Director, Vice President,
Assistant Secretary
Director, Vice President,
Secretary
Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
Director, Senior Vice President,
Assistant Secretary
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    SEI Private Trust Company
SEI SIMC Holdings, LLC
LSV Asset Management
SEI Global Capital Investments,
Inc
SEI Investments (Asia) Limited
SEI European Services Limited
U.K.
SEI Asset Korea, Co Ltd
SEI Investments Global, Limited
Ireland
Larington Limited
SEI Investments—Global Fund
Services Limited
SEI Ventures Inc.
SEI Investments Management
Corporation Delaware, LLC
SIMC Subsidiary LLC
SEI Investments Development Inc.
SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
SEI Investments Canada
Company
  Director, Vice President
Manager
Management Committee
Vice President, Secretary

Director
Director

Director
Director

Director
Director

Vice President, Secretary
Vice President, Secretary

Manager
Vice President, Secretary
Vice President, Assistant
Secretary
Director
 
Wayne Withrow
Director & Senior
Vice President
  SEI Investments Company
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
SEI Global Services Inc
SEI Investments Global (Cayman)
Limited
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman)
Inc
SEI Investments—Global Fund
Services Limited
SEI Investments Global
(Bermuda) Ltd
  Executive Vice President
Director
Director, Senior Vice President
Director

Chairman of the Board, Chief
Executive Officer
Director

Director, President
 
Joseph P. Ujobai
Director & Senior
Vice President
  SEI Investments Company
SEI Global Investments Corp
SEI Global Services, Inc
SEI Investments (Asia), Limited
SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd
UK/GER/NL
SEI Global Nominee Ltd
SEI European Services Limited
U.K.
  Executive Vice President
President
Senior Vice President
Director
Managing Director

Director
Director
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
    SEI Asset Korea, Co. Ltd
SEI Investments—Unit Trust
Management (UK) Limited
SEI Investments Global, Limited
Ireland
SEI Investments (South Africa)
Limited
SEI Investments Canada
Company
  Director, Chairman of the Board
Director

Director

Director

Director, President
 
Kevin Barr
Director & President
  SEI Investments Company
SEI Investments Distribution Co.

SEI Global Services Inc.
  Executive Vice President
President, Chief Executive
Officer
Vice President
 
Kathy Heilig
Vice President & Treasurer
  SEI Investments Company

SEI Funds Inc

SEI Investments, Inc

SEI Global Investments Corp

SEI Insurance Group, Inc
SEI Advanced Capital
Management, Inc
SEI Primus Holding Corp

SEI Global Services, Inc.
SEI Global Capital Investments,
Inc
SEI Investments Global (Cayman)
Limited
SEI Investments Global Holdings
(Cayman) Inc
SEI Ventures, Inc

SEI Investments Management
Corporation Delaware, LLC
SEI Investments Developments
Inc
SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President, Controller &
Chief Accounting Officer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Director, Vice President &
Treasurer
Vice President, Treasurer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Treasurer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Vice President, Treasurer

Vice President, Assistant
Secretary & Treasurer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Manager, Vice President,
Treasurer
Director, Vice President,
Treasurer
Vice President, Treasurer
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Timothy D. Barto
General Counsel, Vice
President & Secretary
  SEI Investments Company

SEI Funds Inc
SEI Global Services Inc

SEI SIMC Holdings, LLC
SEI Investments Global
(Bermuda) Ltd
SIMC Subsidiary LLC
SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President—Legal,
Assistant Secretary
Vice President
Vice President & Assistant
Secretary
Manager
Vice President

Manager
General Counsel, Vice
President & Secretary
 
Aaron Buser
Vice President &
Assistant Secretary
     
Felicity Jay
Vice President &
Assistant Secretary
     
David McCann
Vice President &
Assistant Secretary
     
James Ndiaye
Vice President &
Assistant Secretary
  SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President & Assistant
Secretary
 
Michael Pang
Vice President &
Assistant Secretary
  SEI Funds Inc.
SEI Global Services Inc

SEI Investments Global (Cayman)
Limited
SEI Global Holdings (Cayman)
Inc
SEI Investments Global Funds
Services
  Vice President
Vice President & Assistant
Secretary
Director, Vice President &
Secretary
Vice President & Secretary

Vice President & Assistant
Secretary
 
J. Celeste S. Burns
Vice President &
Assistant Secretary
     
Stephanie Cavanagh
Chief Compliance Officer
     
Kevin Crowe
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc.   Vice President  
Michael Farrell
Vice President
  SEI Private Trust Company   Trust Officer  

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
John Fisher
Vice President
     
Linda Kerr
Vice President
     
Paul Klauder
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc
SEI Investments Canada Company
  Vice President
Vice President
 
John J. McCue
Vice President
     
Greg McIntire
Vice President
     
Dave McLaughlin
Vice President
     
Carolyn McLaurin
Vice President
     
Roger Messina
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc
SEI Investments Canada Company
  Vice President
Vice President
 
James Micelli
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc   Vice President  
James V. Morris
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc   Vice President  
Stephen Onofrio
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc   Vice President  
Alison Saunders
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc   Vice President  
Sandra Schaufler
Vice President
     
John Scarpato
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc   Vice President  
Sean Simko
Vice President
     
James Smigiel
Vice President
     
Robert Wrzesniewski
Vice President
  SEI Global Services Inc   Vice President  

 

Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP

Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP ("Stone Harbor") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's Emerging Markets Debt Fund. The principal business address of Stone Harbor is 31 West 52nd Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10019. Stone Harbor is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Peter J. Wilby
Chief Investment Officer
and Managing Member of
General Partner
  Stone Harbor Investments Funds   President  
Thomas W. Brock
Chief Executive Officer
  Columbia Management Multi-
Strategy Hedge Fund LLC
BACAP Alternative Multi-
Strategy Fund LLC
Liberty All-Star Fund
Liberty Growth Fund
Stone Harbor Investments Funds
  Director

Director

Director
Director
Chairman
 
James J. Dooley
Chief Financial Officer
  Stone Harbor Investments Funds   Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
 
Jeffrey S. Scott
Chief Compliance Officer
  Stone Harbor Investments Funds   Chief Compliance Officer  
Adam J. Shapiro
General Counsel
  Stone Harbor Investments Funds   Secretary and Anti-Money
Laundering Officer
 

 

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. ("UBS Global AM") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Fixed Income Fund. The principal business address of UBS is One North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The list of executive officers has been shortened as the full list would be very long and contain names of persons whose functions are unrelated to the Registrant. UBS Global AM is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act.

Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
Mark F. Kemper
Managing Director,
Secretary and Head of
Legal—Americas
  UBS Global AM (US)

UBS Global Asset Management
Trust Company
  Managing Director, Secretary
and Head of Legal—Americas
Secretary and Trust Officer
 
Barry M. Mandinach
Board Director, Vice
President, Managing
Director and Chief
Marketing Officer—
Americas
  UBS Global AM (US)   Board Director, President and
Chief Marketing Officer—
Americas and Managing
Director
 
Joseph McGill
Managing Director and
Chief Compliance
Officer—Americas
  UBS Global AM (US)


UBS Global Asset Management
Trust Company
  Managing Director and Chief
Compliance Officer—
Americas
Trust Officer and Chief
Compliance Officer
 

 


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Name and Position
With Investment Adviser
  Name of Other Company   Position With Other Company  
John Moore
Board Director, Managing
Director, Treasurer and
Head of Financial
Control—Americas
  UBS Global AM (US)



UBS Global Asset Management
Trust Company
  Board Director, Managing
Director, Treasurer and Head
of Financial Control—
Americas
Treasurer
 
Kai R. Sotorp
Board Director, President
and Head of the Americas
and Member of the UBS
Group Managing Board
  UBS Global AM (US)

UBS Group Managing Board
UBS Global Asset Management
Trust Company
  Board Director and Vice
President
Member
President and Chairman
 

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP

Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington Management") is a sub-adviser for the Registrant's International Equity Fund. The principal business address of Wellington Management is 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Wellington Management is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act.

During the last two fiscal years, no partner of Wellington Management has engaged in any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature other than that of the business of investment management.

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.

Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), acts as distributor for:

SEI Daily Income Trust   July 15, 1982  
SEI Liquid Asset Trust   November 29, 1982  
SEI Tax Exempt Trust   December 3, 1982  
SEI Institutional Managed Trust   January 22, 1987  
The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund   November 14, 1991  
The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II   January 28, 1993  
Bishop Street Funds   January 27, 1995  
SEI Asset Allocation Trust   April 1, 1996  
SEI Institutional Investments Trust   June 14, 1996  
Oak Associates Funds   February 27, 1998  
CNI Charter Funds   April 1, 1999  
iShares Inc.   January 28, 2000  
iShares Trust   April 25, 2000  
Optique Funds, Inc. (f/k/a JohnsonFamily Funds, Inc.)   November 1, 2000  
Causeway Capital Management Trust   September 20, 2001  
Barclays Global Investors Funds   March 31, 2003  
SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P.   October 1, 2003  
The Arbitrage Funds   May 17, 2005  
Pro Shares Trust   November 14, 2005  
The Turner Funds   January 1, 2006  
Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund   January 8, 2007  

 


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SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP   June 29, 2007  
TD Asset Management USA Funds   July 25, 2007  
SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP   July 31, 2007  
Wilshire Mutual Funds, Inc.   July 12, 2008  
Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust   July 12, 2008  
Forward Funds   August 14, 2008  
Global X Funds   October 24, 2008  
FaithShares Trust   August 7, 2009  

 

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 25 of Part B. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456.

Name   Position and Office
with Underwriter
  Positions and Offices
with Registrant
 
William M. Doran   Director   Trustee  
Edward D. Loughlin   Director    
Wayne M. Withrow   Director    
Kevin Barr   President & Chief Executive Officer    
Maxine Chou Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations
  Officer & Treasurer    
John C. Munch   General Counsel & Secretary    
Karen LaTourette
  Chief Compliance Officer, Anti-Money
Laundering Officer & Assistant Secretary
   
Mark J. Held   Senior Vice President    
Lori L. White   Vice President & Assistant Secretary    
Robert Silvestri   Vice President    
John Coary   Vice President & Assistant Secretary    
John Cronin   Vice President    

 

Item 33.  Location of Accounts and Records:

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

(a)  With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1(d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of the Registrant's custodian:

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
40 Water Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(b)/(c) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1), (4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11); and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456


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(d)  With respect to Rules 31a-(b)(5); (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's adviser and sub-advisers:

SEI Investments Management Corporation
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456

Acadian Asset Management LLC
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Ashmore Investment Management Limited
61 Aldwych
London, WC2B 4AE
United Kingdom

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC
4 Orinda Way, Building E
Orinda, California 94563

The Boston Company Asset Management, LLC
One Boston Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Declaration Management & Research LLC
1800 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 200
McLean, Virginia 22102

FIL Investment Advisors
Pembroke Hall
42 Crow Lane
Pembroke HM 19
Bermuda

ING Investment Management Advisors, B.V.
Prinses Beatrixlaan 15
2595 AK The Hague
The Netherlands

INTECH Investment Management LLC
525 Okeechobee Boulevard
Suite 1800
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

McKinley Capital Management, LLC
3301 C Street
Suite 500
Anchorage, Alaska 99503

PanAgora Asset Management, Inc.
470 Atlantic Avenue, 8th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110


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Principal Global Investors, LLC
801 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50392

Quantitative Management Associates LLC
Gateway Center 2
McCarter Highway & Market Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Rexiter Capital Management Limited
21 St. James's Square
London SWIY 4SS
United Kingdom

Stone Harbor Investment Partners LP
309 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10022

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
One North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Wellington Management Company, LLP
75 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

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 has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to Registration Statement No. 033-22821 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 2nd day of December, 2009.

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

BY:  /s/ ROBERT A. NESHER

  Robert A. Nesher

  President & Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacity on the date indicated.

    *
Rosemarie B. Greco
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    *
William M. Doran
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    *
George J. Sullivan, Jr.
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    *
James M. Storey
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    /s/ Robert A. Nesher
Robert A. Nesher
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    *
Nina Lesavoy
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    *
James M. Williams
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009
 
    *
Mitchell A. Johnson
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009  
    *
Hubert L. Harris, Jr.
  Trustee
  December 2, 2009  
    /s/ ROBERT A. NESHER
Robert A. Nesher
  President & Chief
Executive Officer
  December 2, 2009
 
    /s/ STEPHEN F. PANNER
Stephen F. Panner
  Controller & Chief Financial
Officer
  December 2, 2009
 
*BY:

  /s/ ROBERT A. NESHER
Robert A. Nesher
Attorney-in-Fact
 

     

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number   Description  
EX-99.B(d)(17)   Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC dated June 29, 2009 with respect to the Emerging Markets Equity and International Equity Funds are filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(d)(28)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Wellington Management Company, LLP dated March 30, 2009 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(d)(29)   Amended Schedules A and B to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Wellington Management Company, LLP dated September 29, 2009 with respect to the International Equity and International Fixed Income Funds are filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(d)(30)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and INTECH Investment Management LLC dated March 31, 2009 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(d)(31)   Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between SIMC and Acadian Asset Management LLC dated April 2, 2009 with respect to the International Equity Fund is filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(p)(20)   The Code of Ethics for Wellington Management Company, LLP is filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(p)(21)   The Code of Ethics for Janus Capital Group, the parent company of INTECH Investment Management LLC is filed herewith.  
EX-99.B(p)(22)   The Code of Ethics for Acadian Asset Management LLC is filed herewith.  

 



EX-99.B(D)(17) 2 a09-31960_1ex99dbd17.htm EX-99.B(D)(17)

Exhibit 99.B(d)(17)

 

Schedule A

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC

 

Dated October 9, 2006, as amended on June 29, 2009

 

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

International Equity Fund

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ David F. McCann

 

 

/s/ Doug Burton

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

David F. McCann

 

 

Doug Burton

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

American CEO

 



 

Schedule B

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC

 

Dated October 9, 2006, as amended on June 29, 2009

 

Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate as follows:

 

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

x.xx

%

International Equity Fund

 

x.xx

%

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ David F. McCann

 

 

/s/ Doug Burton

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

David F. McCann

 

 

Doug Burton

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

American CEO

 

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EX-99.B(D)(28) 3 a09-31960_1ex99dbd28.htm EX-99.B(D)(28)

Exhibit 99.B(d)(28)

 

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

AGREEMENT made as of this 30th day of March, 2009 between SEI Investments Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) and Wellington Management Company, LLP (the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

WHEREAS, SEI Institutional International Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 1994, as amended, (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust, pursuant to which the Adviser acts as investment adviser to each series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), as such Schedule may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto; and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser, with the approval of the Trust, desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Adviser in connection with the management of a Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such investment advisory services.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Duties of the Sub-Adviser.  Subject to supervision by the Adviser and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser shall manage all of the securities and other assets of each Fund entrusted to it hereunder (the “Assets”), including the purchase, retention and disposition of the Assets, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time (provided that such amendments and supplements have been provided to the Sub-Adviser) (referred to collectively as the “Prospectus”), and subject to the following:

 

(a)                                 The Sub-Adviser shall, in consultation with and subject to the direction of the Adviser, determine from time to time what Assets will be purchased, retained or sold by a Fund, and what portion of the Assets will be invested or held uninvested in cash.

 

(b)                                In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall act in conformity with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (as defined herein) and the Prospectus and with the instructions and directions of the Adviser and of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.

 

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(c)                                 The Sub-Adviser shall determine the Assets to be purchased or sold by a Fund as provided in subparagraph (a) and will place orders with or through such persons, brokers or dealers to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage set forth in a Fund’s Prospectus or as the Board of Trustees or the Adviser may direct from time to time, in conformity with all federal securities laws.  In executing Fund transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek on behalf of each Fund the best overall terms available.  In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Sub-Adviser shall consider all factors that it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis.  In evaluating the best overall terms available, and in selecting the broker-dealer to execute a particular transaction, the Sub-Adviser may also consider the brokerage and research services provided (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)).  Consistent with any guidelines established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust and Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay to a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for a Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if, the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer — viewed in terms of that particular transaction or in terms of the overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser to its discretionary clients, including a Fund.  In addition, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to allocate purchase and sale orders for securities to brokers or dealers (including brokers and dealers that are affiliated with the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or the Trust’s principal underwriter) if the Sub-Adviser believes that the quality of the transaction and the commission are comparable to what they would be with other qualified firms.  In no instance, however, will a Fund’s Assets be purchased from or sold to the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, the Trust’s principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of either the Trust, Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the principal underwriter, acting as principal in the transaction, except to the extent permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the 1940 Act.

 

(d)                                The Sub-Adviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to transactions involving the Assets effected by the Sub-Adviser on behalf of a Fund that are  required by subparagraphs (b)(5), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11) and paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser shall keep the books and records relating to the Assets required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement and shall timely furnish to the Adviser all information relating to the Sub-Adviser’s services under this Agreement needed by the Adviser to keep the other books and records of a Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains on behalf of a Fund are

 

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property of the Fund and the Sub-Adviser will surrender promptly to a Fund any of such records upon the Fund’s request; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain a copy of such records.  In addition, for the duration of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it pursuant to this Agreement, and shall transfer said records to any successor sub-adviser upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if there is no successor sub-adviser, to the Adviser).

 

(e)                                 The Sub-Adviser shall provide a Fund’s custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning a Fund’s Assets and shall provide the Adviser with such information upon request of the Adviser.

 

(f)                                   The investment management services provided by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others, as long as such services do not impair the services rendered to the Adviser or the Trust.

 

(g)                                The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its commitment under this Agreement.

 

(h)                                (i)                                   Except under the circumstances set forth in subsection (ii), the Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for reviewing proxy solicitation materials or voting and handling proxies in relation to the securities held as Assets in a Fund.  If the Sub-Adviser receives a misdirected proxy, it shall promptly forward such misdirected proxy to the Adviser.

 

(ii)                               The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that upon 60 days’ written notice from the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall assume responsibility for reviewing proxy solicitation materials and voting proxies in relation to the securities held as Assets in a Fund in accordance with its Global Proxy Policies and Procedures.  As of the time the Sub-Adviser shall assume such responsibilities with respect to proxies under this sub-section (ii), the Adviser shall instruct the custodian and other parties providing services to a Fund to promptly forward misdirected proxies to the Sub-Adviser.

 

(i)                                    In performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall not consult with any other sub-adviser to a Fund or a sub-adviser to a portfolio that is under common control with a Fund concerning the Assets, except as permitted by the policies and procedures of a Fund.  The Sub-Adviser shall not provide investment advice to any assets of a Fund other than the Assets.

 

(j)                                   On occasions when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as other clients of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, aggregate

 

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the order for securities to be sold or purchased.  In such event, the Sub-Adviser will allocate securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, in a manner the Sub-Adviser reasonably considers to be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to a Fund and to such other clients under the circumstances.

 

(k)                                 The Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Adviser or the Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports, balance sheets or financial information, and such other information with regard to its affairs as the Adviser or Board of Trustees may reasonably request.  The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish to the Adviser any other information relating to the Assets that is required to be filed by the Adviser or the Trust with the SEC or sent to shareholders under the 1940 Act (including the rules adopted thereunder) or any exemptive or other relief that the Adviser or the Trust obtains from the SEC.

 

To the extent permitted by law, the services to be furnished by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of the Sub-Adviser’s partners, officers, employees or control affiliates (including any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control of such Sub-Adviser), or directors, officers or employees of such control affiliates; provided, however, that the use of such mediums does not relieve the Sub-Adviser from any obligation or duty under this Agreement.  The Sub-Adviser will notify the Adviser of any changes in the partners of the Sub-Adviser within a reasonable time thereafter.

 

2.                                      Duties of the Adviser.  The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to each Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser’s performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that in connection with its management of the Assets, nothing herein shall be construed to relieve the Sub-Adviser of responsibility for compliance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (as defined herein), the Prospectus, the instructions and directions of the Board of Trustees of the Trust that have been provided to the Sub-Adviser, the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Code, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.

 

3.                                      Delivery of Documents.  The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with copies of each of the following documents:

 

(a)                                  The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, herein called the “Declaration of Trust”);

 

(b)                                 By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, are herein called the “By-Laws”); and

 

(c)                                  Prospectus of each Fund.

 

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4.                                      Compensation to the Sub-Adviser.  For the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, a sub-advisory fee at the rate specified in Schedule B which is attached hereto and made part of this Agreement.  The fee will be calculated based on the average daily value of the Assets, excluding cash with respect to a Fund that is an equity fund, under the Sub-Adviser’s management and will be paid to the Sub-Adviser monthly.  For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the fact that the Agreement has not been terminated, no fee will be accrued under this Agreement with respect to any day that the value of the Assets under the Sub-Adviser’s management equals zero.  Except as may otherwise be prohibited by law or regulation (including any then current SEC staff interpretation), the Sub-Adviser may, in its discretion and from time to time, waive a portion of its fee.

 

5.                                      Indemnification.  The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses) directly arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on the part of the Sub-Adviser in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser’s obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the Adviser’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement or the Advisory Agreement.

 

The Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses) directly arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under this Agreement or the Advisory Agreement; provided, however, that the Adviser’s obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the Sub-Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the Sub-Adviser’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.

 

6.                                      Duration and Termination.  This Agreement shall become effective upon approval by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and its execution by the parties hereto.  Pursuant to the exemptive relief obtained in the SEC Order dated April 29, 1996, Investment Company Act Release No. 21921, approval of the Agreement by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund is not required, and the Sub-Adviser acknowledges that it and any other sub-adviser so selected and approved shall be without the protection (if any) accorded by shareholder approval of an investment adviser’s receipt of compensation under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act.

 

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This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformance with the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund (a) by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of Trustees of the Trust or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, (b) by the Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or (c) by the Sub-Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 90 days’ written notice to the Adviser.  This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment, or in the event of a termination of the Advisory Agreement with the Trust.  As used in this Paragraph 6, the terms “assignment” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to such exceptions as may be granted by the SEC under the 1940 Act.

 

7.                                      Compliance Program of the Sub-Adviser.  The Sub-Adviser hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)                                 in accordance with Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), the Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation by the Sub-Adviser and its supervised persons (as such term is defined in the Advisers Act) of the Advisers Act and the rules the SEC has adopted under the Advisers Act; and

 

(b)                                to the extent that the Sub-Adviser’s activities or services could affect a Fund, the Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal securities laws” (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) by the Funds and the Sub-Adviser (the policies and procedures referred to in this Paragraph 7(b), along with the policies and procedures referred to in Paragraph 7(a), are referred to herein as the Sub-Adviser’s “Compliance Program”).

 

8.                                      Reporting of Compliance Matters.

 

(a)                                 The Sub-Adviser shall promptly provide to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) the following documents:

 

(i)                                    a summary report of any “deficiency letter” or similar correspondence identifying specific concerns, issues, alleged deficiencies or violations of law issued by the SEC in connection with an SEC examination relating to the Sub-Adviser’s investment advisory business and summaries of the Sub-Adviser’s responses thereto, provided further that the Trust’s CCO and/or members of the SEI Funds Compliance Department may have access to and inspect copies of all such deficiency letters at the Sub-Adviser’s principal office;

 

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(ii)                                 a report of any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program or any “material compliance matters” (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) that have occurred with respect to the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program;

 

(iii)                              a report of any material changes to the policies and procedures that compose the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program;

 

(iv)                             a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s chief compliance officer’s report (or similar document(s) which serve the same purpose) regarding his or her annual review of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act; and

 

(v)                                an annual (or more frequently as the Trust’s CCO may reasonably request) representation regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance with Paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                The Sub-Adviser shall also provide the Trust’s CCO with:

 

(i)                                    reasonable access to the testing, analyses, reports and other documentation, or summaries thereof, that the Sub-Adviser’s chief compliance officer relies upon to monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program; and

 

(ii)                                 reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the Sub-Adviser’s facilities for the purpose of conducting pre-arranged on-site compliance related due diligence meetings with personnel of the Sub-Adviser.

 

9.                                      Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law principles; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.

 

10.                                Severability.  Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors.

 

11.                                Notice.  Any notice, advice or report to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed sufficient if delivered or mailed by registered, certified or overnight mail, postage prepaid addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party:

 

To the Adviser at:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

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Attention:  Legal Department

 

 

To the Trust’s CCO at:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Attention:  Russ Emery

 

 

To the Sub-Adviser at:

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

75 State Street

 

Boston, Massachusetts 02019

 

Attention:  Matt Shea

 

Legal and Compliance

 

12.                                Confidentiality and Review of Materials.  Neither the Adviser nor the Trust nor a Fund shall make use of the proprietary and confidential investment decisions or recommendations of the Sub-Adviser for any account other than the Assets without the prior written consent of the Sub-Adviser.

 

The Sub-Adviser shall be entitled, upon request, to review marketing material being used by the Adviser that references the Sub-Adviser, and the Adviser shall make modifications thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Sub-Adviser from time to time.

 

13.                                Amendment of Agreement.  This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and only in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

14.                                Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to this Agreement’s subject matter.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument.

 

In the event the terms of this Agreement are applicable to more than one portfolio of the Trust (for purposes of this Paragraph 14, each a “Fund”), the Adviser is entering into this Agreement with the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the respective Funds severally and not jointly, with the express intention that the provisions contained in each numbered paragraph hereof shall be understood as applying separately with respect to each Fund as if contained in separate agreements between the Adviser and Sub-Adviser for each such Fund.  In the event that this Agreement is made applicable to any additional Funds by way of a Schedule executed subsequent to the date first indicated above, provisions of such Schedule shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement as it relates to such Fund so that, for example, the execution date for purposes of Paragraph 6 of this Agreement with respect to such Fund shall be the execution date of the relevant Schedule.

 

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15.                                Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of a Fund or the Trust.

 

(b)                                Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act or Advisers Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is altered by a rule, regulation or order of the SEC, whether of special or general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ David F. McCann

 

 

/s/ Jonathan M. Payson

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

David F. McCann

 

 

Jonathan M. Payson

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

Sr. Vice President

 

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Schedule A

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

As of March 30, 2009

 

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

International Equity Fund

 

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Schedule B

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

As of March 30, 2009

 

Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate as follows:

 

SEI Institutional International Trust

 

International Equity Fund

 

x.xx

%

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ David F. McCann

 

 

/s/ Jonathan M. Payson

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

David F. McCann

 

 

Jonathan M. Payson

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

Sr. Vice President

 

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EX-99.B(D)(29) 4 a09-31960_1ex99dbd29.htm EX-99.B(D)(29)

Exhibit 99.B(d)(29)

 

Schedule A

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

Dated March 30, 2009, as amended September 29, 2009

 

SEI Institutional International Trust

 

International Equity Fund

International Fixed Income Fund

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David F. McCann

 

By:

/s/ Nancy T. Lukitsh

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

David F. McCann

 

Name:

Nancy T. Lukitsh

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 



 

Schedule B

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

Dated March 30, 2009, as amended September 29, 2009

 

Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate as follows:

 

International Equity Fund

 

x.xx

%

 

 

 

 

International Fixed Income Fund

 

x.xx

%

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David F. McCann

 

By:

/s/ Nancy T. Lukitsh

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

David F. McCann

 

Name:

Nancy T. Lukitsh

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 


EX-99.B(D)(30) 5 a09-31960_1ex99dbd30.htm EX-99.B(D)(30)

Exhibit 99.B(d)(30)

 

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

AGREEMENT made as of this 31st day of March, 2009 between SEI Investments Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) and INTECH Investment Management LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

WHEREAS, SEI Institutional International Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 1994, as amended, (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust, pursuant to which the Adviser acts as investment adviser to each series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), as such Schedule may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto; and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser, with the approval of the Trust, desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Adviser in connection with the management of a Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such investment advisory services.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                     Duties of the Sub-Adviser.  Subject to supervision by the Adviser and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser shall manage all of the securities and other assets of each Fund entrusted to it hereunder (the “Assets”), including the purchase, retention and disposition of the Assets, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time (referred to collectively as the “Prospectus”), and subject to the following:

 

(a)                                The Sub-Adviser shall, in consultation with and subject to the direction of the Adviser, determine from time to time what Assets will be purchased, retained or sold by a Fund, and what portion of the Assets will be invested or held uninvested in cash.

 

(b)                               In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall act in conformity with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (as defined herein) and the Prospectus and with the instructions and directions of the Adviser and of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.

 

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(c)                                The Sub-Adviser shall determine the Assets to be purchased or sold by a Fund as provided in subparagraph (a) and will place orders with or through such persons, brokers or dealers to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage set forth in a Fund’s Prospectus or as the Board of Trustees or the Adviser may direct from time to time, in conformity with all federal securities laws.  In executing Fund transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek on behalf of each Fund the best overall terms available.  In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Sub-Adviser shall consider all factors that it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis.  In evaluating the best overall terms available, and in selecting the broker-dealer to execute a particular transaction, the Sub-Adviser may also consider the brokerage and research services provided (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)).  Consistent with any guidelines established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust and Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay to a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for a Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if, the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer — viewed in terms of that particular transaction or in terms of the overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser to its discretionary clients, including a Fund.  In addition, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to allocate purchase and sale orders for securities to brokers or dealers (including brokers and dealers that are affiliated with the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or the Trust’s principal underwriter) if the Sub-Adviser believes that the quality of the transaction and the commission are comparable to what they would be with other qualified firms.  In no instance, however, will a Fund’s Assets be purchased from or sold to the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, the Trust’s principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of either the Trust, Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the principal underwriter, acting as principal in the transaction, except to the extent permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the 1940 Act.

