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January 19, 2011
VIA EDGAR CORRESPONDENCE
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Attn: Ms. Deborah ONeil-Johnson
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The Glenmede Fund, Inc. Registration Nos. 33-22884 and 811-05577
Dear Ms. ONeil-Johnson:
This letter is in response to comments you provided during a telephone call on January 10, 2011
regarding The Glenmede Fund, Inc.s (the Registrant) comment-response letter filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on December 23, 2010, regarding responses to
questions and comments provided by you regarding the Registrants Post-Effective Amendment 51 filed
on October 15, 2010 by the Registrant (PEA No. 51) for the purpose of adding two new series, the
Philadelphia International Emerging Markets Fund and the Philadelphia International Small Cap Fund
(each a Portfolio and together, the Portfolios). Summaries of the comments with respect to our
conversation on January 10, 2011 regarding PEA No. 51, and responses provided to the Commission by
the Registrant, are provided below. All page references refer to the pages in PEA 51. Capitalized
terms not defined herein should be given the meaning provided in PEA No. 51. Responses are
provided for both Portfolios prospectuses unless a response states otherwise. The Registrant will
include the changes to the Philadelphia International Small Cap Fund stated below in a supplemental
filing, to be filed under Rule 497(e) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Comment: If the application of the redemption fee is consistent with Rule
22c-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ICA of 1940), it can only be applied
within a certain time period. |
Response: The Registrant affirms that each Portfolios redemption fee is
consistent with Rule 22c-2(a) (the Rule). Each redemption fee is necessary and
appropriate to recoup for each Portfolio the costs it may incur as a result of
redemptions and to eliminate or reduce any dilution of the value of the outstanding
securities issued by the Portfolio. Due to the high costs associated with
transactions in emerging markets, the Registrant is imposing these fees for the
entire time period that an investor holds shares of the particular Portfolio. The
imposition of such a fee for the length of time the Portfolios shares are held is
consistent with the Rule.
The Rule states that it is unlawful for any fund to redeem a redeemable security
issued by the fund within seven calendar days of purchase, unless the funds Board
of Directors either approves a redemption fee or determines that a
redemption fee is either not necessary or not appropriate. In determining to
approve a redemption fee, the Board is required to determine an amount of the fee
and a time period for which the fee will apply that in its judgment is necessary or
appropriate to recoup for the fund the costs it may incur as a result of those
redemptions or to otherwise eliminate or reduce so far as practicable any dilution
of the value of the outstanding securities issued by the fund, the proceeds of which
fee will be retained by the fund. The Rule limits the Boards freedom to set the
amount of the redemption fee to no more than 2% of the value of the shares redeemed
and limits the Boards freedom to set a time period to no less than seven days. The
time period in question focuses on not less than seven days because the
Commission wanted to empower funds with a mechanism to combat short-term trading
strategies, such as market timing (see, adopting release (IC-26782)). The Rule does
not preclude the imposition of redemption fees for a longer period of time. To
interpret the Rule to restrict the maximum length of time the redemption fee may be
imposed, would prevent the Board from fulfilling its duties under the Rule and would
deny the funds the right to both recoup costs that may be incurred as a result of
redemptions and to prevent dilution of the value of the outstanding securities
issued by a fund, which is clearly contrary to the mandate of the Rule.
We also note that Vanguard International Equity Index Funds (File Nos.: 811-05972
and 033-32548) has redemption fees that are applied for the entire time period that
the shareholder holds shares of its Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund and
the GMO Trust has redemption fees for the entire time period that the shareholder
holds shares of its GMO Emerging Domestic Opportunities Fund, U.S.
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, U.S. Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, Developed World
Stock Fund, Foreign Small Companies Fund, International Small Companies Fund,
Emerging Markets Fund, Taiwan Fund, Taiwan Fund and Emerging Country Debt Fund (File
Nos. 811-04347 and 002-98772).
Vanguards redemption fee for its Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
contains the following disclosure in its prospectus:
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund charges a 0.25% redemption fee
on all shares, regardless of the length of time held.
Each prospectus for the above-referenced GMO Trust series contains the following
redemption fee disclosure:
Purchase premiums and redemption fees are paid to and retained by the Fund
to help offset non de minimis estimated portfolio transaction costs and
other related costs (e.g., bid to ask spreads, stamp duties, and transfer
fees) incurred by the Fund (directly or indirectly through investments in
underlying funds) as a result of the purchase or redemption by allocating
estimated transaction costs to the purchasing or redeeming shareholder. The
Fund may impose a new purchase premium and/or redemption fee or modify an
existing fee at any time. ... Redemption fees apply to all shares
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of the Fund regardless of how the shares were acquired (e.g., by direct
purchase or by reinvestment of dividends or other distributions).
For the reasons noted above, the Registrant respectfully disagrees with the Staff
and the Registrant will maintain redemption fees to offset costs and, to the best of
its ability, prevent dilution of the value of the outstanding securities issued by
the Portfolios that remain in effect for the entire time period that the investor
holds shares of the applicable Portfolio.
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Comment: With regard to the disclosure under the Philadelphia International
Small Cap Funds Advisor Prior Performance Information, the Staff notes that the
disclosure references both the Advisor and the portfolio managers. Please ensure that this
disclosure complies with the conditions set out by the Staff and is effectively
communicated to prospective investors. |
Response: The Registrant has determined to remove the Advisor Prior
Performance Information section.
The Registrant understands that it is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure
in the registration statement. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission comments or changes to
disclosure in response to Commission comments in the filings reviewed by the Commission do not
foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings and the Registrant may
not assert Commission comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any
party under federal securities laws of the United States.
The preceding comments and related responses have been provided by and discussed with management of
the Registrant. Please feel free to contact the undersigned if you have any questions regarding
the Registrants responses.
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Mark E. Tuttle
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Mark E. Tuttle |
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Assistant Secretary
The Glenmede Fund, Inc.
4 Copley Place, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
617.662.3967 |
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Mary Ann B. Wirts
Michael P. Malloy, Esquire |
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