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SEI Select International Equity ETF Overview

SEI Select International Equity ETF (SEIE) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Blend exchange-traded fund (ETF). SEI Investments Co launched the ETF in 2024.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The fund will invest primarily in equity securities of issuers of all capitalization ranges that are located in at least three countries other than the U.S. It is expected that at least 40% of the fund's assets will be invested outside the U.S.

About SEI Select International Equity ETF (SEIE)

There are 13 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.81 years: John Goetz (2024), Dante D'Orazio (2024), Allison Fisch (2024), Caroline Cai (2024), Eugene Barbaneagra (2024), Rakesh Bordia (2024), Jianan Chen (2024), Jason Collins (2024), Priyanka Agnihotri (2024), George Tyrakis (2024), Rich Carr (2024), Tianyu Xu (2024) and Qi (Victor) Shang (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

SEI Select International Equity ETF has 357 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 12.5% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

SEI Select International Equity ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity ETF group. SEI Select International Equity ETF has 99.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.9% There is 99.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). SEI Select International Equity ETF has 0.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $1 billion in total assets, which is below the $9 billion average for the Foreign Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

SEIE Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The SEI Select International Equity ETF expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Foreign Large Blend category. SEI Select International Equity ETF has an expense ratio of 0.50%, which is 26% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. SEI Select International Equity ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 70%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 38% for the Foreign Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, SEI Select International Equity ETF returned 3.4%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Foreign Large Blend category had an average return of 1.1%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

SEI Select International Equity ETF has a trailing yield of 2.23%, which is below the 2.56% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

SEI Select International Equity ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 13.5%, 1.3 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 28.4% over the past year (grade of B).

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