 

(d)                               The Sub-Adviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to transactions involving the Assets required by subparagraphs (b)(5), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11) and paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser shall keep the books and records relating to the Assets required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement and shall timely furnish to the Adviser all information relating to the Sub-Adviser’s services under this Agreement needed by the Adviser to keep the other books and records of a Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains on behalf of a Fund are property of the Fund and the Sub-Adviser will surrender promptly to a Fund any of such records upon the Fund’s request;

 

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provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain a copy of such records.  In addition, for the duration of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it pursuant to this Agreement, and shall transfer said records to any successor sub-adviser upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if there is no successor sub-adviser, to the Adviser).

 

(e)                                The Sub-Adviser shall provide a Fund’s custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning a Fund’s Assets and shall provide the Adviser with such information upon request of the Adviser.

 

(f)                                  The investment management services provided by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others, as long as such services do not impair the services rendered to the Adviser or the Trust.

 

(g)                               The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its commitment under this Agreement.

 

(h)                                 (i)                                   Except under the circumstances set forth in subsection (ii), the Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for reviewing proxy solicitation materials or voting and handling proxies in relation to the securities held as Assets in a Fund.  If the Sub-Adviser receives a misdirected proxy, it shall promptly forward such misdirected proxy to the Adviser.

 

(ii)                                The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that upon 60 days’ written notice from the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall assume responsibility for reviewing proxy solicitation materials and voting proxies in relation to the securities held as Assets in a Fund.  As of the time the Sub-Adviser shall assume such responsibilities with respect to proxies under this sub-section (ii), the Adviser shall instruct the custodian and other parties providing services to a Fund to promptly forward misdirected proxies to the Sub-Adviser.

 

(i)                                   In performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall not consult with any other sub-adviser to a Fund or a sub-adviser to a portfolio that is under common control with a Fund concerning the Assets, except as permitted by the policies and procedures of a Fund.  The Sub-Adviser shall not provide investment advice to any assets of a Fund other than the Assets.

 

(j)                                   On occasions when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as other clients of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, aggregate the order for securities to be sold or purchased.  In such event, the Sub-Adviser will allocate securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, in a manner the Sub-Adviser reasonably considers to be equitable

 

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and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to a Fund and to such other clients under the circumstances.

 

(k)                                The Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Adviser or the Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports, balance sheets or financial information, and such other information with regard to its affairs as the Adviser or Board of Trustees may reasonably request.  The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish to the Adviser any other information relating to the Assets that is required to be filed by the Adviser or the Trust with the SEC or sent to shareholders under the 1940 Act (including the rules adopted thereunder) or any exemptive or other relief that the Adviser or the Trust obtains from the SEC.

 

To the extent permitted by law, the services to be furnished by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of the Sub-Adviser’s partners, officers, employees or control affiliates; provided, however, that the use of such mediums does not relieve the Sub-Adviser from any obligation or duty under this Agreement.

 

2.                                     Duties of the Adviser.  The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to each Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser’s performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that in connection with its management of the Assets, nothing herein shall be construed to relieve the Sub-Adviser of responsibility for compliance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (as defined herein), the Prospectus, the instructions and directions of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Code, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.

 

3.                                     Delivery of Documents.  The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with copies of each of the following documents:

 

(a)                                  The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, herein called the “Declaration of Trust”);

 

(b)                                 By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, are herein called the “By-Laws”); and

 

(c)                                  Prospectus of each Fund.

 

4.                                     Compensation to the Sub-Adviser.  For the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, a sub-advisory fee at the rate specified in Schedule B which is attached hereto and made part of this Agreement.  The fee will be calculated based on the average daily value of the Assets, excluding cash, under the Sub-Adviser’s management and will be paid to the Sub-Adviser monthly.  For the avoidance

 

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of doubt, notwithstanding the fact that the Agreement has not been terminated, no fee will be accrued under this Agreement with respect to any day that the value of the Assets under the Sub-Adviser’s management equals zero.  Except as may otherwise be prohibited by law or regulation (including any then current SEC staff interpretation), the Sub-Adviser may, in its discretion and from time to time, waive a portion of its fee.

 

5.                                     Indemnification.  The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses) howsoever arising from or in connection with the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser’s obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the Adviser’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.

 

The Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses) howsoever arising from or in connection with the performance of the Adviser’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Adviser’s obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the Sub-Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the Sub-Adviser’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.

 

6.                                     Confidentiality.  Sub-Adviser will not disclose any confidential Adviser information to other clients or third parties, except as set forth in writing by the Adviser.  However, to the extent that the Adviser has engaged a third party consultant with respect to its account, such information concerning the Adviser’s account may be shared with such third party consultant unless specifically directed otherwise by the Adviser.

 

Adviser or any of its affiliates acknowledge that, in the course of its relationship with Sub-Adviser, each may be exposed to certain confidential and proprietary information belonging to Sub-Adviser (“Confidential Information”) regarding Sub-Adviser’s investment-management strategy as identified to the Adviser in writing. As used herein, the term Confidential Information encompasses proprietary technology and techniques including but not limited to trade secrets, processes, algorithms, methodologies, procedures, know-how, improvements, or inventions disclosed or otherwise made available to the Adviser or any of its affiliates by or on behalf of Sub-Adviser, that is marked or otherwise specifically designated as confidential or proprietary.  The Adviser or any of its affiliates agree not to disclose, or use for the benefit of itself or third parties, or reverse engineer any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of Sub-Adviser.  The obligations of the preceding sentence shall continue so long as the Confidential Information remains outside of the public domain.

 

Adviser further agrees not to employ deliberately an investment strategy the primary purpose of which is to replicate the portfolio of investment securities comprising the

 

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Assets, including, but not limited to, purchasing shares of the same stocks as those that comprise the Assets, in a similar number and in similar weightings.

 

7.                                     Proprietary Rights.  Sub-Adviser or its affiliates are the sole owners of the name and mark “INTECH.”  All goodwill associated with the name and mark “INTECH” shall inure to the benefit of Sub-Adviser or its affiliates.  Adviser acknowledges that, in order for it to understand Sub-Adviser’s investment management strategy, Adviser has been exposed to certain proprietary and Confidential Information regarding these strategies, which information constitutes trade secrets belonging to the Sub-Adviser.

 

Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Adviser shall immediately cease, and Adviser shall cause a Fund to immediately cease any and all further use of any INTECH mark(s), although the Adviser may continue to further use such name or mark(s) as permitted by other then current sub-advisory agreements in which the Adviser and Sub-Adviser have executed.

 

The Sub-Adviser shall be entitled, upon request, to review marketing material being used by the Adviser that references the Sub-Adviser, and the Adviser shall make modifications thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Sub-Adviser from time to time.

 

8.                                     Duration and Termination.  This Agreement shall become effective upon approval by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and its execution by the parties hereto.  Pursuant to the exemptive relief obtained in the SEC Order dated April 29, 1996, Investment Company Act Release No. 21921, approval of the Agreement by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund is not required, and the Sub-Adviser acknowledges that it and any other sub-adviser so selected and approved shall be without the protection (if any) accorded by shareholder approval of an investment adviser’s receipt of compensation under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act.

 

This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformance with the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund (a) by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of Trustees of the Trust or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, (b) by the Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or (c) by the Sub-Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on 90 days’ written notice to the Adviser.  This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment, or in the event of a termination of the Advisory Agreement with the Trust.  As used in this Paragraph 8, the terms “assignment” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to such exceptions as may be granted by the SEC under the 1940 Act.

 

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9.                                     Compliance Program of the Sub-Adviser.  The Sub-Adviser hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)                                in accordance with Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), the Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation by the Sub-Adviser and its supervised persons (as such term is defined in the Advisers Act) of the Advisers Act and the rules the SEC has adopted under the Advisers Act; and

 

(b)                               to the extent that the Sub-Adviser’s activities or services could affect a Fund, the Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal securities laws” (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) by the Funds and the Sub-Adviser (the policies and procedures referred to in this Paragraph 9(b), along with the policies and procedures referred to in Paragraph 9(a), are referred to herein as the Sub-Adviser’s “Compliance Program”).

 

10.                               Reporting of Compliance Matters.

 

(a)                                The Sub-Adviser shall promptly provide to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) the following documents:

 

(i)                                   copies of all SEC examination correspondences, including correspondences regarding books and records examinations and “sweep” examinations, issued during the term of this Agreement, in which the SEC identified any concerns, issues or matters (such correspondences are commonly referred to as “deficiency letters”) relating to any aspect of the Sub-Adviser’s investment advisory business and the Sub-Adviser’s responses thereto; provided, however, that such copies of deficiency letters shall only be reviewed on site at the offices of the Sub-Adviser by the Trust’s CCO or designate;

 

(ii)                                a report of any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program or any “material compliance matters” (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) that have occurred with respect to the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program;

 

(iii)                             a report of any material changes to the policies and procedures that compose the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program;

 

(iv)                            a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s CCO’s report (or similar document(s) which serve the same purpose) regarding his or her annual review of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act; and

 

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(v)                               an annual (or more frequently as the Trust’s CCO may reasonably request) representation regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance with Paragraphs 9 and 10 of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                 The Sub-Adviser shall also provide the Trust’s CCO with:

 

(i)                                   reasonable access to the testing, analyses, reports and other documentation, or summaries thereof, that the Sub-Adviser’s chief compliance officer relies upon to monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program; and

 

(ii)                                reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the Sub-Adviser’s facilities for the purpose of conducting pre-arranged on-site compliance related due diligence meetings with personnel of the Sub-Adviser.

 

11.                               Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law principles; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.

 

12.                               Severability.  Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors.

 

13.                               Notice.  Any notice, advice or report to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed sufficient if delivered or mailed by registered, certified or overnight mail, postage prepaid addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party:

 

To the Adviser at:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Attention:  Legal Department

 

 

To the Trust’s CCO at:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Attention:  Russ Emery

 

 

To the Sub-Adviser at:

INTECH Investment Management LLC

 

525 Okeechobee Blvd., Suite 1800

 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

 

Attention:  General Counsel

 

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14.                               Non-Hire/Non-Solicitation.  The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that so long as the Sub-Adviser provides services to the Adviser or the Trust and for a period of one year following the date on which the Sub-Adviser ceases to provide services to the Adviser and the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall not for any reason, directly or indirectly, on the Sub-Adviser’s own behalf or on behalf of others, hire any person employed by the Adviser, whether or not such person is a full-time employee or whether or not any person’s employment is pursuant to a written agreement or is at-will.  The Sub-Adviser further agrees that, to the extent that the Sub-Adviser breaches the covenant described in this paragraph, the Adviser shall be entitled to pursue all appropriate remedies in law or equity.

 

15.                               Amendment of Agreement.  This Agreement may be amended only by written agreement of the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and only in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

16.                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to this Agreement’s subject matter.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument.

 

In the event the terms of this Agreement are applicable to more than one portfolio of the Trust (for purposes of this Paragraph 16, each a “Fund”), the Adviser is entering into this Agreement with the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the respective Funds severally and not jointly, with the express intention that the provisions contained in each numbered paragraph hereof shall be understood as applying separately with respect to each Fund as if contained in separate agreements between the Adviser and Sub-Adviser for each such Fund.  In the event that this Agreement is made applicable to any additional Funds by way of a Schedule executed subsequent to the date first indicated above, provisions of such Schedule shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement as it relates to such Fund so that, for example, the execution date for purposes of Paragraph 8 of this Agreement with respect to such Fund shall be the execution date of the relevant Schedule.

 

17.                               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of a Fund or the Trust.

 

(b)                               Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act or Advisers Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is altered by a rule, regulation or order of the SEC, whether of special or general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

INTECH Investment Management LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ David F. McCann

 

 

/s/ Justin Wright

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

David F. McCann

 

 

Justin Wright

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

VP and General Counsel

 

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Schedule A

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

INTECH Investment Management LLC

 

As of March 31, 2009

 

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

International Equity Fund

 

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Schedule B

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

INTECH Investment Management LLC

 

As of March 31, 2009

 

Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate as follows:

 

International Equity Fund

 

x.xx

%

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

INTECH Investment Management LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ David F. McCann

 

 

/s/ Justin Wright

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

David F. McCann

 

 

Justin Wright

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

VP and General Counsel

 

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EX-99.B(D)(31) 6 a09-31960_1ex99dbd31.htm EX-99.B(D)(31)

Exhibit 99.B(d)(31)

 

INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

AGREEMENT made as of this 2nd day of April, 2009 between SEI Investments Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) and Acadian Asset Management Inc. (the “Sub-Adviser”).

 

WHEREAS, SEI Institutional International Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 1994, as amended, (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Trust, pursuant to which the Adviser acts as investment adviser to each series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), as such Schedule may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties hereto; and

 

WHEREAS, the Adviser, with the approval of the Trust, desires to retain the Sub-Adviser to provide investment advisory services to the Adviser in connection with the management of a Fund, and the Sub-Adviser is willing to render such investment advisory services.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                     Duties of the Sub-Adviser.  Subject to supervision by the Adviser and the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Sub-Adviser shall manage all of the securities and other assets of each Fund entrusted to it hereunder (the “Assets”), including the purchase, retention and disposition of the Assets, in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions as stated in each Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, as currently in effect and as amended or supplemented from time to time (referred to collectively as the “Prospectus”), and subject to the following:

 

(a)                                The Sub-Adviser shall, in consultation with and subject to the direction of the Adviser, determine from time to time what Assets will be purchased, retained or sold by a Fund, and what portion of the Assets will be invested or held uninvested in cash.

 

(b)                               In the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall act in conformity with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (as defined herein) and the Prospectus and with the instructions and directions of the Adviser and of the Board of Trustees of the Trust and will conform to and comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.

 

(c)                                The Sub-Adviser shall determine the Assets to be purchased or sold by a Fund as

 

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provided in subparagraph (a) and will place orders with or through such persons, brokers or dealers to carry out the policy with respect to brokerage set forth in a Fund’s Prospectus or as the Board of Trustees or the Adviser may direct from time to time, in conformity with all federal securities laws.  In executing Fund transactions and selecting brokers or dealers, the Sub-Adviser will use its best efforts to seek on behalf of each Fund the best overall terms available.  In assessing the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Sub-Adviser shall consider all factors that it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker or dealer, and the reasonableness of the commission, if any, both for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis.  In evaluating the best overall terms available, and in selecting the broker-dealer to execute a particular transaction, the Sub-Adviser may also consider the brokerage and research services provided (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)).  Consistent with any guidelines established by the Board of Trustees of the Trust and Section 28(e) of the Exchange Act, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to pay to a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for a Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if, the Sub-Adviser determines in good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer — viewed in terms of that particular transaction or in terms of the overall responsibilities of the Sub-Adviser to its discretionary clients, including a Fund.  In addition, the Sub-Adviser is authorized to allocate purchase and sale orders for securities to brokers or dealers (including brokers and dealers that are affiliated with the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or the Trust’s principal underwriter) if the Sub-Adviser believes that the quality of the transaction and the commission are comparable to what they would be with other qualified firms.  In no instance, however, will a Fund’s Assets be purchased from or sold to the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, the Trust’s principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of either the Trust, Adviser, the Sub-Adviser or the principal underwriter, acting as principal in the transaction, except to the extent permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the 1940 Act.

 

(d)                               The Sub-Adviser shall maintain all books and records with respect to transactions involving the Assets required by subparagraphs (b)(5), (6), (7), (9), (10) and (11) and paragraph (f) of Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser shall provide to the Adviser or the Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports, balance sheets or financial information, and such other information with regard to its affairs as the Adviser or Board of Trustees may reasonably request.

 

The Sub-Adviser shall keep the books and records relating to the Assets required to be maintained by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement and shall timely furnish to the Adviser all information relating to the Sub-Adviser’s services under this Agreement needed by the Adviser to keep the other books and records of a

 

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Fund required by Rule 31a-1 under the 1940 Act.  The Sub-Adviser shall also furnish to the Adviser any other information relating to the Assets that is required to be filed by the Adviser or the Trust with the SEC or sent to shareholders under the 1940 Act (including the rules adopted thereunder) or any exemptive or other relief that the Adviser or the Trust obtains from the SEC.  The Sub-Adviser agrees that all records that it maintains on behalf of a Fund are property of the Fund and the Sub-Adviser will surrender promptly to a Fund any of such records upon the Fund’s request; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may retain a copy of such records.  In addition, for the duration of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall preserve for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act any such records as are required to be maintained by it pursuant to this Agreement, and shall transfer said records to any successor sub-adviser upon the termination of this Agreement (or, if there is no successor sub-adviser, to the Adviser).

 

(e)                                The Sub-Adviser shall provide a Fund’s custodian on each business day with information relating to all transactions concerning a Fund’s Assets and shall provide the Adviser with such information upon request of the Adviser.

 

(f)                                  The investment management services provided by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement are not to be deemed exclusive and the Sub-Adviser shall be free to render similar services to others, as long as such services do not impair the services rendered to the Adviser or the Trust.

 

(g)                               The Sub-Adviser shall promptly notify the Adviser of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair the Sub-Adviser’s ability to fulfill its commitment under this Agreement.

 

(h)                               (i)                                     Except under the circumstances set forth in subsection (ii), the Sub-Adviser shall not be responsible for reviewing proxy solicitation materials or voting and handling proxies in relation to the securities held as Assets in a Fund.  If the Sub-Adviser receives a misdirected proxy, it shall promptly forward such misdirected proxy to the Adviser.

 

(ii)                                The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that upon 60 days’ written notice from the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser shall assume responsibility for reviewing proxy solicitation materials and voting proxies in relation to the securities held as Assets in a Fund.  As of the time the Sub-Adviser shall assume such responsibilities with respect to proxies under this sub-section (ii), the Adviser shall instruct the custodian and other parties providing services to a Fund to promptly forward misdirected proxies to the Sub-Adviser.

 

(iii)                             The Sub-Adviser is not authorized to commit to or respond on behalf of the Adviser or the Fund to any legal proceedings, including notices of class action litigation.

 

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(i)                                   In performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser shall not consult with any other sub-adviser to a Fund or a sub-adviser to a portfolio that is under common control with a Fund concerning the Assets, except as permitted by the policies and procedures of a Fund.  The Sub-Adviser shall not provide investment advice to any assets of a Fund other than the Assets.

 

(j)                                   On occasions when the Sub-Adviser deems the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as well as other clients of the Sub-Adviser, the Sub-Adviser may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, aggregate the order for securities to be sold or purchased.  In such event, the Sub-Adviser will allocate securities so purchased or sold, as well as the expenses incurred in the transaction, in a manner the Sub-Adviser reasonably considers to be equitable and consistent with its fiduciary obligations to a Fund and to such other clients under the circumstances.

 

Services to be furnished by the Sub-Adviser under this Agreement may be furnished through the medium of any of the Sub-Adviser’s partners, officers, employees or control affiliates; provided, however, that the use of such mediums does not relieve the Sub-Adviser from any obligation or duty under this Agreement.

 

2.                                     Duties of the Adviser.  The Adviser shall continue to have responsibility for all services to be provided to each Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and shall oversee and review the Sub-Adviser’s performance of its duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that in connection with its management of the Assets, nothing herein shall be construed to relieve the Sub-Adviser of responsibility for compliance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (as defined herein), the Prospectus, the instructions and directions of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Code, and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as each is amended from time to time.

 

3.                                     Delivery of Documents.  The Adviser has furnished the Sub-Adviser with copies of each of the following documents:

 

(a)                                The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (such Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, herein called the “Declaration of Trust”);

 

(b)                               By-Laws of the Trust (such By-Laws, as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as amended from time to time, are herein called the “By-Laws”); and

 

(c)                                Prospectus of each Fund.

 

4.                                     Compensation to the Sub-Adviser.  For the services to be provided by the Sub-Adviser pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser, and the Sub-Adviser agrees to accept as full compensation therefor, a sub-advisory fee at the rate specified in

 

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Schedule B which is attached hereto and made part of this Agreement.  The fee will be calculated based on the average daily value of the Assets under the Sub-Adviser’s management and will be paid to the Sub-Adviser monthly.  For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the fact that the Agreement has not been terminated, no fee will be accrued under this Agreement with respect to any day that the value of the Assets under the Sub-Adviser’s management equals zero.  Except as may otherwise be prohibited by law or regulation (including any then current SEC staff interpretation), the Sub-Adviser may, in its discretion and from time to time, waive a portion of its fee.

 

5.                                     Indemnification.  The Sub-Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses) resulting from the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or the reckless disregard of its duties hereunder howsoever arising from or in connection with the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser’s obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the Adviser’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.

 

The Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sub-Adviser from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities or damages (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other related expenses) howsoever arising from or in connection with the performance of the Adviser’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Adviser’s obligation under this Paragraph 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the claim against, or the loss, liability or damage experienced by the Sub-Adviser, is caused by or is otherwise directly related to the Sub-Adviser’s own willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence, or to the reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement.

 

6.                                     Duration and Termination.  This Agreement shall become effective upon approval by the Trust’s Board of Trustees and its execution by the parties hereto.  Pursuant to the exemptive relief obtained in the SEC Order dated April 29, 1996, Investment Company Act Release No. 21921, approval of the Agreement by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund is not required, and the Sub-Adviser acknowledges that it and any other sub-adviser so selected and approved shall be without the protection (if any) accorded by shareholder approval of an investment adviser’s receipt of compensation under Section 36(b) of the 1940 Act.

 

This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of more than two years from the date hereof only so long as continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformance with the 1940 Act; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated with respect to a Fund (a) by the Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the vote of a majority of Trustees of the Trust or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, (b) by the Adviser at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ written notice to the Sub-Adviser, or (c) by the Sub-Adviser at any time, without the payment of any

 

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penalty, on 90 days’ written notice to the Adviser.  This Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately in the event of its assignment, or in the event of a termination of the Advisory Agreement with the Trust.  As used in this Paragraph 6, the terms “assignment” and “vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, subject to such exceptions as may be granted by the SEC under the 1940 Act.

 

7.                                     Compliance Program of the Sub-Adviser.  The Sub-Adviser hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(a)                                in accordance with Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), the Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation by the Sub-Adviser and its supervised persons (as such term is defined in the Advisers Act) of the Advisers Act and the rules the SEC has adopted under the Advisers Act; and

 

(b)                               to the extent that the Sub-Adviser’s activities or services could affect a Fund, the Sub-Adviser has adopted and implemented and will maintain written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal securities laws” (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) by the Funds and the Sub-Adviser (the policies and procedures referred to in this Paragraph 7(b), along with the policies and procedures referred to in Paragraph 7(a), are referred to herein as the Sub-Adviser’s “Compliance Program”).

 

8.                                     Reporting of Compliance Matters.

 

(a)                                The Sub-Adviser shall promptly provide to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) the following documents:

 

(i)                                   copies of all SEC examination correspondences, including correspondences regarding books and records examinations and “sweep” examinations, issued during the term of this Agreement, in which the SEC identified any concerns, issues or matters (such correspondences are commonly referred to as “deficiency letters”) relating to any aspect of the Sub-Adviser’s investment advisory business and the Sub-Adviser’s responses thereto;

 

(ii)                                a report of any material violations of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program or any “material compliance matters” (as such term is defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act) that have occurred with respect to the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program;

 

(iii)                             a report of any material changes to the policies and procedures that compose the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program;

 

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(iv)                            a copy of the Sub-Adviser’s chief compliance officer’s report (or similar document(s) which serve the same purpose) if one exists, regarding his or her annual review of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program, as required by Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act; and

 

(v)                               an annual (or more frequently as the Trust’s CCO may reasonably request) representation regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance with Paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Agreement.

 

(b)                               The Sub-Adviser shall also provide the Trust’s CCO with:

 

(i)                                   reasonable access to the testing, analyses, reports and other documentation, or summaries thereof, that the Sub-Adviser’s chief compliance officer relies upon to monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of the Sub-Adviser’s Compliance Program; and

 

(ii)                                reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the Sub-Adviser’s facilities for the purpose of conducting pre-arranged on-site compliance related due diligence meetings with personnel of the Sub-Adviser.

 

9.                                     Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law principles; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.

 

10.                               Severability.  Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors.

 

11.                               Notice.  Any notice, advice or report to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed sufficient if delivered or mailed by registered, certified or overnight mail, postage prepaid addressed by the party giving notice to the other party at the last address furnished by the other party:

 

To the Adviser at:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Attention: Legal Department

 

 

To the Trust’s CCO at:

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

One Freedom Valley Drive

 

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Attention: Russ Emery

 

 

To the Sub-Adviser at:

Acadian Asset Management Inc.

 

One Post Office Square

 

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Boston, MA 02109

 

Attention: Scott Dias

 

12.                               Non-Hire/Non-Solicitation.  The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that so long as the Sub-Adviser provides services to the Adviser or the Trust and for a period of one year following the date on which the Sub-Adviser ceases to provide services to the Adviser and the Trust, the Sub-Adviser shall not for any reason, directly or indirectly, on the Sub-Adviser’s own benefit or on behalf of others, solicit for employment any person employed by the Adviser, whether or not such person is a full-time employee or whether or not any person’s employment is pursuant to a written agreement or is at-will.  The Sub-Adviser further agrees that, to the extent that the Sub-Adviser breaches the covenant described in this paragraph, the Adviser shall be entitled to pursue all appropriate remedies in law or equity.

 

13.                               Noncompete Provisions.

 

(a)                                The Sub-Adviser hereby agrees that, the Sub-Adviser will:

 

(i)                                   waive enforcement of any noncompete agreement or other agreement or arrangement to which it is currently a party that restricts, limits, or otherwise interferes with the ability of the Adviser to employ or engage any person or entity to provide investment advisory or other services and will transmit to any person or entity notice of such waiver as may be required to give effect to this provision; and

 

(ii)                                not become a party to any noncompete agreement or other agreement or arrangement that restricts, limits or otherwise interferes with the ability of the Adviser to employ or engage any person or entity to provide investment advisory or other services.

 

(b)                               Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser’s obligations under this Paragraph 13 shall survive.

 

14.                               Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to this Agreement’s subject matter.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but such counterparts shall, together, constitute only one instrument.

 

In the event the terms of this Agreement are applicable to more than one portfolio of the Trust (for purposes of this Paragraph 14, each a “Fund”), the Adviser is entering into this Agreement with the Sub-Adviser on behalf of the respective Funds severally and not jointly, with the express intention that the provisions contained in each numbered paragraph hereof shall be understood as applying separately with respect to each Fund as if contained in separate agreements between the Adviser and Sub-Adviser for each such

 

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Fund.  In the event that this Agreement is made applicable to any additional Funds by way of a Schedule executed subsequent to the date first indicated above, provisions of such Schedule shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement as it relates to such Fund so that, for example, the execution date for purposes of Paragraph 6 of this Agreement with respect to such Fund shall be the execution date of the relevant Schedule.

 

16.                               Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and notice is hereby given that the obligations of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or shareholders of a Fund or the Trust.

 

(b)                               Where the effect of a requirement of the 1940 Act or Advisers Act reflected in any provision of this Agreement is altered by a rule, regulation or order of the SEC, whether of special or general application, such provision shall be deemed to incorporate the effect of such rule, regulation or order.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Acadian Asset Management Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ Aaron C. Buser

 

 

/s/ Mark Minichiello

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

Aaron C. Buser

 

 

Mark Minichiello

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Schedule A

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

Acadian Asset Management Inc.

 

As of April 2, 2009

 

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRUST

 

International Equity Fund

 

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Schedule B

to the

Sub-Advisory Agreement

between

SEI Investments Management Corporation

and

Acadian Asset Management Inc.

 

As of April 2, 2009

 

Pursuant to Paragraph 4, the Adviser shall pay the Sub-Adviser compensation at an annual rate as follows:

 

SEI Institutional International Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Equity Fund

 

x.xx

%

 

Agreed and Accepted:

 

 

SEI Investments Management Corporation

 

Acadian Asset Management Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

By:

 

/s/ Aaron C. Buser

 

 

/s/ Mark Minichiello

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Name:

 

Aaron C. Buser

 

 

Mark Minichiello

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

Title:

 

Vice President

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EX-99.B(P)(20) 7 a09-31960_1ex99dbp20.htm EX-99.B(P)(20)

Exhibit 99.B(p)(20)

 

 

Wellington Management Code of Ethics

 

Personal Investing

 

Gifts and Entertainment

 

Outside Activities

 

Client Confidentiality

 

 

October 1, 2008

 

 



 

Wellington Management

 

Code of Ethics

 

A Message From Our CEO

 

Wellington Management’s reputation is our most valuable asset, and it is built on trust — trust that we will always put our clients’ interests first and that our actions will fully meet our obligations as fiduciaries for our clients.

 

Our personnel around the world play a critical role in ensuring that we continue to earn this trust. We must all adhere to the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. We must be sensitive to situations that may give rise to an actual conflict or the appearance of a conflict with our clients’ interests, or have the potential to cause damage to the firm’s reputation. To this end, each of us must act with integrity, honesty, and dignity.

 

We must all remain vigilant in protecting the interests of our clients before our own, as reflected in our guiding principle: “client, firm, self.” If our standards slip or our focus wanes, we risk the loss of everything we have worked so hard to build together over the years.

 

Please take the time to read this Code of Ethics, learn the rules, and determine what you need to do to comply with them and continue to build on our clients’ trust and confidence in Wellington Management.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Perry M. Traquina

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

“The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.”

 

– Ancient proverb

 

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Wellington Management

 

Code of Ethics

 

Table of Contents

 

Standards of Conduct

4

 

 

Who Is Subject to the Code of Ethics?

4

 

 

Personal Investing

5

 

 

Which Types of Investments and Related Activities Are Prohibited?

5

 

 

Which Investment Accounts Must Be Reported?

5

 

 

What Are the Reporting Responsibilities for All Personnel?

7

 

 

What Are the Preclearance Responsibilities for All Personnel?

8

 

 

What Are the Additional Requirements for Investment Professionals?

9

 

 

Gifts and Entertainment

10

 

 

Outside Activities

11

 

 

Client Confidentiality

12

 

 

How We Enforce Our Code of Ethics

12

 

 

Closing

12

 

Before You Get Started: Accessing the Code of Ethics System

The Code of Ethics System is accessible through the Intranet under Applications. Please note that your User ID is your Wellington network ID (the same one you use to log on to your computer).

 

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Wellington Management

 

Code of Ethics

 

Standards of Conduct

Our standards of conduct are straightforward and essential. Any transaction or activity that violates either of the standards of conduct below is prohibited, regardless of whether it meets the technical rules found elsewhere in the Code of Ethics.

 

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We act as fiduciaries to our clients. Each of us must put our clients’ interests above our own and must not take advantage of our management of clients’ assets for our own benefit. Our firm’s policies and procedures implement these principles with respect to our conduct of the firm’s business. This Code of Ethics implements the same principles with respect to our personal conduct. The procedures set forth in the Code govern specific transactions, but each of us must be mindful at all times that our behavior, including our personal investing activity, must meet our fiduciary obligations to our clients.

 

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We act with integrity and in accordance with both the letter and the spirit of the law. Our business is highly regulated, and we are committed as a firm to compliance with those regulations. Each of us must also recognize our obligations as individuals to understand and obey the laws that apply to us in the conduct of our duties. They include laws and regulations that apply specifically to investment advisors, as well as more broadly applicable laws ranging from the prohibition against trading on material nonpublic information and other forms of market abuse to anticorruption statutes such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. The firm provides training on their requirements. Each of us must take advantage of these resources to ensure that our own conduct complies with the law.

 

Who Is Subject to the Code of Ethics?

Our Code of Ethics applies to all partners and employees of Wellington Management Company, LLP, and its affiliates around the world. Its restrictions on personal investing also apply to temporary personnel (including co-ops and interns) and consultants whose tenure with Wellington Management exceeds 90 days and who are deemed by our Chief Compliance Officer to have access to nonpublic investment research, client holdings, or trade information.

 

All Wellington Management personnel receive a copy of the Code of Ethics (and any amendments) and must certify, upon joining the firm and annually thereafter, that they have read and understood it and have complied with its requirements.

 

Adherence to the Code of Ethics is a basic condition of employment. Failure to adhere to our Code of Ethics may result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment.

 

If you have any doubt as to the appropriateness of any activity, believe that you have violated the Code, or become aware of a violation of the Code by another individual, you should consult the Director of Regulatory Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or Chair of the Ethics Committee.

 

General questions regarding our Code of Ethics may be directed to the Code of Ethics Team via email at #Code of Ethics Team or through the Code of Ethics hotline, 617-790-8330 (x68330).

 

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Wellington Management

 

Code of Ethics

 

Personal Investing

As fiduciaries, each of us must avoid taking personal advantage of our knowledge of investment activity in client accounts. Although our Code of Ethics sets out a number of specific restrictions on personal investing designed to reflect this principle, no set of rules can anticipate every situation. Each of us must adhere to the spirit, and not just the letter, of our Code in meeting this fiduciary obligation to our clients.

 

Which Types of Investments and Related Activities Are Prohibited?

Our Code of Ethics prohibits the following personal investments and investment-related activities:

·  Purchasing or selling the following:

·      Initial public offerings (IPOs) of any securities

·      Securities of an issuer being bought or sold on behalf of clients until one trading day after such buying or selling is completed or canceled

·      Securities of an issuer that is the subject of a new, changed, or reissued but unchanged action recommendation from a global industry research or fixed income credit analyst until two business days following issuance or reissuance of the recommendation

·  Securities of an issuer that is mentioned at the Morning Meeting until two business days following the meeting

·  Securities that are the subject of a firmwide restriction

·  Single-stock futures

·  Options with an expiration date that is within 60 calendar days of the transaction date

·  HOLDRS (HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS)

·  Securities of broker/dealers (or their affiliates) that the firm has approved for execution of client trades

·  Securities of any securities market or exchange on which the firm trades on behalf of clients

·  Taking a profit from any trading activity within a 60 calendar day window (see box for more detail)

·  Using a derivative instrument to circumvent a restriction in the Code of Ethics

 

Short-Term Trading

You are prohibited from profiting from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) of the same or equivalent securities within 60 calendar days. For example, if you buy shares of stock (or options on such shares) and then sell those shares within 60 days at a profit, an exception will be identified and any gain from the transactions must be surrendered. Gains are calculated based on a last in, first out (LIFO) method for purposes of this restriction. This short-term trading rule does not apply to securities exempt from the Code’s preclearance requirements.

 

Which Investment Accounts Must Be Reported?

You are required to report any investment account over which you exercise investment discretion or from which any of the following individuals enjoy economic benefits: (i) your spouse, domestic partner, or minor children, and (ii) any other dependents living in your household, and that holds or is capable of holding any of the following covered investments:

·  Shares of stocks, ADRs, or other equity securities (including any security convertible into equity securities)

·      Bonds or notes (other than sovereign government bonds issued by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, or the United States, as well as bankers’ acceptances, CDs, commercial paper, and high-quality, short-term debt instruments)

 

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Wellington Management

 

Code of Ethics

 

·      Interest in a variable annuity product in which the underlying assets are held in a subaccount managed by Wellington Management

·      Shares of exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

·      Shares of closed-end funds

·      Options on securities

·      Securities futures

·      Interest in private placement securities (other than Wellington Management Sponsored Products)

·      Shares of funds managed by Wellington Management (other than money market funds)

 

Please see Appendix A for a detailed summary of reporting requirements by security type.

 

Web Resource: Wellington-Managed Fund List

An up-to-date list of funds managed by Wellington Management is available through the Code of Ethics System under Documents. Please note that any transactions in Wellington-Managed funds must comply with the funds’ rules on short-term trading of fund shares.

 

For purposes of the Code of Ethics, these investment accounts are referred to as reportable accounts. Examples of common account types include brokerage accounts, retirement accounts, employee stock compensation plans, and transfer agent accounts. Reportable accounts also include those from which you or an immediate family member may benefit indirectly, such as a family trust or family partnership, and accounts in which you have a joint ownership interest, such as a joint brokerage account.

 

Please contact the Code of Ethics Team for guidance if you hold any securities in physical certificate form.

 

Still Not Sure? Contact Us

If you are not sure if a particular account is required to be reported, contact the Code of Ethics Team by email at #Code of Ethics Team or through the Code of Ethics hotline, 617-790-8330 (x68330).

 

Accounts Not Requiring Reporting

You do not need to report the following accounts via the Code of Ethics System since the administrator will provide the Code of Ethics Team with access to relevant holdings and transaction information:

 

·  Accounts maintained within the Wellington Retirement and Pension Plan or similar firm- sponsored retirement or benefit plans identified by the Ethics Committee

·  Accounts maintained directly with Wellington Trust Company or other Wellington Management Sponsored Products

 

Although these accounts do not need to be reported, your investment activities in these accounts must comply with the standards of conduct embodied in our Code of Ethics.

 

Managed Account Exemptions

An account from which you or immediate family members could benefit financially, but over which neither you nor they have any investment discretion or influence (a managed account), may be exempted from the Code of Ethics’ personal investing requirements upon written request and approval. An example of a managed account would be a professionally advised account about

 

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Wellington Management

 

Code of Ethics

 

which you will not be consulted or have any input on specific transactions placed by the investment manager prior to their execution. To request a managed account exemption, you must complete a Managed Account Letter (available online via the Code of Ethics System) and return it the Code of Ethics Team.

 

Web Resource: Managed Account Letter

To request a managed account exemption, complete the Managed Account Letter available through the Code of Ethics System under Documents.

 

What Are the Reporting Responsibilities for All Personnel?

 

Initial and Annual Holdings Reports

You must disclose all reportable accounts and all covered investments you hold within 10 calendar days after you begin employment at or association with Wellington Management. You will be required to review and update your holdings and securities account information annually thereafter.

 

For initial holdings reports, holdings information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date you became covered by the Code of Ethics. Please note that you cannot make personal trades until you have filed an initial holdings report via the Code of Ethics System on the Intranet.

 

For subsequent annual reports, holdings information must be current as of a date no more than 45 days prior to the date the report is submitted. Please note that your annual holdings report must account for both volitional and non-volitional transactions.

 

At the time you file your initial and annual reports, you will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood the Code of Ethics and any amendments.

 

Non-volitional transactions include:

·  Investments made through automatic dividend reinvestment or rebalancing plans and stock purchase plan acquisitions

·      Transactions that result from corporate actions applicable to all similar security holders (such as splits, tender offers, mergers, and stock dividends)

 

Duplicate Statements and Trade Confirmations

For each of your reportable accounts, you are required to provide duplicate statements and duplicate trade confirmations to Wellington Management. To arrange for the delivery of duplicate statements and trade confirmations, please contact the Code of Ethics Team for the appropriate form. Return the completed form to the Code of Ethics Team, which will submit it to the brokerage firm on your behalf. If the brokerage firm or other firm from which you currently receive statements is not able to send statements and confirmations directly to Wellington Management, you will be required to submit copies promptly after you receive them, unless you receive an exemption from this requirement under the procedures outlined on page 9.

 

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Web Resource: How to File Reports on the Code of Ethics System

Required reports must be filed electronically via the Code of Ethics System. Please see the Code of Ethics System’s homepage for more details.

 

Quarterly Transactions Reports

You must submit a quarterly transaction report no later than 30 calendar days after quarter-end via the Code of Ethics System on the Intranet, even if you did not make any personal trades during that quarter. In the reports, you must either confirm that you did not make any personal trades (except for those resulting from non-volitional events) or provide information regarding all volitional transactions in covered investments.

 

What Are the Preclearance Responsibilities for All Personnel?

 

Preclearance of Publicly Traded Securities

You must receive clearance before buying or selling stocks, bonds, options, and most other publicly traded securities in any reportable account. A full list of the categories of publicly traded securities requiring preclearance, and of certain exceptions to this requirement, is included in Appendix A. Transactions in accounts that are not reportable accounts do not require preclearance or reporting.

 

Preclearance requests must be submitted online via the Code of Ethics System, which is accessible through the Intranet. If clearance is granted, the approval will be effective for a period of 24 hours. If you preclear a transaction and then place a limit order with your broker, that limit order must either be executed or expire at the end of the 24-hour period. If you want to execute the order after the 24-hour period expires, you must resubmit your preclearance request.

 

If you have questions regarding the preclearance requirements, please refer to the FAQs available on the Code of Ethics System or contact the Code of Ethics Team.

 

Please note that preclearance approval does not alter your responsibility to ensure that each personal securities transaction complies with the general standards of conduct, the reporting requirements, the restrictions on short-term trading, or the special rules for investment professionals set out in our Code of Ethics.

 

Web Resource: How to File a Preclearance Request

Preclearance must be obtained using the Code of Ethics System. Once the necessary information is submitted, your preclearance request will be approved or denied within seconds.

 

Caution on Short Sales, Margin Transactions, and Options

You may engage in short sales and margin transactions and may purchase or sell options provided you receive preclearance and meet all other applicable requirements under our Code of Ethics (including the additional rules for investment professionals described on page 8). Please note, however, that these types of transactions can have unintended consequences. For example, any sale by your broker to cover a margin call or a short position will be in violation of the Code unless precleared. Likewise, any volitional sale of securities acquired at the expiration of a long call option will be in violation of the Code unless precleared. You are responsible for ensuring any subsequent volitional actions relating to these types of transactions meet the requirements of the Code.

 

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Preclearance of Private Placement Securities

You cannot invest in securities offered to potential investors in a private placement without first obtaining prior approval. Approval may be granted after a review of the facts and circumstances, including whether:

·      an investment in the securities is likely to result in future conflicts with client accounts (e.g., upon a future public offering), and

·      you are being offered the opportunity due to your employment at or association with Wellington Management.

 

If you have questions regarding whether an investment would be deemed a private placement security under the Code, please refer to the FAQs about private placements available on the Code of Ethics System, or contact the Code of Ethics Team.

 

To request approval, you must submit a Private Placement Approval Form (available online via the Code of Ethics System) to the Code of Ethics Team. Investments in our own privately offered investment vehicles (our Sponsored Products), including collective investment funds and common trust funds maintained by Wellington Trust Company, NA, our hedge funds, and our non-US domiciled funds (Wellington Management Portfolios), have been approved under the Code and therefore do not require the submission of a Private Placement Approval Form.

 

Web Resource: Private Placement Approval Form

To request approval for a private placement, complete the Private Placement Approval Form available through the Code of Ethics System under Documents.

 

Requests for Exceptions to Preclearance Denial, Other Trading Restrictions, and Certain Reporting Requirements

The Chief Compliance Officer may grant an exception from preclearance, other trading restrictions, and certain reporting requirements on a case-by-case basis if it is determined that the proposed conduct involves no opportunity for abuse and does not conflict with client interests. Exceptions are expected to be rare. If you wish to seek an exception to these restrictions, you must submit a written request to the Code of Ethics Team describing the nature of the exception and the reason(s) it is being sought.

 

What Are the Additional Requirements for Investment Professionals?

If you are a portfolio manager, research analyst, or other investment professional who has portfolio management responsibilities for a client account (e.g., designated portfolio managers, backup portfolio managers, investment team members), or who otherwise has direct authority to make decisions to buy or sell securities in a client account (referred to here as an investment professional), you are required to adhere to additional rules and restrictions on your personal securities transactions. However, as no set of rules can anticipate every situation, you must remember to place our clients’ interests first whenever you transact in securities that are also held in client accounts you manage.

·      Investment Professional Blackout Periods — You cannot buy or sell a security for a period of seven calendar days before or after any transaction in the same issuer by a client account for which you serve as an investment professional. If you anticipate receiving a cash flow or redemption request in a client portfolio that will result in the purchase or sale of securities that you also hold in your personal account, you should take care to avoid transactions in those

 

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securities in your personal account in the days leading up to the client transactions. However, unanticipated cash flows and redemptions in client accounts and unexpected market events do occur from time to time, and a personal trade made in the prior seven days should never prevent you from buying or selling a security in a client account if the trade would be in the client’s best interest. If you find yourself in that situation and need to buy or sell a security in a client account within the seven calendar days following your personal transaction in a security of the same issuer, you should attempt to notify the Code of Ethics Team (by email at #Code of Ethics Team or through the Code of Ethics hotline, 617-790-8330 [x68330]) or your local Compliance Officer in advance of placing the trade. If you are unable to reach any of those individuals and the trade is time sensitive, you should proceed with the client trade and notify the Code of Ethics Team promptly after submitting it.

 

·      Short Sales by an Investment Professional — An investment professional may not personally take a short position in a security of an issuer in which he or she holds a long position in a client account.

 

Gifts and Entertainment

Our guiding principle of “client, firm, self” also governs the receipt of gifts and entertainment from clients, consultants, brokers, vendors, companies in which we may invest, and others with whom the firm does business. As fiduciaries to our clients, we must always place our clients’ interests first and cannot allow gifts or entertainment opportunities to influence the actions we take on behalf of our clients. In keeping with this standard, you must follow several specific requirements:

 

Accepting Gifts — You may only accept gifts of nominal value, which include promotional items, flower arrangements, gift baskets, and food, as well as other gifts with an approximate value of less than US$100 or the local equivalent. You may not accept a gift of cash, including a cash equivalent such as a gift certificate or a security, regardless of the amount. If you receive a gift that violates the Code, you must return the gift or consult with the Chief Compliance Officer to determine appropriate action under the circumstances.

 

Accepting Entertainment Opportunities — The firm recognizes that participation in entertainment opportunities with representatives from organizations with which the firm does business, such as consultants, brokers, vendors, and companies in which we may invest, can help to further legitimate business interests. However, participation in such entertainment opportunities should be infrequent, and you may participate only if:

 

1

a representative of the hosting organization is present,

 

2

the primary purpose of the event is to discuss business or to build a business relationship, and

 

3

the opportunity meets the additional requirements below.

 

Lodging and Air Travel — You may not accept a gift of lodging or air travel in connection with any entertainment opportunity. If you participate in an entertainment opportunity for which lodging or

 

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air travel is paid for by the host, you must reimburse the host for the equivalent cost, as determined by Wellington Management’s travel manager.

 

Additional Reimbursement Requirements — You must receive prior approval from your business manager and reimburse the host for the full face value of any entertainment ticket(s) if:

·      the entertainment opportunity requires a ticket with a face value of more than US$200 or the local equivalent, or is a high-profile event (e.g., a major sporting event),

·      you wish to accept more than one ticket, or

·      the host has invited numerous Wellington Management representatives.

 

Business managers must clear their own participation under the circumstances described above with the Chief Compliance Officer or Chair of the Ethics Committee.

 

Please note that even if you pay for the full face value of a ticket, you may attend the event only if the host is present. Whenever possible, you should arrange for any required reimbursement prior to attending an entertainment event.

 

Soliciting Gifts, Entertainment Opportunities, or Contributions — In your capacity as a partner or employee of the firm, you may not solicit gifts, entertainment opportunities, or charitable or political contributions for yourself, or on behalf of clients, prospects, or others, from brokers, vendors, clients, or consultants with whom the firm conducts business or from companies in which the firm may invest.

 

Sourcing Entertainment Opportunities — You may not request tickets to entertainment events from the firm’s Trading department or any other Wellington Management department, partner, or employee, nor from any broker, vendor, company in which we may invest, or other organization with which the firm conducts business.

 

Outside Activities

While the firm recognizes that you may engage in business or charitable activities in your personal time, you must take steps to avoid conflicts of interest between your private interests and our clients’ interests. As a result, all significant outside business or charitable activities (e.g., directorships or officerships) must be approved by your business manager and by the Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or Chair of the Ethics Committee prior to the acceptance of such a position (or if you are new, upon joining the firm). Approval will be granted only if it is determined that the activity does not present a significant conflict of interest. Directorships in public companies (or companies reasonably expected to become public companies) will generally not be authorized, while service with charitable organizations generally will be permitted.

 

Officers of the firm can only seek additional employment outside of Wellington Management with the prior written approval of the Human Resources department. All new employees are required to disclose any outside employment to the Human Resources department upon joining the firm.

 

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Client Confidentiality

Any nonpublic information concerning our clients that you acquire in connection with your employment at the firm is confidential. This includes information regarding actual or contemplated investment decisions, portfolio composition, research recommendations, and client interests. You should not discuss client business, including the existence of a client relationship, with outsiders unless it is a necessary part of your job responsibilities.

 

How We Enforce Our Code of Ethics

Global Compliance is responsible for monitoring compliance with the Code of Ethics. Members of Global Compliance will periodically request certifications and review holdings and transaction reports for potential violations. They may also request additional information or reports.

 

It is our collective responsibility to uphold the Code of Ethics. In addition to the formal reporting requirements described in this Code of Ethics, you have a responsibility to report any violations of the Code. If you have any doubt as to the appropriateness of any activity, believe that you have violated the Code, or become aware of a violation of the Code by another individual, you should consult the Director of Regulatory Compliance, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, or Chair of the Ethics Committee.

 

Potential violations of the Code of Ethics will be investigated and considered by representatives of Global Compliance, Legal Services, and/or the Ethics Committee. All violations of the Code of Ethics will be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer. Violations are taken seriously and may result in sanctions or other consequences, including:

 

·      a warning

·      referral to your business manager, senior management, and/or the Managing Partners

·      reversal of a trade or the return of a gift

·      disgorgement of profits or of the value of a gift

·      a limitation or restriction on personal investing

·      a fine

·      termination of employment

·      referral to civil or criminal authorities

 

If you become aware of any potential conflicts of interest that you believe are not addressed by our Code of Ethics or other policies, please contact the Chief Compliance Officer, the General Counsel, or the Director of Regulatory Compliance.

 

Closing

As a firm, we seek excellence in the people we employ, the products and services we offer, the way we meet our ethical and fiduciary responsibilities, and the working environment we create for ourselves. Our Code of Ethics embodies that commitment. Accordingly, each of us must take care that our actions fully meet the high standards of conduct and professional behavior we have adopted. Most importantly, we must all remember “client, firm, self” is our most fundamental guiding principle.

 

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Appendix A — Part 1

No Preclearance or Reporting Required:

·      Open-end investment funds not managed by Wellington Management(1)

·      Interests in a variable annuity product in which the underlying assets are held in a fund not managed by Wellington Management

·      Direct obligations of the US government (including obligations issued by GNMA and PEFCO) or the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, or the United Kingdom

·      Cash

·      Money market instruments or other short-term debt instruments rated P-1 or P-2, A-1 or A-2, or their equivalents(2)

·      Bankers’ acceptances, CDs, commercial paper

·      Wellington Trust Company Pools

·      Wellington Sponsored Hedge Funds

·      Securities futures and options on direct obligations of the US government or the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, or the United Kingdom, and associated derivatives

·      Options, forwards, and futures on commodities and foreign exchanges, and associated derivatives

·      Transactions in approved managed accounts

 

Reporting of Securities Transactions Required (no need to preclear and not subject to the 60-day holding period):

·      Open-end investment funds managed by Wellington Management(1) (other than money market funds)

·      Interests in a variable annuity or insurance product in which the underlying assets are held in a fund managed by Wellington Management

·      Futures and options on securities indices

·      ETFs listed in Appendix A — Part 2 and derivatives on these securities

·      Gifts of securities to you or a reportable account

·      Gifts of securities from you or a reportable account

·      Non-volitional transactions (splits, tender offers, mergers, stock dividends, dividend reinvestments, etc.)

 

Preclearance and Reporting of Securities Transactions Required:

·      Bonds and notes (other than direct obligations of the US government or the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, or the United Kingdom, as well as bankers’ acceptances, CDs, commercial paper, and high-quality, short-term debt instruments)

·      Stock (common and preferred) or other equity securities, including any security convertible into equity securities

·      Closed-end funds

·      ETFs not listed in Appendix A — Part 2

·      American Depositary Receipts

·      Options on securities (but not their non-volitional exercise or expiration)

·      Warrants

·      Rights

·      Unit investment trusts

 

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Prohibited Investments and Activities:

·      Initial public offerings (IPOs) of any securities

·      HOLDRS (HOLding Company Depositary ReceiptS)

·      Single-stock futures(1)

·      Options expiring within 60 days of purchase

·      Securities being bought or sold on behalf of clients until one trading day after such buying or selling is completed or canceled

·      Securities of an issuer that is the subject of a new, changed, or reissued but unchanged action recommendation from a global industry research or fixed income credit analyst until two business days following issuance or reissuance of the recommendation

·      Securities of an issuer that is mentioned at the Morning Meeting until two business days following the meeting

·      Securities on the firmwide restricted list

·      Profiting from any short-term (i.e., within 60 days) trading activity

·      Securities of broker/dealers or their affiliates with which the firm conducts business

·      Securities of any securities market or exchange on which the firm trades

·      Using a derivative instrument to circumvent the requirements of the Code of Ethics

 


This appendix is current as of October 1, 2008, and may be amended at the discretion of the Ethics Committee.

(1) 

A list of funds advised or subadvised by Wellington Management (“Wellington-Managed Funds”) is available online via the Code of Ethics System. However, you remain responsible for confirming whether any particular investment represents a Wellington-Managed Fund.

(2)

If the instrument is unrated, it must be of equivalent duration and comparable quality.

 

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Appendix A — Part 2

ETFs Approved for Personal Trading Without Preclearance (but Requiring Reporting)

This is a partial list. The complete and up-to-date list is available on the Code of Ethics System on the Intranet.

 

Ticker

 

Name

United States

 

AGG

 

iShares Lehman AGG BOND FUND

BND

 

Vanguard TOTAL BOND MARKET

COW

 

iPath DJ-AIG Livestock TR Sub-Index

DBA

 

Powershares DB Agriculture Fund

DBB

 

Powershares DB Base Metals Fund

DBC

 

Powershares DB Commodity Index

DBE

 

Powershares DB Energy Fund

DBO

 

Powershares DB Oil Fund

DBP

 

Powershares DB Precious Metals Fund

DBV

 

Powershares DB G10 Currency Harvest Fund

DIA

 

DIAMONDS Trust SERIES I

DVY

 

iShares DJ Select Dividend

EEB

 

Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF

EEM

 

iShares MSCI EMERGING MKT IN

EFA

 

iShares MSCI EAFE INDEX FUND

EFG

 

iShares MSCI EAFE GROWTH INX

EFV

 

iShares MSCI EAFE VALUE INX

EPP

 

iShares MSCI PACIFIC EX JPN

EWA

 

iShares MSCI AUSTRALIA INDEX

EWC

 

iShares MSCI CANADA

EWG

 

iShares MSCI GERMANY INDEX

EWH

 

iShares MSCI HONG KONG INDEX

EWJ

 

iShares MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD

EWM

 

iShares MSCI MALAYSIA

EWS

 

iShares MSCI SINGAPORE

EWT

 

iShares MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FD

EWU

 

iShares MSCI UNITED KINGDOM

EWY

 

iShares MSCI SOUTH KOREA IND

EZU

 

iShares MSCI EMU

FXA

 

Australian Dollar

FXB

 

British Pound

FXC

 

Canadian Dollar

FXE

 

Euro

FXF

 

Swiss Franc

FXI

 

iShares FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25

FXM

 

Mexican Peso

FXS

 

Swedish Krona

FXY

 

Japanese Yen

GAZ

 

iPath DJ-AIG Natural Gas TR Sub-Index

GDX

 

Market Vectors GOLD MINERS

 

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GLD

 

StreetTRACKS Gold Fund

IBB

 

iShares NASDAQ BIOTECH INDX

ICF

 

iShares COHEN & STEERS RLTY

IEF

 

iShares Lehman 7-10YR TREAS

IEV

 

iShares S&P EUROPE 350

IGE

 

iShares GOLDMAN SACHS NAT RE

IJH

 

iShares S&P Midcap 400

IJJ

 

iShares S&P Midcap 400/VALUE

IJK

 

iShares S&P Midcap 400/GRWTH

IJR

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600

IJS

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600/VAL

IJT

 

iShares S&P SmallCap 600/GRO

IOO

 

iShares S&P GLOBAL 100

IVE

 

iShares S&P 500 VALUE INDEX

IVV

 

iShares S&P 500 INDEX FUND

IVW

 

iShares S&P 500 GROWTH INDEX

IWB

 

iShares Russell 1000 INDEX

IWD

 

iShares Russell 1000 VALUE

IWF

 

iShares Russell 1000 GROWTH

IWM

 

iShares Russell 2000

IWN

 

iShares Russell 2000 VALUE

IWO

 

iShares Russell 2000 GROWTH

IWP

 

iShares Russell Midcap GRWTH

IWR

 

iShares Russell Midcap INDEX

IWS

 

iShares Russell Midcap VALUE

IWV

 

iShares Russell 3000 INDEX

IXC

 

iShares S&P GLBL ENERGY SECT

IYR

 

iShares DJ US REAL ESTATE

IYW

 

iShares DJ US TECHNOLOGY SEC

JJA

 

iPath DJ-AIG Agriculture TR Sub-Index

JJC

 

iPath DJ-AIG Copper TR Sub-Index

JJE

 

iPath DJ-AIG Energy TR Sub-Index

JJG

 

iPath DJ-AIG Grains TR Sub-Index

JJM

 

iPath DJ-AIG Industrial Metals TR Sub-Index

JJN

 

iPath DJ-AIG Nickel TR Sub-Index

LQD

 

iShares GS$ INVESTOP CORP BD

MDY

 

Midcap SPDR Trust SERIES 1

MOO

 

MARKET VECTORS AGRIBUSINESS

OEF

 

iShares S&P 100 INDEX FUND

PBW

 

PowerSharesWILDERH CLEAN EN

PHO

 

PowerSharesGLOBAL WATER PT

QID

 

UltraShort QQQ ProShares

QLD

 

Ultra QQQ ProShares

QQQQ

 

POWERSHARES QQQ

RSP

 

Rydex S&P EQUAL WEIGHT ETF

RSX

 

Market Vectors RUSSIA ETF

RWR

 

DJ Wilshire REIT ETF

 

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RWX

 

SPDR DJ WILS INTL RE

SDS

 

UltraShort S&P500 ProShares

SHY

 

iShares Lehman 1-3YR TRS BD

SKF

 

UltraShort FINANCIALS ProShares

SLV

 

iShares Silver Trust

SPY

 

SPDR Trust SERIES 1

SSO

 

Ultra S&P500 ProShares

TIP

 

iShares Lehman TRES INF PR S

TLT

 

iShares Lehman 20+ YR TREAS

TBT

 

UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ProShares

TWM

 

UltraShort Russell2000 ProShares

UDN

 

Powershares DB US Dollar Bearish Fund

UGA

 

United States Gasoline Fund

UHN

 

United States Heating Oil Fund

UNG

 

United States Natural Gas Fund

USO

 

United States Oil Fund

UUP

 

Powershares DB US Dollar Bullish Fund

UWM

 

Ultra Russell2000 ProShares

UYG

 

Ultra FINANCIALS ProShares

VB

 

Vanguard SMALL-CAP ETF

VBK

 

Vanguard SMALL-CAP GRWTH ETF

VBR

 

Vanguard SMALL-CAP VALUE ETF

VEA

 

Vanguard EUROPE PACIFIC ETF

VEU

 

Vanguard FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-U

VGK

 

Vanguard EUROPEAN ETF

VNQ

 

Vanguard REIT ETF

VO

 

Vanguard MID-CAP ETF

VPL

 

Vanguard PACIFIC ETF

VTI

 

Vanguard TOTAL STOCK MKT ETF

VTV

 

Vanguard VALUE ETF

VUG

 

Vanguard GROWTH ETF

VV

 

Vanguard LARGE-CAP ETF

VWO

 

Vanguard EMERGING MARKET ETF

XLB

 

MATERIALS Select SECTOR SPDR

XLE

 

ENERGY Select SECTOR SPDR

XLF

 

FINANCIAL Select SECTOR SPDR

XLI

 

INDUSTRIAL Select SECT SPDR

XLK

 

TECHNOLOGY Select SECT SPDR

XLP

 

CONSUMER STAPLES SPDR

XLU

 

UTILITIES Select SECTOR SPDR

XLV

 

HEALTH CARE Select SECTOR

XLY

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY Select SPDR

 

 

 

England

 

 

EUN LN

 

iShares DJ STOXX 50

IEEM LN

 

iShares MSCI EMERGING MKTS

IJPN LN

 

iShares MSCI JAPAN FUND

 

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ISF LN

 

iShares PLC-ISHARES FTSE 100

IUSA LN

 

iShares S&P 500 INDEX FUND

IWRD LN

 

iShares MSCI WORLD

 

 

 

Hong Kong

2800 HK

 

TRACKER FUND OF HONG KONG

2821 HK

 

ABF PAN ASIA BOND INDEX FUND

2823 HK

 

iShares A50 CHINA TRACKER

2828 HK

 

HANG SENG H-SHARE IDX ETF

2833 HK

 

HANG SENG INDEX ETF

 

 

 

Japan

 

 

1305 JP

 

DAIWA ETF - TOPIX

1306 JP

 

NOMURA ETF - TOPIX

1308 JP

 

NIKKO ETF - TOPIX

1320 JP

 

DAIWA ETF - NIKKEI 225

1321 JP

 

NOMURA ETF - NIKKEI 225

1330 JP

 

NIKKO ETF - 225

 

This appendix is current as of October 1, 2008, and may be amended at the discretion of the Ethics Committee.

 

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EX-99.B(P)(21) 8 a09-31960_1ex99dbp21.htm EX-99.B(P)(21)

Exhibit 99.B(p)(21)

 

 

JANUS ETHICS RULES

 

“Discovering Winning Opportunities for our Investors

 

 

PERSONAL TRADING CODE OF ETHICS POLICY

GIFT POLICY

OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT POLICY

 

 

REVISED November 24, 2008

 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

DEFINITIONS

4

 

 

INTRODUCTION

7

 

 

PERSONAL TRADING CODE OF ETHICS

8

 

 

OVERVIEW

8

 

 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

8

 

 

CAUTION REGARDING PERSONAL TRADING ACTIVITIES

8

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

9

 

 

GENERAL PROHIBITIONS

9

 

 

TRANSACTIONS IN COMPANY SECURITIES

10

 

 

WINDOW PERIODS FOR COMPANY SECURITY TRADES

10

PRE-CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR COMPANY SECURITIES

11

 

 

TRANSACTIONS IN JANUS FUNDS

11

 

 

BAN ON SHORT-TERM TRADING PROFITS

11

 

 

TRANSACTIONS IN COVERED SECURITIES

12

 

 

TRADING RESTRICTIONS

12

EXCLUDED TRANSACTIONS

12

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS

13

TRADING BAN ON PORTFOLIO MANAGERS AND RESEARCH ANALYSTS

13

BAN ON IPOS

13

BLACKOUT PERIOD

13

SEVEN- DAY BLACKOUT PERIOD

14

 

 

PRECLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR COVERED SECURITIES

14

 

 

PRE-CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR JNS ACCESS PERSONS AND INVESTMENT PERSONS

14

PRECLEARANCE PROCESS FOR INTECH ACCESS PERSONS

15

FOUR DAY EFFECTIVE PERIOD

16

PRE-CLEARANCE OF STOCK PURCHASE PLANS

16

SIXTY DAY RULE — PROHIBITION ON SHORT-TERM PROFITS

16

FIVE DAY BEST PRICE RULE

17

SHORT SALES

17

HEDGE FUNDS, INVESTMENT CLUBS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

17

 

 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

17

 

 

ACCOUNT STATEMENTS

17

HOLDINGS REPORTS

18

PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTION REPORTS

18

NON-INFLUENCE AND NON-CONTROL ACCOUNTS

19

 

 

OTHER REQUIRED FORMS

19

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT CERTIFICATION

19

ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

19

INVESTMENT PERSONS SEMI-ANNUAL TRANSACTION CERTIFICATION

19

TRUSTEE REPRESENTATION CERTIFICATION

19

 

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GIFT AND ENTERTAINMENT POLICY

20

 

 

GIFT GIVING

20

GIFT RECEIVING

20

ENTERTAINMENT

21

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

21

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENT PERSONNEL

21

GIFT / ENTERTAINMENT POLICY FOR TRUSTEES

21

TRUSTEE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

22

 

 

OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT POLICY

22

 

 

PENALTY GUIDELINES

22

 

 

SUPERVISORY AND COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

23

 

 

SUPERVISORY PROCEDURES

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PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS

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DETECTION OF VIOLATIONS

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COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

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REPORTS OF POTENTIAL DEVIATIONS OR VIOLATIONS

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ANNUAL REPORTS

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RECORDS

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INSPECTION

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CONFIDENTIALITY

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FILING OF REPORTS

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THE ETHICS COMMITTEE

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MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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SPECIAL DISCRETION

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ETHICS RULES

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DESIGNEES

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ENFORCEMENT

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INTERNAL USE

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APPENDIX A

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APPENDIX B

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APPENDIX C

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JANUS ETHICS RULES

 

DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions are used throughout this document. You are responsible for reading and being familiar with each definition.

 

1.                                       “Access Person” shall mean:

 

1)                                      Any Trustee, Director, Officer or Advisory Person of Janus.

 

2)                                      Any employee of Janus or other person who provides advice on behalf of Janus and is subject to the supervision and control of Janus who has access to nonpublic information regarding any Client’s purchase or sale of securities, or nonpublic information regarding the portfolio holdings of the Janus Funds, or who is involved in making securities recommendations to Clients, or who has access to such recommendations that are nonpublic.

 

3)                                      Any other persons designated by the Ethics Committee as having access to current trading information.

 

2.                                       “Advisory Person” shall mean:

 

1)                                      Any employee of Janus Funds or Janus who in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, makes, participates in or obtains information regarding the purchase or sale of a security by the Janus Funds or for the account of advisory Clients, or whose functions relate to the making of any recommendations with respect to such purchases and sales.

 

2)                                      Any natural person in a control relationship to the Janus Funds or Janus who obtains information concerning recommendations made to the Janus Funds or for the account of Clients with regard to the purchase or sale of securities.

 

3.                                       “Assistant Portfolio Manager” shall mean any person who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, assists a Portfolio Manager with the management of a Janus Fund or advisory Client. Assistant Portfolio Managers generally do not execute any independent investment decisions nor do they have final responsibilities for determining the securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of any Janus Fund or advisory Client. If in the event an Assistant Portfolio Manager has the ability to independently make investment decisions on behalf of any Janus Fund or advisory Client, then such person will be considered a Portfolio Manager for purposes of these Rules.

 

4.                                       “Beneficial Ownership” shall be interpreted in the same manner as it would be under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) in determining whether a person is subject to the provisions of Section 16 except that the determination of direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership shall apply to all Covered Securities which an Access Person has or acquires. For example, in addition to a person’s own accounts the term “Beneficial Ownership” encompasses securities held in the name of a spouse or equivalent domestic partner, minor children, a relative sharing your home, or certain trusts under which you or a related party is a beneficiary, or held under other arrangements indicating a sharing of financial interest.

 

5.                                       “Client(s)” shall mean the Janus Funds and other individual and institutional advisory clients of Janus.

 

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6.                                       “Company Security” is any security or option issued by Janus Capital Group Inc (JNS).

 

7.                                       “Control” shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”).

 

8.                                       “Covered Persons” are all Trustees, Directors, Officers, and full-time, part-time or temporary employees of Janus and INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH) and persons working for any of the foregoing on a contract basis.

 

9.                                       “Covered Securities” generally include all securities, whether publicly or privately traded, and any option, future, forward contract or other obligation involving securities or index thereof, including an instrument whose value is derived or based on any of the above (a “derivative”). Covered Securities also include securities of the Janus Funds (other than money market funds). The term Covered Security includes any separate security, which is convertible into or exchangeable for, or which confers a right to purchase such security. The following investments are not Covered Securities:

 

1)                                      Shares of registered open-end investment companies (e.g., mutual funds) other than Janus Funds (excluding money market funds) and shares of unit investment trusts that invest exclusively in registered open-end investment companies.

 

2)                                      Direct obligations of the U.S. government (e.g., Treasury securities) or any derivative thereof.

 

3)                                      High-quality short-term debt instruments, such as bank certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, repurchase agreements, and commercial paper.

 

4)                                      Insurance contracts, including life insurance or annuity contracts.

 

5)                                      Direct investments in real estate, private business franchises or similar ventures.

 

6)                                      Physical commodities (including foreign currencies) or any derivatives thereof.

 

10.                                 “Designated Compliance Representatives” are David Kowalski and Susan Wold or their designee(s).

 

11.                                 “Director of Research” is Jim Goff.

 

12.                                 “Ethics Committee” is comprised of Robin Beery, John Eisinger, Greg Frost, Heidi Hardin, Kelley Howes, David Kowalski, Shannon Sisler, Gibson Smith, Susan Wold, and Justin Wright.

 

13.                                 “FINRA” is the Financial Industry’s Regulatory Agency that was formed in August 2006 as a result of the merger between the regulatory bodies of the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

 

14.                                 “Independent Trustees” are Outside Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Janus Funds within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

 

15.                                 “Initial Public Offering” (IPO) means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

16.                                 “Inside Trustees” are Trustees who are employed by Janus.

 

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17.                                 “Interested Trustees” are Trustees who, due to special circumstances, are treated by Janus as “interested persons” of the Janus Funds. Interested Trustees are not employed by Janus.

 

18.                                 “Investment Personnel” shall mean a person who makes or participates in making decisions regarding the purchase or sale of securities by or on behalf of any Client and any person such as an analyst or trader who directly assists in the process. Such employees shall include, but are not limited to, Portfolio Managers, Assistant Portfolio Managers, research analysts, research associates, traders and trade operations personnel. All Investment Personnel are also deemed Access Persons.

 

19.                                 “Janus” is Janus Investment Fund, Janus Adviser Series, Janus Aspen Series, Janus Capital Management LLC, Janus Services LLC, Janus Distributors LLC, Janus Holding Corporation, Janus International Holding LLC, Janus International Ltd., Janus International (Asia) Ltd., Janus Capital Trust Manager Ltd., Janus Selection, Janus World Principal Protected Funds, Janus Capital Funds Plc, and INTECH.

 

20.                                 “Janus Funds” are Janus Investment Fund, Janus Adviser Series, Janus Aspen Series, Janus Global Funds SPC, Janus Selection, Janus World Principal Protected Funds, and Janus Capital Funds Plc and any other mutual fund or unregistered product to which Janus or a control affiliate is a sub-adviser.

 

21.                                 “Limited Offering” means an offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) pursuant to Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) or pursuant to Rules 504, 505 and 506 thereunder. Limited offerings are often referred to as “private placements” and many unregistered investment vehicles such as hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds are offered pursuant these exemptions.

 

22.                                 “NASD” is the former National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., now FINRA. The FINRA rules are still referred to as NASD rules.

 

23.                                 “Non-Access Person” is any person that is not an Access Person. If a Non-Access Person is a spouse or an equivalent domestic partner of an Access Person, then the Non-Access Person is deemed to be an Access Person.

 

24.                                 “Portfolio Manager” means any person who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, has primary responsibilities for determining the securities to be purchased or sold on behalf of any Janus Fund or advisory Client.

 

25.                                 “Registered Persons” are persons registered with the FINRA by JD LLC.

 

26.                                 “Restricted Personnel” shall mean:

 

1)                                      Any Independent Director, Interested Trustee or Officer of JNS.

 

2)                                      Any employee who in the ordinary course of his or her business has access either directly or indirectly to material non-public information regarding JNS (such as certain specified members of the JNS internal audit, finance and legal staffs).

 

3)                                      Any other persons determined by the Ethics Committee who potentially has access to material non-public information regarding JNS.

 

27.                                 “Security Held or to be Acquired” means any Covered Security which, within the most recent fifteen (15) days (i) is or has been held by any Client; or (ii) is being or has been considered by any Client for purchase.

 

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28.                                 “SEC” is Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

29.                                 “Trustees” are Trustees of Janus Investment Fund, Janus Adviser Series, and Janus Aspen Series.

 

These definitions may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in personnel.

 

INTRODUCTION

 

These Ethics Rules (the “Rules”) apply to all Covered Persons and require that Janus’ business be conducted in accordance with the highest ethical and legal standards, and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or perceived conflict of interest.

 

The Rules are intended to ensure that you (i) observe applicable legal (including compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws) and ethical standards in the performance of your duties and in pursuit of Janus’ goals and objectives; (ii) at all times place the interests of the Janus Funds and their shareholders, and Clients first; (iii) disclose all actual or potential conflicts (including those between Janus Fund shareholders and JNS public stockholders), should they emerge, to the Operating Council or the Chief Compliance Officer; (iv) adhere to the highest standards of loyalty, candor and care in all matters relating to our Fund Shareholders and Clients; (v) conduct all personal trading, including transactions in Janus Funds, Company Securities and Covered Securities, consistent with the Rules and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential conflict of interest or any abuse of your position of trust and responsibility; and (vi) not use any material non-public information in securities trading. The Rules also establish policies regarding other matters such as outside employment and the giving or receiving of gifts. The Rules do not cover every issue that may arise, but set out basic principles to guide all personnel. Adherence to the Code is critical to maintaining the integrity, reputation and performance of Janus.

 

You should note that certain portions of the Rules (such as the rules regarding personal trading) may also apply to others, including certain members of your family.

 

You are required to read and retain these Rules and to sign and submit an Acknowledgment of Receipt Form to Compliance upon commencement of employment or other services. On an annual basis thereafter, you are required to complete an Annual Certification Form. The Annual Certification Form confirms that (i) you have received, read and asked any questions necessary to understand the Rules; (ii) you agree to conduct yourself in accordance with the Rules; and (iii) you have complied with the Rules during such time as you have been associated with Janus. Depending on your status, you may be required to submit additional reports and/or obtain clearances as discussed more fully below.

 

You are also responsible for reporting matters involving violations or potential violations of the Rules or applicable legal and regulatory requirements by JNS personnel of which you may become aware. Reports may be made to your supervisor, Compliance Representative or Legal Representative. You may also make anonymous reports of possible Code violations by calling 1-800-326-LOSS. An Employee who in good faith reports illegal or unethical behavior is not subject to reprisal or retaliation for making the report. Retaliation is a serious violation of this policy and any concern about retaliation should be reported immediately. Any person found to have retaliated against an Employee for reporting violations is subject to appropriate disciplinary action.

 

Unless otherwise defined, all capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Definitions section.

 

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PERSONAL TRADING CODE OF ETHICS

 

OVERVIEW

 

In general, it is unlawful for persons affiliated with investment companies, their principal underwriters or their investment advisers to engage in personal transactions in securities held or to be acquired by a registered investment company or in the registered investment company itself if such personal transactions are made in contravention of rules the SEC has adopted to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and manipulative practices. Such rules require each registered investment company, investment adviser and principal underwriter to adopt its own written code of ethics containing provisions reasonably necessary to prevent its employees from engaging in such conduct, and to maintain records, use reasonable diligence, and institute such procedures as are reasonably necessary to prevent violations of such code. In addition, registered investment advisers are required to establish, maintain and enforce written codes of ethics that include certain minimum standards of conduct, including among other things, reporting of personal securities transactions by Access Persons. This Personal Trading Code of Ethics (the “Code”) and information reported hereunder enables Janus to fulfill these requirements.

 

The Code applies to transactions for your personal accounts and any other accounts you Beneficially Own. You may be deemed the Beneficial Owner of any account in which you have a direct or indirect financial interest. Such accounts include, among others, accounts held in the name of your spouse or equivalent domestic partner, your minor children, a relative sharing your home or certain trusts under which you or such persons are a beneficiary.

 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

 

Recognizing that certain requirements are imposed on investment companies and their advisers by virtue of the 1940 Act and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, considerable thought has been given to devising a code of ethics designed to provide legal protection to accounts for which a fiduciary relationship exists and at the same time maintain an atmosphere within which conscientious professionals may develop and maintain investment skills. It is the combined judgment of Janus that as a matter of policy a code of ethics should not inhibit responsible personal investment by professional investment personnel, within boundaries reasonably necessary to ensure that appropriate safeguards exist to protect Janus Clients. This policy is based on the belief that personal investment experience can over time lead to better performance of the individual’s professional investment responsibilities. The logical extension of this line of reasoning is that such personal investment experience may, and conceivably should, involve securities, which are suitable for Janus Clients in question. This policy quite obviously increases the possibility of overlapping transactions. The provisions of the Code, therefore, are designed to foster personal investments while minimizing conflicts under these circumstances and establishing safeguards against overreaching.

 

CAUTION REGARDING PERSONAL TRADING ACTIVITIES

 

Janus will not bear any losses in personal accounts resulting from the application of these Rules. Certain personal trading activities may be risky not only because of the nature of the transactions, but also because action necessary to close a position may become prohibited for some Covered Persons while the position remains open. For example, you may not be able to close out short sales and transactions in derivatives. Furthermore, if Janus becomes aware of material non-public information, or if a Client is active in a given security, some Covered Persons may find themselves “frozen” in a position.

 

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COMMUNICATIONS WITH INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

As a regular business practice, Janus attempts to keep the Funds’ Trustees informed with respect to its investment activities through reports and other information provided to them in connection with board meetings, on a website dedicated to the Trustees, through meetings between the Chairman of the trustees and Janus’ CIO(s) held in the interim between board meetings and otherwise. In addition, Janus personnel are encouraged to respond to inquiries from Trustees, particularly as they relate to general strategy considerations or economic or market conditions affecting the Funds. With regard to specific holdings information, however, Janus has adopted mutual fund holdings disclosure policies and procedures designed to be in the best interest of the Funds, to protect the confidentiality of the Funds’ portfolio holdings and to permit disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings where such a disclosure is consistent with the antifraud provisions of the federal laws and a Fund’s or Janus’ fiduciary duties. The mutual funds holdings disclosure policy specifically provides that for legitimate business purposes the Trustees may receive non-public portfolio holdings. Accordingly, the Trustees may receive specific information regarding trading activities and portfolio holdings during their periodic portfolio performance reviews and other interim meetings to review investment department activities and personnel, as referred to above. In addition, the policy contemplates that, from time to time, the Trustees may receive specific information in order to perform their duties. Consistent with that mutual funds holdings disclosure policy, however, it is Janus’ general policy not to communicate specific trading or holdings information and/or advice on specific issues to Independent Trustees (i.e., not to provide information on securities for which current activity is being considered for Clients) except as set forth above and in accordance with the policy. Any pattern of repeated requests for specific trading information not in accordance with the mutual funds holdings disclosure policy or as part of their responsibilities by the Funds’ Trustees should be reported to the Chief Compliance Officer or the Vice President of Compliance.

 

GENERAL PROHIBITIONS

 

The following activities are prohibited for applicable Covered Persons (remember, if you work at Janus full-time, part-time, temporarily, on a contract basis or you are a Trustee, you are a Covered Person). Persons who violate any prohibition may be required to disgorge any profits realized in connection with such violation to a charitable organization selected by the Ethics Committee and may be subject to other sanctions imposed by the Ethics Committee, as outlined in the Penalty Guidelines.

 

Covered Persons may not cause a Client to take action, or to fail to take action, for personal benefit, rather than to benefit such Client. For example, a Covered Person would violate this Code by causing a Client to purchase securities owned by the Covered Person for the purpose of supporting or increasing the price of that security or by causing a Client to refrain from selling securities in an attempt to protect a personal investment, such as an option on that security.

 

1)                                      Covered Persons may not use knowledge of portfolio transactions made or contemplated for Clients to profit, or cause others to profit, by the market effect of such transactions.

 

2)                                      Covered Persons have an obligation to safeguard material non-public information regarding Janus and its Clients. Accordingly, Covered Persons may not disclose current portfolio transactions made or contemplated for Clients or any other non-public information to anyone outside of Janus, except under Janus’ Mutual Fund Holdings Portfolio Disclosure Policy (attached as Exhibit A) and Janus Capital Management LLC Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy for Separately Managed Accounts and Commingled Portfolios (attached as Exhibit B).

 

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3)                                      Covered Persons may not engage in fraudulent conduct in connection with the purchase or sale of Securities Held or to be Acquired by a Client, including without limitation:

 

(i)                                     Employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any Client.

 

(ii)                                  Making any untrue statement of material fact to any Client or omitting to state to any Client a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, misleading.

 

(iii)                               Engaging in any act, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any Client.

 

(iv)                              Engaging in any manipulative practice with respect to any Client.

 

(v)                                 Investing in derivatives to evade the restrictions of this Code. Accordingly, individuals may not use derivatives to take positions in securities that would be otherwise prohibited by the Code if the positions were taken directly.

 

4)                                      Investment Personnel may not serve on the board of directors of a publicly traded company without prior written authorization from the Ethics Committee. No such service shall be approved without a finding by the Ethics Committee that the board service would not be inconsistent with the interests of Clients. If board service is authorized by the Ethics Committee, the Investment Personnel serving as Director normally should be isolated from those making investment decisions with respect to the company involved through “Chinese Walls” or other procedures.

 

5)                                      Covered Persons are also prohibited from engaging in a pattern of transactions in Covered Securities, Company Securities and Janus Funds which are excessively frequent so as to potentially:

 

(i)                                     Impact their ability to carry out their assigned responsibilities.

 

(ii)                                  Increase the possibility of actual or apparent conflicts.

 

(iii)                               Violate any provision of the Rules, the Corporate Code of Conduct and Janus Funds’ prospectuses.

 

TRANSACTIONS IN COMPANY SECURITIES

 

WINDOW PERIODS FOR COMPANY SECURITY TRADES

 

Restricted Personnel and their related parties (your parents, spouse, minor children and other persons living in your household, as well as you) may, subject to pre-clearance and other limitations under the insider trading policy and unless informed to the contrary, only trade in Company Securities during the Window Period. The Window Period will generally open twenty-four (24) hours after JNS publicly announces its quarterly earnings and will close 10 calendar days prior to quarter end. Unless Restricted Personnel have been notified by Compliance to the contrary, no securities trades may take place outside the Window Period.

 

Non-discretionary transactions in Company Securities (e.g., the acquisition of securities through Janus’ ESPP or receiving options in Company Securities as part of a compensation or benefit plan) do not require pre-clearance.

 

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Covered Persons may not engage in transactions in Company Securities that are speculative in nature. Speculative trading in Company Securities is characterized by transactions in “put” or “call” options, short sales or similar derivative transactions. Janus discourages short term trading in its own stock. This includes soliciting speculative trades in Company securities. You should not solicit or offer an opinion on Janus stock.

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES ARE PROHIBITED FROM OWNING COMPANY SECURITIES.

 

PRE-CLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR COMPANY SECURITIES

 

To pre-clear a trade, Restricted Persons must submit a Pre-Clearance Form to Compliance through Janus’ web-based Personal Trading Application (“iComply”).  The Director of Compliance or such other Compliance or Legal Representative shall discuss the transaction with Janus’ General Counsel, Chief Financial Officer or Chief Compliance Officer. Compliance shall promptly notify the person of approval or denial for the transaction via email. Notification of approval or denial for the transaction may be given verbally; however, it shall be confirmed in writing within seventy-two (72) hours of verbal notification. Prior clearance is in effect for four business days from and including the day of first notification to execute the trade unless revoked by Janus prior to the expiration of the four business day period.

 

TRANSACTIONS IN JANUS FUNDS

 

No Covered Person (including Trustees) shall engage in excessive trading or market timing activities with respect to any Janus Fund (excluding taxable and tax-exempt money market funds). For the purposes of the foregoing, “market timing” shall be defined as a purchase and redemption, regardless of size, in and out of the same Janus Fund in excess of four “round trips” per rolling 12-month period. A “round trip” is a redemption out of a Janus Fund (by any means) followed by a purchase back into the same Janus Fund (by any means).

 

Certain transactions in Fund shares, such as periodic rebalancing (no more frequently than quarterly) or those which are made pursuant to systematic purchase, exchange, or redemption programs generally do not raise excessive trading concerns and normally do not require application of the method to detect and deter excessive trading.

 

Covered Persons are also required to notify Compliance of each Janus Fund account, including any account where Janus is the subadviser, in which they have Beneficial Ownership (see Reporting Requirements below). Covered Persons are subject to any redemption fees charged by the Janus Funds.

 

BAN ON SHORT-TERM TRADING PROFITS

 

Covered Persons (including Trustees) shall disgorge any profits realized in the purchase and sale of the same Janus Fund (excluding taxable and tax-exempt money market funds) within ninety (90) calendar days. Accordingly, if you sell a Janus Fund within ninety (90) calendar days of purchasing it, you will be required to disgorge any profit made. Disgorgement calculations are determined by the Last-in, First-out (LIFO) method. The ninety (90) day holding period does not apply to written systematic purchase or sale plans such as payroll deduction, automatic monthly investment, or 401(k) contributions. However, it does apply to all other non-systematic transactions such as periodic rebalancing. Any disgorgement of profits required under this provision shall be donated to a charitable organization selected by the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee may grant exceptions to this ninety (90) day holding period as a result of death, disability or other special circumstances.

 

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TRANSACTIONS IN COVERED SECURITIES

 

TRADING RESTRICTIONS

 

The trading restrictions of the Code apply to all direct and indirect acquisitions and dispositions of Covered Securities, whether by purchase, sale, stock purchase plan, gift, inheritance or otherwise. Unless otherwise noted, the following trading restrictions are applicable to any transaction in a Covered Security (excluding Janus Funds; trading restrictions for Janus Funds are noted above) Beneficially Owned by a Covered Person. Independent Trustees are exempt from certain trading restrictions because of their limited access to current information regarding Janus Funds and Client investments. (Please refer to Appendix C to help you identify some of the security types that require preclearance and/or disclosure. If the list does not mention the specific security type you are looking for, please contact a Compliance Representative). Any disgorgement of profits required under any of the following provisions shall be donated to a charitable organization selected by the Ethics Committee. However, if disgorgement is required as a result of trades by a portfolio manager that conflict with that manager’s own Clients, disgorgement proceeds shall be paid directly to such Clients. If disgorgement is required under more than one provision, the Ethics Committee shall determine in its sole discretion the provision that shall control.

 

For trading restrictions applicable to Janus Funds, please see Transactions in Janus Funds above.

 

EXCLUDED TRANSACTIONS

 

Some or all of the trading restrictions listed below do not apply to the following transactions; however, these transactions must be reported to Compliance (see Reporting Requirements):

 

1.                                       Tender offer transactions are exempt from all trading restrictions.

 

2.                                       The acquisition of Covered Securities through an employer retirement plan such as 401(k) Plan or stock purchase plans is exempt from all trading restrictions except pre-clearance, the trading ban on Portfolio Managers, and the seven day rule. (Note: the sales of securities acquired through a stock purchase plan are subject to all of the trading restrictions of the Code.)

 

3.                                       The acquisition of securities through stock dividends, automatic dividend reinvestment plans, stock splits, reverse stock splits, mergers, consolidations, spin-offs or other similar corporate reorganizations or distributions generally applicable to all holders of the same class of such securities are exempt from all trading restrictions. The acquisition of securities through the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of securities, to the extent the rights were acquired in the issue, is exempt from all trading restrictions.

 

4.                                       An Approved Non-Influence and Non-Control Account. See Non-Influence and Non-Control Account section of this Code. Please note that these accounts are subject to the reporting requirements and to the pre-clearance requirements for Trades in Company Securities for Restricted Employees.

 

5.                                       The acquisition of securities by gift or inheritance is exempt from all trading restrictions. (Note: the sales of securities acquired by gift or inheritance are subject to all trading restrictions of the Code.)

 

6.                                       Transactions in Covered Securities that are gifted (except for gifts intended as political contributions) to charitable organizations are exempt from all trading restrictions. Note this exception does not apply to Company Securities.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS

 

If an Investment Person is planning to invest or make a recommendation to invest in securities for a Client, and such person has a material interest in the security or issuer of the security, such person must first disclose such interest to his or her manager. The manager shall conduct an independent review of the recommendation to purchase the security for the Client. The manager may review the recommendation only if he or she has no material interest in the security or issuer of the security. A material interest is Beneficial Ownership of any security (including derivatives, options, warrants or rights), offices, directorships, significant contracts, interests or relationships that are likely to affect such person’s judgment.

 

Investment Personnel may not fail to timely recommend a suitable security to, or purchase or sell a suitable security for a Client in order to avoid an actual or apparent conflict with a personal transaction in that security. Before trading any security, a research analyst has a duty to provide to Janus any material; public information that comes from the company about such security in his or her possession.  As a result, Investment Personnel should confirm that a research note regarding such information is on file prior to trading in the security, or if not, should disclose the information to his or her manager or the appropriate portfolio manager.

 

TRADING BAN ON PORTFOLIO MANAGERS AND RESEARCH ANALYSTS

 

Portfolio Managers are generally prohibited from trading personally in Covered Securities. However, the following types of transactions are exempt from this policy, but are subject to all applicable provisions of the Rules, including pre-clearance:

 

1.                                       The purchase or sale of Non-Covered Securities or Company Securities.

 

2.                                       The sale of any security that is not held by any Client.

 

3.                                       The sale of any security in order to raise capital to fund a significant life event. For example, purchasing a home or automobile or paying medical or education expenses.

 

4.                                       The purchase or sale of any security that is not a permissible investment for any Client.

 

Research Analysts are generally prohibited from trading personally in Covered Securities that are on their coverage lists.

 

BAN ON IPOS

 

Covered Persons (except Independent Trustees and Interested Trustees) may not purchase securities in an IPO (excluding secondary, fixed-income and convertible securities offerings). Such securities may be purchased or received, however, when the individual has an existing right to purchase the security based on his or her status as an investor, policyholder or depositor of the issuer. In addition, securities issued in reorganizations are also outside the scope of this prohibition if the transaction involves no investment decision on the part of the Covered Person except in connection with a shareholder vote. (Note: any securities or transactions that fall outside the scope of this prohibition are subject to all applicable trading restrictions.)

 

BLACKOUT PERIOD

 

No Access Person may engage in a transaction in a Covered Security when such person knows or should have known at the time there to be pending, on behalf of any Client, a “buy” or “sell” order in that same security. The existence of pending orders will be checked by Compliance as part of the pre-clearance process. Pre-clearance may be given when any pending Client order is completely executed or withdrawn.

 

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SEVEN- DAY BLACKOUT PERIOD

 

Investment Personnel may not trade in a Covered Security within seven (7) calendar days after a trade in that security has been made on behalf of any Janus Fund or Client.

 

PRECLEARANCE PROCEDURES FOR COVERED SECURITIES

 

Access Persons (except Independent Trustees) must obtain pre-clearance prior to engaging in any personal transaction in Covered Securities, unless such transaction meets one of the Excluded Transactions provisions note above. A Pre-clearance Request Form must be submitted to Compliance through iComply. The Pre-clearance Request Form should indicate if securities are being purchased in a Limited Offering. Compliance shall promptly notify the person of approval or denial of the transaction via email. Notification of approval or denial of the transaction may be given verbally; however, it shall be confirmed in writing within seventy-two (72) hours of verbal notification. When pre-clearance has been approved, the person then has four (4) business days from and including the day of first notification to execute the trade.

 

Investment personnel who have been authorized to acquire securities in a Limited Offering or who hold such securities must disclose that investment to the Director of Research when they are involved in a Client’s consideration of an investment in that issuer, and the Client’s decision to purchase such security must be independently reviewed and approved by the Chief Investment Officer or Director of Research provided such persons have no personal interest in the issuer.

 

PRE-CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR JNS ACCESS PERSONS AND INVESTMENT PERSONS

 

A.                                   General pre-clearance shall be obtained by all Access Persons from an authorized person from each of the following:

 

1.                                       A designated Legal or Compliance Representative will present the personal investment to the Director of Research and his/her designee. The Director of Research will send an e-mail notification containing the personal investment information to all Portfolio Managers, Research Analysts, and Traders. Portfolio Managers, Research Analysts and Traders shall object to such clearance in writing if such person knows of a conflict with a pending Client transaction or a transaction known by such person to be under consideration for a Client. Objections to such clearance should also take into account, among other factors, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Client. If no objections are raised, the Designated Legal or Compliance Representative shall so indicate on the Pre-clearance Form. Such approval is not required for sales of securities not held by any Clients.

 

2.                                       A designated Legal or Compliance Representative will verify via iComply that at the time of the request there are no pending “buy” or “sell” orders in the security on behalf of a Janus Client (excluding INTECH Clients).

 

3.                                       The Director of Compliance or a designated Legal or Compliance Representative may provide clearance if no legal prohibitions are known by such person to exist with respect to the proposed trade. Approvals for such clearance should take into account, among other factors, the existence of any Watch List or Restricted List, if it is determined by Compliance that the proposed trade will not have a material influence on the market for that security or will take advantage of or hinder client trading, if the Access Person has completed an Ethics Rules training session, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, recent trading activity and holdings of Clients.

 

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B.                                     Trades by Investment Personnel employed by JNS may not be pre-cleared pursuant to Section A above. Instead, Investment Personnel must obtain the following approvals.

 

1.                                       Investment Personnel must send an email to all Portfolio Managers, Research Analysts and Traders requesting pre-clearance with a detailed analysis (i.e., describe company’s business, valuation and investment rationale) as to why they are requesting the transaction and why it is not appropriate for Clients. This will start the clock for the Seven (7) Day Blackout Period.

 

2.                                       If, on the seventh (7th) calendar day after the Investment Person sent the email to the group and no one objected to the trade and no trades in that security occurred on behalf of any Janus Fund or Clients, then the Investment Person must next receive written (email) approval from the Director of Research who will evaluate (i) whether or not there is any conflict of interest or questions of impropriety and (ii) if the Investment Person is also a research analyst and at the time of the request covers the security, the Director of Research shall decline the request.

 

3.                                       If steps one and two above clear, then the Investment Person must request pre-clearance from Compliance via iComply. Compliance will verify completion of steps one and two and then check the Restricted List and trading blotter to ensure no trades are pending.

 

If steps one, two and three under Section B above are all cleared, then pre-clearance will be granted and the Investment Person will have four (4) business days to execute the trade.

 

In addition to the pre-clearance requirements for Investment Personnel, Assistant Portfolio Managers must obtain prior written approval from the Portfolio Manager of the Janus Fund or advisory Client for which he or she is the Assistant Portfolio Manager. Assistant Portfolio Managers are also required to note on the Pre-clearance Request Form whether or not the security was recommended to Portfolio Managers for purchase or sale on behalf of any Janus Fund or advisory Client, and the reason why the Portfolio Manager decided the transaction was not appropriate at the time.

 

C.                                     Investment Person (excluding Portfolio Managers) Pre-Clearance of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs):

 

1.                                       The Investment Person must receive written (email) approval from the Director of Research who will evaluate whether or not there is any conflict of interest or questions of impropriety.

 

2.                                       Upon approval by the Director of Research the Investment Person must request pre-clearance from Compliance via iComply. Compliance will verify approval and then check the Restricted List and trading blotter to determine whether trades are pending.

 

NO AUTHORIZED PERSON MAY PRE-CLEAR A TRANSACTION IN WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.

 

PRECLEARANCE PROCESS FOR INTECH ACCESS PERSONS

 

General pre-clearance shall be obtained by all INTECH Access Persons from an authorized person from each of the following:

 

1.                                       A designated Legal or Compliance Representative will present the personal investment to INTECH’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”), or INTECH’s Compliance Director in the absence of the CCO, whereupon they will have an opportunity to object in writing. INTECH’s CCO or INTECH’s Compliance Director shall object to such clearance if such person knows of a conflict with a pending

 

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Client transaction or a transaction known to be under consideration for a Client. Objections to such clearance should also take into account, among other factors, whether the investment opportunity should be reserved for a Client. If no objections are raised, the Designated Legal or Compliance Representative shall so indicate on the Pre-clearance Request Form.

 

2.                                       A designated Legal or Compliance Representative will verify via iComply that at the time of the request there are no pending “buy” or “sell” orders in the security on behalf of an INTECH Client (excluding JNS Clients).

 

3.                                       The Director of Compliance, or a designated Legal or Compliance Representative may provide clearance if no legal prohibitions are known by such person to exist with respect to the proposed trade. Approvals for such clearance should take into account, among other factors, the existence of any Watch List or Restricted List, if it is determined by Compliance that the proposed trade will not have a material influence on the market for that security or will take advantage of or hinder client trading, if the Access Person has completed an Ethics Rules training session, and, to the extent reasonably practicable, recent trading activity and holdings of Clients.

 

NO AUTHORIZED PERSON MAY PRE-CLEAR A TRANSACTION IN WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.

 

FOUR DAY EFFECTIVE PERIOD

 

Clearances to trade are in effect for four (4) trading/business days from and including the day of first notification of approval. For stock purchase plans, exercise of Company Securities and similar transactions, the date the request is submitted to the company processing the transaction will be considered the trade date for purposes of this requirement. Open orders, including stop loss orders, are generally not allowed unless such order is expected to be completed within the four (4) day effective period. It is necessary to re-pre-clear transactions not executed within the four-day effective period.

 

PRE-CLEARANCE OF STOCK PURCHASE PLANS

 

Access Persons (except Independent Trustees) who wish to participate in a stock purchase plan must pre-clear such trades via iComply prior to submitting notice of participation in such stock purchase plan to the applicable company. To pre-clear the trade, the Director of Compliance shall consider all material factors relevant to a potential conflict of interest between the Access Person and Clients. In addition, you must pre-clear any increase of $100 or more to a pre-existing stock purchase plan.

 

SIXTY DAY RULE — PROHIBITION ON SHORT-TERM PROFITS

 

Access and Investment Persons (except Independent Trustees) shall disgorge any profits realized in the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of the same or equivalent Covered Securities within sixty (60) calendar days. Disgorgement calculations are determined by the Last-in, First-out (LIFO) method.

 

ONE DAY BEST PRICE RULE

 

Any Access Person (except Independent Trustees) who buys or sells a Covered Security within one (1) business day before such security is bought or sold on behalf of any Client must disgorge any price advantage realized. The price advantage shall be the favorable spread, if any, between the price paid or received by such Access Person and the least favorable price paid or received by a Client during such period.(1) The Ethics Committee has the authority by unanimous action to exempt

 


(1) Personal purchases are matched against subsequent Client purchases and personal sales are matched against subsequent Client sales for purposes of this restriction. JNS Personnel trades will be matched against JNS Client trades and INTECH Personnel trades will be matched against INTECH Client trades.

 

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any person from the one (1) day rule if such person is selling securities to raise capital to fund a significant life event.  For example, purchasing a home or automobile or paying medical or education expenses. In order for the Ethics Committee to consider such exemption, the life event must occur within thirty (30) calendar days of the security transaction, and the person must provide written confirmation of the event.

 

FIVE DAY BEST PRICE RULE

 

Any Investment Person who buys or sells a Covered Security within five (5) business days before such security is bought or sold on behalf of any Client must disgorge any price advantage realized. The price advantage shall be the favorable spread, if any, between the price paid or received by such person and the least favorable price paid or received by a Client during such period.(2)

 

SHORT SALES

 

Any Access Person (except Independent Trustees) who sells short a Covered Security that such person knows or should have known is held long by any Client shall disgorge any profit realized on such transaction. This prohibition shall not apply, however, to securities indices or derivatives thereof (such as futures contracts on the S&P 500 index). Client ownership of Covered Securities will be checked as part of the pre-clearance process.

 

HEDGE FUNDS, INVESTMENT CLUBS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

No Access Person (except Independent Trustees and Interested Trustees) may participate in hedge funds, investment partnerships, investment clubs or similar investment vehicles, unless such person does not have any direct or indirect influence or control over the trading. Covered Persons wishing to rely upon this provision must mark the account as a Non-Influence and Non-Control account on the Account Disclosure Form in iComply and submit it to Compliance for approval. (See Non-Influence and Non-Control Accounts section below.) Such investments are typically Limited Public Offerings and are subject to pre-clearance.

 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

 

ACCOUNT STATEMENTS

 

All Covered Persons (except Independent Trustees) must notify Compliance of each brokerage account and Janus Fund account in which they have Beneficial Ownership and must arrange for their brokers or financial institutions to provide to Compliance, within thirty (30) calendar days, duplicate account statements and confirmations showing all transactions in brokerage or Janus Fund accounts in which they have Beneficial Ownership. Disclosure of reportable brokerage or Janus Fund accounts must be submitted via iComply.

 

Please note that even if such person does not trade Covered Securities in a particular brokerage or commodities account (e.g., trading non-Janus mutual funds in a Schwab account), the reporting of duplicate account statements and confirmations is required. Reporting of accounts that do not allow any trading in Covered Securities (e.g., a mutual fund account held directly with the fund sponsor) is not required.

 

Independent Trustees and Interested Trustees must notify Compliance of each Janus Fund account in which he or she has Beneficial Ownership, including any brokerage account through which Janus Fund shares are held, and must arrange for their brokers or financial institutions to provide to Compliance, on a timely basis, duplicate account statements and confirmations showing all transactions in brokerage or Janus Fund accounts

 


(2) Personal purchases are matched against subsequent Client purchases and personal sales are matched against subsequent Client sales for purposes of this restriction.

 

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in which they have Beneficial Ownership. Disclosure of reportable brokerage or Janus Fund accounts must be submitted via iComply.

 

Covered Persons must immediately report to Compliance the opening of a reportable account, and certify annually thereafter, including the name of the firm and the name under which the account is carried. Disclosure of reportable brokerage or Janus Fund accounts must be submitted via iComply.

 

Certain transactions might not be reported through a brokerage account, such as private placements, inheritances or gifts. In these instances, Access Persons must report these transactions within ten (10) calendar days after the transaction using a Personal Securities Transaction Report as noted below.

 

Registered Persons of JD LLC are reminded that they must also inform any brokerage firm with which they open an account at the time the account is opened, that they are registered with JD LLC.

 

HOLDINGS REPORTS

 

Access Persons (except Independent Trustees) must submit to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee via iComply, within ten (10) calendar days after becoming an Access Person, Covered Securities and Janus Mutual Fund Holdings beneficially held and any accounts through which such securities are maintained. In addition, persons designated as either Access or Investment Personnel must provide a brief description of any positions held (e.g., Director, Officer, other) with for-profit entities other than Janus by submitting a Directorship Disclosure Form. Every Access Person must submit an annual holdings report at least once each twelve month period. The reports must contain information current as of no more than forty-five (45) calendar days from the time the report is submitted.

 

PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTION REPORTS

 

Access Persons (other than Independent Trustees) must submit via iComply a Personal Securities Transaction Report to the Chief Compliance Officer or other persons designated in this Code within ten (10) calendar days after any month end showing all transactions in Covered Securities for which confirmations known by such person were not timely provided to Janus, and all such transactions that are not effected in brokerage or commodities accounts, including without limitation non-brokered private placements, and transactions in securities that are in certificate form, which may include gifts, inheritances and other transactions in Covered Securities.

 

Independent Trustees and Interested Trustees must report a transaction in a Covered Security if such person knew, or in the ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Trustee should have known, that, during the fifteen (15) day period immediately preceding the date of his or her personal transaction, such security was purchased or sold by, or was being considered for purchase or sale on behalf of any Janus Fund for which such person acts as Trustee.

 

Such persons must promptly comply with any request of the Director of Compliance to Provide Transaction reports regardless of whether their broker has been instructed to provide duplicate confirmations. Such reports may be requested, for example, to check that all applicable confirmations are being received or to supplement the requested confirmations when a broker is difficult to work with or otherwise fails to provide duplicate confirmations on a timely basis.

 

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NON-INFLUENCE AND NON-CONTROL ACCOUNTS

 

The Rules shall not apply to any account, partnership or similar investment vehicle over which a Covered Person has no direct or indirect influence or control. Covered Persons wishing to rely upon this provision are required to receive prior approval from the Ethics Committee. In order to request such approval, the account must be marked as Non-Influence and Non-Control when submitted to Compliance via iComply.

 

Note: Although a Covered Person may be given an exemption from the Rules for a certain account, such accounts are prohibited from purchasing securities in an initial public offering, Limited Public Offerings, and Company Securities except in accordance with these Rules; and he or she is required to provide Compliance with duplicate account statements and trade confirmations.

 

Any account beneficially owned by a Covered Person that is managed by Janus in a discretionary capacity is not covered by these Rules as long as such person has no direct or indirect influence or control over the account. The employment relationship between the account-holder and the individual managing the account, in the absence of other facts indicating control will not be deemed to give such account-holder influence or control over the account.

 

OTHER REQUIRED FORMS

 

In addition to the Pre-clearance Form, Personal Brokerage Account Disclosures, Directorship Disclosure Form, Report of Personal Securities Transactions, Annual Transaction Report and Notification of Non-Influence and Non-Control Accounts discussed above, the following certifications (available through iComply) must be completed if applicable to you:

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT CERTIFICATION

 

Each Covered Person must provide Compliance with an Acknowledgment of Receipt Certification within ten (10) calendar days of commencement of employment or other services certifying that he or she has received a current copy of the Rules and acknowledges, as a condition of employment, that he or she will comply with the Rules in their entirety. In addition, Compliance will provide all Covered Persons with a copy of any amendments to these Rules, and each Covered Persons must certify an acknowledgement of receipt of any material amendments.

 

ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

 

Each Covered Person must certify annually that he or she:

 

1.                                       Has received, read and understands the Rules.

2.                                       Has complied with the requirements of the Rules.

3.                                       Has disclosed or reported all open brokerage account and Janus Fund accounts, personal holdings and personal securities transactions required to be disclosed or reported pursuant to the requirements of the Rules.

 

INVESTMENT PERSONS SEMI-ANNUAL TRANSACTION CERTIFICATION

 

Each Investment Person must provide Compliance with a Transaction Form semi-annually for the calendar year. Investment Persons must certify whether he or she made directed transactions in Janus Mutual Funds based on knowledge of material, non-public information.

 

TRUSTEE REPRESENTATION CERTIFICATION

 

All Trustees must upon commencement of services and annually thereafter, provide Compliance with an Independent Trustee/Interested Trustee Representation Form. The Form declares that such persons agree to refrain from trading in any securities when they are in possession of any information regarding trading recommendations made or proposed to be made to any Client by Janus or its officers or employees.

 

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GIFT AND ENTERTAINMENT POLICY

 

Gifts may be given (or accepted) only if they are in accordance with Janus’ Gift and Entertainment Policy and do not raise any question of impropriety. A question of impropriety occurs if a gift influences or gives the appearance of influencing the recipient. Some Janus business units have supplemental policies regarding gifts and entertainment, which may require additional reports or approvals. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING THE POLICIES OF YOUR BUSINESS UNIT THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO YOU. Only the Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President or Director of Compliance is authorized to grant waivers of this policy.

 

The following outlines Janus’ general policy on giving and receiving gifts and entertainment and is applicable to all officers, directors and employees of Janus.

 

GIFT GIVING

 

·                  In general, gift giving is limited to $100.00:  Neither you nor members of your immediate family may give any gift, series of gifts or other thing of value, (“Gifts”) in excess of $100 per year to any Client or any one person or entity that does or seeks to do business with or on behalf of Janus or any Client (collectively referred to herein as “Business Relationships”).

 

·                  Prohibitions: (i) You are prohibited from giving cash, making loans and providing personal services or special discounts on behalf of Janus, even if these fall within the above dollar limits; and (ii) you are prohibited from giving a gift if the gift could be seen by others as engaging in bribery or a consideration for a business favor.

 

·                  Charitable Contributions: You are required to receive advance approval from Compliance before making a charitable contribution on behalf of a Client or financial intermediary. Approval is granted only when it is clear that the contribution is being made by Janus.

 

GIFT RECEIVING

 

·                  In general, receipt of gifts is limited to $100.00:  Neither you nor members of your immediate family may receive any Gift(s) the value of which are estimated to exceed $100.00 per year from any single Business Relationship. You may accept a token gift only when the value involved is not material and clearly will not place you under any real or perceived obligation to the donor. Gifts are considered material in value if they influence or give the appearance of influencing the recipient. In the event the aggregate fair market value of all Gifts received by you from any single Business Relationship is estimated to exceed $100 in any twelve (12) month period, you must immediately notify your manager. Managers who receive such notification must report this information to the Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President or Director of Compliance.

 

·                  Prohibitions: (i) You are prohibited from receiving cash, loans or personal services or special discounts unless such personal services or special discounts are available to all Covered Persons (i.e. a discount coupon from a retail store); and (ii) the solicitation of Gifts is prohibited (i.e., you may not request a Gift, such as tickets to a sporting event, be given to you)

 

·                  Travel Expenses: In general, Janus must pay for all travel and lodging expenses. For example, when a Janus employee is invited to tour a company’s facilities or meet with representatives of a company, Janus, and not the company, must pay for your travel and lodging expenses. A Business Relationship

 

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may pay for travel amenities that are not readily ascertainable or are considered insubstantial (i.e. a shared cab fare).

 

·                  Conferences and Industry Events: Janus employees are frequently requested to speak at industry conferences and events. In some situations the speech or appearance involves travel, lodging, entertainment or other customary speaker amenities (Customary Business Amenities). If the Business Relationship offers to pay for all or a portion of the Customary Business Amenities, and the amount exceeds the Gift and Entertainment Policy, you are required to have the payment pre-approved by your supervisor/manager AND the Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President or Director of Compliance.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

In general, entertainment is not considered a Gift so long as such entertainment is business related (e.g., if you are accepting tickets to a sporting event, the offerer must go with you), reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place and neither so frequent nor so costly as to raise any question of impropriety. (Entertainment includes items such as a ticket to a sporting event or the theater, greens fees, an invitation to a reception or cocktail party or other comparable entertainment.) Entertainment that you receive requires the offerer’s attendance and is subject to:

 

1.               Max $250 value per employee, and, if applicable, max $500 value for employee and employee’s guest per single outing. The limits apply to the total market value cost (not face value) of the outing, including meals, travel (airfare/hotels/cars), sporting events, limo rides, etc.

 

2.               Aggregate value per year of all such benefits may not exceed $1,000 per Business Relationship.

 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

 

You are required to report gifts/entertainment in excess of $50 from any one Business Relationship. You are required to certify, at least annually, that any gifts and/or entertainment received from any one Business Relationship were in accordance with the policy.

 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENT PERSONNEL

 

Portfolio Managers, Research Analyst and Traders are required to report at least monthly gifts and/or entertainment received with a value greater than $50 from any one Business Relationship.

 

GIFT / ENTERTAINMENT POLICY FOR TRUSTEES

 

Trustees may not receive more than $100 in gifts over the course of a calendar year from Janus. Gifts are things of value received where there was no direct meeting with Janus, e.g., a bottle of wine.

 

Trustees are prohibited from soliciting gifts or entertainment from Janus. Notwithstanding this prohibition, Trustees may pay for attendance at a Janus event. Trustees may attend Janus hosted events, (such as occasional meals, sporting events, theater/Broadway shows, golf outings, an invitation to a reception or cocktail party or comparable entertainment where Janus personnel are in attendance) subject to:

 

1.               Max $250 value per Trustee, per outing, and, if applicable, max $500 value for Trustee and Trustee’s guest per single outing. The limits apply to the total market value cost (not face value) of the outing, including meals, travel (airfare/hotels/cars), sporting events, limo rides, etc.

 

2.               Aggregate value per year of all such benefits may not exceed $1,000.

 

The above limitations do not apply to meals served in conjunction with a board meeting.

 

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TRUSTEE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

 

Trustees are required to certify, at least annually, that any gifts and/or entertainment received from Janus were in accordance with the policy.

 

OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT POLICY

 

No Covered Person (excluding Trustees) shall accept employment or compensation as a result of any business activity (other than a passive investment), outside the scope of his relationship with Janus unless such person has provided prompt written notice of such employment or compensation to Compliance and, in the case of securities-related employment or compensation, has received the prior written approval of the Ethics Committee. All requests for approval must be submitted via iComply by submitting an Outside Employment Form. Registered Persons are reminded that prior approval must be given before any employment outside of Janus is accepted pursuant to JD LLC’s Written Supervisory Procedures and applicable NASD rules.

 

PENALTY GUIDELINES

 

OVERVIEW

 

Covered Persons who violate any of the requirements, restrictions or prohibitions of the Rules may be subject to sanctions imposed by the Ethics Committee. The following guidelines shall be used by the Director of Compliance for recommending remedial actions for Covered Persons who violate prohibitions or disregard requirements of the Rules. Deviations from the One Day, Five Day, Thirty Day and Sixty Day Rules are not considered to be violations under the Rules and, therefore, are not subject to the penalty guidelines.

 

Upon learning of a potential deviation from, or violation of the Rules, the Director of Compliance will provide a written recommendation of remedial action to the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee has full discretion to approve such recommendation or impose other sanctions it deems appropriate. The Ethics Committee will take into consideration, among other things, whether the violation was a technical violation of the Rules or an inadvertent oversight (i.e., ill-gotten profits versus general oversight). The guidelines are designed to promote consistency and uniformity in the imposition of sanctions and disciplinary matters.

 

PENALTY GUIDELINES

 

Outlined below are the guidelines for the sanctions that may be imposed on Covered Persons who fail to comply with the Rules:

 

·                                          First Violation: The Chief Compliance Officer will send a memorandum of reprimand to the person and copy his or her Supervisor and department Vice President. The memorandum will generally reinforce the person’s responsibilities under the Rules, educate the person on the severity of personal trading violations, inform the person of the possible penalties for future violations of the Rules and require the person to re-take Rules training.

 

·                                          Second Violation (if occurs beyond 2yrs of 1st violation, first violation guidelines will apply): The Ethics Committee will impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including without limitation, a letter of censure, fines, withholding of bonus payments or suspension of personal trading privileges for up to sixty (60) days. In addition, the Vice President of the employee’s department, or in the case of Vice Presidents and above and Investment Personnel, the Chief Operating Officer, will be required to have an in person meeting with

 

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the employee to reinforce the person’s responsibilities under the Rules, educate the person on the severity of personal trading violations, inform the person of the possible penalties for future violations of the Rules and require the person to re-take Rules training.

 

·                                          Third Violation (if occurs beyond 2 yrs of 2nd violation, second violation guidelines will apply): The Ethics Committee will impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including without limitation, a letter of censure, fines, withholding of bonus payments or suspension personal trading privileges for up to ninety (90) days or termination of employment. In addition, the Vice President of the employee’s department and the Chief Operating Officer will be required to have an in person meeting with the employee to reinforce the person’s responsibilities under the Rules, educate the person on the severity of personal trading violations, inform the person of the possible penalties for future violations of the Rules and require the person to re-take Rules training.

 

In addition to the above disciplinary sanctions, such persons may be required to disgorge any profits realized in connection with such violation. All disgorgement proceeds collected will be donated to a charitable organization selected by the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee may determine to impose any sanctions, including termination, immediately and without notice if it determines that the severity of any violation or violations warrants such action. All sanctions imposed will be documented in such person’s personal trading file maintained by Janus and will be reported to Human Resources.

 

SUPERVISORY AND COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

 

The Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Compliance are responsible for implementing supervisory and compliance review procedures. Supervisory procedures can be divided into two classifications: prevention of violations and detection of violations. Compliance review procedures include preparation of special and annual reports, record maintenance and review and confidentiality preservation.

 

SUPERVISORY PROCEDURES

 

PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS

 

To prevent violations of the Rules, the Director of Compliance should, in addition to enforcing the procedures outlined in the Rules:

 

1.               Review and update the Rules as necessary, at least once annually, including but not limited to a review of the Code by the Chief Compliance Officer, the Ethics Committee and/or counsel;

 

2.               Answer questions regarding the Rules, or refer the same to the Chief Compliance Officer;

 

3.               Request from all persons upon commencement of services, and annually thereafter, any applicable forms and reports as required by the Rules;

 

4.               Identify all Access Persons and notify them of their responsibilities and reporting requirements;

 

5.               Write letters to the securities firms requesting duplicate confirmations and account statements where necessary; and

 

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6.               With such assistance from the Human Resources Department as may be appropriate, maintain a continuing education program consisting of the following:

 

1)              Orienting Covered Persons who are new to Janus and the Rules; and

 

2)              Further educating Covered Persons by distributing memos or other materials that may be issued by outside organizations such as the Investment Company Institute which discuss the issue of insider trading and other issues raised by the Rules.

 

DETECTION OF VIOLATIONS

 

To detect violations of these Rules, the Director of Compliance should, in addition to enforcing the procedures outlined in the Rules:

 

·                  Implement procedures to review holding and transaction reports, confirmations, forms and statements relative to applicable restrictions, as provided under the Code; and

 

·                  Implement procedures to review the Restricted and Watch Lists relative to applicable personal and Client trading activity, as provided under the Policy.

 

Spot checks of certain information are permitted as noted under the Code.

 

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

 

REPORTS OF POTENTIAL DEVIATIONS OR VIOLATIONS

 

Upon learning of a potential deviation from or violation of the Rules, the Director of Compliance shall report such violation to the Chief Compliance Officer, together with all documents relating to the matter. The Chief Compliance Officer shall either present the information at the next regular meeting of the Ethics Committee or conduct a special meeting. The Ethics Committee shall thereafter take such action as it deems appropriate (see Penalty Guidelines).

 

ANNUAL REPORTS

 

The Chief Compliance Officer shall prepare a written report to the Ethics Committee and the Trustees at least annually. The written report to the Trustees shall include any certification required by Rule 17j-1. This report shall set forth the following information and shall be confidential:

 

·                  Copies of the Rules, as revised, including a summary of any changes made since the last report;

 

·                  Identification of any material issues arising under the Rules including material violations requiring significant remedial action since the last report;

 

·                  Identification of any material conflicts arising since the last report; and

 

·                  Recommendations, if any, regarding changes in existing restrictions or procedures based upon Janus’ experience under these Rules, evolving industry practices, or developments in applicable laws or regulations.

 

The Trustees must initially approve these Rules within the time frame required by Rule 17j-1. Any material changes to these Rules must be approved within six months.

 

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RECORDS

 

Compliance shall maintain the following records on behalf of each Janus entity:

 

·                  A copy of this Code and any amendment thereof which is or at any time within the past five years has been in effect;

 

·                  A record of any violation of this Code, or any amendment thereof, and any action taken as a result of such violation;

 

·                  Files for personal securities transaction confirmations and account statements, all reports and other forms submitted by Covered Persons pursuant to these Rules and any other pertinent information;

 

·                  A list of all persons who are, or have been, required to submit reports pursuant to these Rules;

 

·                  A list of persons who are, or within the last five years have been responsible for, reviewing transaction and holdings reports; and

 

·                  A copy of each report submitted to the Trustees pursuant to this Code.

 

·                  A record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the acquisition by Investment Personnel of securities in Limited Public Offerings for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which such approval was granted.

 

·                  A record of all Acknowledgements of Receipt for each person who is, or within the past five years was, a Covered Person.

 

INSPECTION

 

The records and reports maintained by Compliance pursuant to the Rules shall at all times be available for inspection, without prior notice, by any member of the Ethics Committee.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

All procedures, reports and records monitored, prepared or maintained pursuant to these Rules shall be considered confidential and proprietary to Janus and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Policy, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than to members of the Ethics Committee, as requested.

 

FILING OF REPORTS

 

To the extent that any report, form acknowledgment or other document is required to be in writing and signed, such documents may be submitted by e-mail or other electronic form approved by Compliance. Any report filed with the Chief Compliance Officer or Director of Compliance of Janus shall be deemed filed with the Janus Funds.

 

THE ETHICS COMMITTEE

 

The purpose of this Section is to describe the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee was created to provide an effective mechanism for monitoring compliance with the standards and procedures contained in the Rules and to take appropriate action at such times as violations or potential violations are discovered. In

 

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the event the Committee is unable to resolve a matter before it, the Chief Compliance Officer may escalate the matter to the Janus Chief Executive Officer, the Fund Trustees, or the Board of Directors.

 

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

 

The Committee consists of Robin Beery, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer; John Eisinger, Portfolio Manager; Greg Frost, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Heidi Hardin, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Janus Capital Management LLC; Kelley Howes, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Janus Capital Group; David Kowalski, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer; Shannon Sisler, Senior Vice President of Human Resources; Gibson Smith, Co-Chief Investment Officer; Susan Wold, Vice President and Director of Compliance; and Justin Wright, Vice President and General Counsel of INTECH. The Director of Compliance currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee. The composition of the Committee may be changed from time-to-time.

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

The Committee shall generally meet every four months or as often as necessary to review operation of the compliance program and to consider technical deviations from operational procedures, inadvertent oversights or any other potential violation of the Rules. Deviations alternatively may be addressed by including them in the employee’s personnel records maintained by Janus. Committee meetings are primarily intended for consideration of the general operation of the compliance program and substantive or serious departures from standards and procedures in the Rules.

 

Such other persons may attend a Committee meeting including INTECH personnel, at the discretion of the Committee, as the Committee shall deem appropriate. Any individual whose conduct has given rise to the meeting may also be called upon, but shall not have the right, to appear before the Committee.

 

It is not required that minutes of Committee meetings be maintained; in lieu of minutes the Committee may issue a report describing any action taken. The report shall be included in the confidential file maintained by the Director of Compliance with respect to the particular employee or employees whose conduct has been the subject of the meeting.

 

SPECIAL DISCRETION

 

The Committee shall have the authority by unanimous action to exempt any person or class of persons or transaction or class of transactions from all or a portion of the Rules, provided that:

 

·                  The Committee determines, on advice of counsel, that the particular application of all or a portion of the Rules is not legally required;

 

·                  The Committee determines that the likelihood of any abuse of the Rules by such exempted person(s) or as a result of such exempted transaction is remote;

 

·                  The terms or conditions upon which any such exemption is granted is evidenced in writing; and

 

·                  The exempted person(s) agrees to execute and deliver to the Director of Compliance, at least annually, a signed Acknowledgment Form, which Acknowledgment shall, by operation of this provision, describe such exemptions and the terms and conditions upon which it was granted.

 

The Committee shall also have the authority by unanimous action to impose such additional requirements or restrictions as it, in its sole discretion, determines appropriate or necessary, as outlined in the Penalty Guidelines.

 

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Any exemption, and any additional requirement or restriction, may be withdrawn by the Committee at any time (such withdrawal action is not required to be unanimous).

 

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ETHICS RULES

 

DESIGNEES

 

The Director of Compliance and the Chief Compliance Officer may appoint designees to carry out their functions pursuant to these Rules.

 

ENFORCEMENT

 

In addition to the penalties described in the Penalty Guidelines and elsewhere in the Rules, upon discovering a violation of the Rules, the Janus entity in which a Covered Person is associated may impose such sanctions as it deems appropriate, including without limitation, a letter of censure or suspension or termination of employment or personal trading privileges of the violator. All material violations of the Rules and any sanctions imposed with respect thereto shall be reported periodically to the Trustees.

 

INTERNAL USE

 

The Rules are intended solely for internal use by Janus and do not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of such companies, their controlling persons or persons they control, as to any fact, circumstance or legal conclusion. The Rules are not intended to evidence, describe or define any relationship of control between or among any persons. Further, the Rules are not intended to form the basis for describing or defining any conduct by a person that should result in such person being liable to any other person, except insofar as the conduct of such person in violation of the Rules may constitute sufficient cause for Janus to terminate or otherwise adversely affect such person’s relationship with Janus.

 

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APPENDIX A

 

Janus Investment Fund
Janus Aspen Series
Janus Adviser Series
Janus Capital Management LLC

Mutual Fund Holdings Disclosure Policies and Procedures

 

I.                                         Applicability and Statement of Policy

 

Janus Capital Management LLC’s (“Janus Capital”) and Janus Investment Fund (JIF), Janus Aspen Series (JAS) and Janus Adviser Series (JAD) (collectively, the “Trusts” and each series thereof, a “Fund”) Mutual Fund Holdings Disclosure Policies and Procedures (“Policies and Procedures”) apply to disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings to all persons, including, without limitation, individual investors, intermediaries, third-party distributors, consultants, service providers, data aggregators, Trustees of the Funds, and Janus Capital’s and/or the Funds’ affiliates.

 

“Portfolio holdings” consists of at least a complete list of names of securities held by a Fund, or any subset thereof.

 

The Policies and Procedures are designed to be in the best interests of the Funds, protect the confidentiality of the Funds’ portfolio holdings and to permit disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings where such disclosure is consistent with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and a Fund’s or adviser’s fiduciary duties.

 

Information about open trades, strategies, and investment programs is proprietary information of Janus and may not be disclosed without the approval of Janus.

 

II.                                     Policies and Procedures for Public Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

 

A. Public Disclosure

 

Portfolio holdings information shall be deemed “public” on the day information is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or the next day after it is posted to Janus Capital’s website(s).

 

B. Public Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings in Regulatory Filings

 

Each Fund’s complete holdings is required to be filed quarterly within 60 days of the end of each fiscal quarter and are available in the Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q (filed for first and third fiscal quarters. (The Trusts’ filing schedule is listed in Schedule A.) Each Fund may at times be required to make additional or temporary filings with the SEC that may disclose all or part of a Fund’s portfolio holdings. Electronic filings made on behalf of a Fund are available, free of charge, on the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. After electronic documents are filed with the SEC and made available on the SEC’s website, information contained in these documents may be distributed to third parties without pre-approval.

 

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C. Public Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings (Non-Regulatory)

 

Janus Capital and the Trusts instituted procedures for the release of all non-regulatory disclosure of portfolio data, including the types of data and the manner in which it may be released. The following table describes policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings information.

 

Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full Portfolio Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Money Market Funds

 

Quarterly (Calendar) (30 days after quarter end)

 

·

Non-money market fund portfolio holdings (other than Funds sub-advised by INTECH) shall generally be publicly available 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The portfolio holdings shall not include cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds sub-advised by:

 

 

 

 

 

Enhanced Investment Technologies LLC (“INTECH”)

 

Quarterly(Calendar) (60 days after quarter end)

 

·

Full holdings of Funds sub-advised by INTECH shall generally be publicly available 60 days after the end of a calendar quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Holdings shall be listed in alphabetical order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Holdings shall not include the number of shares or individual percentage weightings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The portfolio holdings shall not include cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly
(No lag time but posted up to 6 days after month end)

 

·

Money market fund portfolio holdings as of month-end shall generally be posted on Janus website up to 6 days after the end of a month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Monthly
(15 days after month end)

Quarterly (Calendar)

 


·


The top 10 portfolio holdings of each Fund (except for Funds sub-advised by INTECH and “concentrated

 

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Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15 days after quarter end)

 

 

funds” as described below) shall generally be publicly available 15 days after the end of a month or calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 10 portfolio holdings shall be in order of position size with percentages and as a total percentage of the total portfolio that the top 10 holdings comprise, excluding cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

For “concentrated funds” (as described below), the top 10 portfolio holdings cannot be distributed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

Funds sub-advised by:
INTECH

 

Monthly
(15 days after month end)

Quarterly (Calendar)
(15 days after quarter end)

 


·


The top 10 portfolio holdings of Funds sub-advised by INTECH shall generally be publicly available 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter or 30 days after month end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 10 portfolio holdings shall be in alphabetical order and may only reflect the total percentage (as a group) of the total portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The 10 holdings shall not include the number of shares or individual percentage weightings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 10 holdings shall not include cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 5 Holdings

 


Monthly

(15 days after month end)

Quarterly(Calendar)
(15 days after quarter end)

 


·


The top 5 portfolio holdings of “concentrated funds” shall generally be publicly available 15 days after the end of a month and 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

·

The following funds are considered “concentrated funds”:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIF:

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Twenty Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Orion Fund

 

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Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Global Technology Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Global Life Sciences Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAD:

 

 

 

 

 

Forty Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Orion Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Global Real Estate Fund

 

 

 

 

 

International Forty Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAS:

 

 

 

 

 

Forty Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Global Technology Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Global Life Sciences Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 5 portfolio holdings shall not include cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 5 portfolio holdings shall be in order of position size and as a percentage of the total portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 5 / Bottom 5 Performance Contributors-Detractors

 


Monthly

(30 days after month end)

Quarterly (Calendar)
(15 day after quarter end)

 


·


The top 5/bottom 5 performance
contributors and detractors of each Fund shall generally be publicly available 30 days after the end of a month and 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

·

The top 5/bottom 5 contributors and detractors to the Fund performance shall be in alphabetical order without percentage of the total portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security breakdowns

Performance Attribution Information and Statistics

 


Monthly

(30 days after month end)

Quarterly (Calendar)
(15 days after quarter end)

 


·


Security breakdowns (e.g., industry,
sector, regional, market capitalization and asset allocation) and portfolio level performance attribution information and statistics shall generally be publicly available 30 days after the end of a month and 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Performance attribution information and statistics shall

 

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Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

only be made available upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security breakdowns

Performance Attribution Information and Statistics

Funds sub-advised by:
INTECH

 

Monthly
(30 days after month end)

Quarterly (Calendar)
(15 days after quarter end)

 


·


Security breakdowns (e.g., industry,
sector, regional, market capitalization and asset allocation) and portfolio level performance attribution information and statistics shall generally be publicly available 30 days after the end of a month and 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Performance attribution information and statistics shall only be made available upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Security breakdowns, portfolio level performance attribution information and statistics shall include high-level returns only (no individual securities’ performance or statistics may be provided).

 

D. Public Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings on Janus’ Website

 

Janus Capital generally posts on its website(s) a complete list of the equity and debt securities (excluding cash investments, derivatives, short positions, and other investment positions) held by each Fund and the percentage weighting of each security on a periodic basis in accordance with the Policies and Procedures. Janus Capital may exclude from publication all or any portion of portfolio holdings or change the time periods of disclosure as deemed necessary to protect the interests of the Fund(s).

 

1.               Non-Money Market Funds- Full holdings and top 5/10 holdings for Non-Money Market Funds are generally posted on Janus Capital’s website(s) approximately two days after the end of the applicable lag period. Full portfolio holdings will remain available at least until a Form N-CSR or Form N-Q is filed with the SEC for the period that includes the date as of which the website information is current (i.e. normally at least the prior two fiscal quarters). Top 5/10 holdings and security breakdown will remain available on Janus Capital’s website(s) until the following month’s corresponding information is posted.

 

2.               Money Market Funds- Monthly portfolio holdings is generally posted on Janus Capital’s website(s) approximately 6 business days after the applicable lag period and shall remain available on Janus Capital’s

 

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website(s) at least until a Form N-CSR or Form N-Q is filed with the SEC for the period that includes the date as of which the website information is current.

 

III.                               Disclosure of Non-Public Portfolio Holdings

 

Release of a Fund’s portfolio holdings prior to becoming publicly available is only allowed if limited exceptions contained in this Policy are satisfied. In some instances pre-approval by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds (the “Chief Compliance Officer”) or Janus Capital’s Ethics Committee is required. The following paragraphs describe the circumstances under which non-public portfolio holdings information for a Fund may be released and the categories of entities or persons that may receive such information, including whether or not such receipt is subject to pre-approval by the Chief Compliance Officer or Janus Capital’s Ethics Committee. In all cases, disclosure of portfolio holdings shall be subject to monitoring and reporting as described in Section V below.

 

A. Pre-Approval Required

 

The following describes circumstances in which non-public portfolio holdings information of a Fund may be disclosed for legitimate business purposes to individuals and/or entities and which require pre-approval by the Chief Compliance Officer or Janus Capital’s Ethics Committee. Disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings to parties described below shall be subject to a written agreement (as described in Section IV) imposing a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the basis of any material non-public information.

 

1.               Secondary Service Providers. A Fund’s non-public portfolio holdings may be disclosed to parties that provide services to Janus Capital, Janus Capital affiliates and/or the Funds. Such entities and persons include, but are not limited to rating and ranking organizations, lenders, and trade execution measurement systems providers, independent pricing services, proxy voting services, the Funds’ insurers and computer systems service providers.

 

2.               Consultants and Others. A Fund’s non-public portfolio holdings may be disclosed to consultants, data aggregators, and asset allocation services which calculate information derived from holdings either for use by Janus Capital or by firms that supply their analyses (but not the holdings themselves) to their clients.

 

3.               Other Transactions. A Fund’s non-public portfolio holdings may be disclosed to certain parties in certain transactions such as mergers and acquisitions of a Fund and redemptions in kind and to newly hired investment advisers prior to the time they commence duties to a Fund.

 

B. Pre-Approval Not Required

 

The following describes circumstances in which non-public portfolio holdings information of a Fund may be disclosed to individuals and/or entities and which do not require pre-approval by the Chief Compliance Officer or Janus Capital’s Ethics Committee:

 

1.              Regulatory, Administrative and Judicial Requirements. A Fund’s non-public portfolio holdings may be disclosed in accordance with applicable securities law requirements, such as periodic disclosure in filings with the SEC. Janus Capital may

 

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also disclose non-public portfolio holdings in response to requests from state or federal regulators, to comply with valid subpoenas or to otherwise comply with applicable law, whether or not such disclosures are required by law.

 

2.               Critical Service Providers. A Fund’s non-public portfolio holdings may be disclosed for legitimate business purposes to certain persons, including, but not limited to: (a) persons who are subject to the Janus Capital Ethics Rules (such as Janus Capital personnel); (b) investment advisers, distributors, administrators, transfer agents and custodians to a Fund; and (c) accounting firms, auditing firms, or legal counsel retained by Janus Capital, a Janus Capital affiliate, a Fund or the Funds’ Trustees. Disclosure of portfolio holdings pursuant to this sub-section shall be subject to such persons’ legal duty of confidentiality and legal duty not to trade on the basis of any material non-public information as such duties are imposed by the Janus Ethics Rules, by written agreement, or under applicable laws, rules and regulations. If such a duty exist, a separate written agreement may not be required.

 

3.               Broker-Dealers. Non-public portfolio holdings information and other investment positions of a Fund may be provided to broker-dealers in connection with such broker-dealers’ trading of the Funds’ securities on the Funds’ behalf.

 

IV.                               Form of Confidentiality Agreement

 

Any confidentiality agreements required or deemed appropriate pursuant to these Policies and Procedures should generally include provisions to the effect that:

 

A.           portfolio holdings are the confidential property of a Fund (and its service provider, as applicable) and may not be shared or used directly or indirectly for any purpose, including trading in Fund shares, except as provided in the confidentiality agreement;

 

B.             the recipient of the portfolio holdings agrees to limit access to the portfolio information to its employees and agents who, on a need to know basis, are: (i) authorized to have access to the portfolio holdings; and (ii) subject to confidentiality obligations, including duties not to trade on nonpublic information; and

 

C.             upon request, the recipient agrees to promptly return or destroy, as directed, the portfolio information.

 

V.                                   Monitoring and Reporting

 

A. Monitoring.

 

The Chief Compliance Officer or designee shall monitor a list of parties authorized to receive non-public portfolio holdings. The list shall be updated any time an agreement is entered into with a client to permit non-public portfolio holdings disclosure. On a periodic basis, the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee shall monitor appropriate business practices as deemed necessary to determine compliance with these Policies and Procedures. The Chief Compliance Officer shall request certifications from service providers as deemed necessary to determine compliance with these Policies and Procedures.

 

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B. Reporting.

 

Any potential exceptions to, or violations of, these Policies and Procedures shall be promptly reported to the Chief Compliance Officer. If the Chief Compliance Officer deems that such matter constitutes a “material compliance matter” within the meaning of Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, he shall report the matter to the Trusts’ Boards of Trustees in accordance with Rule 38a-1.

 

C. Amendments.

 

Any changes to these Policies and Procedures shall be approved by the Janus Capital Ethics Committee and material changes shall be approved by the Trusts’ Boards of Trustees.

 

D. Waivers and Exceptions

 

The Janus Chief Investment Officer(s), or their delegates, shall have the authority to waive one or more provisions of, or make exceptions to, these Policies and Procedures only under extraordinary circumstances, when in the best interest of the Funds and when such waiver or exception is consistent with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and applicable fiduciary duties. All waivers and exceptions involving any of the Funds shall be (i) pre-approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or a designee, and (ii) disclosed to the Trusts’ Board of Trustees via e-mail (or any Trustee-approved means of communication ) as soon as practicable after the pre-approval has been provided. The Chief Compliance Officer shall provide a written report to the Trustees detailing the reasons for granting such pre-approval no later than the next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Board of the Trusts.

 

E. Records.

 

Janus Capital shall maintain and preserve in an easily accessible place a copy of these Policies and Procedures (and any amendments thereto) and documentation supporting their implementation for a period of six years.

 

VI.                                Compensation

 

No Fund, affiliate or any other party shall receive compensation or other consideration for disclosing a Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

Revision Dates:

December 31, 2003

March 21, 2005

July 1, 2005

August 3, 2005

September 20, 2005

December 6, 2005

March 14, 2006

October 6, 2006

December 14, 2007

June 20, 2008

October 2, 2008

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

FILING SCHEDULE

 

Entity

 

Filing Type

 

SEC Filing Deadline

 

Holdings “As of” date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form N-Q (first quarter)

 

December 30

 

October 31

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

April 1

 

January 31

 

 

Form N-Q (third quarter)

 

June 30

 

April 30

 

 

Annual Report

 

September 29

 

July 31 (fiscal year end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form N-Q (first quarter)

 

May 30

 

March 31

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

August 29

 

June 30

 

 

Form N-Q (third quarter)

 

November 29

 

September 30

 

 

Annual Report

 

March 1

 

December 31(fiscal year end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Form N-Q (first quarter)

 

April 1

 

January 31

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

June 30

 

April 30

 

 

Form N-Q (third quarter)

 

September 29

 

July 31

 

 

Annual Report

 

December 30

 

October 31(fiscal year end)

 

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APPENDIX B

 

Janus Capital Management LLC
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy for

Domestic Separately Managed Accounts and Commingled Portfolios

 

I.            Applicability and Statement of Policy

 

Janus Capital Management LLC’s (“Janus”) Domestic Separately Managed Account and Commingled Portfolio Disclosure Policies and Procedures (“Policies and Procedures”) apply to disclosure of a separately managed account, commingled account, representative account, wrap-separately managed account, and sub-advised fund (collectively, “Account”) portfolio holdings information to all persons, including, without limitation, investors, intermediaries, third-party distributors, financial consultants, service providers, and data aggregators.

 

It is the policy of Janus to protect the confidentiality of Account portfolio holdings and prevent the selective disclosure of information regarding Account portfolio holdings that is not otherwise publicly available. Accordingly, Account portfolio holdings may not be disclosed except in accordance with these Policies and Procedures.

 

Information about open trades, strategies, and investment programs is proprietary information of Janus and may not be disclosed without the approval of Janus.

 

The following definitions apply to the terms as they appear in these Policies and Procedures:

 

“Portfolio holdings” consists of at least a complete list of names of securities held by an Account, or any subset thereof.

 

“Representative Account” refers to a sample account that represents an investment management style.

 

II.            Policies and Procedures for Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings Information

 

A. Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings to Current Clients

 

For existing Account clients (or the consultant representing an existing Account), portfolio holding information relating to the client’s Account is available upon request with no lag. Specific portfolio level attribution analysis is available to such clients or consultants upon request as of the most recent month-end with no lag.

 

B. Public Disclosure

 

Representative Account portfolio holdings information shall be deemed “public” on the next day after full portfolio holdings information is posted to Janus’ website. Janus may exclude from publication all or any portion of portfolio holdings or change the time periods of disclosure as deemed necessary.

 

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C.            Public Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings on Janus’ Websites, Dissemination of Representative Account Portfolio Holdings, and Overlap Analysis

 

Representative Account portfolio holdings information must be publicly available prior to dissemination to any party. Janus has instituted procedures for the disclosure of portfolio data, including the types of data and the manner in which it may be released. The following table describes policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of portfolio holdings information.

 

Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full Portfolio Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Representative Accounts (other than accounts sub-advised by Enhanced Investment Technologies LLC (“INTECH”))

 

 

Quarterly (Calendar) ( 30 days after quarter end)

 

 

·

 

Representative account holdings (other than accounts sub-advised by INTECH may generally be disseminated to consultant databases, other “subscribed” entities, and in materials such as RFPs, questionnaires, review books, and finals presentations at least 30 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Representative Accounts sub-advised by:
INTECH

 

 

Quarterly(Calendar) (60 days after quarter end)

 

 

·

 

Full holdings (including security weights & shares) of accounts sub- advised by INTECH may be provided upon request to consultant databases, other “subscribed” entities, and in materials such as RFPs, questionnaires, review books, and finals presentations 60 days after the applicable quarter-end(i.e., calendar or fiscal depending on account).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Public posting (e.g., website) of full holdings of accounts sub-advised by INTECH will be limited to the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Holdings shall be listed in alphabetical order.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Holdings shall not include the number of shares or individual percentage weightings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Monthly

 

 

 

 

 

(15 days after month

 

·

The top 10 portfolio holdings of

 

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Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

end)

 

Quarterly (Calendar) (15 days after quarter end)

 

 

Representative Accounts (other than accounts sub-advised by INTECH) may be disseminated to consultant databases, other “subscribed” entities, and in materials such as RFPs, questionnaires, review books, and finals presentations at least 15 days after the end of a month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 10 portfolio holdings shall be in order of position size with percentages and as a total percentage of the total portfolio that the top 10 holdings comprise, excluding cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

For “concentrated portfolios” (as described below), the top 10 portfolio holdings cannot be distributed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Holdings

 

Representative Accounts sub-advised by: INTECH

 

Monthly

(15 days after month end)

 

Quarterly (Calendar) (15 days after quarter end)

 

·

The top 10 portfolio holdings of accounts sub-advised by INTECHshall generally be publicly available 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter or 15 days after month end

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 10 portfolio holdings shall be in alphabetical order and may only reflect the total percentage (as a group) of the total portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Top 10 holdings shall not include the number of shares or individual percentage weightings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 5 Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monthly

(15 days after month end)

 

Quarterly(Calendar)

(15 days after quarter end)

 

·

The top 5 portfolio holdings of “concentrated portfolios” shall generally be publicly available 15 days after the end of a month and 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

·

The following portfolios are considered “concentrated portfolios:”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Concentrated Portfolios, Janus Aggressive Growth Portfolios and

 

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Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Equity REIT Portfolios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 5 portfolio holdings shall not include cash, derivatives and short positions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

The top 5 portfolio holdings shall be in order of position size and as a percentage of the total portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top 5 / Bottom 5 Performance Contributor-Detractors

 

Monthly

(30 days after month end)

 

Quarterly (Calendar)
(at least 15 days after quarter end)

 

·

The top 5/bottom 5 performance contributors and detractors of eachaccount shall generally be publicly available at least 30 days after the end of a month and at least 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

·

The top 5/bottom 5 contributors and detractors to account performance shall be in alphabetical order without percentage of the total portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security breakdowns

 

Performance Attribution Information and Statistics

 

Monthly

(30 days after month end)

 

Quarterly (Calendar)
(15 days after quarter end)

 

·

Security breakdowns (e.g., industry, sector, regional, market capitalization and asset allocation) and portfolio level performance attribution information and statistics shall generally be publicly available 30 days after the end of a month and 15 days after the end of a calendar quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Performance attribution information and statistics shall only be made available upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Security breakdowns, portfolio level performance attribution information and statistics shall include high-level returns only (no individual securities’ performance or statistics may be provided).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio “Overlap” Analysis

 

Upon Request

 

 

·

 

Portfolio “overlap” analysis of a representative portfolio may be provided to prospective separately

 

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Type of Portfolio Information

 

Disclosure Frequency

 

Policy

 

 

 

 

 

managed account clients with no lag upon request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

Overlap analysis may consist only of the prospective client’s holdings that overlap with the representative portfolio and the projected number ofthe prospective client’s portfolio’s shares that would be retained in the prospective client’s account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·

For RFP requests, monthly holdings as of the last quarter publicly available may be disseminated.

 

III.           Disclosure of Non-Public Portfolio Holdings

 

A.  Pre-Approval Required

 

Except for categories of disclosure contemplated by Paragraph B below, disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings must be pre-approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or Janus’ Ethics Committee and may be permitted if there exists a legitimate business purpose, consistent with these policies and procedures. The Chief Compliance Officer or Janus’ Ethics Committee may permit disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings provided a written confidentiality agreement (as described in Section IV) is either in place or in the process of being negotiated. In all cases, disclosure of portfolio holdings shall be subject to monitoring and reporting as described in Section V, below.

 

B.  Pre-Approval Not Required

 

The following describes other circumstances in which non-public portfolio holdings information may be disclosed to individuals and/or entities and which do not require pre-approval by the Chief Compliance Officer or Janus’ Ethics Committee, subject to the requirements of Paragraph C below.

 

1.               Regulatory, Administrative and Judicial Requirements. Portfolio holdings may be disclosed in response to requests from state or federal regulators, to comply with valid subpoenas or to otherwise comply with applicable law, whether or not such disclosures are required by law.

 

2.               Service Providers. Portfolio holdings may be disclosed for legitimate business purposes to certain persons and entities, including, but not limited to:

 

a.               Persons who are subject to the Janus Ethics Rules (such as Janus personnel);

b.              Investment advisers, distributors, administrators, transfer agents and custodians;

c.               Accounting firms, auditing firms, or legal counsel retained by Janus or a Janus affiliate; and

d.              Rating and ranking organizations, lenders, trade execution measurement systems providers, independent pricing services, proxy voting services, insurers and computer systems service providers.

 

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3.               Broker-Dealers. Portfolio holdings information and other investment positions may be provided to broker-dealers in connection with such broker-dealers’ trading of portfolio securities.

 

4.               Consultants and Others. Disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings may be provided to consultants, data aggregators, and asset allocation services which derive information from holdings either for use by Janus or by firms that supply their analyses (but not holdings information) to their clients.

 

5.               Plan Sponsors. Portfolio holdings information and other investment positions may be provided to a sponsor in connection with such sponsor’s trading of portfolio securities and/or in connection with their analyses of the portfolios for their internal use only.

 

6.               Other Transactions. Disclosure of portfolio holdings may be made to certain parties in certain transactions such as redemptions in kind.

 

C. Confidentiality

 

Except for disclosure pursuant to applicable law, regulatory request, judicial subpoenas or as otherwise noted in this Policy, disclosure of non-public portfolio holdings to third parties shall be subject to a written agreement (as described in Section IV) imposing a duty of confidentiality, including a duty not to trade on the basis of any material non-public information. Certain service providers such as persons who are subject to the Janus Ethics Rules (such as Janus personnel), investment advisers, distributors, administrators, transfer agents, custodians, accounting firms, auditing firms, or legal counsel retained by Janus or a Janus affiliate may already be subject to a legal duty of confidentiality under written agreement, applicable laws, rules, and regulations. If such a duty exist, a separate written agreement may not be required.

 

III.           Form of Confidentiality Agreement

 

Any confidentiality agreements required or deemed appropriate pursuant to these Policies and Procedures should generally include provisions to the effect that:

 

A.           Portfolio holdings are the confidential property of Janus (and/or its service provider, as applicable) and may not be shared or used directly or indirectly for any purpose, including trading in Account shares, except as provided in the confidentiality agreement;

 

B.             The recipient of the portfolio holdings agrees to limit access to the portfolio information to its employees and agents who, on a need to know basis, are: (1) authorized to have access to the portfolio holdings; and (2) subject to confidentiality obligations, including duties not to trade on nonpublic information; and

 

C.             Upon request, the recipient agrees to promptly return or destroy, as directed, the portfolio information.

 

IV.           Monitoring and Reporting

 

A. Monitoring.

 

The Chief Compliance Officer or designee shall monitor a list of parties authorized to receive non-public portfolio holdings. The list shall be updated any time an agreement is entered into with a

 

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client to permit non-public portfolio holdings disclosure. On a periodic basis, the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee shall monitor appropriate business practices as deemed necessary to determine compliance with these Policies and Procedures. The Chief Compliance Officer shall request certifications from service providers as deemed necessary to determine compliance with these Policies and Procedures.

 

B. Reporting.

 

Any potential exceptions to, or violations of, these Policies and Procedures shall be promptly reported to the Chief Compliance Officer.

 

C. Amendments.

 

Any changes to these Policies and Procedures shall be approved by the Janus Ethics Committee.

 

D. Waivers and Exceptions

 

The Janus Chief Investment Officer(s), or their delegates, shall have the authority to waive one or more provisions of, or make exception to, these Policies and Procedures only under extraordinary circumstances, when in the best interest of the Accounts and when such waiver or exception is consistent with the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and applicable fiduciary duties. All waivers and exceptions involving any of the Accounts shall be (i) pre-approved by the Chief Compliance Officer or a designee, and (ii) disclosed to the Ethics Committee via e-mail as soon as practicable after the pre-approval has been provided. The Chief Compliance Officer, or a designee, shall provide a written report to the Ethics Committee detailing the reasons for granting such pre-approval no later than the next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Ethics Committee.

 

E. Records.

 

Janus shall maintain and preserve in an easily accessible place a copy of these Policies and Procedures (and any amendments thereto) and documentation supporting their implementation for a period of six years.

 

V.         Compensation

 

Janus, affiliates or any other party shall not receive compensation or other consideration for disclosing Account portfolio holdings.

 

 

Revision Dates:

December 31, 2003

March 21, 2005

July 1, 2005

September 20, 2005

December 6, 2005

February 22, 2006

December 14, 2007

June 27, 2008

August 27, 2008

October 13, 2008

 

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APPENDIX C

 

Securities Reporting for Access Persons and Investment Persons

 

Type of Security

 

Is Reporting Required?

 

Is Pre-clearance Required?

 

 

 

 

 

American Depository Receipts/shares/Units (ADRs/ADSs/ADUs)

 

Yes

 

Yes
(against underlying security and ADR/ADU)

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities - Fixed (other than market value adjusted annuities)

 

Only if Janus Products are available as an investment option

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities - Adjusted

 

Only if Janus Products are available as an investment option

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds and other debt instruments,  including, but not limited to:

- Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- U.S. Guaranteed or of federally  sponsored enterprises (FHLMC ,FNMA, GNMA, ect.)

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

- Municipal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Closely Held

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds and other direct debt instruments of the U.S. Government: (e.g., Treasury notes, bills bonds or STRIPS)

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds - convertible

 

Yes

 

Yes
(against both underlying stock and
convertible debt)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Certificates of Deposit, Savings Certificates, checking and savings accounts and money market accounts, bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements.

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives (DEC, ELKS, PRIDES, etc.)

 

Yes

 

Yes
(against underlying stock and derivative)

 

 

 

 

 

Futures: physical commodities, foreign currencies or any derivatives thereof

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Futures: other than previously listed

 

Yes

 

Yes
(against underlying stock and
derivative)

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Company Stock

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

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(Options on) Janus Company Stock (i.e. puts and calls)

 

Prohibited

 

Prohibited

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Company Stock Options (obtained as a part of an incentive plan)

 

Yes once options have become exercisable

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Janus Mutual Funds

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Index Securities - ETFs, SPDRS/SPY, etc.

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Life Insurance

 

Only if Janus Products are available as an investment option

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Offerings/Private Placements

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Managed or Wrap Accounts

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds (other than money market mutual funds): Open-end

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds - Closed-end - including registers funds of hedge funds

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Options - Exercise of option to buy or sell underlying stock

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Options on futures and indices (other than those on physical commodities and foreign currencies)

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

REITS (Real Estate Investment Trusts

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks (common or preferred)

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks (short sales) (short sales are prohibited on Janus Company Stock)

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks - Initial Public Offerings

 

Prohibited

 

Prohibited

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks (owned) - exchanges, swaps, mergers, tender offers

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Stocks (Rights or warrants acquired separately)

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)

 

No

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Unit Investment Trusts (UITs)

 

No

 

No

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This summary was prepared as a convenient quick reference for Janus personnel and related parties. It does not supercede or replace the Ethics Rules, which all Janus personnel are required to review and follow. In the event of any conflict between this summary and the Rules, the Rules will control. Personnel who have questions about any compliance-related issue should contact Legal or Compliance personnel for clarification.

 

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EX-99.B(P)(22) 9 a09-31960_1ex99dbp22.htm EX-99.B(P)(22)

Exhibit 99.B(p)(22)

 

 

 

ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

 

CODE OF ETHICS

 

 

Updated as of January 2009

 



 

Table of Contents

 

Introduction

5

 

 

General Principles

6

 

 

Scope of the Code

7

 

 

Persons Covered by the Code

7

 

 

Accounts Covered by the Code

7

How to report accounts

8

 

 

Securities Covered by the Code

8

 

 

Blackout Periods and Restrictions

8

 

 

Old Mutual and affiliate stock

10

 

 

Short-Term Trading

10

 

 

Exceptions to Preclearance, Blackout and Short-Term Trading

10

 

 

Standards of Business Conduct

11

 

 

Compliance with Laws and Regulations

11

 

 

Conflicts of Interest

11

Conflicts among Client Interests

12

Competing with Client Trades

12

Other Potential Conflicts Provisions

12

Disclosure of Personal Interest

12

Referrals/Brokerage

12

Vendors and Suppliers

12

Soft Dollars

12

Front running

12

Churning

12

 

 

Market Manipulation and Insider Trading

13

Penalties

13

Material Nonpublic Information

13

 

 

Gifts and Entertainment

14

General Statement

14

Gifts

14

Receipt

14

Offer

14

Cash

15

Entertainment

15

Conferences

15

Quarterly Reporting

15

 

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Political and Charitable Contributions

16

 

 

Confidentiality

16

 

 

Service on a Board of Directors

17

 

 

Partnerships

17

 

 

Other Outside Activities

17

 

 

Marketing and Promotional Activities

17

 

 

Affiliated Broker-Dealers

17

 

 

Compliance Procedures

18

 

 

Reporting of Access Person Investment Accounts

18

 

 

Duplicate Statements

18

 

 

Personal Securities Transactions Preclearance Procedures

18

Securities requiring preclearance

19

Initial Public Offerings

19

Limited of Private Offerings

19

 

 

Quarterly Reporting

 

Transactions

20

Gifts and Entertainment

20

 

 

Annual Reporting

20

 

 

New Hire Reporting

20

 

 

Review and Enforcement

21

 

 

Certification of Compliance

21

Initial Certification

21

Acknowledgement of Amendments

21

Annual Certification

21

 

 

Miscellaneous

22

 

 

Excessive or Inappropriate Trading

22

 

 

Access Person Disclosure and Reporting

22

 

 

Responsibility to Know Rules

23

 

 

Recordkeeping

24

 

 

Form ADV Disclosure

24

 

 

Administration and Enforcement of the Code

24

 

 

Training and Education

24

 

 

New Hires

24

Annual

25

 

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Executive Committee Approval

25

 

 

Report to Fund CCOs and Boards

25

 

 

Report to Senior Management

25

 

 

Reporting Violations

25

Confidentiality

25

Advice of Counsel

25

Apparent Violations

25

Retaliation

26

 

 

Sanctions

26

 

 

Further Information about the Code

26

 

 

Persons Responsible for Enforcement and Training

26

 

 

Reporting Forms

26

 

 

Questions and Answers

26

 

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Introduction

 

Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”) is a quantitative based investment manager following over 40,000 securities on a daily basis.  With limited exceptions(1), daily buy and sell lists are generated automatically via an optimizer, and are not the result of individual stock selection or buy and sell decisions of any employee.  There is no “recommended” list maintained.  As a result, on any given day it is possible that the Optimizer could recommend that any security in the universe of over 40,000 be traded on behalf of a client.

 

With limited exceptions(2), all trades are done as part of “program” trading and executed through the program trading desks of global securities brokers.  No affiliated broker is utilized for trading.

 

Acadian’s Code of Ethics (the “Code”) attempts to recognize this approach to investment management by striking a balance in an effort to ensure that a client is not materially impacted by the actions of Acadian or an Acadian “Access Person” while continuing to permit such Access Persons to engage in personal trading and activities that the firm deems permissible. Compliance with the Code is a condition of employment with the firm.

 

Acadian has adopted this Code pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and rule amendments under Section 204 of the Advisers Act. The Code sets forth standards of conduct expected of Acadian’s employees, consultants, and contractors and addresses conflicts that may arise from personal trading.  Whether an individual is considered an “Access Person” under the Code and thus subject to Code compliance is dependent upon various factors including: what job responsibilities the individual has on behalf of the firm, what type of access they have to certain internal portfolio construction and trading databases, and whether or not they primarily work on-site or not. Ultimate determination as to whether any individual is subject to the Code, or exempt from certain parts of the Code, is left to the Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee.

 

The policies and procedures outlined in the Code are intended to promote compliance with fiduciary standards by Acadian and our Access Persons. As a fiduciary, Acadian has the responsibility to render professional, continuous and unbiased investment advice, owes our clients a duty of honesty, good faith and fair dealing, must act at all times in the best interests of our clients, and must avoid or disclose conflicts of interests.

 

This Code is designed to:

 

·      Protect Acadian’s clients by deterring misconduct;

·      Guard against violations of the securities laws;

·      Educate Access Persons regarding Acadian’s expectations and the laws governing their conduct;

·      Remind Access Persons that they are in a position of trust and must act with complete propriety at all times;

·      Protect the reputation of Acadian; and

·      Establish procedures for Access Persons to follow so that Acadian may determine whether Access Persons are complying with our ethical principles.

 

This Code is based upon the principle that the members of our Board of Managers, officers and other Access Persons owe a fiduciary duty to, among others, our clients to conduct their affairs,

 


(1) Acadian’s Frontier Markets, Emerging Market Debt, and Algorithmic strategies follow a different methodology for stock selection.

(2) Acadian’s Frontier Markets, Emerging Market Debt, and Algorithmic strategies follow a different methodology for trading.

 

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including their personal securities transactions, in such a manner as to avoid materially (i) serving their own personal interests ahead of clients; (ii) taking inappropriate advantage of their position with Acadian; and (iii) any actual or potential conflicts of interest or any abuse of their position of trust and responsibility. This fiduciary duty includes the duty of Acadian’s Chief Compliance Officer to report violations of the Code to Acadian’s Executive Committee, and if deemed necessary, to our full Board of Managers, and the Board of Directors of any U.S. registered investment company for which Acadian acts as adviser or sub-adviser.

 

Part 1.  General Principles

 

Our principles and philosophy regarding ethics stress Acadian’s overarching fiduciary duty to our clients and the obligation of our Access Persons to uphold that fundamental duty. In recognition of the trust and confidence placed in Acadian by our clients and to give effect to the belief that Acadian’s operations should be directed to benefit our clients, Acadian has adopted the following general principles to guide the actions of our Access Persons:

 

1.             The interests of clients are paramount. All Access Persons must conduct themselves and their operations to give maximum effect to this belief by placing the interests of clients before their own.

 

2.             All personal transactions in securities by Access Persons must be accomplished so as to not materially conflict with the interests of any client.

 

3.             All Access Persons must avoid actions or activities that allow (or appear to allow) a person to profit or benefit from his or her position with respect to a client, or that otherwise brings into question the person’s independence or judgment.

 

4.             Personal, financial, and other potentially sensitive information concerning our clients, prospects, and other Access Persons will be kept strictly confidential. Access Persons will only access this information if it is required to complete their jobs and will only disclose such information to others if it is required to complete their jobs and to deliver the services the client has contracted for.

 

5.             All Access Persons will conduct themselves honestly, with integrity and in a professional manner to preserve and protect Acadian’s reputation.

 

Federal law requires that the Code not only be adopted but that it must also be enforced with reasonable diligence. The Compliance Group will keep records of any violation of the Code and of the actions taken as a result of such violations. Failure to comply with the Code may result in disciplinary action, including monetary penalties and the potential for the termination of employment with Acadian.  In addition, noncompliance with the Code can have severe ramifications, including enforcement actions by regulatory authorities, criminal fines, civil injunctions and penalties, disgorgement of profits, and sanctions on your ability to remain employed in any capacity in the investment advisory business or in a related capacity.

 

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Part 2.  Scope of the Code

 

A.            Persons Covered by the Code

 

Persons covered by the Code or “Access Person” may include employees, consultants, contractors and certain immediate family members(3) or other persons subject to the financial support of the Access Person. A person whose job responsibilities require him or her to spend a significant amount of time working on-site or that give him or her access to Acadian’s research and/or trading databases is characterized as an Access Person as well as any other individual as determined by the Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Committee.

 

Members of Acadian’s Board of Managers employed by Old Mutual, along with any other officer, director, manager or employee of Acadian, who is subject to another Code of Ethics that complies with Rule 204A-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and who’s Code has been reviewed and approved by Acadian’s Chief Compliance Officer, shall not be considered Access Persons or subject to this Code.

 

B.            Accounts Covered by the Code

 

Each Access Person must report any accounts in which he or she has a direct or indirect beneficial interest and in which a security covered by the Code is eligible for purchase or sale. This typically includes:

 

·      individual and joint accounts

·      accounts in the name of an immediate family member as defined in the Code

·      accounts in the name of any individual subject to your financial support

·      trust accounts

·      estate accounts

·      accounts where you have power of attorney or trading authority

·      other type of accounts in which you have a present or future interest in the income, principal or right to obtain title to securities.

 

Investment accounts established through your employment with Acadian, including your 401K account and any deferred compensation account, is exempt from this requirement and the requirement to preclear trades within the account as holdings are limited to mutual funds and account information is accessible directly by the Compliance Group.

 

Each Access Person is required to ensure that any immediate family member as defined herein or person subject to the Access Person’s financial support is complying with this requirement. Education and oversight is a must. Noncompliance with the Code by any of these individuals will have the same ramifications on the related employee as if it were the employee who did not comply.

 

As a best practice, Access Persons are encouraged to report all accounts in which multi-family mutual funds can be purchased or sold. This will address, in advance, the addition of any fund families to the list of those advised or subadvised by Acadian or one of our Old Mutual affiliates. Access Persons should be aware that accounts held directly at a mutual fund sponsor may also require reporting as these circumstances change.

 


(3) An immediate family member is defined to include any relative by blood or marriage living in an Access Person’s household who is subject to the Access Person’s financial support or any other individual living in the household subject to the Access Person’s financial support (spouse, minor children, a domestic partner etc.).

 

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How to report accounts:

 

1.             New Hires should utilize the “New Hire” reports to report any existing “covered accounts” at the time of hire with Acadian.

 

2.             Any “covered account” established after an Access Person is associated with Acadian should be reported as part of a Preclearance Form or on the Quarterly Transaction report.

 

C.            Securities Covered by the Code

 

For purposes of the Code and our reporting requirements, the term “covered security” will include the following:

 

·      any stock or corporate bond;

·      investment or futures contracts with the exception of currency;

·      options or warrants to purchase or sell securities;

·      limited partnerships meeting the definition of a “security” (including limited liability and other companies that are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes);

·      ETFs and Depositary Receipts (e.g., ADRs, EDRs and GDRs);

·      index funds, UITs, foreign mutual funds, and closed-end investment companies;

·      shares of open end mutual funds that are advised or sub-advised by Acadian,

·      shares of open-end mutual funds advised or subadvised by Acadian affiliates, including all companies under the Old Mutual umbrella(4); and

·      private investment funds, hedge funds, and investment clubs.

 

Additional types of securities may be added at the discretion of the Compliance Committee as new types of securities are offered and traded in the market and/or Acadian’s business changes.

 

However, the following are excluded:

 

·      direct obligations of the U.S. government;

·      bankers’ acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and high quality short-term debt obligations, including repurchase agreements;

·      shares issued by money market funds (domiciled inside or outside the United States); and

·      shares of open-end mutual funds that are not advised or sub-advised by Acadian or one of Acadian’s affiliates, including all companies under the Old Mutual umbrellas.

 

D.            Blackout Periods and Restrictions.

 

Acadian’s quantitative investment process has the potential of recommending for purchase or sale on any given day among all of our client portfolios any of the over 40,000 securities covered in our potential investment universe. As a result, adoption of a hard blackout period of any length of time would severely restrict the ability of any Access Person to engage in personal trading and would be difficult to enforce for any trades executed on behalf of client accounts after the Access Person’s trade. Acadian has determined that it will permit our Access Persons to continue to engage in personal trading in individual securities provided the Access Person’s

 


(4) Old Mutual, Acadian’s parent company, provides Acadian with a quarterly update of all affiliated funds. Upon receipt by Acadian, the Compliance Group posts the list to the Compliance section of the intranet. These funds do not require preclearance prior to purchase or sale but any purchases/holdings/sales must be reported on your quarterly transactions report. Please consult this list when preparing the report. Any fund on the list advised or subadvised by Acadian remains subject to preclearance requirements.

 

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trade does not have a material negative impact on the execution price received by the client.(5) Access Persons will be permitted to trade subject to the following conditions:

 

A.            No personal trades will be permitted in any individual security on the same day that Acadian trades that security or a similar line of the same security on behalf of any client.

 

For purposes of clarity, this applies to any individual stock, bond, ETF, Depositary Receipt, and to any individual security underlying any Depositary Receipt or a different class of the security being traded.  For example, the purchase of an ADR would not be permitted if we were trading in the underlying security and vice versa.

 

Should Acadian expand our currency trading beyond our current practices to include forwards, swaps and options, certain currency trading may also be subject to blackout restrictions.

 

B.            Restrictions are applied to personal trading that may take place 2 days after Acadian trades or 2 days prior to Acadian trading in the same or similar line of the same security on behalf of any client.

 

(i)            Securities with market capitalization under US$5B

 

For any personal trades requested in an individual stock, bond, ETF, Depositary Receipt, and any individual security underlying any Depositary Receipt with market capitalization under $5B, the Compliance Group will review the firm’s trading to determine if the position has been traded on behalf of a client within the last 2 trading days. If the position was traded, then the maximum transaction amount that will be approved for a personal trade is $25,000.

 

If the position was not traded 2 days prior to trade date and is not being traded on the date the personal trade is requested, the trade is still subject to potential blackout restrictions for 2 trade days after the personal trade is executed should Acadian trade in that position on behalf of a client. Similar to the above, a personal trade in a security with market capitalization under $5B in an amount less than $25,000 will be permitted and not subject to a blackout restriction even if Acadian trades in the position for a client during the 2 days after trade date.

 

However, a trade in a security with market capitalization under $5B in an amount greater than $25,000 would be subject to Compliance action and blackout restrictions if Acadian trades in the position during the 2 days after trade date. An Access Person proceeding with such a trade does so subject to the risk that Acadian will trade in the same position for a client within the 2 days after their trade was approved by the Compliance Group. Should this occur, the Compliance Group will work with the Access person either to “bust” the trade in its entirety or to amend the trade to an amount of $25,000 or less.

 


(5) Whether an Access Person’s trade had a material negative impact on a client trade and any appropriate responsive actions will be reviewed and determined by the Compliance Group on a case-by-case basis taking into account all facts and circumstances.

 

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(ii)           Securities with market capitalization over US$5B

 

For securities with market capitalization in excess of $5B and all other types of covered securities as defined in the Code no transaction restrictions are in place. However, before “preclearing” any trade the Compliance Group will analyze the Access Person’s trading for patterns that may indicate potential compliance issues including active/intentional front running, excessive trading, or any pattern of trading that may raise concerns that the Access Person is inappropriately taking advantage of their position at Acadian. The short-term trading restrictions apply.

 

(iii)         Old Mutual Stock or other affiliate stock

 

Access Persons are not permitted to invest in Old Mutual or Old Mutual affiliate stock. In addition, stock in such companies will also be put on a “no buy” list for Acadian clients. No Access Person shall advise a Client to purchase, hold or sell Old Mutual stock or stock in any of our other affiliated companies.

 

Old Mutual is responsible for providing Acadian with an updated list of publicly traded affiliated companies. Any updates will be available through the Compliance Group.

 

E.             Short-Term Trading.

 

Access Persons are reminded that they are specifically prohibited from engaging in any form of market timing or short-term trading in mutual funds advised by Acadian or sub-advised by Acadian or in any other covered security.

 

Acadian has adopted a sixty (60) day hold requirement in an effort to avoid conflicts of interests and to ensure that the interests of our clients are placed first. This requirement is intended to deter front running, market manipulation and the potential misuse of Acadian internal resources.

 

Acadian’s Compliance Group may allow exceptions to this short-term trading restriction on a case-by-case basis when the abusive practices that the policy is designed to prevent, such as front running or conflicts of interest, are not present and the equity of the situation strongly supports an exemption.

 

Unless an exception is granted by the Compliance Group, no Access Person may execute opposing trades (buy/sell, sell/buy) in a covered security within sixty (60) calendar days. Trades made in violation of this prohibition should be unwound, if possible. Otherwise, any profit realized on such short-term trades shall be subject to disgorgement to a charity or to a client if appropriate at the discretion of the Compliance Group.

 

An Access Person wishing to execute a short-term trade must request an exception when completing the Pre-Clearance Form.

 

F.             Exceptions to the Code’s Preclearance, Blackout, and 60 day holding requirements:

 

The following transactions are exempt from the Code’s preclearance, blackout and short-term trading requirements:

 

1.                                       purchases or sales affected in any account over which the Access Person has no direct or indirect influence or control including accounts in which the Access Person has granted to a broker, dealer, trust officer or other third party non-Access Person full discretion to execute transactions on

 

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behalf of the Access Person without consultation or Access Person input or direction (an example would be Managed Accounts);

 

2.                                       purchases or sales that are involuntary on the part of the Access Person;

 

3.                                       purchases or sales within Acadian’s 401k or deferred compensation plans;

 

4.                                       purchases or sales that are part of an automatic dividend reinvestment plan or a pre-established dollar cost averaging type contribution plan;

 

5.                                       purchases or sales effected upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rata to all holders of a class of our securities, to the extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such rights so acquired; and

 

6.                                       purchases or sales of currencies and interest rate instruments or futures or options on them.

 

Part 3. Standards of Business Conduct

 

The Code sets forth standards of business conduct that we require of our Access Persons. Access Persons should maintain the highest ethical standards in carrying out Acadian’s business activities. Acadian’s reputation is one of our most important assets. Maintaining the trust and confidence of clients is a vital responsibility. This section sets forth Acadian’s business conduct standards.

 

A.                                    Compliance with Laws and Regulations

 

Each Access Person must comply with all laws and regulations applicable to our business, including all securities laws, and all provisions of Acadian’s Compliance Manual. Access Persons are not permitted to:

 

a.                                       to engage in any act, practice, or course of conduct that operates or would operate as a fraud, deceit, or manipulative practice upon any person;

 

b.                                      to make false or misleading statements, spread rumors, or fail to disclose material facts;

 

c.                                       to engage in any manipulative practice with respect to securities, including price or market manipulation; or

 

d.                                      utilize or transmit to others “inside” information.

 

B.                                    Conflicts of Interest

 

As a fiduciary, Acadian has an affirmative duty of care, loyalty, honesty and good faith to act in the best interests of our clients. Compliance with this duty can be achieved by trying to avoid conflicts of interest and by fully disclosing all material facts concerning any conflict that does arise with respect to any client. Client specific conflicts are reviewed and addressed directly with the individual client. We conduct an ongoing review for actual and potential conflicts that may be systemic to Acadian and our processes. We disclose these conflicts in our Form ADV, Part II, which is updated annually and delivered annually to each client. Conflicts specific to the Code include:

 

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1.                                      Conflicts among Client Interests. Conflicts of interest may arise where Acadian or our Access Persons has reason to favor the interests of one client over another client (e.g., larger accounts over smaller accounts, accounts compensated by performance fees over accounts not so compensated, accounts in which Access Persons have made material personal investments, or accounts of close friends or relatives of Access Persons, etc.). Access Persons are prohibited from engaging in inappropriate favoritism of one client over another client.

 

2.                                      Competing with Client Trades. As referenced in the section on Personal Transactions, an Access Person is prohibited from engaging in any securities transactions on the day Acadian trades in the security on behalf of a client and any other transaction that would result in a material negative impact to a client.

 

3.                                      Other Potential Conflicts Provisions:

 

a.                                       Disclosure of Personal Interest. Access Persons are prohibited from recommending, implementing or considering any securities transaction for a client without having first disclosed to the Compliance Group any material beneficial ownership, business or personal relationship, or other material interest in the issuer. A member of the Compliance Group will analyze the conflict and determine the appropriate course of action including potential recusal of the Access Person from the decision of the placement of the security at issue on a no-buy list.

 

b.                                       Referrals/Brokerage. Access Persons are required to act in the best interests of our clients regarding execution and other costs paid by clients for brokerage services. As part of this principle, Access Persons will strictly adhere to Acadian’s policies and procedures regarding brokerage allocation, best execution, soft dollars and other related policies.

 

c.                                       Vendors and Suppliers. Each Access Person is required to disclose any personal investments or other interests in vendors or suppliers with respect to which that person negotiates or makes decisions on behalf of Acadian. Access Persons with such interests are prohibited from negotiating or making decisions regarding Acadian’s business with those companies.

 

d.                                       Soft-Dollar Commissions. Any soft dollar trades must comply with the “safe harbor” provisions of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any client specific restrictions.

 

e.                                       Front running. The Company forbids Access Persons from purchasing or selling stock before a buy or sell recommendation is made to the Client if such transaction will have a material negative impact on the client.

 

f.                                         Churning. Access Persons should not effect transactions to generate increased commissions and unnecessary expenses for a Client. The volume and frequency of all sales and purchases of securities must be measured against the need and purpose for the activities, a Client’s investment objectives, and the expenses and benefit to the account. All trading for a Client’s account must be undertaken solely in the Client’s interest.

 

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C.            Market Manipulation and Insider Trading

 

Access Persons are prohibited from making any statements or taking any action intended to manipulate the price of a security or the market for a security. Manipulative conduct includes the creation or spreading of false rumors or other information intended to influence the price of a security. Access Persons are advised to ensure any statement that they may make in a public forum is true, accurate, and not misleading. This includes any statements that you may make independent of your employment with Acadian or beyond your authority as an Acadian employee, including via any personal blogs, websites or chatrooms.

 

Access Persons are prohibited from trading, either personally or on behalf of others, while in possession of material nonpublic information and from communicating material nonpublic information to others in violation of the law.  This specifically includes personally trading or informing others of the securities held in a client portfolio or securities transaction contemplated on behalf of any client.

 

1.                                      Penalties. Trading securities while in possession of material nonpublic information or improperly communicating that information to others may expose you to severe penalties. Criminal sanctions may include a fine of up to $1,000,000 and/or ten years imprisonment. The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) can recover the profit gained or losses avoided through violative trading, impose a penalty of up to three times the illicit windfall and can permanently bar you from the securities industry. You may also be sued by those seeking to recover damages for insider trading violations. Regardless of whether a government inquiry occurs, Acadian views seriously any violation of our insider trading policies, and such violations constitute grounds for disciplinary sanctions, including immediate dismissal.

 

2.                                      Material Nonpublic Information. The term “material nonpublic information” relates not only to issuers but also to Acadian’s securities recommendations and client securities holdings and transactions.

 

Information is “material” when there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making his or her investment decisions. Generally, this is information the disclosure of which will have a substantial effect on the price of a company’s securities. You should direct any questions about whether information is material to the Compliance Group.

 

Material information often relates to a company’s results and operations, including, for example, dividend changes, earnings results, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, major litigation, liquidation problems and extraordinary management developments. Material information also may relate to the market for a company’s securities. Information about a significant order to purchase or sell securities may, in some contexts, be deemed material. Similarly, prepublication information regarding reports in the financial press also may be deemed material.

 

Information is “public” when it has been disseminated broadly to investors in the marketplace. Tangible evidence of such dissemination is the best indication that the information is public. For example, information is public after it has become available to the general public through a public filing with the SEC or some other governmental agency, The Wall Street Journal, other publications of general circulation, media broadcasts, or over public internet websites.

 

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Access Persons shall not disclose any nonpublic information (whether or not it is material) relating to Acadian or our securities transactions to any person outside Acadian (unless such disclosure has been authorized by Acadian). Material nonpublic information may not be communicated to anyone, including persons within Acadian, with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee, unless this is required for the performance of job responsibilities. Such information should be secured. For example, access to files containing material nonpublic information and computer files containing it should be restricted to Acadian employees, and conversations containing such information, if appropriate at all, should be conducted in private to avoid potential interception.

 

3.                                      Before executing any trade for yourself or others, including clients, an Access Person must determine whether he or she has access to material nonpublic information. If you think that you might have access to material nonpublic information, you should take the following steps:

 

a.               report the information and proposed trade immediately to the Chief Compliance Officer.

 

b.              do not purchase or sell the securities on behalf of yourself or others, including clients.

 

c.               do not communicate the information inside or outside Acadian, other than to the Chief Compliance Officer or his designee.

 

After the Chief Compliance Officer has reviewed the issue, Acadian will determine whether the information is material and nonpublic and, if so, what action Acadian should take, if any.

 

D.                                    Gifts and Entertainment.

 

1.                                      General Statement

 

A conflict of interest occurs when the personal interests of Access Persons interfere or could potentially interfere with their responsibilities to Acadian and our clients. Access Persons may not accept inappropriate gifts, favors, entertainment, special accommodations or other things of material value that could influence their decision-making or make them feel beholden to a person or firm. Access Persons are expressly prohibited from considering gifts, gratuities or entertainment when choosing brokers or vendors. Similarly, Access Persons may not offer gifts, favors, entertainment or other things of value that could be viewed as overly generous or aimed at influencing decision-making or making a client feel beholden to Acadian or the Access Person.

 

2.                                      Gifts

 

a.                                       Receipt - No Access Person may receive any gifts totaling more than de minimis value ($250 per year) from any person or entity that does business with or on behalf of Acadian. (Note - If the Access Person is also registered with the FINRA (formerly the NASD), the permissible limit is only $100 per year). Access Persons are expressly prohibited from soliciting any gift.

 

b.                                       Offer - No Access Person may give or offer any gift of more than de minimis value ($250 per year, $100 for FINRA registered persons) to existing clients or prospective clients. Access Persons may not give gifts if the intent is to retain or gain business. In certain countries in which we may conduct business, the offer of a gift may be a cultural norm. In such cases, it may be permissible to exceed

 

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the de minimis value provided the gift is reasonable in value and has been approved by a Senior Manager.

 

Regulations relating to the investment management of state or municipal pension funds often severely restrict or prohibit the offer of gifts or entertainment of any value to government officials (elected officials and employees of elected offices) who have involvement or influence over the selection of an investment manager. As a best practice, it is advisable to consult with such individuals prior to providing any type of gift or entertainment.

 

3.                                      Cash - No Access Person may give or accept cash gifts or cash equivalents to or from a client or prospective client or any other entity that conducts investment related business with or on behalf of Acadian.

 

4.                                      Entertainment - No Access Person may provide or accept extravagant or excessive entertainment to or from a client, prospective client, or any person or entity that does or seeks to do investment related business with or on behalf of Acadian. Access Persons may provide or accept an occasional business entertainment event, at a venue where business is typically discussed, such as dinner or a sporting event, of reasonable value, provided that the person or a representative of the entity providing the entertainment is present.

 

If the anticipated value of the entertainment to be received is expected to exceed $250, preapproval from a supervisor is required prior to acceptance of the entertainment. Please use the Gift/Entertainment approval form for this purpose.

 

Access Persons are expressly prohibited from soliciting any entertainment.

 

Regulations relating to the investment management of state or municipal pension funds often severely restrict or prohibit the offer of gifts or entertainment of any value to government officials (elected officials and employees of elected offices) who have involvement or influence over the selection of an investment manager. As a best practice, it is advisable to consult with such individuals prior to providing any type of gift or entertainment.

 

5.                                      Conferences - Employee attendance at all third-party sponsored industry conferences must be pre-approved by the employee’s supervisor. If any part of the conference will be paid for by the host or a third party, this should be disclosed prior to attendance to the Compliance Group. The Compliance Group will review, among other factors, the purpose of the conference, the conference agenda, and the proposed costs that will be paid or reimbursed by the third party. With the exception of the need to obtain prior supervisor approval, the above guidance does not apply to Old Mutual sponsored and hosted conferences.

 

It is against Acadian policy to sponsor or pay to attend any conference where our payment is a primary consideration of whether we will be awarded business from any client or prospective client who may be in attendance.

 

6.                                      Quarterly Reporting - Acadian will require all Access Persons to report any gifts or entertainment received on a Quarterly basis. Please use the Gifts and Entertainment reporting form.

 

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E.             Political and Charitable Contributions

 

a.             Political

 

Acadian as a firm does not make political contributions.

 

Access Persons are prohibited from making a political contribution to any candidate for office in a state or district for which the employee is not eligible to vote if that candidate would be eligible to participate in directing investment management business.

 

An example of a prohibited contribution would be: A Massachusetts resident would be prohibited by the Code from donating money to the Rhode Island governor’s race if the governor had a vote or influence in selecting the managers for the state pension system.

 

Access Persons are prohibited from making any political contributions to any political campaign for the office of Treasurer, office of Comptroller or any similar office or position that could or may appear to have any influence or control over the selection or retention of an investment manager.

 

Political contributions requested by a client or prospect will be prohibited as these may be deemed as an attempt to retain or win business.

 

b.             Charitable

 

Although Acadian encourages our Access Persons to be charitable, no donations should be made or should appear to have been made for the purpose of obtaining or retaining client business. No donations should be made in the name of any client if such a donation would result in a violation of the client’s ethical requirements. This is typically the case with state and municipal clients.

 

Any request from a client or prospect for a charitable donation should be brought to the attention of a Compliance Officer. Any charitable donation made in response to a client or prospect request should be nominal as not to appear to have been made to obtain or retain the business and should be done in accordance with the our charitable giving policies.

 

F.             Confidentiality. Access Persons have the highest fiduciary obligation to protect and keep confidential at all times sensitive nonpublic information related to our clients, prospects, Access Persons, and the firm. This information may include, but is not limited to, the following:

 

a.               any prospect or client’s identity (unless the client consents), any information regarding a client’s financial circumstances, business practices, or advice furnished to a client by Acadian;

 

b.              information on specific client accounts, including recent or impending securities transactions by clients and activities of the portfolio managers for client accounts;

 

c.               specific information on Acadian’s investments for clients (including former clients) and prospective clients and account transactions and holdings;

 

d.              information on other Access Persons, including their social security numbers, financial account information and account numbers, compensation, benefits, position level and performance rating; and

 

e.               information on Acadian’s business activities, including new services, products, research, technologies, investment process, and business initiatives, unless disclosure has been authorized by Acadian.

 

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Access Persons should not access information on any client, prospect, or employee that is not required to perform their specific job functions. Access Persons should not discuss or release any nonpublic information that they may be authorized to access and view to any internal party or external party unless that party has a compelling business need to receive the information.

 

Access Persons should be sensitive to the problem of inadvertent or accidental disclosure, through careless conversation in a public place or the failure to safeguard papers and documents. Documents and papers should be kept in appropriately marked file folders and locked in file cabinets when appropriate.

 

G.            Service on a Board of Directors

 

Prior to accepting a position as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or Controlling person in any other company or business venture not related to Acadian (other than a non-profit organization that is not a Client of the Company), or as a member of an investment organization (e.g., an investment club), Access Persons must disclose the position to the Compliance Group using the form Directorship Reporting form. Any such position should also be disclosed to the Compliance Group at least annually using the same form. Notice of such positions may be given to a compliance officer of any Fund advised or sub-advised by the Company.

 

As a firm policy, Acadian will restrict from our potential investment universe, and will not invest in or recommend client investment in, any publicly traded company for which an Acadian employee or immediate family member serves as a Board member.

 

H.            Partnerships

 

Any non-Acadian related partnership or similar arrangement, either participated in or formulated by an Access Person, should be disclosed to the Compliance Group prior to formation or if already in existence, at the time of employment using the Partnership Reporting form.  Any such partnership interest should also be disclosed to the Compliance Group at least annually using the same form.

 

I.              Other Outside Activities

 

Access Persons may not engage in outside business interests or employment that could in any way conflict with the proper performance of their duties as Access Persons of Acadian.  All Access Persons must obtain the approval of their Department Supervisor and Human Resources prior to accepting any employment outside of Acadian.  Supervisors will keep a record of all approvals and involve the Compliance Group as needed.

 

J.             Marketing and Promotional Activities

 

Acadian has instituted policies and procedures relating to our creation and distribution of marketing, performance, advertising, and promotional materials to ensure compliance with relevant securities laws. All oral and written statements made by Access Persons to the public, regardless of format or audience, must be professional, accurate, balanced and not misleading in any way.

 

K.            Affiliated Broker-Dealers

 

Through the common ownership of our parent company, Acadian has affiliated broker-dealers. Acadian will not utilize the services of any of these firms to trade for the accounts of any firm client. Acadian will also abide by any restrictions imposed by a client regarding the use of any specific broker-dealer including those that may be an affiliate of a client.

 

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Part 4. Compliance Procedures

 

Access Persons are expected to respond truthfully and accurately to all requests for information. With general exceptions as outlined below, any reports, statements or confirmations described herein and submitted or created under this Code will be treated as confidential to the extent possible.

 

Access Persons should be aware that copies of such reports, statements or confirmations, or summaries of each, may be provided to their supervisors, to senior management, to Old Mutual’s compliance, internal audit, legal or risk management teams, to compliance personnel and the Board of Directors of any registered investment company client, to outside counsel, and/or to regulatory authorities upon appropriate request.

 

A.            Reporting of Access Person Investment Accounts

 

All Access Persons are required to notify the Compliance Group in writing of any investment account in which he or she has direct or indirect beneficial interest in which a covered security can be purchased. Notification can be made as follows:

 

1                  New Hires should utilize “New Hire” reporting forms to report any existing “covered accounts” at the time of hire with Acadian.

 

2.               Any “covered account” established after an Access Person is associated with Acadian should be reported as part of a Preclearance Form or on the Quarterly Transaction report.

 

B.            Request Duplicate Statements

 

For any of the above investment accounts where the Access Person has control over the transactions and where a covered security, with certain exceptions noted below*, can be purchased or sold, Acadian will make an effort to request from the broker/dealer or investment manager where the account is held to be made an interested party for the purposes of receiving duplicate account statements and trade confirmations, if provided. Despite making such a request, brokers and advisers will not always comply with our request.  In such instances, the Compliance Group will make a determination if an alternative source of receiving statements should be pursued, including requesting statements directly from the Access Person.

 

The purpose of receiving “duplicates” is to independently confirm Code compliance, especially as it relates to compliance with preclearance of trades, the blackout period, and reporting.  As such, duplicate statements and/or confirms may not be requested for the following type of accounts:

 

a.               accounts in which individual stocks, bonds, Depositary Receipts, ETFs, index funds, and Acadian advised or subadvised mutual funds can not be purchased or sold;

 

b.              accounts where the Access Person has relinquished via contract or written agreement trading authority and control over the transaction in the account to a broker or other third party (example - managed accounts, 529 plans)

 

c.               Acadian’s 401K and deferred compensation plan accounts,

 

d.              any other account at the discretion of the compliance group.

 

C.            Personal Securities Transaction Preclearance Procedures

 

All Access Persons must strictly comply with Acadian’s policies and procedures regarding personal securities transactions and utilize the appropriate Preclearance form.

 

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Preclearance approval is only effective on the day granted.  Once granted, each preclearance is only effective until the close of U.S. trading on the day approval was granted - 4:00 pm EST.

 

In the absence of a member of the Compliance Group, Mark Minichiello, Chief Financial Officer, is authorized to preclear transactions.  No one, including the Chief Compliance Officer, is authorized to approve his or her own trades.

 

Securities Transactions requiring Preclearance

 

Transactions in the following covered securities must be “precleared” with the Compliance Group in accordance with the procedures outlined herein prior to be executed:

 

·      any stock or corporate bond;

·      investment or futures contracts with the exception of currency;

·      options or warrants to purchase or sell securities;

·      limited partnerships meeting the definition of a “security” (including limited liability and other companies that are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes);

·      ETFs and Depositary Receipts (e.g. ADRs, EDRs and GDRs);

·      Index funds, UITs, foreign mutual funds, and closed-end investment companies;

·      shares of open-end mutual funds that are advised or sub-advised by Acadian,

·      private investment funds, hedge funds, and investment clubs.

 

Additional types of securities may be added to the preclearance requirements at the discretion of the Compliance Committee as new types of securities are offered and traded in the market and/or Acadian’s business changes. For example, this may include the requirement to preclear foreign currency futures, options and forwards.

 

Initial Public Offerings   Unless prohibited from purchasing IPOs because of licensing with the NASD, Access Persons must preclear for their personal accounts purchases of any securities in an initial public offering (IPO). Acadian will maintain a written record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision, to approve the personal acquisition of an IPO for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval was granted. Before granting such approval, Acadian will evaluate such investment to determine that the investment creates no material conflict between the Access Person and Acadian. Acadian may consider approving the transaction if it can determine that: (i) the investment did not result from directing Firm brokerage business to the underwriter of the issuer of the security, (ii) the Access Person is not misappropriating an opportunity that should have been offered to eligible clients, and (iii) the Access Person’s investment decisions for clients will not be unduly influenced by his or her personal holdings, and investment decisions are based solely on the best interests of clients. Any Access Person authorized to purchase securities in an IPO shall disclose that investment when they play a part in the client’s subsequent consideration of an investment in that issuer. In such circumstances, the client’s decision to purchase securities of the issuer shall be subject to independent review by investment Access Persons with no personal interest in the issuer.

 

Limited or Private Offerings   Access Persons must preclear for their personal accounts purchases or sales of any securities in limited or private offerings (commonly referred to as private placements). Acadian will maintain a record of any decision, and the reasons supporting the decision to approve the personal acquisition of a private placement for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the approval was granted. Before granting such approval, Acadian will evaluate such investment to determine that the investment creates no material conflict between the Access Person and Acadian. Acadian may consider approving the transaction if it can determine that: (i) the investment did not result from directing Firm brokerage business to the underwriter of the issuer of the security, (ii) the Access Person is not misappropriating an opportunity that should have been offered to eligible clients, and (iii) the Access Person’s investment decisions for clients will not be unduly influenced by his or her personal holdings, and investment decisions are based solely on the best interests of clients. Any

 

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Access Person authorized to purchase securities in a private placement shall disclose that investment when they play a part in the client’s subsequent consideration of an investment in that issuer.  In such circumstances, the client’s decision to purchase securities of the issuer shall be subject to independent review by investment Access Persons with no personal interest in the issuer.  Qualified Access Persons are permitted to invest in private offerings offered and/or managed by Acadian.

 

D.            Quarterly Reporting of Transactions

 

Within 30 calendar days of each quarter end (by April, July, October, and January) all Access Persons must submit a signed quarterly report to the Compliance Group to report either no reportable trading activity or all transactions involving covered securities in which they have direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership and the account in which the security was purchased or sold.  A quarterly reporting form has been created for this purpose.  You will be required to report any transactions in covered securities, including those that do not require preclearance under the Code (for example - funds that are advised or subadvised by an Acadian affiliate).  Please refer to the list of Old Mutual family affiliated funds posted on the Compliance section of the Acadian intranet for assistance with your reporting requirements.

 

E.             Quarterly Reporting of Gifts and Entertainment

 

Within 30 calendar days of each quarter end (by April 30, July 30, October 30 and January 30)all Access Persons must submit a signed report to the Compliance Group to report either no gifts or entertainment received or all gifts and entertainment received from any person or organization doing or seeking to do business with Acadian. Supervisor approval is required on any form where there is something to report. Supervisor approval is not required if you have nothing to report. A quarterly reporting form has been created for this purpose.

 

F.             Annual Reporting

 

By January 31 of each year, each Access Person must complete and submit to the Compliance Group the following annual reports:

 

1.     The Annual Certification and Written Acknowledgement of Receipt of the Code form.

2.     The form to report your Directorship/Relationship Involvement.

3.     The form to Report your Partnership Involvement.

4.     The form to report and certify your Reportable Investment Accounts.

5.     The form to report and certify your Year-End investment holdings.

 

G.            New Hire Reporting

 

New Access Persons are required to file the following forms within ten (10) business days of their hire date:

 

a.             Initial Certification of Receipt of Code.

b.             Initial Report of Reportable Investment Accounts.

c.             Initial Report of Securities Holdings.

d.             Access Person Partnership Involvement Relationship Report.

e.             Access Person Report of Director/Relationship Involvement.

 

Copies of New Hire, Quarterly, Annual and the other ongoing reporting forms can be found on the Compliance sections of the intranet and wiki.

 

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H.            Review and Enforcement of Personal Transaction Compliance and General Code Compliance

 

The Compliance Group will review personal securities transactions reports and other reports periodically submitted by Access Persons.  The review may include, but not limited to, the following:

 

a.             An assessment of whether the Access Person followed the Code and any required internal procedures, such as pre-clearance, including the comparison of the “Pre-Clearance Reports” to account statements received from brokers;

b.             Comparison of personal trading to any blackout period;

c.             An assessment of whether the Access Person and Acadian are trading in the same securities and, if so, whether clients are receiving terms as favorable as the Access Person;

d.             Periodically analyzing the Access Person’s trading for patterns that may indicate potential compliance issues including front running, excessive or short term trading or market timing; and

e.             Any pattern of trading or activity raising the appearance that the Access Person may be taking advantage of their position at Acadian.

 

Before any determination is made that a code violation has been committed by an Access Person, the Access Person will have the opportunity to supply additional explanatory material.  If the Chief Compliance Officer initially determines that a material violation has occurred, he will prepare a written summary of the occurrence, together with all supporting information/documentation including any explanatory material provided by the Access Person, and present the situation to the Compliance Committee for initial determination and recommendation for resolution. If deemed warranted by the Compliance Committee, the report of the incident and the recommendation for resolution will be forwarded to Acadian’s Executive Committee, and, if necessary, to the entire Board of Managers. Depending on the incident, Old Mutual’s legal and compliance group may become involved as well as outside counsel for evaluation and recommendation for resolution.  All violations and resolutions will be documented.

 

I.              Certification of Compliance

 

1.             Initial Certification. Compliance with the Code is a condition of hire and ongoing employment at Acadian. Each Access Person is provided with a copy of the Code when hired and received training on the Code from a Compliance Officer. Acadian requires all Access Persons to certify in writing that they have: (a) received a copy of the Code; (b) read and understand all provisions of the Code; and (c) agreed to comply with the terms of the Code.

 

2.             Acknowledgement of Amendments. Acadian will provide Access Persons with any material amendments to our Code and Access Persons will submit a written acknowledgement that they have received, read, and understood the amendments to the Code. Acadian and members of our compliance staff will make every attempt to bring important changes to the attention of Access Persons.

 

3.             Annual Certification. All Access Persons are required annually to certify that they have read, understood, and complied with the Code.

 

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Part 5. Miscellaneous

 

A.            Excessive or Inappropriate Trading

 

The Company understands that it is appropriate for Access Persons to participate in the public securities markets as part of their overall personal investment programs.  As in other areas, however, this should be done in a way that limits potential conflicts with the interests of any Fund or Portfolio.  Further, it is important to recognize that otherwise appropriate trading, if excessive (measured in terms of frequency, complexity of trading programs, numbers of trades, or other measure as deemed appropriate by the Compliance Group), may compromise the best interests of any Client if such excessive trading is conducted during the workday or using Acadian resources.  Accordingly, if personal trading rises to such dimension as to create an environment that is not consistent with the Code, such personal transactions may not be approved or may be limited by the Compliance Group.

 

B.            Access Person Disclosures and Reporting

 

Acadian has certain disclosure obligations to our clients and regulators. Each Access Person has an immediate and ongoing obligation to notify a Compliance Officer if any of the responses to the questions listed below are “yes” or become “yes” at anytime.

 

(1)   In the past ten years, have you:

 

(a)   been convicted of or plead guilty to nolo contendere (“no contest”) in a domestic, foreign, or military court to any felony?

 

(b)   been charged with any felony?

 

(2)   In the past ten years, have you:

 

(a)   been convicted of or plead guilty or nolo contendere (“no contest”) in a domestic, foreign or military court to a misdemeanor involving: investments or an investment related business, or any fraud, false statements, or omissions, wrongful taking of property, bribery, perjury, forgery, counterfeiting, extortion, or a conspiracy to commit any of these offenses?

 

(b)   been charged with a misdemeanor listed in 2(a)?

 

3.     Has the SEC or the Commodity Futures trading Association (CFTC) ever:

 

(a)   found you to have made a false statement or omission?

 

(b)   found you to have been involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?

 

(c)   found you to have been a cause of an investment related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?

 

(d)   entered an order against you in connection with investment related activity?

 

(e)   imposed a civil money penalty on you or ordered you to cease and desist from any activity?

 

4.     Has any other federal regulatory agency, any state regulatory agency, or any foreign financial regulatory authority:

 

(a)   ever found you to have made a false statement or omission, or been dishonest, unfair, or unethical?

 

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(b)   ever found you to have been involved in a violation of investment related regulations or statutes?

 

(c)   ever found you to have been a cause of an investment related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?

 

(d)   in the past ten years, entered an order against you in connection with an investment related activity?

 

(e)   ever denied, suspended, revoked or otherwise prevented you from associating with an investment related business?

 

5.     Has any self-regulatory organization or commodities exchange ever:

 

(a)   found you to have made a false statement or omission?

 

(b)   found you to have been involved in a violation of its rules?

 

(c)   found you to have been the cause of an investment related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?

 

(d)   disciplined you by barring or suspending you from association with other advisers or otherwise restricting your activities?

 

6.     Has the authorization to act as an attorney, accountant, or federal contractor granted to you ever been revoked or suspended?

 

7.     Are you the subject of any regulatory proceeding?

 

8.     Has any domestic or foreign court:

 

(a)   in the past ten years, enjoined you in connection with any investment related activity?

 

(b)   ever found that you were involved in a violation of investment related statutes or regulations?

 

(c)   ever dismissed, pursuant to a settlement agreement, an investment related civil action brought against you by a state or foreign financial regulatory authority?

 

9.     Are you now the subject of any civil proceeding that could result in a “yes” answer to item 8 above?

 

C.            Responsibility to Know the Rules

 

Access Persons are responsible for their actions under the law and are therefore required to be sufficiently familiar with the Advisers Act and other applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations to avoid violating them. Claimed ignorance of any rule or regulation or of any requirement under this Code or any other Acadian policy or procedure is not a defense for employee conduct.

 

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Part 6. Record Keeping

 

Acadian will maintain the following records in a readily accessible place pertaining to this Code:

 

·      A copy of each Code that has been in effect at any time during the past five years;

 

·      A record of any violation of the Code and any action taken as a result of such violation for five years from the end of the fiscal year in which the violation occurred;

 

·      A record of all written acknowledgements of receipt of the Code and amendments for each person who is currently, or within the past five years was, an Access Person (these records must be kept for five years after the individual ceases to be an Access Person of Acadian);

 

·      Holdings and transactions reports made pursuant to the Code;

 

·      A list of the names of persons who are currently, or within the past five years were, Access Persons;

 

·      A record of any decision and supporting reasons for approving the acquisition of securities by Access Persons in IPOs and limited offerings for at least five years after the end of the fiscal year in which approval was granted;

 

·      A record of persons responsible for reviewing Access Persons’ reports currently or during the last five years; and

 

·      A copy of reports provided to the Board of Directors of any U.S. registered management investment company for which Acadian acts as adviser or sub-adviser regarding the Code.

 

Part 7. Form ADV Disclosure

 

Acadian will include on Schedule F of Form ADV, Part II a description of Acadian’s Code and a description of conflicts identified with our investment process and operations. We will deliver a copy of our Form ADV, Part II to each client annually and will provide a copy of our Code to any client or prospective client upon request.

 

Part 8. Administration and Enforcement of the Code

 

A.            Training and Education

 

New Hires:

 

Employment at Acadian is contingent upon compliance with the Code. Each new hire receives a copy of the Code and must sign an acknowledgement of receipt and understanding. A member of the Compliance Group will meet with each new hire within their first week of employment to review the Code and to respond to any questions.

 

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Annual:

 

Mandatory training will be required for all employees and consultants subject to the Code. This training will be developed and led by members of the Compliance Group and will reinforce key sections of the Code as well as any other hot button areas as determined by business changes or regulatory focus.

 

B.            Executive Committee Approval

 

The Code will be submitted to Acadian’s Executive Committee, as representatives of the Board of Managers, annually for approval. Any material amendments will also be sent to the Executive Committee for approval. Such approvals will also be obtained from the Compliance Committee.

 

C.            Report to the Board(s) of Investment Company Clients

 

At the frequency requested and in compliance with Rule 17j-1 of the Investment Company Act, Acadian will comply with any reporting requirements imposed by the Board of Directors of each of our U.S. registered investment company clients as well as any other reporting related to our Code requested by any client.  A copy of our Code is provided to clients and prospects upon request. Reports typically provided to Fund Board’s include a description of any issues arising under the Code since the last report, information about material violations of the Code, sanctions imposed in response to such violations, and any material changes made to the Code. Acadian will also provide reports when requested certifying that we have adopted procedures reasonably necessary to prevent Access Persons from violating the code.

 

D.            Report to Senior Management

 

The Chief Compliance Officer will provide at least an annual report to Acadian’s Compliance Committee and Executive Committee of any violations of the Code. Material violations will be reported to the Compliance Committee as they occur and escalated, if necessary, as described in the Code.

 

E.             Reporting Violations

 

All Access Persons must report violations of the Code promptly to a Compliance Officer or to a senior manager. Failure to report a violation known to you will also be considered a violation of the Code.

 

1.             Confidentiality. Any reports pursuant to the Code will be treated confidentially to the extent permitted by law and investigated promptly and appropriately. Access Persons may submit any violation report referenced herein anonymously to the Chief Compliance Officer either via a written statement in a sealed envelop or in any other way the Access Person feels is necessary to preserve his or her confidentiality.

 

2.             Advice of Counsel. Access Persons are encouraged to seek advice from a Compliance Officer with respect to any action or transaction that may violate the Code and should also refrain from any action or transaction with might lead to the appearance of a violation of this Code.

 

3.             Apparent Violations. Acadian encourages Access Persons to report “apparent” or “suspected” violations of the Code in addition to actual or known violations of the Code.

 

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4.             Retaliation. Retaliation against any Access Person who reports a violation with respect to the Code is prohibited and constitutes a further violation of the Code. “Whistle Blower” protections will be afforded those who report Code violations.

 

F.             Sanctions

 

Any violation of the Code may result in disciplinary action including, but not limited to, a warning, fines, disgorgement, suspension, demotion, or termination of employment. In addition to sanctions, violations may result in referral to civil or criminal authorities where appropriate.

 

G.            Further Information about the Code

 

Access Persons are encouraged to contact any member of the Compliance Group with any questions about permissible conduct under the Code.

 

Persons Responsible for Code Enforcement

 

Chief Compliance Officer:

 

Scott Dias

Senior Compliance Officer:

 

Cynthia Famulari

Compliance Officer:

 

Alison Peabody

Director of Risk Management:

 

Mark Dixon

Chief Financial Officer:

 

Mark Minichiello

 

Training

 

The above members of the Compliance Group and members of the Human Resources Group have training responsibilities.

 

Acadian’s Compliance Committee, Executive Committee, and our Board of Managers are also responsible for Code implementation and enforcement.

 

Reporting Forms

 

All reporting forms referenced in the Code have been posted to the compliance section of the intranet and the compliance section of the wiki.

 

Questions and Answers

 

A Q&A regarding your obligations under the Code has been posted to the compliance section of the intranet and to the compliance section of the wiki. Do not hesitate to contact any member of the Compliance Group with questions.

 

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Morgan, Lewis

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& Bockius LLP

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December 2, 2009

 

VIA EDGAR

 

Filing Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC  20549

 

Re:          SEI Institutional International Trust Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 033-22821 and 811-05601)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

On behalf of our client, SEI Institutional International Trust (the  “Trust”), we are filing, pursuant to Rule 485(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Post-Effective Amendment No. 47 (the “Amendment”) to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, together with all Exhibits thereto.

 

This filing is made pursuant to Rule 485(a)(1) under the Act for the purpose of including summary sections pursuant to new Form N-1A requirements.

 

If you have any questions regarding the Amendment or the foregoing matters, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at 215.963.5701.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Sofia A. Rosala

 

Sofia A. Rosala, Esq.

 

 

cc: Ms. Julie P. Vossler